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Batman AK PC Perf Thread of DARKNESS, NO SETTINGS [30fps cap / intro removal in OP]
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RibbedHero
Member
AO and rain really pretty the game up.
No difference in performance, but I've had it locked at 30fps for a while (and its been very, very solid) so I wouldn't notice a difference even if there was one.
No difference in performance, but I've had it locked at 30fps for a while (and its been very, very solid) so I wouldn't notice a difference even if there was one.
Slangblade
Member
For those of you who aren't getting the rain shaders disable sli. I tried it and worked for me.
Don't suppose you tried any of the INI tweaks first?
I never ever tried the .ini stuff. I saw what it allegedly does and by knowing what it is it's honestly just placebo most of the time
Tainted
Member
To be fair though, performance wasn't on the fix list for this patch....but on the 'working on' list
oh I know, but some people here where apparently placebo'd hard so I thought i'd give it a try since it downloads fast at 10mb/s
These right here definitely weren't placebo:
http://steamcommunity.com//app/208650/discussions/0/523890046870624615
I noticed a big difference in texture streaming and quality once I did them all, and it also helped performance wise.
mysocksarepink
Banned
definitely works.
The comparison screens I posted (here) pre-patch, which showed that the in-game AA diminished light output and obscure fine detail, still applies post-patch. Even with the in-game AA disabled, and SMAA via SweetFX enabled, many light sources are still dimmer when directly compared to the PS4 version. This means the bokeh is also still probably weaker on the PC vs the PS4 version, seeing as that effect's strength entirely depends on how much light output is behind it.
If the latest patch notes are anything to go by, even though they have added the AO and rain effects back, I think they're still working on it (note the text in bold below):
But I'm not complaining. I'm glad to have the majority of missing effects back so quickly, and running a 770 4GB means I can't really run the game above 30 on average as it is (I'm the solid 30, solid 60, or nothing type). With 1/2 refresh rate and max pre-rendered frames at "1" in Nvidia Inspector, and a 30 fps cap via rivatuner, I'm having a near flawless experience, with very little stutter or texture pop-in.
Revolutionary
Member
Odd, I definitely see them in my game.
They helped a bit with texture streaming it seemed like but not enough. If you actually go to the last few pages you'll see the OP author talking about how that's what he's looking into now.
Doesn't hurt to try, regardless. Still find it weird how varying performance is, even among similarly specced systems.
GPU will downclock itself if its being pushed too hard. It could also reasonably just be an unstable overclock that was never properly tested.
The person should lower their overclock and test again to see if it persists. I know on my old 570 I had a bad overclock and during Kombustor tests my overclock would cut by 1/2.
Yeah that worked for me.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Well, I'm happy. Haven't had any performance problems (@ 30fps) running at 1620p in my 12 hours of game time, so all I was missing were the graphical effects. Hope those of you who are getting stutters and crashes get a fix soon, tho.
CambriaRising
Member
Anyone figure out how to use the 360 controller or DS4Windows wirelessly with this yet? It's only working when I'm plugged in.
My 360 pad is working wirelessly. I'm on Windows 8.1 64-bit, and have no other controllers, gamepads or specialized/gaming mice/keyboards connected to my system.
Works fine innately for me. Might be the computer thinks you have two controllers plugged in. Check your devices and see, have had some games have issues with that. Though it's usually the other way around and bluetooth will work but wired won't for me.
I've resorted to locking it to 30fps at 1440p. Using the rain and light shafts game works only.
captainnapalm
Member
How can I check if I downloaded the patch? I'm not seeing any evidence that I did.
I see my current content BuildID is 673395. Is that the latest version?
I see my current content BuildID is 673395. Is that the latest version?
CambriaRising
Member
Weird. I'll have to check on that. I'm also on Win8.1 64-bit. Thanks for the responses.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Same here.
Revolutionary
Member
The AA actually works quite well now, even reducing the shimmering on Joker's teeth in the intro. But I'm still not a fan of how it diminishes light sources and blurs the rain.
Lockjaw333
Member
Well the game looks MUCH better now. Its finally on par with the PS4 release. Performance is still wonky, even with the 30 fps cap there are hitches and stutters everywhere for me.
Adding those effects back happened quicker than I thought it would. Here's hoping the rest can get ironed out quickly.
Adding those effects back happened quicker than I thought it would. Here's hoping the rest can get ironed out quickly.
The rain effect on the batmobile still isn't as good as the console versions
Here's the older comparison
Yah it's barely noticeable.
I just posted this a page back:
Going by that, yet another unknown bug is continuing to affect the strength of the rain cascades. I'm just glad they're finally present, weak or no. Hopefully the next patch will address this fully.
RadioactiveLobster
Member
Is the amount of rain dynamic?
By that I mean could it be raining harder in the PS4 shot than it was in the PC one?
Don't have the game so I can't check myself.
By that I mean could it be raining harder in the PS4 shot than it was in the PC one?
Don't have the game so I can't check myself.
Hopefully. One would think the effect was an on/off toggle. It seems like it either has multiple layers or the intensity is adjustable.
The rainfall itself is dynamic, but the rain effect seems constant regardless of amount of rain.
Weird, mine doesn't look at all like that. Here's a pic I just took:
What the hell So Is that dynamic too? Hmmm Will try one more time and see if it's any different
The Handsome Llama
Banned
Could it be because of the 30 fps limit?
shiftplusone
Member
So rain and ao should be in?
I just loaded it up, no fancy rain, everything on
Am I misinterpreting what the topic is currently saying or am I missing something
EDIT: nevermind, cycled the rain effects and it's working now
New AO looks great too
I just loaded it up, no fancy rain, everything on
Am I misinterpreting what the topic is currently saying or am I missing something
EDIT: nevermind, cycled the rain effects and it's working now
New AO looks great too
A significant improvement, for sure.
Okay, now I'm just confused. Where is that scene? I might test it myself.
Weird, mine doesn't look at all like that. Here's a pic I just took:
Can you share your BmEngine and BmSystemSettings.ini files? May be I broke something with all the tweaking
Right after he says "Evening the Odds"
Could it be the gameworks enhanced rain?
Taking a closer look at your screenshot seems like you're missing some effects like DoF, you game seems "cleaner", do you have everything maxed out? I do, I have the game locked at 30 FPS also, haven't tweaked or changed a thing.
