Did Uplay install the game after you provided the key? Origin just downloads the install files to a temporary folder, then you open Uplay, activate the game and it will install the game+dependencies. Check if your Origin Game Installers folder still has the files.
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Watch Dogs 2 PC performance thread
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Did Uplay install the game after you provided the key? Origin just downloads the install files to a temporary folder, then you open Uplay, activate the game and it will install the game+dependencies. Check if your Origin Game Installers folder still has the files.
J3nga
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2560x1080 and it cannot hold 60fps all the time in the open-world on Ultra/high settings, matters get worse when driving.
LelouchZero
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Well it only runs at 30 fps on the PS4 and PS4 Pro, it's not really doing anything special, the more powerful CPUs push higher frame-rates.
Nyteshade517
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Watch Dogs 2 Anti Cheat System Blocks RTSS Overlay Software
Some users have been asking as to why the RTSS overlay (e.g. the statistics overlay software for Afterburner) is not working with Watch Dogs 2. Our in-house developer Unwinder today got cracking at it. Watch Dogs uses Anti Cheat software called EasyAntiCheat, which does a bunch of gnarly things even when you are not playing on-line.
We have some good and some bad news. The good news is that RTSS (the core component of the overlay software) simply can be white-listed by EasyAntiCheat, which apparantly was in the past. The bad news is that the makers of EasyAntiCheat have not been exemplary fast with updating their white-list with the new builds of RTSS, and actually have not been updating for the past 1 maybe 2 years. Unwinder figured out the following:
The anticheat system is the reason of missing overlay and it is indeed blocking RTSS, their online FAQ claim that they support RTSS overlay, however their own list of supported overlay versions seem to be very outdated (it lists RTSS 6.2.0 and 6.3.0, newest one is about 2 years old). If their internal whitelist database is as "fresh" as that online FAQ, then they'll block any unknown RTSS versions (i.e. RTSS 6.4.0 and higher, up to current 6.6.0 beta 2). And BTW, RTSS 6.3.0, which they document as whitelisted, indeed works with Watchdogs 2, I've just verified it myself.
So right now the only solutions are:
Wait for EAC update whitelisting current versions of modern overlay applications
Use outdated RTSS 6.3.0
So until somebody at "EasyAntiCheat" updates the white-list, your only alternative is to install an old build of RTSS. Typically an email from one website does not work to get heard. Hence we'd like to request the support of you guys to email them here: https://www.easyanticheat.net/contact/ and request they white-list the latest builds of RTSS. Please point them to this news-item to get the message across so that tens of thousands of game savvy end-users can enjoy the game with a proper overlay.
Some users have been asking as to why the RTSS overlay (e.g. the statistics overlay software for Afterburner) is not working with Watch Dogs 2. Our in-house developer Unwinder today got cracking at it. Watch Dogs uses Anti Cheat software called EasyAntiCheat, which does a bunch of gnarly things even when you are not playing on-line.
We have some good and some bad news. The good news is that RTSS (the core component of the overlay software) simply can be white-listed by EasyAntiCheat, which apparantly was in the past. The bad news is that the makers of EasyAntiCheat have not been exemplary fast with updating their white-list with the new builds of RTSS, and actually have not been updating for the past 1 maybe 2 years. Unwinder figured out the following:
The anticheat system is the reason of missing overlay and it is indeed blocking RTSS, their online FAQ claim that they support RTSS overlay, however their own list of supported overlay versions seem to be very outdated (it lists RTSS 6.2.0 and 6.3.0, newest one is about 2 years old). If their internal whitelist database is as "fresh" as that online FAQ, then they'll block any unknown RTSS versions (i.e. RTSS 6.4.0 and higher, up to current 6.6.0 beta 2). And BTW, RTSS 6.3.0, which they document as whitelisted, indeed works with Watchdogs 2, I've just verified it myself.
So right now the only solutions are:
Wait for EAC update whitelisting current versions of modern overlay applications
Use outdated RTSS 6.3.0
So until somebody at "EasyAntiCheat" updates the white-list, your only alternative is to install an old build of RTSS. Typically an email from one website does not work to get heard. Hence we'd like to request the support of you guys to email them here: https://www.easyanticheat.net/contact/ and request they white-list the latest builds of RTSS. Please point them to this news-item to get the message across so that tens of thousands of game savvy end-users can enjoy the game with a proper overlay.
CaptainSmirnov
Member
Still have my PS4 pro copy sealed, mixed impressions so far on this thread, either i pick up the pc version and lock to 4k30fps + temp. filtering or open up the ps4 copy, decisions decisions.
Great find.
What CPU do you have?
I had to set the install files somewhere else from the origin game folder. Before it was giving me an error saying there was not enough space when there was more than 1T of space. I left it downloading so hopefully that will fix it. The third time it downloads lol. I downloaded through Origin the first time, the second time through Uplay, and now this one.
Use a US VPN/proxy to access the redemption page. The Uplay key itself is region-free.
Go temporal AA and not above Ultra on the shadows. Turn off San Fran fog. Still having problems after that?
Sadly don't know the speed of my RAM. Also...I may have reformatted my computer. Now I seem to get a pretty consistent 60fps on the high preset in the open world.
I'm still not all that impressed with how this looks though.
I guess that's the temporal AA that's making it look all pixely. It reminds me of the Assassin's Creed Syndicate PS4 Pro patch screenshots.
edit: Or maybe I'm crazy and this looks fine? I swear it looks worse in motion than it does here.
Edit2. I spoke too soon lol. Performance still rough dropping into low 50s.
icecold1983
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nkarafo
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Judging by this picture, GTA V on lower end systems still looks way better than this.
I meant to say GTAV on lower end systems
Fixed it.
Ohh the hyperbole in full effectJudging by this picture, GTA V on lower end systems still looks way better than this.
I meant to say GTAV on lower end systems
Fixed it.
nkarafo
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I am running GTAV on a 960 @ 60fps and it looks much better than the picture i quoted.
Well it only runs at 30 fps on the PS4 and PS4 Pro, it's not really doing anything special, the more powerful CPUs push higher frame-rates.
I think that i made good choice when i bought 2600K years ago
There are issues now?
Last i read it looked like a solid port. Apart from me not being able to run it on Origin for weird reasons.
Any summary?
Rellik
Member
Nah you're not crazy.
Didn't they mention that taking screenshots will not give you the full res? The guy from Nvidia mentioned it before in this thread.
Turns out temporal AA might have not actually been turned on in that shot
took it with FRAPS, thats an uncompressed PNG
might not be any actual performance issues but it's not running as well as I'd hope for. The performance dips here remind me a lot of the first game
edit: Here's another shot I just took that I made sure I had temporal AA on, still high preset. Remember folks, this is two below the "max" preset Ultra.
took it with FRAPS, thats an uncompressed PNG
might not be any actual performance issues but it's not running as well as I'd hope for. The performance dips here remind me a lot of the first game
edit: Here's another shot I just took that I made sure I had temporal AA on, still high preset. Remember folks, this is two below the "max" preset Ultra.
oh ok. that looks real blurry tho. are you scaling up?
Have the game running in 1080p on my 1080p display.
I don't exactly know how temporal AA works but was someone saying it renders the game at a lower than native resolution and then applies 2xMSAA? Because I have that enabled.
Yea. I think that is why you're getting that blurryness. Im pretty sure your upscaling from 720 or something like that. That doesn't look like native res to me.
If your PC runs it better, why is this a decision?
RamaTheVoice
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This is probably the first game where I'm not noticing stutter. I'm running it basically maxed out with all the bells and whistles (except for ultra shadows) at 1440p with temporal on and 1.15 pixel density, borderless and with vsync off (taking advantage of the triple-buffering) and I cannot for the life of me notice when the game goes into the low 50s or even high 40s. Everything still feels super smooth. Weird.
6600k (stock), GTX 1080, 16gb ram and SSD.
6600k (stock), GTX 1080, 16gb ram and SSD.
icecold1983
Member
enabling temporal filtering renders the game at 1/4th resolution and uses 2xmsaa samples to reconstruct geometry edges
GavinUK86
Member
it doesn't matter what settings you use it's an ugly game. once you get past that it's a really fun one. i'm running everything on high on a 970 and a 2600k and it stutters quite a bit and constantly dropping to 50 while driving around the city. good enough to enjoy the game but i was expecting slightly better performance.
Peterthumpa
Member
Nope, you're right.
Jumpman
Member
For some reason with the latest driver this game will not use my gpu overclock settings. According to afterburner graphs I'm getting vanilla core and memory speeds on my 980ti. The game performance has dropped accordingly compared to the previous driver (OC worked fine previously on a pre-release build with 375.95). That's a 10-15 fps drop on average across the board without my OC. Is anyone else having the same issue with their gpu overclock?
flaxknuckles
Member
Your mind isn't tricking you. GTA V definitely looks better overall and runs better.
Yup that's what I did and it worked perfectly. Thanks!
GTA 5 does alot of bullshit to achieve that 'effect'
So the game just bluescreened my PC after I bought the pants at the very beginning. haven't had one in ages. And since I ran it through BPM on my TV my whole display setup is borked now. Yay
10/10 would return if I hadn't been gifted the key
Steam settings are fucked too. PC gaming sometimes agh
I wonder if it's the shitty Anti Cheat solution they are using, these invasive crapwares are prone to be liable for crashes in my experience.
10/10 would return if I hadn't been gifted the key
Steam settings are fucked too. PC gaming sometimes agh
I wonder if it's the shitty Anti Cheat solution they are using, these invasive crapwares are prone to be liable for crashes in my experience.
Chris_Rivera
Member
The game looks and plays great in my opinion (TF off). Driving is so much more responsive on PC, I can actually drive high speed without issue. Got one lockup during a co-op mission.
Does 376.09 have any benefits over 375.95?
Does 376.09 have any benefits over 375.95?
mercenar1e
Member
no your mind isn't playing tricks.. its kind of crazy that Ubisofts open world games cant compete against GTA in any category (performance, graphics, story, driving, shooting, activities, etc) after so many attempts lol
GavinUK86
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I have a 2600k and it runs alright. I have a 970 though so you could probably do alright on medium settings across the board. Maybe high if you don't mind lower framerates.
I actually had worse performance with the new driver so i rolled back to 375.95.
thehillissilent
Member
Welp. I'm guessing that I won't buy this game anytime soon. I was thinking of using TriDef with it to play in 3D (However, I might have a workaround for that). Also, I wanted to run a trainer in single player, but I guess that is not happening either. Sigh.
GavinUK86
Member
Definately, 100%. You have a better card than me and I'm playing at 60fps at 1080p on high.
icecold1983
Member
Such as?
