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Batman AK PC Perf Thread of DARKNESS, NO SETTINGS [30fps cap / intro removal in OP]

Revolutionary

Revolutionary

Member
fugimax said:
Just FYI that things are running fine here. Locked 60fps on a 980.

No doubt there's lots of issues out there, but want to give those who are locked in a glimmer of hope..
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I'm playing and loving the game at 1080/60 as well. Really glad I made the jump from a 970 a few weeks ago - I just knew that 3.5GB RAM thing was going to be problematic for future games.
Sentient said:
Is ejecting out from the Batmobile into a glide an ability that you need to acquire? Says its AA in the control map but that doesn't do anything.
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Yes. Like the second or third story mission.
 
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x3sphere

Member
Unknown Soldier said:
I will say this, at the capped 30 fps this game feels amazingly smooth, the controls are very responsive. It's probably the smoothest feeling 30 fps game I've played recently, it's pretty clear the game is optimized heavily for this framerate.

So far no more crashes since the one while chatting with Commissioner Gordon, crossing my fingers.
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Yeah runs really nicely on a 980 Ti @ 4K, 30 FPS capped.
 
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XANDER CAGE

Member
This game looks so smeary and muddy on my PC, I'm assuming it has a really poor FXAA solution or something. I'm sure the wonky texture streaming/loading isn't helping, but it doesn't look good. I'm watching some high quality videos of the PS4 version and it looks much sharper, smoother, and better.
 
Hatty

Hatty

Member
It's too bad I was tempted by the GMG deal now I'm stuck with a broken game. At least I have DMC4: SE here to take the pain away. Everyone that can get a refund should do it, a port this bad has no place in 2015

fugimax said:
Just FYI that things are running fine here. Locked 60fps on a 980.

No doubt there's lots of issues out there, but want to give those who are locked in a glimmer of hope..
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How? I have a 980 and I get drops to 35 constantly
 
Windom Earle

Windom Earle

Member
A Batman game with a shitty PC port? I don't know what I expected. :/

The OP title wasn't kidding, wtf are those settings.

It also runs bad? Have yet to start the game beyond the benchmark.
 
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Phionoxx

Member
Unknown Soldier said:
I will say this, at the capped 30 fps this game feels amazingly smooth, the controls are very responsive. It's probably the smoothest feeling 30 fps game I've played recently, it's pretty clear the game is optimized heavily for this framerate.

So far no more crashes since the one while chatting with Commissioner Gordon, crossing my fingers.
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Yup, playing it capped at 30 fps has been fine for me. Normally of course I would prefer a locked 60 but it doesn't seem as necessary here. Might try to use DSR to go up to 1440p and see if I can keep a locked 30.
 
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ThoseDeafMutes

Member
XANDER CAGE said:
This game looks so smeary and muddy on my PC, I'm assuming it has a really poor FXAA solution or something. I'm sure the wonky texture streaming/loading isn't helping, but it doesn't look good. I'm watching some high quality videos of the PS4 version and it looks much sharper, smoother, and better.
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As an experiment disable the AA in the menu and see if it sharpens up.

Then you can force other kinds of AA on the driver level, or just go with downsampling.
 
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ekim

Member
XANDER CAGE said:
This game looks so smeary and muddy on my PC, I'm assuming it has a really poor FXAA solution or something. I'm sure the wonky texture streaming/loading isn't helping, but it doesn't look good. I'm watching some high quality videos of the PS4 version and it looks much sharper, smoother, and better.
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Meh... Really that bad? Would love to see a comparison. Now I'm thinking about picking it up for my Xbox One. Is the X1 version comparable to the Ps4 version on terms of performance?
 
Impulsor

Impulsor

Member
FlyinJ said:
Seriously, the fact that Iron Galaxy did this port should be put into the thread title as a warning to anyone thinking of getting the PC SKU over either console.
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Yeah. I agree with that.

AS I said, I can't get a refund because I got the game free with my GPU, but I've been really hyped for this and I really want to play it so I'll just pick up my ps4 preorder this evening and stop worrying.
 
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Killing_Joke

Member
One of 2 games i bought a legit rig for and this shit happens. Hopefully I'm one of the lucky ones when i get to play. But 30fps cap and normal textures sounds awful. Can't believe WB didn't put this game in good hands.
 
Impulsor

Impulsor

Member
XANDER CAGE said:
This game looks so smeary and muddy on my PC, I'm assuming it has a really poor FXAA solution or something. I'm sure the wonky texture streaming/loading isn't helping, but it doesn't look good. I'm watching some high quality videos of the PS4 version and it looks much sharper, smoother, and better.
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I noticed this as well, it looks like the game has some kind of "fog screen" between the screen and the game, if you know what I mean.

It looks dirty and washed out? Kinda too clear, I fiddled with gamma settings but didn't really fix anything.

Its like playing the game on a poorly calibrated tv.
 
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ktroopa

Member
leng jai said:
Can a 970 even run this game at 30fps locked at 1080p with all settings maxed?
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I dont think so Nope, im seeing batmobile drops to 26fps when im burning smoke. Thats with shit flying everywhere n destruction too. I expect a patch is coming for sure.

Whats clear is that the devs intended the 30fps lock for that cinematic look :/ its The Evil Within all over again. At least we dont have massive black bars..
 
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Klossen

Banned
Let's put Steam's refund system to good use and further discourage publishers from pulling cheap stunts like this in the future. Don't allow games to be launched broken only to have their pitiful PR department beg you to wait for patches.
 
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XANDER CAGE

Member
ThoseDeafMutes said:
As an experiment disable the AA in the menu and see if it sharpens up.

Then you can force other kinds of AA on the driver level, or just go with downsampling.
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(excuse the imgur compression, but given how muddy the game already looks for me it didn't exacerbate the issue much)

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It's definitely FXAA. I'll see how forcing driver AA or downsampling goes, but given how bad my performance is already I'm really not gonna hold my breath.
 
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Sendou

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Klossen said:
Let's put Steam's refund system to good use and further discourage publishers from pulling cheap stunts like this in the future. Don't allow games to be launched broken only to have their pitiful PR department beg you to wait for patches.
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I would surprised if even majority of people on GAF purchased the game on Steam considering the good deals from Nuuvem and GMG.

The game is getting hammered on Steam. "Mostly Negative" reviews. 959 reviews of which only 37% are positive.
 
Impulsor

Impulsor

Member
Sendou said:
I would surprised if even majority of people on GAF purchased the game on Steam considering the good deals from Nuuvem and GMG.

The game is getting hammered on Steam. "Mostly Negative" reviews. 959 reviews of which only 37% are positive.
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Good. As it should be.

I'm so salty :(
 
Tainted

Tainted

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Sendou said:
I would surprised if even majority of people on GAF purchased the game on Steam considering the good deals from Nuuvem and GMG.

The game is getting hammered on Steam. "Mostly Negative" reviews. 959 reviews of which only 37% are positive.
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If they patch all these issues out of the game, those giving bad reviews probably won't go back and revise their review either

It will be forever stamped with that negative tag...but that's what happens when you release broken games.

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Zemm

Member
23 pages since I slept :eek:

What a shit show this port is. It's the worst I've seen in years. If I bought it through steam I'd be getting a refund asap.
 
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Klossen

Banned
Sendou said:
I would surprised if even majority of people on GAF purchased the game on Steam considering the good deals from Nuuvem and GMG.

The game is getting hammered on Steam. "Mostly Negative" reviews. 959 reviews of which only 37% are positive.
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Suddenly the heavy promotions on GMG just days before launch makes more sense now.
 
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Evo X

Member
It's not only the performance issues that are bugging me, but the graphics themselves.

Maxed out at 1440P on my Titan X, it doesn't look as good as the E3 demos they've been showing off the past few years.

Maybe I am remembering wrong, but those demos blew me away, whereas playing it myself, it doesn't actually seem like that much of an improvement from Arkham City.

Anyone feel this way or am I crazy?
 
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FlyinJ

Douchebag. Yes, me.
Klossen said:
Suddenly the heavy promotions on GMG just days before launch makes more sense now.
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It does seem weird... but to what end! Who benefits from selling the game at half off? I'm pretty sure GMG bought these keys for more than what they are selling them for, and they are taking a loss to get more traffic on their site.
 
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golem

Member
Hmm seems to run alright on my Titan X, not really noticing any stuttering. Watching that VRAM usage crest 7gb though :eek:

Hopefully they get SLI working
 
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vocab

Member
Evo X said:
It's not only the performance issues that are bugging me, but the graphics themselves.

Maxed out at 1440P on my Titan X, it doesn't look as good as the E3 demos they've been showing off the past few years.

Maybe I am remembering wrong, but those demos blew me away, whereas playing it myself, it doesn't actually seem like that much of an improvement from Arkham City.

Anyone feel this way or am I crazy?
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The textures are low res. The game has like this piss filter over anything. I personally think AA/AC look better in terms of visual clarity. Whatever this game is doing in terms of being demanding, it anit worth it. It just isn't that good looking. The texture work is awful in many places in AK.
 
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B-Dubs

No Scrubs
FYI do not turn off AA, I did to see if I could improve performance and I fell through the world while driving.

I was getting some stutters during combat, usually when I countered or the camera swung around fast, and it was a little worse while driving. Gliding, for some reason, was perfectly fine. If it wasn't for the car section the game would be perfectly playable, not good in the slightest, but I could play it.
 
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CryptiK

Member
What a piece of shit. Got a "Fatal Error" closed the game and had to restart my computer because it crashed the desktop. Why the fuck wasn't this lead platform on PC when its on the Unreal Engine.
 
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CUD

Banned
So the FPS cap edit is working fine but when I try to remove the motion blur or edit anything else the game crashes before it makes it to the main menu. Is anyone actually able to disable motion blur or is this just me?
 
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