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[1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-04 16:59
by himond
So after the update (1.5) I noticed the game is running strangely laggy. Its like playing with 15-20 fps although the console (rendererdraw.fps 1) shows decent numbers (30-40).
I initially thought it could be the server but the same thing is happening in Local COOP singleplayer aswell. I also checked with several other people who suffer the issue and occurs apparently on any map.
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-05 02:59
by todo22
I am having low FPS as well since 1.5 update. No matter what graphic setting I get the same 10 to 20 fps constantly with it sometimes bumping into the 30's. In 1.4 I would have 20 to 50 fps depending on map and location but now no matter what I can only get 10 to 25 on any graphic setting and any resolution. It bounces up and down near constantly but doesn't indicate spiking ram or cpu usage.
Specs:
i5 430m
hd 5450m
4gb ram
Also is there a way to change the Effects graphic setting in the options? It wont let me change it.
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-05 19:21
by Mats391
Try clearing the shader cache
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-06 03:20
by todo22
[R-DEV]Mats391 wrote:Try clearing the shader cache
Is this something I do with my GPU or the game itself?
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-06 03:31
by himond
Its a support option when you open the launcher. Just did that with no effect.
More people is confirming this so I think its some kind of bug. I was thinking maybe forced EAX is causing it. Only graphical difference since the update I noticed is the weird lighting in insurgent rags.
Edit: I actually noticed a white flickering when launching the game.
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-06 06:21
by todo22
Purged the shader cache. Still low fps. Also my fps will spike 10 frames with my cpu usage also spiking from 30 to 50 % up to 80+ % then back down. This happens every 15 seconds of gameplay.
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-06 12:03
by Mineral
Can you guys check to see if in windows task manager the PR Launcher executable is using lots of CPU during gameplay?
What maps have you been playing?
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-06 21:32
by himond
PR launcher is only using 1-3 cpu while ingame. Average total use of CPU ingame 60-80. Dont think thats the cause.
Happens on every map: Kashan, Gaza, Karbala, Muttrah, every polish map, Dovre
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-06 21:40
by Mineral
Do you have an EAX sounddevice?
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-06 22:18
by DogACTUAL
Performance and frames get reduced slightly with every update, i think it is the added code and features that put more strain on the CPU.
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-06 22:40
by himond
EAX sounddevice? How to find out?
I never noticed performance drop before between updates aside from map changes.
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-06 22:50
by Mineral
Go support in the PR Launcher and copy the support info and paste it here.
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-06 23:20
by todo22
I have noticed half the maps I play I experience my normal FPS of 25 - 40 (Gaza, operation thunder, karbala) while other maps (Jadal al burj, muttrah city, fallujah west,) can only give me 10 - 20 frames max since 1.5.
Also since 1.5 here is my cpu spiking with FPS drops every 8 OR 16 seconds. Happens every single map regardless of settings.
https://imgur.com/a/jvlq4
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-07 01:38
by himond
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Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-08 00:39
by todo22
Ok after countless tweaking and testing I believe the culprit for the lower fps is something to do with the amount of players in view distance. Today I was playing Gaza (100 players) and I could tell you which direction the enemy team was defending a cache by pointing at a bearing and watching my fps drop. My only current solution is minimizing view distance to 50% and it raises my fps from 10-15 to 20-25. When I play on this server with 15-20 people my fps is 30-40 as it used to be in 1.4 no matter what amount of view distance or players. Also believe my CPU spikes are fixed from switching sound provider from "software" to "hardware". Either that or freeing up hard drive space fixed it.
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-08 08:14
by DogACTUAL
Dude, same here. The others don't notice anything because their CPU is good enough to keep their frame rate very high in such situations (above their monitors refresh rate).
I always had shitty FPS on many maps with areas that have many players (and objects) concentrated in one place, but they got even shittier with every big release that added new code and features.
Must be the same deal here, something got changed/added in this release that your CPU can't handle anymore.
For me this release i also noticed my frames being way lower than before, although not as dramatic as in your case, but still very noticeable.
Don't count on the DEVs to make any significant optimizations to decrease CPU load.
All you can really do is buy a new CPU or computer, or overclock your CPU.
Remember, this game can only utulise one single CPU core, so the clock rate is the most important factor, not how many cores your CPU has. So make sure to get a CPU with a high clock rate.
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-08 08:51
by AlonTavor
todo22 wrote:I believe the culprit for the lower fps is something to do with the amount of players in view distance
That has always been a problem
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-08 14:49
by Multisaeed25
Same issue, used to get 40-56 Frames and suddenly it's from 24-26
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-08 15:09
by Danesh_italiano
todo22 wrote:I have noticed half the maps I play I experience my normal FPS of 25 - 40 (Gaza, operation thunder, karbala) while other maps (Jadal al burj, muttrah city, fallujah west,) can only give me 10 - 20 frames max since 1.5.
Also since 1.5 here is my cpu spiking with FPS drops every 8 OR 16 seconds. Happens every single map regardless of settings.
https://imgur.com/a/jvlq4
On your windows settings, change the power options to PERFORMANCE MODE and when you are with PR opened, change the CPU AFFINITY on PRBF2.exe process at Task manager to use CPU 0 and check if the cpu usage on CPU 0 still spiking.
Re: [1.5] Game is laggy/low fps
Posted: 2018-02-08 19:33
by himond
I think this is a much bigger issue than just a small drop in FPS. I tell you the difference is drastic and there is a lot of people who is in the same situation. The game used to run very smoothly before and now it seems to be running below 30 fps.
Visually nor audibly I cant see any difference in quality ingame yet so I think the change was a very bad trade off.