Beta Patch – and we mean BETA!

[BobTuck]

The patch has made a slight FPS improvement for me at all settings and test missions, and has changed the nature of the stutters from big random ones, to small, regularly spaced stutters. In the test results below, stutters are present unless otherwise stated.

Test settings are as follows:

CPU = Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz)
RAM = 4GB
Graphics = GeForce GTX460
OS = Windows7 Prof 64bit

Resolution = 1280x800
Fullscreen = yes
Anti-Alias = x2
Detail = High
F10 panel = off
Clouds = off
user ini files = tweaked - see them here (around page 10): http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=20055

Tests:

Quick Mission 2 - Freeflight - England
flying over Dover:
original FPS = 9 to 12
post-patch FPS = 14 to 17

flying over Shepherdswell & countryside:
original FPS = 17 to 22
post-patch FPS = 20 to 25

Quick Mission 4 - Freeflight - London
low flying over Thames:
original FPS = 3 to 7
post-patch FPS = 4 to 8

Quick Mission 1 - Freeflight - Channel
stutters = No
original FPS = 50
post-patch FPS = 52

Quick Mission 5 - Cross Country - England
flying low just after takeoff:
original FPS = 20
post-patch FPS = 25


I also noticed several things:

• The control tower has been fixed!
• Crash animation much faster and smoother
• Waving grass fast and smooth
• land shading from crash site smoke was occasionally glitching with black triangle shape

Regards,
BobTuck.