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[Kinthalis]

Sucks, the worst issue I've ever had with a Bioware game was maybe a bit poor performance until the week 1 patch or so. For me the game has worked flawlessly (other than the handful of NPC warp/dissapearing bugs), but it sucks that so many people are still having issues on PC and consoles.

 

[roMonster]

Yes, much better than PS4

If hes lucky it wont just crash randomly.

Constantly getting this now:

What a mess.

!!! I'm getting this exact error.

 

[GavinUK86]

Yep, this one here. I really need that fix. This is starting to effect my enjoyment of the game, holding my breath during every long cutscene, hoping I won't have to repeat it 3 times like the very long

Spoiler

intro to Skyhold

cutscene.

Oh god, I replayed that a dozen times.

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Walking through the snow takes so long!

 

[rBose]

Bought this today from the uPlay Ukraine store for 16 pounds and I love it. Runs better than FC4, high+ ultra settings = 30-60 fps no lower than 30.

i5 2500K
GTX 560 TOP
8GB DDR3

Quick question, what's mesh quality supposed to do ? I've changed it a few times and didn't notice anything changed.

 

[GavinUK86]

^^
Hair turns to shit below High.

Your specs are lower than mine so it will drop below 30 quite regularly later on.

 

[sticks435]

For the people getting the "GetDeviceRemovedReason" DirectX error, try installing the Directx runtime that is in the game's install folder. I was getting it fighting the boss in the prologue and once I installed that and did a clean install of my drivers it seems to have resolved it.

 

[palpabl_purpura]

Me on 7/29/2014:

Man this game is going to be CPU intensive. Particles everywhere.

You were warned.

 

[Pocky4Th3Win]

The game runs great for me, I have had a single crash since the game came out but other than that its been solid and performs great at max ingame settings. Only thing I can't run is 4K on the game, 1080p and 1440p are smooth though.

 

[Rodney McKay]

This game had the roughest installation process of anything I've played in a LONG time.

Bought the game at Best Buy, decided to just input the code and download the game from the internet since I have a pretty fast connection. But it kept dropping and it finally froze the download process at 40%.

Then I remembered that I have an external DVD drive, so put in the disc and I couldn't get it to do anything after starting the install (clicking continue didn't launch Origin like it should have. After rebooting I finally got the disc install to work and everything downloaded properly, but then it froze again when it started to install the game.

After ending the Origin process from Task Manager again and reopening it, it was THEN able to install properly and download the patch.

 

[Static Jak]

Cutscenes don't run too smooth for me.

I don't exactly know why, but turning down Post-Processing quality helped with the stuttering cutscenes. They're still stuck at 30 frames for cutscenes but the stuttering has been reduced a lot.
Plus turning it down helped with general framerates. They would drop 10, even 20 frames when on Ultra.

 

[CyberPunked]

Is there a fix for the FPS in cutscenes yet?

 

[Barrow Roll]

Is there a fix for the FPS in cutscenes yet?

Yes.

But a lot of it is animated at 30fps, not much you can do about that.

 

[Benhur]

For the people getting the "GetDeviceRemovedReason" DirectX error, try installing the Directx runtime that is in the game's install folder. I was getting it fighting the boss in the prologue and once I installed that and did a clean install of my drivers it seems to have resolved it.

Sorry for the dumbness, but do you mean the DXSETUP.exe in the _Install folder? I'll try this, running the C++ 2012 suggestion, and a clean driver install later this morning and see how that goes. I also might underclock my GPU but I'd rather leave that alone if possible.

 

[NandyRewman]

Bought this today from the uPlay Ukraine store for 16 pounds and I love it. Runs better than FC4, high+ ultra settings = 30-60 fps no lower than 30.

i5 2500K
GTX 560 TOP
8GB DDR3

Quick question, what's mesh quality supposed to do ? I've changed it a few times and didn't notice anything changed.

What did you put as your address when you were going through the Ukrainian store? Its asking for an address and I assume it has to match your card. Bit stumped. Any ideas?

Edit: nevermind, didn't matter what address you put in after all.

 

[Human_me]

!!! I'm getting this exact error.

Yeah I get it as well.

Though its currently stopped for now. I disabled Origin In-Game and It seems to be alright.

Bioware claims them and Nvidia are looking for a solution.
AMD users apparently need to download the new beta driver to fix the issue.

 

[aravuus]

Has something happened in the past two days? Did they release a patch or something? Cause I played the game for 12 hours on Wednesday (I really did) with absolutely no crashes but today the game's already crashed thrice in the span of an hour. Fucking annoying.

 

[sticks435]

Sorry for the dumbness, but do you mean the DXSETUP.exe in the _Install folder? I'll try this, running the C++ 2012 suggestion, and a clean driver install later this morning and see how that goes. I also might underclock my GPU but I'd rather leave that alone if possible.

Yep, here is my path to it: C:\Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\__Installer\directx\redist\dxsetup.exe

 

[sticks435]

Has anyone had issues with the game randomly locking up/freezing? I can't even get into a save game at this point. It's happened 3 different times in 3 different places: Trying to connect to the servers, when trying to save graphics options and when trying to load a save game. The screen freezes but the music keeps playing, then it eventually stops and I have to Ctrl-alt-delete out and kill the process.

 

[MoFoJones99]

Have had the game lock up/ freeze on me a couple of times today. No error is displayed once it occurs, it just locks up and I have to kill the process using Task Manager. Takes place after about ~20 mins into a game. Would anyone know what I can do? I am thinking it could be the fact that I am running the game using Mantle.

 

[patientx]

Why is mantle performance lower than dx on latest betas ? Is it common or is it my pc only ?

 

[veggiesaurus]

Why is mantle performance lower than dx on latest betas ? Is it common or is it my pc only ?

nope, pretty common problem.

 

[Thrakier]

For someone who never played a DA game...should I jump in?

 

[tcrunch]

For someone who never played a DA game...should I jump in?

Sure! Read the OP of the OT though.

 

[veggiesaurus]

Have had the game lock up/ freeze on me a couple of times today. No error is displayed once it occurs, it just locks up and I have to kill the process using Task Manager. Takes place after about ~20 mins into a game. Would anyone know what I can do? I am thinking it could be the fact that I am running the game using Mantle.

yep, that happens to me when using Mantle, although normally only during loading.

 

[Quake1028]

PS4 or PC?

I5-2500K @ 4.2
GTX 760 2GB
8 gigs RAM

 

[trh]

I had lock ups that started to happen out of nowhere that went away when I went borderless windowed

 

[aravuus]

I had lock ups that started to happen out of nowhere that went away when I went borderless windowed

Gonna give this a try too. The constant crashing is driving me crazy, I just want to play the goddamn game.

e: nope. for fuck's sake. at least give me an error message so i know what's up but noo, it just ctd's

 

[Kinthalis]

PS4 or PC?

I5-2500K @ 4.2
GTX 760 2GB
8 gigs RAM

Do you want 30 fps with drops and a mix of medium and high settings predetermined by the devlopers? Or do you want better frame rate graphics and the ability and freedon to decide which options matter most to you?

PC for sure.

 

[Static Jak]

^^
Hair turns to shit below High.

It looks like lego or something.

It's weird, a lot of graphic options have fairly minor changes between high and ultra and take a much bigger dip from high to medium.

Doesn't help when they lump a lot of options into one. Post-Processing Quality is DoF, Motion Blur, Godrays, Bloom and some lighting effect.

 

[Salaadin]

On a 60hz monitor, Vsync should be capping my framerate to 60, right?
It looks like its completely broken for me. Screen tearing galore and my frames regularly go above 60 in Haven when there isnt a whole lot on screen.

 

[Darklord]

I think I've turned my settings up too high. I've put most things on Ultra and have AA cranked up pretty high but even on my new PC it's dropping to the 30's and 40's when I'm roaming around. I have a 4690k, 970gtx, and 16gb ram. What's hitting it so hard?

 

[Static Jak]

I think I've turned my settings up too high. I've put most things on Ultra and have AA cranked up pretty high but even on my new PC it's dropping to the 30's and 40's when I'm roaming around. I have a 4690k, 970gtx, and 16gb ram. What's hitting it so hard?

You have MSAA on?

 

[Cross-Section]

Any options for downsampling on AMD cards for this game? I tried forcing SSAA through Catalyst, to no effect.

 

[Skyzard]

I don't exactly know why, but turning down Post-Processing quality helped with the stuttering cutscenes. They're still stuck at 30 frames for cutscenes but the stuttering has been reduced a lot.
Plus turning it down helped with general framerates. They would drop 10, even 20 frames when on Ultra.

Yeah I noticed that too, keeping pp at high.

I also went through the earlier pages of this thread and found this command to lock cutscenes at 30: (I heard 60 works too)

-GameTime.MaxSimFps 30 -GameTime.ForceSimRate 30

In game properties after the target (steam or origin or a shortcut).

 

[Darklord]

You have MSAA on?

4xMSAA and post-process aliasing which is also high. Everything else on max except post-process quality which is high instead of ultra.

 

[KePoW]

I think I've turned my settings up too high. I've put most things on Ultra and have AA cranked up pretty high but even on my new PC it's dropping to the 30's and 40's when I'm roaming around. I have a 4690k, 970gtx, and 16gb ram. What's hitting it so hard?

Don't use MSAA. Frostbite engine is not designed for it

4x kills it and even 2x is not necessary

Turn Effects to High, you'll see another big boost

 

[aravuus]

4xMSAA and post-process aliasing which is also high. Everything else on max except post-process quality which is high instead of ultra.

4x MSAA is super expensive, the post-process AA not so much

Turning MSAA off completely will probably raise your average framerate by 15-20 or something

 

[Darklord]

Don't use MSAA. Frostbite engine is not designed for it

Just turn off AA? Why even have the option then? :|

 

[Static Jak]

4xMSAA and post-process aliasing which is also high. Everything else on max except post-process quality which is high instead of ultra.

Yeah, turn off MSAA. It tanks performance and, in my opinion, makes only a slight difference. The other AA option doesn't effect framerate that much and does a pretty good job.

I'm running a 970 myself and I just dropped most things to high simply to keep a more consistent 60fps in even the more NPC populated areas. Textures I kept at ultra though and effect quality since the magic effects look great.

 

[Darklord]

I turned it fully off. My framerate isn't stable still but it's 50's and hits 60 a lot now. Definitely better than 35-45. I would have thought such a power PC would be able to handle this game easily with no dips but I guess the open areas are more taxing.

 

[KePoW]

Just turn off AA? Why even have the option then? :|

Because there's a setting for Post-Process AA which works fine. Even with that at Medium, I hardly see any jaggies

 

[Static Jak]

I turned it fully off. My framerate isn't stable still but it's 50's and hits 60 a lot now. Definitely better than 35-45. I would have thought such a power PC would be able to handle this game easily with no dips but I guess the open areas are more taxing.

The game isn't horribly optimized (Unity) but it could do with a bit more work along with the usual bug fixing. I found dropping post-processing quality helps a lot too.

I haven't been to Redcliffe yet but I've heard it can destroy your fps.

 

[KePoW]

I turned it fully off. My framerate isn't stable still but it's 50's and hits 60 a lot now. Definitely better than 35-45. I would have thought such a power PC would be able to handle this game easily with no dips but I guess the open areas are more taxing.

A lot of modern day engines are not designed for MSAA, there's nothing wrong with your hardware.

Also this was an AMD partnered game so it's not optimized yet

 

[Kinthalis]

I turned it fully off. My framerate isn't stable still but it's 50's and hits 60 a lot now. Definitely better than 35-45. I would have thought such a power PC would be able to handle this game easily with no dips but I guess the open areas are more taxing.

Post processing AA is fine. MSAA is too taxing in these types of engines, and it will only make polygon edges smooth, it won't affect shading aliasing, texture aliasing, transparency aliasing, etc.

 

[Static Jak]

Also this was an AMD partnered game so it's not optimized yet

So you think we need another driver update or a patch from Bioware for performance?
Cause if it's a driver issue more than anything, I feel like we'll be waiting a while for Nvidia.

 

[CypherSignal]

Any options for downsampling on AMD cards for this game? I tried forcing SSAA through Catalyst, to no effect.

You can add the line "GstRender.ResolutionScaleOverride 1.5" to the "ProfileOptions_Profile" file in Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Save. "1.5" is just some multiplier on what your Display resolution is set to.

 

[Cross-Section]

You can add the line "GstRender.ResolutionScaleOverride 1.5" to the "ProfileOptions_Profile" file in Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Save. "1.5" is just some multiplier on what your Display resolution is set to.

Works like a charm, thanks!

 

[bbd23]

why is the volume so low in this game.

I have to turn my speakers way up just for it

 

[NovaCross]

You can add the line "GstRender.ResolutionScaleOverride 1.5" to the "ProfileOptions_Profile" file in Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Save. "1.5" is just some multiplier on what your Display resolution is set to.

Pardon my ignorance but what exactly does this do?

 

[Static Jak]

As an experiment, I tried turning down Shadow, Terrain, Vegetation and Water quality from high to medium and benchmarks showed only a slight improvement of 5-7 frames.

I'm not saying my fps was bad anyway but you'd expect a higher jump when the visual quality does noticeably drop.