IL-2 Cliffs of Dover Cliffs of Dover Optimization and Performance Thread

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NVIDIA System Information report created on: 08/11/2012 15:36:51
System name: STATIC-PC

[Display]
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit (Service Pack 1)
DirectX version: 11.0
GPU processor: GeForce GTX 680
Driver version: 305.53
DirectX support: 11.1
CUDA Cores: 1536
Core clock: 1006 MHz
Memory data rate: 6008 MHz
Memory interface: 256-bit
Total available graphics memory: 12005 MB
Dedicated video memory: 4096 MB GDDR5
System video memory: 0 MB
Shared system memory: 7909 MB
Video BIOS version: 80.04.09.00.E4
IRQ: 32
Bus: PCI Express x16 Gen3

----2x SSAO------------------------
Medium:
Avg- 100
Max- 223
*Min- 29
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High:
Avg- 69
Max- 177
*Min- 24
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Very High:
Avg- 61
Max-149
*Min-10
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I really don't think I can build a much better computer than I already have. The game engine is jacked and whom ever coded the engine needs to revisit the Dev school again. What happend to the damn optimizers and testers? A public Alpha would of saved this game, I mean one that was released before the retail copies hit the market.

RIP IL2 COD Best of luck on the Russian Front with the same game engine.

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Originally Posted by Pudfark

Ok...I did figure out that part on the console.
Any thoughts on video configuration...pretty much have everything on
low and medium. I have read a few threads that posters have stated,
a few things should be set to high? Maybe, probably, I'm wrong, but...
I just think/believe that I should be able to swing "higher" settings?

Do my results reflect the capabilities of my "system"?
Should I consider? Higher instead of Lower settings?

Did you see my results with my system specs? I does not matter how strong your hardware is there game engine is not optimized. Maybe all settings low and a few medium if you don't want the horrid fps drop when explosions go off, etc...

You just have to test out different settings.

[Pudfark]

Roger that Broken Pixel......Thank You for your efforts.
I did note that you have a better Vcard.....

Like some others....and sixteen months later....I'm about to
park this sim. It's really been a disappointing experience.

Thanx Everybody

[Pudfark]

I uninstalled the latest beta patch and reverted back to the official steam version and then ran some tests. "Black Death Track"

I set everything as high as it would go and 2xaa, no epi filter and no ssao.
I got:

AVG = 26 MAX = 70 MIN = 5

I then repeated the same test, except no grass selected.
I got:

AVG = 21 MAX = 72 MIN = 0
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This just makes no sense to me. I would have thought that the "no grass"
results would have bettered the first results. Fork me, I'm done.

It's time for me to step away for awhile.... Thanx Everybody and Good Luck

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Tha min 0 is because you have fps START SHOW twice or it will say zero. Give her another go. Well at least we can spend quality time analyzing there engine with different hardware configs.

[kestrel79]

Katdog any chance of an update to your settings now that the official patch is out?

Your settings made this game playable for me almost a year ago, I'd like to see if I can crank up more details now with the patch.

[katdogfizzow]

Originally Posted by kestrel79

Katdog any chance of an update to your settings now that the official patch is out?

Your settings made this game playable for me almost a year ago, I'd like to see if I can crank up more details now with the patch.

Yes. I've been looking into it. Any feedback appreciated here.

[clear009]

I was unable to run this game 6 months ago. I was getting 3-4 fps. Now after the latest patch I can FINALLY play the game with good FPS. I cant believe a patch made this much of a difference.

My CPU specs are:

AMD dual core 4400+
Ati HD 5570 1GB Memory
4 GB ram
Windows 7 64 bit

Obviously this is a low-mid Comp. and IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover runs fine. Thank God!!!!!

[clear009]

At really high graphic settings it runs ok in cockpit view... On external I turn them down a bit ( but still looks great). I was hesitant on buying it since it ran like crap about a year ago on the lowest settings but I said what the hell since I heard good things about the latest patch.. Thank god I did.. I Couldn't be happier with the performance. I'm getting about 35 FPS on Medium-High settings now!!!!

[ptwparkinson]

After playing il2 storm of war for say 10 or 15 minute the game freezes

could this be down to insufficient memory or do I just need to bite the bullet and upgrade to a new pc ( if it`s just a matter of adding some memory to keep me going for now it will give me more time to save for an upgrade )

I copied and pasted my pc specs from belaric as follows --- gaphics card is the nvidia 275 ( bit confusing below )

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600) Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
3.00 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
4096 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-N680SLI-DQ6
Bus Clock: 333 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. FA 05/03/2007
Drives Memory Modules c,d
650.13 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
316.13 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182D [CD-ROM drive]

SATA WDC WD15 SCSI Disk Device (150.04 GB) -- drive 0
SATA WDC WD50 SCSI Disk Device (500.11 GB) -- drive 1
USB Flash Memory USB Device [Hard drive] (1.03 GB) -- drive 2 3072 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A2' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A3' has 1024 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 150.04 GB 4.24 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 1) 500.10 GB 311.89 GB free

Network Drives

Controllers Display
NVIDIA nForce 590/570/550 Serial ATA Controller (3x)
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 [Display adapter]
ACR Acer X243W [Monitor] (24.0"vis, s/n LAG040084300, September 2007)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (2x)
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller ASUSTeK Virtual Capture Device
Creative SB X-Fi
Communications Other Devices

1394 Net Adapter
Marvell Yukon 88E8052 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Physical Address: 00:1A:4D:46:B9:46
Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.66 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.1.254
Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.254
Physical Address: 00:1A:4D:46:B9:44
NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address: 00:1A:4D:46:B9:40
NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller #2
Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.254
Physical Address: 00:1A:4D:46:B9:42

Networking Dns Server: 192.168.1.254
Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Asus Video3D Device
HID-compliant consumer control device (2x)
HID-compliant device (3x)
USB Human Interface Device (2x)
HP Officejet 7300 series
GoFlight Virtual HID Keyboard
HID Keyboard Device (2x)
HID-compliant mouse (2x)
NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator (2x)
Root Enumerator
Saitek Magic Hotkey Device
Saitek Magic Keyboard
Saitek Magic Mouse
Officejet 7300 series (DOT4USB)
USB Composite Device (2x)
USB Mass Storage Device (2x)
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub (2x)

kind regards

paul woods