Beta Patch – and we mean BETA!

[TonyD]

I have noticed an increase in overall fps, but also something weird with the 'micro-stutters' - this annoyance decreases with higher detail(?) I have been flying the second 'Quick mission' over England, both at zero altitude and at 2000ft, and have noticed a drastic reduction in the stutters when setting the graphic detail higher. The frame-rate obviously decreases, but the stutters do too.

Current overall graphic setting at 'Medium' with shadows enabled, resolution at 1920x1080, average 35fps at low altitude over the town with much less stuttering, increasing to 45 at 2000ft with no stuttering. When I tried my previous custom settings with model on high, buildings on medium, trees and land on low with no shadows, grass or roads, the fps was higher but the stuttering much worse.

Previously I could not run medium settings since the stuttering was too bad, so I guess this is a huge improvement. I also tried the overall 'High' setting, and although the frame-rate was too low (~28fps over town at zero altitude), the stuttering did not get any worse. Setting the overall detail to 'Low' increases the frame-rate a lot, but then the stuttering increases a lot too!

I haven't had the time to try combat yet, but the terrain graphic performance seems much improved at higher settings. Perhaps the individual graphic settings are more inter-related than any of us know, and have a greater detrimental effect on smooth performance when out of sync?