Beta Patch – and we mean BETA!

[b101uk]

Well the only “problem” I have with the beta patch is if the game resolution is lower than the desktop resolution even if full screen is enabled it keeps the desktop resolution in the background and displays the game in an pseudo “window” with part of the desktop still visible behind (game and windows7 at the same aspect ratio but different resolution) (also I now have additional resolutions available)

As for performance increase:
There have been some modest increases in minimum frame rate and average frame rate though maximum fps stayed the same on trk files that have been used for extensive testing pre and post beta patch using like for like settings, these have been the trk files set well and truly in the countryside with minimal towns and villages landing at Tangmere where I never had any problems with frame rate and absolutely minimal “shutter” anyway.

When traversing terrain at higher altitude I do feel that despite there no measurable min/average/max fps change outside of what would could be considered a standard deviation I do perceive periodic shutter were non was present before especially if one backtracks along the same path.

So with respect to the above there is a modest performance increase over land with the beta patch in situations ware shutter or frame rate was never a problem anyway.

Buildings:
As for towns at lower altitude they are still a haven of shutter with buildings on the lowest amount and detail, yet even when you change building detail to the highest and building number to the lowest or building detail to the lowest with an unlimited number of them or settings in-between the min/max/average fps is reported near the same and the amount of perceivable shutter is the same though there is nuances in the shutter when it takes place.

So buildings are still a problem on there lowest detail and number with virtually no change in performance between number or detail of them or the amount of shutter even when the frame rate is >35fps and there is no HDD activity.

i7 920 (default speed)
6GB RAM
GTX 275 (default speed)
Win7 Prof 64bit

1280x720 or (1600x900 with AA off), medium detail except for building amount, forests, land shading on low, grass and roads on, shadows off, AA @ x2, anti epilepsy filter on or off (the anti epilepsy filter on/off tab still dose nothing neither dose the “EpilepsyFilter=0” or “EpilepsyFilter=1” in the conf.ini (….\Documents\1C SoftClub\…\conf.ini)???