Absolutely horrible stuttering in game

[Whacker]

Friends, I'm in need of help again.

Recently acquired two new toys, CH Products USB rudder pedals, and a Track IR 5 + pro clip. Flying in IL-2 is the most fun I've had in a long time.... if it weren't for this persistent, awful stuttering.

Firstly, I want to say it was happening some prior to getting both of those new toys, but not nearly as bad as it is now.

The stuttering is more of a pausing effect. The game will work fine, then freeze for roughly a second, then resume. It's intermittent, I haven't been able to associate it with anything in game. It's also happening across ALL of my installed versions. I have separate installs for 4.10.1 (stock, HSFX 5.01, Ultrapack 3 RC4, and DBW 1.71), and 4.11 hotfix 1. It happens in all versions of the game, with and without mods to enable 6DoF.

I'm running Windows 7 64-bit, Intel 2600k, 16gb ram, ATI 6970 video card. My hard drive is nicely defragged and optimized. Windows is stable, I do not experience any of this stuttering in other games installed. Found a thread suggesting it might be MSI Afterburner, which I turned off and it had zero impact. Am running Catalyst 12.3 latest drivers. Have tried copying over the atioglxx.dll file into my game folder and telling conf.ini to use that, it doesn't work and the game refuses to even launch with that enabled. I've tried forcing absolute bone stock/fastest settings in a Catalyst exe profile for the game, forcing AA, AF, triple buffering and the like off. No effect. All of my installs are recently done and clean. Turning Track IR software off and unplugging all of the Track IR devices doesn't affect it at all either.

I'm at a loss. Any ideas?

Edit - I'm running the latest version of Track IR software, 5.1.3. I've tried turning off my antivirus which is Symantec, no effect. This is really bumming me out.

[Hunden]

Are your installs in your program folder if so I would move it right to your "C" drive. Next thing see how many cores you are using in your task manager while your game is running.

[Whacker]

Originally Posted by Hunden

Are your installs in your program folder if so I would move it right to your "C" drive. Next thing see how many cores you are using in your task manager while your game is running.

All games installed to C:\Games\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 (variant).

All conf.ini's are set to "ProcessAffinityMask=1", I've also tried changing it to =2 with no effect.

[Hunden]

Try ProcessAffinityMask=15

My settings are for a 3 screen setup. I have 2 ATI 5770 cards not crossfired and not using eyefinity

[il2]
title=Il2-Sturmovik Forgotten Battles
hotkeys=HotKey game

[window]
width=3744
height=936
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=0
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=1
Use3Renders=1

[GLPROVIDER]
GL=Opengl32.dll

[GLPROVIDERS]
Open GL=Opengl32.dll
DirectX=dx8Wrap.dll

[NET]
speed=25000
routeChannels=0
serverChannels=31
localPort=21000
remotePort=21000
SkinDownload=1
serverName=No Name
serverDescription=
remoteHost=
localHost=
socksHost=
checkServerTimeSpeed=1
checkClientTimeSpeed=0

[MaxLag]
farMaxLagTime=10.0
nearMaxLagTime=2.0
cheaterWarningDelay=5.0
cheaterWarningNum=-1

[chat]
region=(dx=0.6925,dy=0.071666665,x=0.0,y=0.0)

[game]
Arcade=0
HighGore=1
mapPadX=0.66907054
mapPadY=-0.047008548
viewSet=59
Intro=0
NoSubTitles=1
NoChatter=0
NoHudLog=1
NoLensFlare=0
iconTypes=3
eventlog=eventlog.lst
eventlogkeep=0
3dgunners=1
ClearCache=0
TypeClouds-2
SkipParatrooperViews=1
RecordingIndicator=1
ScreenshotType=0
mapPadMode=1
mapZoomMode=0
mapWheelMode=1


[HotKey game]
PrintScreen=ScreenShot
P=pause
Pause=pause

[HotKey gui]
Escape=activate

[HookViewFly Config]
timeFirstStep=2.0
deltaZ=10.0

[HookView]
MouseLeft=Len

[HookView Config]
AzimutSpeed=0.1
TangageSpeed=0.1
LenSpeed=1.0
MinLen=1.0
DefaultLen=20.0
MaxLen=3000.0
Speed=6
LeanF=1
LeanS=1
Raise=1
RubberBand=1

[HotKey builder]
MouseLeft=objectMove
MouseRight=popupmenu
Enter=freeView
Shift MouseLeft=worldZoom
Alt MouseLeft=select+
Alt MouseRight=select-
Alt Ctrl=unselect
PageDown=change+
PageUp=change-
End=change++
Home=change--
Ctrl MouseLeft=insert+
Insert=insert+
NumPad-0=insert+
F=fill
Ctrl MouseRight=delete+
NumPad.=delete+
Delete=delete+
Backspace=cursor
Tab=cursor
F10=land
F11=onLand
NumPad-=normalLand
NumPad+=toLand
NumPad-5=resetAngles
NumPad-8=resetTangage90
NumPad-7=stepAzimut-5
NumPad-4=stepAzimut-15
NumPad-1=stepAzimut-30
NumPad-9=stepAzimut5
NumPad-6=stepAzimut15
NumPad-3=stepAzimut30

[MouseXYZ]
F1=SpeedSlow
F2=SpeedNormal
F3=SpeedFast
MouseRight=XYmove
F4 MouseRight=Zmove
MouseMiddle=Amove
F5 MouseRight=Amove
F6 MouseRight=Tmove
F7 MouseRight=Kmove

[MouseXYZ Config]
RealTime=1

[HotKey Console]
Shift Tab=Activate
[Console]
HISTORY=1024
HISTORYCMD=1024
LOAD=console.cmd
SAVE=console.cmd
LOG=0
LOGTIME=0
LOGFILE=log.lst
LOGKEEP=0

[sound]
SoundUse=1
SoundEngine=1
Speakers=4
Placement=0
SoundFlags.reversestereo=0
RadioFlags.Enabled=1
RadioEngine=2
MusicVolume=8
ObjectVolume=8
MusState.takeoff=1
MusState.inflight=0
MusState.crash=0
MusFlags.play=1
MasterVolume=8
Attenuation=7
SoundMode=3
SamplingRate=2
NumChannels=3
SoundExt.occlusions=0
SoundFlags.hardware=1
SoundFlags.streams=1
SoundFlags.duplex=1
SoundExt.acoustics=0
SoundExt.volumefx=0
SoundFlags.voicemgr=0
SoundFlags.static=1
VoiceVolume=8
Channels=2
SoundExt.extrender=0
SoundFlags.bugscorrect=0
SoundSetupId=8
ActivationLevel=0.02
Preemphasis=0.85
RadioLatency=0.5
AGC=1
PTTMode=1
SoundFlags.UseRadioChatter=0
SoundFlags.AutoActivation=0
RadioFlags.PTTMode=0
RadioFlags.PlayClicks=0
ActLevel=0
MicLevel=0
SoundFlags.forceEAX1=0

[rts]
ProcessAffinityMask=15
mouseUse=2
joyUse=1
trackIRUse=1
DisableIME=0
locale=
UseSmartAxis=0
JoyProfile=0

[rts_mouse]
SensitivityX=1.75
SensitivityY=1.75
Invert=0
SensitivityZ=1.75

[rts_joystick]
X=0 1 3 6 12 21 32 44 61 81 100 0
Y=0 1 4 8 15 24 33 44 60 77 100 0
Z=0 10 19 32 43 54 63 74 86 100 100
RZ=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0
FF=0
U=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0
V=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0
1X=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 0
1Y=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 0
1Z=0 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 100 100 100 0 0
1RX=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1RY=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1RZ=0 10 18 30 41 55 69 84 91 95 100 0 0
1U=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1V=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 0
1X1=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 0
1Y1=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 0

[Render_DirectX]
TexQual=3
TexMipFilter=3
TexCompress=0
TexFlags.UseDither=0
TexFlags.UseAlpha=0
TexFlags.UseIndex=0
TexFlags.PolygonStipple=0
TexFlags.UseClampedSprites=0
TexFlags.DrawLandByTriangles=0
TexFlags.UseVertexArrays=1
TexFlags.DisableAPIExtensions=0
TexFlags.ARBMultitextureExt=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineExt=1
TexFlags.SecondaryColorExt=1
TexFlags.VertexArrayExt=1
TexFlags.ClipHintExt=0
TexFlags.UsePaletteExt=0
TexFlags.TexAnisotropicExt=1
TexFlags.TexCompressARBExt=0

TexFlags.TexEnvCombine4NV=0
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineDot3=1
TexFlags.DepthClampNV=0
TexFlags.SeparateSpecular=1
TexFlags.TextureShaderNV=0

HardwareShaders=1

Shadows=2
Specular=2
SpecularLight=2
DiffuseLight=2
DynamicalLights=1
MeshDetail=2
VisibilityDistance=3

Sky=2
Forest=2
LandShading=3
LandDetails=2

LandGeom=2
TexLarge=1
TexLandQual=3
TexLandLarge=1

VideoSetupId=17
Water=2
Effects=1
ForceShaders1x=0

PolygonOffsetFactor=-0.15
PolygonOffsetUnits=-3.0


[Render_OpenGL]
TexQual=3
TexMipFilter=3
TexCompress=0
TexFlags.UseDither=0
TexFlags.UseAlpha=0
TexFlags.UseIndex=0
TexFlags.PolygonStipple=0
TexFlags.UseClampedSprites=0
TexFlags.DrawLandByTriangles=1
TexFlags.UseVertexArrays=1
TexFlags.DisableAPIExtensions=0
TexFlags.ARBMultitextureExt=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineExt=1
TexFlags.SecondaryColorExt=1
TexFlags.VertexArrayExt=1
TexFlags.ClipHintExt=0
TexFlags.UsePaletteExt=0
TexFlags.TexAnisotropicExt=1
TexFlags.TexCompressARBExt=0

TexFlags.TexEnvCombine4NV=0
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineDot3=1
TexFlags.DepthClampNV=0
TexFlags.SeparateSpecular=1
TexFlags.TextureShaderNV=0

HardwareShaders=1

Shadows=2
Specular=2
SpecularLight=2
DiffuseLight=2
DynamicalLights=1
MeshDetail=2
VisibilityDistance=3

Sky=0
Forest=2
LandShading=3
LandDetails=2

LandGeom=2
TexLarge=1
TexLandQual=3
TexLandLarge=1

VideoSetupId=17
Water=2
Effects=2
ForceShaders1x=0

PolygonOffsetFactor=-0.15
PolygonOffsetUnits=-3.0


[QMB]
PlaneList=0
[rts_joystick1]
1X=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1Y=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1Z=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1RX=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1RY=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1RZ=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1U=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1V=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1X1=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
1Y1=0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 0
FF=0

[K_Freddie]

I'll take a long shot and say drivers...
I never upgrade my graphics drivers and only use the accompaning drivers that came with the retail disk. These driver MUST work otherwise they wouldn't be able to sell the GCard.
Upgrading drivers is always risky and I'm sure the software is not done by the original developers (within the same company)

further than that, there might be a problem with temperature and your card is slowing itself down - Is the GPU fan screaming.

[Whacker]

Still fiddling around with this. All of my system temps are fine, I've verified that several times just to be safe.

[GF_Mastiff]

sounds like ati drivers are fubared. Do a complete clean reinstall of your ati drivers
also check that your ati Ui is not set at adaptive anisotropic filter make it off in a separt profile for ati il2.

[Slayer]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=68060

Try the stuff in this post. My guess is it's speedstep or something.

[andrewuwe]

Hard disk spin up? Try disabling power saving for the disk.