[AP] Massive slowdown when projectiles impact

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Coruskane
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[AP] Massive slowdown when projectiles impact

Post by Coruskane » Tue, 20. Dec 11, 20:06

I get large slowdowns (slideshows) when projectile impacts are occuring in view or otherwise, particularly at close range, on my ship and probably (need to test) on others. Whilst it happens with all projectiles, particularly troublesome are EBC, HEPT, and ISR. The rest of the time is fine, and definitely my laptop-CPU related :D EDIT: and now I hear about the "Taxi" bug, so maybe not just from a laptop CPU??

As an example 'test', when 50 metres from a M7 ship, I am getting a constant 19 FPS when firing 1 metre below the ship. When I aim up 1 metre so that the projectiles display their impact effects and sounds, my frames drop to around 3.5-5 FPS. All else being held constant.

Game version is all versions, both TC and AP.

I appreciate that a slow framerate in in this game is probably because of a CPU bottleneck, but for actual projectile impacts that must be GPU, surely? Rivatuner suggests that, even when projectiles are impacting, I am only using about 30 % of GPU, with acceptable temperatures.

EDIT: It may (probably?) not be a sound issue. Following from another thread, I disabled all my sound devices and tried again. Same problems.

I am clueless when it comes to identifying suspicious DxDiags, but if you can see something that is particularly eyebrow raising then please let me know!

Thanks.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 12/20/2011, 19:48:48
       Machine name: E-VAIO
   Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.110622-1503)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
       System Model: VPCZ12C5E
               BIOS: Default System BIOS
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU       M 620  @ 2.67GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
             Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8054MB RAM
          Page File: 3162MB used, 12943MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
 System DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

            Description: Speaker/HP (Realtek High Definition Audio)
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 Default Voice Playback: No
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Sound Capture Devices
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Gameport Devices
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     Name: QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers - 2C62
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2C62&SUBSYS_905A104D&REV_02\3&4F11E61&0&00
   Driver: n/a

     Name: Ricoh PCIe SD Bus Host Adapter
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_E822&SUBSYS_905A104D&REV_00\4&913C86&0&00E1
   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6200 AGN
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_422C&SUBSYS_13018086&REV_35\4&F0623DA&0&00E0
   Driver: n/a

     Name: Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology Driver
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3B32&SUBSYS_905A104D&REV_05\3&11583659&0&FE
   Driver: n/a

------------------
DirectShow Filters
------------------

DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,WMADMOD.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMADMOD.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMSPDMOD.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,mp3dmod.dll,6.01.7600.16385
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp4sdecd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvsdecd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,wmvdecod.dll,6.01.7600.16597
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp43decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mpg4decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
Annodex Mux Filter,0x00200000,1,0,dsfAnxMux.dll,0.79.1936.0000
CMML Decode Filter,0x00800002,1,1,dsfCMMLDecoder.dll,0.79.1936.0000
CMML Raw Source Filter,0x00600000,0,0,dsfCMMLRawSource.dll,0.79.1936.0000
FLAC Decode Filter,0x00600000,1,1,dsfFLACDecoder.dll,0.79.1936.0000
FLAC Encode Filter,0x00200000,1,1,dsfFLACEncoder.dll,0.79.1936.0000
Native FLAC Source Filter,0x00600000,0,0,dsfNativeFLACSource.dll,0.79.1936.0000
Ogg Demux Packet Source Filter,0x00600000,0,0,dsfOggDemux2.dll,0.79.1936.0000
Ogg Mux Filter,0x00200000,1,0,dsfOggMux.dll,0.79.1936.0000
OGM Decode Filter,0x00600000,1,1,dsfOGMDecoder.dll,0.79.1936.0000
Speex Decode Filter,0x00600000,1,1,dsfSpeexDecoder.dll,0.79.1936.0000
Speex Encode Filter,0x00200000,1,1,dsfSpeexEncoder.dll,0.79.1936.0000
Subtitle VMR9 Filter,0x00800002,1,1,dsfSubtitleVMR9.dll,0.79.1936.0000
Theora Decode Filter,0x00600000,1,1,dsfTheoraDecoder.dll,0.79.1936.0000
Theora Encode Filter,0x00200000,1,1,dsfTheoraEncoder.dll,0.79.1936.0000
Vorbis Decode Filter,0x00600000,1,1,dsfVorbisDecoder.dll,0.79.1936.0000
Vorbis Encode Filter,0x00200000,1,1,dsfVorbisEncoder.dll,0.79.1936.0000
WMT VIH2 Fix,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.1109
Record Queue,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.1109
WMT Switch Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.1109
WMT Virtual Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.1109
WMT DV Extract,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.1109
WMT Virtual Source,0x00200000,0,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.1109
WMT Sample Information Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.1109
Roxio Repacketizer Filter,0x00200000,1,1,RepackFilter.dll,10.03.0000.0010
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,12.00.7600.16385
Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,12.00.7600.16385
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
SBE2MediaTypeProfile,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7600.16724
Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder,0x005fffff,2,4,msmpeg2vdec.dll,6.01.7140.0000
Roxio MPEG Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,1,2,MPEGStreamAnalyzer.dll,10.03.0000.0010
Creative Recording Wav_Asio Filter,0x00400000,0,1,AudioRec.ax,1.00.0002.0000
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7600.16724
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7600.16724
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Roxio MPEG1 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,MPEG1VidCodec.dll,10.03.0000.0010
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.7600.16385
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7600.16724
Roxio Transport Stream Source,0x00200000,0,1,TSMPEGSource.dll,10.03.0000.0010
Closed Captions Analysis Filter,0x00200000,2,5,cca.dll,6.06.7600.16385
SBE2FileScan,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7600.16724
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7600.16385
Roxio MPEG2 Demuxer,0x00600000,1,2,RoxioMPEGDemuxer.dll,10.03.0000.0010
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,qdv.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder,0x00200000,2,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7600.16385
Xvid MPEG-4 Video Decoder,0x00800002,1,1,xvid.ax,
Roxio Audio Stream Reader Filter,0x00000000,0,0,,
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7600.16724
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Roxio MPEG1 Muxer,0x00200000,2,1,MPEG1Muxer.dll,10.03.0000.0010
File Writer,0x00200000,1,0,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3508.1109
VPS Decoder,0x00200000,0,0,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7600.16385
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,12.00.7600.16385
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.01.7600.16385
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Roxio MPEG Analyzer,0x00200000,1,0,RoxioMPEGProp.dll,10.03.0000.0010
iTV Data Sink,0x00600000,1,0,itvdata.dll,6.06.7600.16385
iTV Data Capture filter,0x00600000,1,1,itvdata.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Roxio MPEG1 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,RoxioAudioEnc.dll,10.03.0000.0010
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,qdvd.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7600.16385
ROXIO MPEG Writer,0x00200000,1,0,MGIRawWriter.dll,10.03.0000.0010
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
RDP DShow Redirection Filter,0xffffffff,1,0,DShowRdpFilter.dll,
Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7600.16385
WST Pager,0x00200000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7600.16385
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7600.16724
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,qdv.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Roxio Audio Source Filter,0x00000000,0,0,,
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Roxio Audio Stream Writer Filter,0x00000000,0,0,,
ROXIO LPCMSyncFilter,0x00200000,1,1,LPCMSyncFilter.dll,10.03.0000.0010
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7600.16867
Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,6.01.7600.16385
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7600.16724
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,qdvd.dll,6.06.7600.16385
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Audible Words Codec,0x00500000,1,1,awrdscdc.ax,5.01.0000.0012
MAD Transform Filter,0x03690000,1,1,,
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
ROXIO SubPicture Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,SubPictEnc.dll,10.03.0000.0010
Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder,0x005fffff,1,1,msmpeg2adec.dll,6.01.7140.0000
StreamBufferSink2,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7600.16724
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,6.01.7600.16385
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.7600.16867
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7600.16385

Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvxencd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvencod.dll,6.01.7600.16385
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvsencd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.06.7600.16385
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Fraps Video Decompressor,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
Xvid MPEG-4 Codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMSPDMOE.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMADMOE.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Messenger Audio Codec,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490

Audio Capture Sources:
Microphone (SB X-Fi Go! Pro),0x00200000,0,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385
What U Hear (SB X-Fi Go! Pro),0x00200000,0,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7600.16385

PBDA CP Filters:
PBDA DTFilter,0x00600000,1,1,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7600.16724
PBDA ETFilter,0x00200000,0,0,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7600.16724
PBDA PTFilter,0x00200000,0,0,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7600.16724

Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490

WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
Realtek HD Audio Front Mic input,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7600.16385
Realtek HD Audio Mic input,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7600.16385
SB X-Fi Go! Pro,0x00200000,4,3,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7600.16385

WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
Realtek HD Audio output,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7600.16385
SB X-Fi Go! Pro,0x00200000,4,3,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7600.16385

BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7600.16867
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7600.16867
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7600.16867
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7600.16867
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.7600.16867

Multi-Instance Capable VBI Codecs:
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.7600.16385

BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.7600.16867
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7600.16867

BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,1,EncDec.dll,6.06.7600.16899
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7600.16899
PTFilter,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7600.16899
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7600.16899

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7600.16385

Audio Renderers:
Speaker (SB X-Fi Go! Pro),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
DirectSound: Speaker (SB X-Fi Go! Pro),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
DirectSound: Speaker/HP (Realtek High Definition Audio),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490
Speaker/HP (Realtek High Defini,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7600.16490

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EVR Power Information
---------------
Current Setting: {5C67A112-A4C9-483F-B4A7-1D473BECAFDC} (Quality) 
  Quality Flags: 2576
    Enabled:
    Force throttling
    Allow half deinterlace
    Allow scaling
    Decode Power Usage: 100
  Balanced Flags: 1424
    Enabled:
    Force throttling
    Allow batching
    Force half deinterlace
    Force scaling
    Decode Power Usage: 50
  PowerFlags: 1424
    Enabled:
    Force throttling
    Allow batching
    Force half deinterlace
    Force scaling
    Decode Power Usage: 0
Last edited by Coruskane on Fri, 23. Dec 11, 02:29, edited 2 times in total.

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Post by Alan Phipps » Tue, 20. Dec 11, 21:51

You have a lot of codecs but none of them look that sinister. Do you need both the X-Fi and RealTek sound devices and drivers running at the same time? If not, you can disable whichever you don't use in Device Manager, Audio/Sound Devices.

Otherwise the DxDiag looks pretty good.

You could maybe try playing without Glow enabled just as a test if you think it may be a graphics-based issue. Does your Graphics driver show as WHQL Logo'd if you run a 64 bit DxDiag?

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GT 330M
.....
.....
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 8.17.0012.8579 (English)
Driver Version: 8.17.12.8579
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/8/2011 04:51:00, 15693120 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a

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Post by Coruskane » Tue, 20. Dec 11, 22:13

Thanks for looking.

No, it is not a WHQL driver. The latest WHQL is quite old, whereas Nvidia released a new series a few weeks ago (that I need to update to). But I will try disabling the unused sound card.

As a test, I edited TBullets and TEffects. The EBC weapons I was using to test now have no impact sound and no impact effect. The slow down still occurs, so I am very confused.

Perhaps it is from a large CPU load that happens after collisions?

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Post by Vicke » Wed, 21. Dec 11, 14:01

I'm experiencing similar problem in my game.

Here is a save game that should illustrate the problem:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5rmhyt (X3: Albion Prelude version 1.0, unmodified game)

Continuous hitting of the ship in view gives frame rate drop from ~17 fps to ~8 fps. Frame rate returns to 17 after hitting stops.

Frame rate does drop if hits occur outside visible view.

Same thing happens if AI controlled ship (where player is not in) fires and hits something.

This sudden and large (>50%) drop in game performance doesn't happen every time and everywhere when hitting something with laser weapons. This issue seems to be observable only when frame rate is already low (<20 fps or something in that range).


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DxDiag: http://www.sendspace.com/file/0ggq9r

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Post by Coruskane » Fri, 23. Dec 11, 02:33

Vicke wrote:...
yes, I have now tested non-player ship and out of view and it definitely occurs. I had hedged my initial post to in-view because 90% of the time (then) I saw at least the edges of impacts on my view, and I couldn't remember from my TC days. Since upgrading to an M7 in AP, impacts occur on all of the ship, and on enemies all round the ship and it continues.

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Post by Alan Phipps » Fri, 23. Dec 11, 17:37

Vicke said "This issue seems to be observable only when frame rate is already low (<20 fps or something in that range)."

That is a reasonable observation. I would assume that when the cpu is already being choked or is straining for whatever other reason, just a little more load applied will have a disproportionately bigger and more obvious impact. (The straw that breaks the camel's back, as it were.)
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Post by Kvalyr » Fri, 23. Dec 11, 18:32

Alan Phipps wrote:Vicke said "This issue seems to be observable only when frame rate is already low (<20 fps or something in that range)."

That is a reasonable observation. I would assume that when the cpu is already being choked or is straining for whatever other reason, just a little more load applied will have a disproportionately bigger and more obvious impact. (The straw that breaks the camel's back, as it were.)
We have a detailed thread going on this matter where I'm trying to gather all the information we can about this problem.
http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=312632&start=0

Some other tests and tentative conclusions can be found there.

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Post by Alan Phipps » Fri, 23. Dec 11, 19:14

Yes, I saw that too and you may well be onto something. Still Vicke's point made in parallel above about cumulative fps issues is also valid and might merit a link in your thread. In your own thread's title you might want to replace 'Attempted Fix' with something like 'Possible Culprit Found' to get Ego/dev attention.
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Post by Kvalyr » Fri, 23. Dec 11, 19:21

Alan Phipps wrote:Yes, I saw that too and you may well be onto something. Still Vicke's point made in parallel above about cumulative fps issues is also valid and might merit a link in your thread. In your own thread's title you might want to replace 'Attempted Fix' with something like 'Possible Culprit Found' to get Ego/dev attention.
We've made that association in the thread. :) But yes, I'll edit the title as you suggest.

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