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

MattyG

Banned
I'll say it again for a new page since the thread moves so fast; STOP JUMPING ALL OVER THIS. We went over this last night and there's a good chance based on some stuff people found that this ISN'T a WB employee, it's probably just a coincidence.
 

IMACOMPUTA

Member
So what exactly is the problem?

I see a lot of complaints and no clear cut list of issues.

Game crashes frequently

Locked at 30fps

Stutters, seems to have an issue streaming assets

Uses an obscene amount of vram (nearly 6gb on 980ti)

Whole game is deleted when verifying cache (steam issue)

Looks as good if not better on PS4 even at max settings on pc (aside from Nvidia smoke)

Poor anti aliasing solution

Missing AO

Etc etc
 

Vitor711

Member
So, the game has missing files. MKX also has a borked pre-load.

Can WB games just not add the correct files to Steam or something? Do they have no system for ensuring that everything is uploaded correctly? Because it sort of sounds like this may be the culprit for the more egregious issues (i.e. the stuttering and crashes).

I'm one of the 'lucky' people whose only problem is the generally poor performance and occasionally FPS drops while the city streams in data.
 

MattyG

Banned
Could be, except what that dude said is still shitty.
I'm not saying it isn't shitty, but people are jumping on this like it's 100% true, and there was evidence posted last night that pretty much proved it was a different person. I've even seen people on Twitter claiming it like it's fact. I just really don't want to see Gaf be responsible for a witch hunt that gets some guy in trouble over something he didn't do.
 

Tovarisc

Member
Yeah, i much prefer how it looks on console - looks much heavier and better due to this IMO. In fact watching the video the only real differences i could see in favour of the PC version (once you remove res/fps etc, if the game worked well enough to have a better res/fps that is) are the smoke/paper gameworks stuff and the lack of AO (or a worse version of it).

Basically for me its PS4 has better rain and AO, PC has better fog/paper (if your on NVidia).

Maybe those look better when playing yourself, but watching Lirik's stream and those effects look so bad imo :/ Smoke clipping through batmobiles model like nobodies business while looking very unrealistic. Paper stuff just don't seem to add anything to scene, imo.

Edit: When looking at that linked comparison video I would pick PS4 version, for performance and IQ.
 

sflufan

Banned
Yeah, the missing or downgraded graphics features are leading me to believe that the wrong build version has been uploaded to the Steam content distribution database.
 

FlyinJ

Douchebag. Yes, me.
Warner Brothers should be paying off GMG for every one of their customers who want a refund on this blatantly unusable software they cynically released.

If only there were laws to cover such contingencies. There already are ones in place to cover retail returns.
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
So, the game has missing files. MKX also has a borked pre-load.

Can WB games just not add the correct files to Steam or something? Do they have no system for ensuring that everything is uploaded correctly? Because it sort of sounds like this may be the culprit for the more egregious issues (i.e. the stuttering and crashes).

I'm one of the 'lucky' people whose only problem is the generally poor performance and occasionally FPS drops while the city streams in data.

There are no missing files. Initialising the cache verification process causes the game to delete itself and I'd hazard a guess and say that this is some sort of over-protective function of the Denuvo DRM.
 

KingV

Member
Thanks for testing, man.



Even with the Batmobile? No stuttering while racing around?

I'm in the same boat. Rock-steady with no gameworks and no ini edits on a 4690K and GTX970 with 8GB RAM. Nothing overclocked.

I had one stutter that was admittedly several seconds in a cutscene, but that was it in about an hour of play.
 

Zemm

Member
Graphic comparisons seem a bit pointless at the moment (unless you're trying to show how bad this port is). The game is clearly fucked on PC and probably more than likely missing tons of settings/graphical features as well. Wouldn't surprise me if Rocksteady took over the PC version now and try and fix it up.
 

Delt31

Member
Can someone PLEASE send this to every game website so they can explain to the web how bad WB is and how they treat their "baby" customers?

I'm sorry ______ - I thought the money I spent should get me a game that works. What a piece of ______.
 

Tecnniqe

Banned
After trying a lot of things including verifying steam cache i got the game to run after a 2nd install, however, where is my Harley Quinn DLC? Did anyone get that DLC?
 

RulkezX

Member
Ok so I turned the game down to 720 x 480 , vsync on , everything on lowest settings on a

2500k @ 4.4ghz
7970 Ghz Edition 3GB
8Gb Ram

just to see if hardware makes any difference at all , and the game still drops well below 30 and frequently below 10 ( it freezes for a good second at a time when gliding around).

This game is the very definition of broken, It doesn't matter what combination of setting or resolution I use the results are largely the same.
 
Ok so I turned the game down to 720 x 480 , vsync on , everything on lowest settings on a

2500k @ 4.4ghz
7970 Ghz Edition 3GB
8Gb Ram

just to see if hardware makes any difference at all , and the game still drops well below 30 and frequently below 10 ( it freezes for a good second at a time when gliding around).

This game is the very definition of broken, It doesn't matter what combination of setting or resolution I use the results are largely the same.
Lmao

What a fucking joke.
 

Sullichin

Member
Can someone PLEASE send this to every game website so they can explain to the web how bad WB is and how they treat their "baby" customers?

I'm sorry ______ - I thought the money I spent should get me a game that works. What a piece of ______.

Let's not.
 

KingV

Member
Any one have issues with the audio...sounds just don't seem right. Punches sound a bit "tinny" and there seems to be very little to no sound coming from heavy rain.

What sound profile do you have setup? I ask because there is a headphones setting AND a PRO headphones setting. I started on headphones and the sound was very funny.

It must be meant for earbuds.
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
After trying a lot of things including verifying steam cache i got the game to run after a 2nd install, however, where is my Harley Quinn DLC? Did anyone get that DLC?

You need to hit up the reseller you purchased the game from. Retail copies seemingly come with two keys (a post-release game key and a pre-order DLC key).
 
Can someone PLEASE send this to every game website so they can explain to the web how bad WB is and how they treat their "baby" customers?

I'm sorry ______ - I thought the money I spent should get me a game that works. What a piece of ______.

No, especially when there may not even be a connection.
 
GTX 980 and i5 4690 here. Getting a pretty stable 30fps (didn't even bother unlocking it) with only a little stuttering even with Gameworks apparently on. The screen is tearing quite a bit though even with Adaptive v-sync, but it's still playable. Guess I'm just lucky.

Oddly enough the OSD of MSI Afterburner doesn't work with Gameworks on.
 

komorebi

Member
I'm in the same boat. Rock-steady with no gameworks and no ini edits on a 4690K and GTX970 with 8GB RAM. Nothing overclocked.

I had one stutter that was admittedly several seconds in a cutscene, but that was it in about an hour of play.

Thanks. The thing that has me worried is even with a 30fps cap there are reports of a memory leak that gets worse the longer you play, effectively ruining any chance of a console-like experience on PC while we wait for patches.
 

Needlecrash

Member
Game release gets pushed back by 7 months and it still has fucking problems. Not to mention the specs get changed a day before the release date and wasn't developed by Rocksteady, as well as no one receiving pc review copies.

This is a shit show to say the least. I can't wait until Jim Sterling rips a new one in the next Jimquisition.
 
I tested things out with all of the bells and whistles last night and it seemed borderline acceptable on my 970. Definitely in the 45-50 range at most times, but perfectly playable.

At least it would be if it would go ten minutes without crashing. If it wasn't a Nvidia promo code in would refund it for now.
 

AEREC

Member
Can someone PLEASE send this to every game website so they can explain to the web how bad WB is and how they treat their "baby" customers?

I'm sorry ______ - I thought the money I spent should get me a game that works. What a piece of ______.

ugh, who cares...this kind of stuff seems to get out of control and ends up with someone possibly losing their job, all over calling some people "babies." It's not like this guy sabotaged your copy of the game.
 

robgrab

Member
I'm surprised I'm the only one who's figured this out. Clearly these "performance issues" are an illusion brought on as result of you breathing in the Scarecrow's poison during the games opening sequence. Similar to Arkham Asylum when it seemed like the game crashed and restarted. Brilliant game design! I'm just hoping this poison effect wears off eventually cuz it seems to be going on a little too long.
 
Q

qizah

Unconfirmed Member
I agree with him in the sense that a lot of people here (and the broader vocal gamer) do act like babies, but that doesn't really mean that their concerns aren't legitimate.

Also you can't really call people babies and then proceed to respond like he did. If your game has issues you can't respond to people like that.

Plus, the whole argument that "every game released now is going to have problems the day of launch" is bullshit.

Prime example are Nintendo games. They don't launch with a number of issues day one. What a cop out excuse.
 
Shit performance
Seemingly no higher than normal textures (?)
Delicious denuvo drm
Memory leaks like crazy
Ctd errors out the ass
Stuttering
One user had their entire game deleted after a crash apparently

This is what I see and I don't even own the game.

Game crashes frequently

Locked at 30fps

Stutters, seems to have an issue streaming assets

Uses an obscene amount of vram (nearly 6gb on 980ti)

Whole game is deleted when verifying cache (steam issue)

Looks as good if not better on PS4 even at max settings on pc (aside from Nvidia smoke)

Poor anti aliasing solution

Missing AO

Etc etc

Thanks.

I mean, I got it for $30 with no way to refund but this still sucks. I would have stuck with the PS4 version.
 

Fatmanp

Member
My Spec

I7 4790k @ 4ghz
MSI 780ti
8 GB Ram

Standard textures and high on everything else. Gameworks off. Benchmark gave me an average of 59 fps but even with the 30fps lock it has dropped below 30.
 
STOP POSTING THAT IMAGE, for fuck sake.

That shit was debunked and this thread is getting constantly derailed by it.

I did some more digging and I really do think it is just a weird coincidence.

The timelines for that linkedin profile absolutely do not match the timeline for the neogaf poster.

Edit: to give some further info that'll hopefully stop people from mining that linkedin profile person:

Linkedin profile has been working in TV for a long time. Neogaf poster owned a videogame shop at the same time period. I really don't think it's the same person.
 
Don't spread bullshit conspiracy stuff with completely unsubstantiated rumors. These are real people and your dumb internet shit can have real repercussions. The dudes profile on NeoGAF says he works in IT and the linkedin has worked in TV for a long time. Do you even look at this shit before you post?
 

Zoned

Actively hates charity
At this point, Vale/WB should take this game off the shelves, let developers work on it for 3-4 weeks and then re-release it. I doubt any patch will solve this shit show.
 
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