Particle effects performance.

[Flyby]

Speaking of particle effects, do you guys think heavy flak will be an issue? I hope the multi core coding gets worked out. In IL2, I recall how I had to decrease the frequency of the flak from ships just to get decent frame rates when attacking a fleet of ships. That flak, and similarly many paratroops in the air, brought frames to low single digits.
Since it's the Battle of Britain, one would expect the flak to be part of the immersive atmosphere, especially over London. Would a virtual bomber pilot expect little or no flak over London? Would he/she find that more or less immersive with regard to the all-important "suspension of disbelief"
Flyby out

[Conte Zero]

water collision effect and smoke trail from a plane, same here, they are two fps ultimate killers
If I fly right TROUGH the smoke trail i drop down to 1/2 frames per second (from 60 fps)

[scissorss]

Originally Posted by Flyby

Speaking of particle effects, do you guys think heavy flak will be an issue? I hope the multi core coding gets worked out. In IL2, I recall how I had to decrease the frequency of the flak from ships just to get decent frame rates when attacking a fleet of ships. That flak, and similarly many paratroops in the air, brought frames to low single digits.
Since it's the Battle of Britain, one would expect the flak to be part of the immersive atmosphere, especially over London. Would a virtual bomber pilot expect little or no flak over London? Would he/she find that more or less immersive with regard to the all-important "suspension of disbelief"
Flyby out

I made and posted this video showing 9 stukas divebombing in heavy flak. Slowdown was not TOO much of an issue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhLY864HVRw

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by scissorss

I made and posted this video showing 9 stukas divebombing in heavy flak. Slowdown was not TOO much of an issue.

What resolution were you playing at?

[scissorss]

Originally Posted by Oldschool61

What resolution were you playing at?

1600x900 I believe, this was pre-patch. Game runs much smoother for me now.

[Flyby]

I posted my thanks on your You Tube video page. The flak intensity seems much better than what could be achieved on (the old) IL2. I'd still like to see a sky full of bombers over London with flak roaring away at them, and from inside the 'pit. I wonder how the frames would hold up to that? Perhaps after the patch someone will venture in that direction and make such a video. My copy is on order, regardless.
Flyby out