[ICDP]

Originally Posted by djwolters

Just did a comparison between the old patch and the new one.

Short & sweet:
Over sea, the FPS has increased from an average of about 45 (patch 13954) to 75 (patch 14072).
Free flight over London shows an increase in FPS from 45 (patch 13954) to about 55 (patch 14072).

Stutters have decreased noticably: Moderate to Low stuttering over sea has decreased to undetectable. Stutters over London have decreased from Severe to Low

Game settings were:

Resolution 1280x1024, 75Hz / Anti-Aliasing: 8x /Anti-Epilepsy Filter: Off
Model Detail, Land Detail, Visual Effects, Damage Decals, Building Amount: Medium
Building Detail, Land Shading: Low
Grass, Shadows: Off / Roads: On

My rig:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T, 3.2 GHz (I set the game to use 6 cores)
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
GPU: Radeon HD6970 2GB
OS: Windows 7 64-bit

With all in-game video settings maxed-out I get an average FPS of around 25-30. Stutters remain low; this last patch really has improved playability enormeously. Chapeau to the developers!

Now go try a flight over Le-Havre (the Free Flight 109 over Normandy in quick missions). For me (and many others) there is a serious FPS hit in areas with industrial complexes.