I switched motion blur off in the INI. It seems to dramatically reduce DoF too. Lots of weirdness going on. I'm just going to set everything back to default. If anyone can share the default BmEngine and BmSystemSettings files, I'll be grateful
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Batman AK PC Perf Thread of DARKNESS, NO SETTINGS [30fps cap / intro removal in OP]
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I switched motion blur off in the INI. It seems to dramatically reduce DoF too. Lots of weirdness going on. I'm just going to set everything back to default. If anyone can share the default BmEngine and BmSystemSettings files, I'll be grateful
If you have the Steam version, you could delete those two files and verify the cache.
Thanks, found it.
I'd post a screen, but it looks nearly identical to viveks86's. Strange, seeing as I haven't modified the ini's at all.
Barrow Roll
Member
Looks good, but why are the before pics so blurry?
It had motion blur on, which I had disabled to test the update. Redoing it now with default ini and motion blur on
Because they didn't add any yet.
I would say if you downloaded an update, then it's updated.
Thanks man. No idea if this was a coincidence, but resetting the INIs did the trick
New before/after:
Rain effect looks great on batmobile now
Revolutionary
Member
So I deleted the bmengine.ini so that it would redownload it upon verification, and it seems they HAVE made some adjustments to the texture streaming values. So yeah, if you've made some adjustments to BmEngine or any other ini's, deleting and redownloading them might be a good idea.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
I hit 7.7 as well. Only once, tho. Subsequent play sessions were generally 6 - 6.5.
Edit: 4k res
Try making sure the controller is in exclusive mode rather than shared mode. My controller wouldn't work wirelessly with AK if it was shared, but worked fine in exclusive.
CreepingFear
Member
If I get this with my 980 Ti Classified, I'm not sure if I want to run this just to see how bad this rabbit hole goes with the shitty performance.
Wha? I delete the entire config file in the install folder and re verified, and I'm still getting your "before" rain intensity in that scene, and everywhere else.
I have the game maxed out but for the two GPU Nvidia effects (Somke/Debris), no ini tweaks. I'm at a loss.
Krappadizzle
Member
A ways away.
The density of those effects usually change the higher the resolution. They're usually intended for a 1080p target resolution, and don't often scale 1:1. That's probably why. Your screens also look darker; I assume you have the brightness down a couple of ticks in the options?
I have both those effects on (though it shouldn't make a difference). Hmmm
The AO and rain effects make the game look completely different. There's so much rain now, it's pouring! In fact, if I disable in-game AA the amount of perceivable rain and intensity of lights/reflections becomes too much for my tastes.
I agree they need to do something about VRAM usage. It's using at least 7GB at 1620p, which is crazy for a game meant for mass consumption.
I agree they need to do something about VRAM usage. It's using at least 7GB at 1620p, which is crazy for a game meant for mass consumption.
The brightness is probably because of sweetfx, which I'm using for minor gamma adjustments and smaa.
TheFNEffecT
Member
Ah, that would explain it.
I still don't know why I'm not getting the full rain cascade on the Batmobile. If you could upload an image of batman standing next to the Batmobile under a streetlight, I could use that to compare to mine. Would be helpful (but not obligatory
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Barrow Roll
Member
I'd say that has a lot to do with it.
CambriaRising
Member
I can confirm that the raindrop density is not tied to the resolution. I saw no difference between 1080p and 4k when I tested just now.
Not sure why viveks has more droplets, but I would love to know. (For posterity I tried the default ini and modified ini and there was no change)
Ah, that would explain it.
I still don't know why I'm not getting the full rain cascade on the Batmobile. If you could upload an image of batman standing next to the Batmobile under a streetlight, I could use that to compare to mine. Would be helpful (but not obligatory
Hope this helps
I'm going to guess that rain drop density is probably randomized. I'm more curious about the massive difference in DoF and filmgrain. Details in the distance stand out so much more for me. Can you take a 4K downsampled shot of the batmobile cutscene comparison I'd done above.
Self_Destructive
Member
I have no idea why but my game looks way cleaner than most shots that others are sharing. Is it because I'm running at 4k?
Even my DoF & film grain aren't as strong as others, even though it's clearly still there
Certain effects are likely linked to base resolution. The effects might be designed to be at a certain percentage of the rendering resolution and thus the effects render in higher resolution and the effect appears cleaner. Kinda like how it was with DSFix.
I'm playing at 4K as well, and it's the same as yours.
I'm not really knowledgeable in this area though so if someone else could clarify that would be cool.
Cool. I guess DoF blur and film grain are tied to resolution after all
Head.spawn
Junior Member
The top of my screen says "PHYSX > CPU" permanently now when I'm playing this game. From main menu, to actual gameplay, it just stays there. Whats the deal with that?
It's not going away. I've tried changing PhysX settings to GPU, CPU, back to AUTO... de nada
edit: figured it out.
It's not going away. I've tried changing PhysX settings to GPU, CPU, back to AUTO... de nada
edit: figured it out.
HammerOfThor
Member
Wait, so if I downloaded this on Steam day one, will the patch autodownload or do I need to re-download the whole game?
Head.spawn
Junior Member
Load up steam and as long as your settings are set to automatic, it should autodownload the patch.
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Right-Click on your game, click on "Properties". Go to the "Updates" tab. Click on the Automatic updates dropdown and select "Always keep this up to date".
Thanks viveks86, it did.
Here's a comparison of your first shot during the Batmobile cutscene vs my latest capture (it seems something I verified fixed it):
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/132800
And another comparison with the image you just posted:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/132801
Devoid the resolution, they look pretty close. I'm not sure why it wasn't loading for us, and what causes it, but let's hope these effects (and however they're loaded) become more stable with a future patch. At the moment it's downright paranoia-inducing; ironically it's been raining all day where I live, and I couldn't care less how "real-life" looks ;p
Domcorleone
Member
Yea Im def not getting rain in my game. Also I can no longer see the reflection in the mirror on the floor at the Orphanage. Has this happened to anyone else?
plagiarize
Banned
I can tell you that since I was just there post patch, that I saw the reflection clear as day. But then I'm getting lovely rain too.
Daredevil7
Banned
OK so booted up Batman AK to if there was any visible changes after first update patch, and I have to say its looking sweet so far, the rain drop effects on batman's cape is finally visible and I have to say batman's armour in this game looks super sweet.
Side note the combat in this game is really additive in a good way, and satisfying to boot. Cant wait for rest of updates, this game might have had rocky start but here's hoping few patches will bring it up to scratch.
Side note the combat in this game is really additive in a good way, and satisfying to boot. Cant wait for rest of updates, this game might have had rocky start but here's hoping few patches will bring it up to scratch.
Looks like the streaming issue went away when I changed MaxFPS to 31 along with half refresh rate vsync. Flew around for quite a bit and never saw any problems. Streaming simply doesn't work well for higher FPS it seems. At this point, I have no issues at 4K other than having to run at 30 fps. Think I'm going to resume playing as it actually feels really smooth for 30. Hopefully they fix SLI and texture streaming so that I can eventually take this up to 4K60.
Ratcabbage
Member
Out of curiosity, why 31 and not 30?
What's your system, V?
The game often drops a frame or two when stuff loads, regardless of what framerate it's running at. When I lock at 30, it drops to 28 or 29 occasionally and causes stuttering/tearing. When I lock at 31, it seems to drop to 30 every now and then. With 1/2 refresh vsync, it stays locked at 30. It's smooth as butter now. I have some headroom at 4K, so I've increased FoV to 100 as well. Looks awesome!
Titan X SLI, 5930K CPU, 16 GB DDR4, 1 TB SSD
http://fat.gfycat.com/KnobbyLoneCrow.webm
http://zippy.gfycat.com/DangerousHeartyBasilisk.webm
http://fat.gfycat.com/ColdPerfectBellfrog.webm
This is on Low textures and everything else on Normal.
http://zippy.gfycat.com/DangerousHeartyBasilisk.webm
http://fat.gfycat.com/ColdPerfectBellfrog.webm
This is on Low textures and everything else on Normal.
Thanks gain V. :3
Mad Season
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