Stuttering still over 3 years! Any help?

AstroCat · #1 01-14-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

I found no difference in IL2 1946 using a 9800x2 or a 9800gtx+, I stuck with the 9800gtx+

Other games had a slight improvement.

But neither card had stutters, lets hope you've fixed it.

Can you please check 1 mission for me?

Go to Single Missions of the USN and pick the first stock one on the list, starts with a "T" (Tulagi ?) can not remember the exact name. You start in flight. I use this one as a test for stutters. Fly around for like 20-30 sec over the coast line turning and banking. Do you not get any hitches or stutters at all? Totally smooth? Before I disabled the 2nd GPU I always got stutters here with harwareshaders=1. If I turn that off it would run fine with both GPUs active.

Oh and another quick question. Does enabled Perfect mode (harwareshaders=1) have any effect other than the water?

Thanks for the help!

SPUDLEY1977 · #2 01-14-2009, 09:55 PM

Our systems are similiar.

4.09 doesn't seem to run quite as smooth as the others - particularly in the heavily treed mountains and over the cities. You micht search my posts as I have proveided some detailed analysis. I don't like the perfect cloud settings so I don't use it.

1. If you are using LCD absolutely leave VSYNC on as LCD can only present in effect 60 FPS mas. Due to implementation higher FPS and vsync off might not appear as artifact free and smooth as with vsync on.

2. I allow my E8400 to multithread with both cores as setting processor affiity for IL-2 to a single core does not seem to improve anything.

3. I have tested all but the most recent unified drivers and I stick with 174.74 as it seems to be the best/smoothest/least buggy for me.

4. In NVIDIA GPU controls I have AA and Ansi all maxed out.

5. Try with one card, maximize all settings to see if it is smoother, perhaps SLI has issues.

6. I sense Senior FLYBY is lurking and will show up soon!

PEACEs

AstroCat · #3 01-14-2009, 11:32 PM

Ok I am using the 174.74 drivers. And I have it set to Multi-display mode, basically non-SLI.

Settings are good, 4xAA, 16x Ansio, HQ, vsync and TB on. Frames are staying near 60 and everything maxed in the .ini except Water at 2.

If I play like this it is TONS better.

The 2 keys for me for sure were:

1. NON SLI
2. Water not at 3

Although Water 3 is much better than it was before with SLI on, Water 2 still looks pretty good as well and makes it even smoother.

As a matter of fact this is the best the game has ever run.

I did notice one more culprit of pauses. The first time it loads any radio chatter up I get a little pause, but after the phrase is loaded in, no more pauses. Any insight in to this one? I've read other people have it but they just end up turning off the chatter, but I kind of like the immersion of it.

IceFire · #4 01-15-2009, 12:26 AM

Creative cars seem to cause stutter...onboard audio these days is quite good and I've never had any stutter issues with those. The old onboard audio from a few years ago might still be an issue.

AstroCat · #5 01-15-2009, 01:07 AM

Some more flying and testing...

When I come out of time acceleration or time skip it seems to stutter a little bit as well. Perhaps it is reloading some textures or something? It smooths out again quickly but for a second or two sometimes it stutters.

The radio chatter only stutters when it first begins but seems to smooth out over time.

This is one of the most finicky games I've ever encountered!

AstroCat · #6 01-16-2009, 09:22 PM

Ok, got a 285 gtx with the latest 181.22 drivers.

It runs tons better and smoother than any drivers with the 9800gx2. So, this is a major improvement!

I am running water=2 and everything else pretty much maxed out. 4x AA 16x Aniso (1680x1050) etc...

I have seen it do a couple super minor pauses at a couple times but these are nowhere near how it was before so it is much more playable now. Although once and a while I can catch a hitch off of the radio chatter that seems to smooth out as they happen. Must be a buffering system...

Anyway that is where I am at.

=815=TooCooL · #7 01-16-2009, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AstroCat

Ok, got a 285 gtx with the latest 181.22 drivers.

It runs tons better and smoother than any drivers with the 9800gx2. So, this is a major improvement!

I am running water=2 and everything else pretty much maxed out. 4x AA 16x Aniso (1680x1050) etc...

I have seen it do a couple super minor pauses at a couple times but these are nowhere near how it was before so it is much more playable now. Although once and a while I can catch a hitch off of the radio chatter that seems to smooth out as they happen. Must be a buffering system...

Anyway that is where I am at.

Glad to hear that.
SLI or dual GPU is not friendly with IL-2.
Oh, I think I forgot to tell you some more things about those hitches.
SLC SSD

and SetAffinity=2 in conf.ini

SPUDLEY1977 · #8 01-19-2009, 05:19 PM

Astro,
e8400 + 8800 GT OC 512. I was wondering what deathtrack will do with a 260 216 or 285 vid card.
Can you run it PERFECT + maxed out in nvidia settings:

1.vsync off three times and note the low fps.
2.vsync on, see if it dips below 60, 75 whatever your referesh is set to?

Thanks
( and I thank you in advance for my FLiBYE)