Who is having explosion lag?

doomlordis · 03-11-10, 07:32 AM

At first i thought it was only single core users but the following video is from someone with good specs , look at 4.00 mins in, the explosion is lagging on his as well.

This needs to be fixed!

Mud · 03-11-10, 07:36 AM

Nope sorry, no problems on this side.
explosions are quiete spectacular to be honest, no lag.

Mud

doomlordis · 03-11-10, 07:41 AM

Not quite so spectacular at 2fps

Dowly · 03-11-10, 07:47 AM

Yes, get this at times. The strange thing is that it isn't the game that runs slow, just the animation of the explosion that looks like if the game was running 2FPS.

03-11-10, 09:20 AM

if you guys are going to post this stuff then please give your specs so we can see your system and form opinions on this data.

if we spot patterns then we will all have a better understanding of just where the line is to what you really need to run sh5 without too slow fps issues.

depending on your system it could be video card, system ram, cpu, or just a too full hard drive (as strange as it seams i have seen that last one have an effect)

Dowly · 03-11-10, 09:30 AM

Like I said in my post, it isn't the general FPS that is low, just the explosion animation's. So, I can at times have 40FPS, but the animation plays slow.

Might be issue with the particles, as we have already seen the messed up particles when running on one core on dual core PC.

stabiz · 03-17-10, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doomlordis

At first i thought it was only single core users but the following video is from someone with good specs , look at 4.00 mins in, the explosion is lagging on his as well.

This needs to be fixed!

This guy cant have good specs, thats one choppy video.

I get the slow motion explosions and bow spray some times - but only when recording with fraps - and that program is heavy on the cpu. Still a bit strange that only those things slow down though.

Core2Duo E8500 (2x 3.16ghz)
4GB DDR2
ATI Radeon HD5870
1920x1200

All settings maxed, all options checked except vsync, I get from 40-90 fps. Appoximately, I dont pay much attention to fps when it doesnt lag. I changed from XP to Win7 (added 4Gb ram)and just installed the game, so I will check how it runs now.

Westbroek · 03-17-10, 07:50 PM

Yeah, I've been having this problem. It seems to come and go, but when it's bad, it's a real eyesore in an otherwise gorgeous game. I'd love to get to the bottom of it.
Specs: Dualcore Athlon64
Geforce 8800 GTX 512Mb
3 GB DDR2 RAM
Windows XP and running it at 1920x1200 resolution.
Everything else runs smooth as silk (except the command room with shadows on) but every once in a while the splashes and explosions just seem to freeze up in an otherwise fluid world. Very bizarre...never seen anything like it in any other game.

stabiz · 03-17-10, 07:55 PM

Okay, its worse in Win7. I get more fps now, between 40-120, but when I hit "record" the bow spray freezes in one spot and the uboat sails onward with no bow spray.

The minute fraps is not recording it comes back. It seems explosions and bow spray run on a different core than the game, and other processes hinders it.

U-Bones · 03-17-10, 08:56 PM

E8400 4G 9800GTX XPSp3 & I just stick with the drivers that MS pushes.

Bow spray is half the speed of the rest of the water. I havn't really noticed explosions so much, was planning to install old explosion mod when i get home tonight, but maybe ill hold off and pay a little closer attention to the original first.

d@rk51d3 · 03-18-10, 02:07 AM

My explosions run at least twice as fast as everything else. Almost as if TC was on.

03-11-10, 07:32 AM	#1
doomlordis Wild Night in Bangkok Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 179 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Who is having explosion lag? At first i thought it was only single core users but the following video is from someone with good specs , look at 4.00 mins in, the explosion is lagging on his as well. This needs to be fixed! __________________ subs and birds!

03-11-10, 07:36 AM	#2
Mud Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 541 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	Nope sorry, no problems on this side. explosions are quiete spectacular to be honest, no lag. Mud __________________

03-11-10, 07:41 AM	#3
doomlordis Wild Night in Bangkok Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 179 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Not quite so spectacular at 2fps __________________ subs and birds!

03-17-10, 07:55 PM	#9
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Okay, its worse in Win7. I get more fps now, between 40-120, but when I hit "record" the bow spray freezes in one spot and the uboat sails onward with no bow spray. The minute fraps is not recording it comes back. It seems explosions and bow spray run on a different core than the game, and other processes hinders it. __________________

03-11-10, 07:47 AM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,053 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Yes, get this at times. The strange thing is that it isn't the game that runs slow, just the animation of the explosion that looks like if the game was running 2FPS.

03-11-10, 09:20 AM	#5
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	if you guys are going to post this stuff then please give your specs so we can see your system and form opinions on this data. if we spot patterns then we will all have a better understanding of just where the line is to what you really need to run sh5 without too slow fps issues. depending on your system it could be video card, system ram, cpu, or just a too full hard drive (as strange as it seams i have seen that last one have an effect)

03-11-10, 09:30 AM	#6
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,053 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Like I said in my post, it isn't the general FPS that is low, just the explosion animation's. So, I can at times have 40FPS, but the animation plays slow. Might be issue with the particles, as we have already seen the messed up particles when running on one core on dual core PC.

03-17-10, 07:50 PM	#8
Westbroek Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LA Posts: 256 Downloads: 121 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I've been having this problem. It seems to come and go, but when it's bad, it's a real eyesore in an otherwise gorgeous game. I'd love to get to the bottom of it. Specs: Dualcore Athlon64 Geforce 8800 GTX 512Mb 3 GB DDR2 RAM Windows XP and running it at 1920x1200 resolution. Everything else runs smooth as silk (except the command room with shadows on) but every once in a while the splashes and explosions just seem to freeze up in an otherwise fluid world. Very bizarre...never seen anything like it in any other game.

03-17-10, 08:56 PM	#10
U-Bones Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Treading Water Posts: 847 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	E8400 4G 9800GTX XPSp3 & I just stick with the drivers that MS pushes. Bow spray is half the speed of the rest of the water. I havn't really noticed explosions so much, was planning to install old explosion mod when i get home tonight, but maybe ill hold off and pay a little closer attention to the original first.

03-18-10, 02:07 AM	#11
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,952 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	My explosions run at least twice as fast as everything else. Almost as if TC was on.