Major Performance Issues

[cheapman44]

Has anyone currently found a fix for the crashing problem?

[Death!]

After the 1.0.31 update, it is really running better for me now. And, guess what, I tried putting everything on high, vsync, nVidia 3D boostings, ingame AA at 8x, nVidia AA on max, and even the goddamn ENB and now it is weirdly running BETTER than without it, lmao.

Still getting some shitty FPS on Dovre, too much trees. I think this map needs some work.

Anyway, thank you, devs! I am having a great experience with 1.0. Had some freaking cool rounds in the last three days!

[Pyrohair]

I tried doing what other people are suggesting (Putting settings up higher) and none of that is working. Even on maps like Kokan the performance is absolutely terrible. The FPS at some times is less than 20, which is completely unplayable.

[Skitrel]

With 1.0.31 on startup when the menu music sound kicks in I hear it start, then it restarts. This only happens for a brief instant but it gives me the impression there are 2 overlapping instances of the game. This isn't verified by the processes that are running in task manager though.

If this is the case then it's definitely why people are seeing their fps halved compared with .98, the fact fps is halved in so many cases kinda makes me think this isn't a bad theory. Is PR launcher effectively a second instance of the game that could be, graphically, taking up as many videocard resources?

No idea what exactly PR launcher is being used for in the background of the game running, so I could be incredibly off base. But I do find it odd that the menu music now starts twice.

[ForceEcho]

Isn't it the PR launcher needs to run for mumble to work?

[AncientMan]

Yeah, PRLauncher links PRBF2 and PRMumble, as well as handles the talking list, transmit icons, all that stuff. It also handles things like the compass marker, BUIS, and lots of other little things in the background . It's very much an important thing for a lot of v1.0 functionality

[Raklodder]

After the 1.0.31 update, it is really running better for me now. And, guess what, I tried putting everything on high, vsync, nVidia 3D boostings, ingame AA at 8x, nVidia AA on max, and even the goddamn ENB and now it is weirdly running BETTER than without it, lmao.

Still getting some shitty FPS on Dovre, too much trees. I think this map needs some work.

Anyway, thank you, devs! I am having a great experience with 1.0. Had some freaking cool rounds in the last three days!

Yeah, PRLauncher links PRBF2 and PRMumble, as well as handles the talking list, transmit icons, all that stuff. It also handles things like the compass marker, BUIS, and lots of other little things in the background . It's very much an important thing for a lot of v1.0 functionality

If I may, sir? How come our new and superbly looking PR Launcher (prlauncher.exe) uses 99% CPU at times?

[Kothra]

I'm doing fine playing on local on all maps so far except Dovre.

[SAM609]

Hi guys !
Everyone that have a Nvidia graphic card try using nvidia's BF2 profile settings with PR1.0 ! it should help with performance issue !
Download attached file and unzip it ! also download Nvidia Inspector from HERE and run it ! and then ;
1_ open profile setting manager
2_ select Import profile and import attached profile by it
Done !

[Prevtzer]

Damn it SAM, why can't you own a Radeon Would you be so kind to explain what you did and what these setting are supposed to do, so us Radeon guys could also try to set something like this up? Some sort of instruction would be great.

Thanks!

[Raklodder]

Hi guys !
Everyone that have a Nvidia graphic card try using nvidia's BF2 profile settings with PR1.0 ! it should help with performance issue !
Download attached file and unzip it ! also download Nvidia Inspector from HERE and run it ! and then ;
1_ open profile setting manager
2_ select Import profile and import attached profile by it
Done !

Damn it SAM, why can't you own a Radeon Would you be so kind to explain what you did and what these setting are supposed to do, so us Radeon guys could also try to set something like this up? Some sort of instruction would be great.

Thanks!

Indeed. This thread and comment have my full attention. I would love an AMD fix too.

[Nachino]

I used to play with around 90FPS and wouldn`t drop under 60FPS even on the most demanding situtations while using the 0.98 version or previous. Now it seems that in most maps my FPS can go over 25.
(It`s a GTX660M the one i use to playv PR, even if the Display Information says otherwise).

Spoiler for System Information:

System Information
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Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (6.2.9200)
Architecture: 64-bit
Language: Spanish (Argentina)
Motherboard: LENOVO INVALID
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz (Physical: 4, Logical:
Memory: 8,00 GB
DIMM Modules: DIMM0: 4,00 GB @ 1600 MHz
DIMM1: 4,00 GB @ 1600 MHz
Page File: 1,61 GB
.NET Framework: 4.5

Display Information
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Display Device(s): Generic PnP Monitor on Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
Display Mode(s): 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) @ 59 Hz
Driver Version: 9.17.10.2843
Display Memory: 2,06 GB
Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
DPI: 120 (125%)

Audio Information
-----------------
Primary Playback: Creative Labs Inc. Software
Primary Recording: Microphone (Realtek High Defini
EAX: True
EAX 1.0: False
EAX 2.0: True
EAX 3.0: False
EAX 4.0: False
EAX 5.0: False
X-RAM: False

Disk Information
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Install Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 2 Complete Collection
Free: 625,76 GB, Total: 884,18 GB, NTFS
Mod Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 2 Complete Collection\mods\pr
Free: 625,76 GB, Total: 884,18 GB, NTFS
Profiles Path: C:\Users\Ignacio\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles
Free: 625,76 GB, Total: 884,18 GB, NTFS
Update DL Path: C:\Users\Ignacio\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
Free: 625,76 GB, Total: 884,18 GB, NTFS
Update Log Path: C:\Users\Ignacio\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
Free: 625,76 GB, Total: 884,18 GB, NTFS

Game Information
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CD Key Valid: True
Installed Mods: bf2, pr, xpack
Current Mod: pr
BF2 Version: BF2 1.5
PR Version: 1.0.30.0
Language: spanish
Debug Available: False
Large Address: True
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
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Profile 0001: nachino1
Type: Online
Last Used Profile: True
View Intro: False
Fullscreen: True
Display Mode: 1920x1080@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
Graphics Scheme: Custom
Multisampling: 8x
VSync: False
Terrain Quality: High
Effects Quality: High
Geometry Quality: High
Texture Quality: High
Lighting Quality: High
Dynamic Shadows: Medium
Dynamic Lights: Medium
Texture Filtering: Medium
Audio Provider: Hardware
Provider Valid: True
Audio Quality: High
EAX: True

With the last update [1.0.31], my PR1.0 perfmonance seems to be significantly improved, it`s still not as high as the 80-90FPS i would usually get, but im getting between 50-60FPS without drops or freeze.

[SAM609]

Damn it SAM, why can't you own a Radeon Would you be so kind to explain what you did and what these setting are supposed to do, so us Radeon guys could also try to set something like this up? Some sort of instruction would be great.

Thanks!

Nvidia drivers has this set of profiles that contains many kind of fixes and workarounds for games bugs that should eventually boost the performance of the games ! infact nvidia's BF2 profile has 24 of this fixes ! but since DEVs changed the name of executable file to PRBF2.exe in 1.0 , nvidia driver doesn't recognize the game as BF2 and therefore doesn't apply this fixes to it !
So I just basically exported the BF2 profile with Nvidia Inspector and changed the name of executable file inside it and then saved it as Project Reality BF2 profile ! I don't know how much it'll boost the performance of the game , but there should be some !

PS: ATI has a similar program called RadeonPRO that can be used to do the same thing for ati graphic card !

[Stealth Clobber]

Nvidia drivers has this set of profiles that contains many kind of fixes and workarounds for games bugs that should eventually boost the performance of the games ! infact nvidia's BF2 profile has 24 of this fixes ! but since DEVs changed the name of executable file to PRBF2.exe in 1.0 , nvidia driver doesn't recognize the game as BF2 and therefore doesn't apply this fixes to it !
So I just basically exported the BF2 profile with Nvidia Inspector and changed the name of executable file inside it and then saved it as Project Reality BF2 profile ! I don't know how much it'll boost the performance of the game , but there should be some !

PS: ATI has a similar program called RadeonPRO that can be used to do the same thing for ati graphic card !

I tried it out and it doesn't seem to help much. Was still getting about 40-50 fps on Wanda Shan, 30-40 on Iron Ridge. I didn't try out any other maps that I know have problems (such as Marlin and Dovre), but I imagine they'd be more of the same. However that Nvidia Inspector program is still useful for applying ambient occlusion to PR, looks nice.

[Pyrohair]

If anyone tries Sam's suggested program, let us know. I'd love to hear how it works for different people.

[Ratface]

I personally went and turned off dynamic lighting and dynamic shadows, kept medium settings other than that, and I am running like .98 again! Not sure if thatll be the same for anyone else, but I thought I'd put that out there

[dogmaster]

My game is not running smooth on 1.0, its like playing with a delay of reaction.
And bigger maps like Saarema, with lots of trees. Its terrible for me.
But I know in the Beta I had no single problem, strange..
And I have to restart my game every 2-3 rounds, other wise its not playable any more.

I installed the suggestion that Sam tells here, only tried it in Ramiel, it was running smooth and no lag at all, it was good and nice!

But I still have to test it on Bigger maps like Saarema to be sure.

( I will Update when I found out. )

Anyway thank u Sam for Helping us out here,

Big Kiss.

[Raklodder]

Thanks sir, there is indeed an increase of frames per seconds since the two latest patches where added, however that PR Launcher (prlauncher.exe) is still to high and never uses nothing less than 50%.

[matty1053]

For some reason I am not having GPS drops. But it can be server issue. Idk. Reinstall pr is my best bet

[SAM609]

My game is not running smooth on 1.0, its like playing with a delay of reaction.
And bigger maps like Saarema, with lots of trees. Its terrible for me.
But I know in the Beta I had no single problem, strange..
And I have to restart my game every 2-3 rounds, other wise its not playable any more.

I installed the suggestion that Sam tells here, only tried it in Ramiel, it was running smooth and no lag at all, it was good and nice!

But I still have to test it on Bigger maps like Saarema to be sure.

( I will Update when I found out. )

Anyway thank u Sam for Helping us out here,

Big Kiss.

You're welcome bro ! any time !!