Performance won't be an issue with a 980..
Dragon Age: Inquisition PC performance thread
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lucebuce12
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Oh my God, I've gotten so fed up of the crashes. They always happen either during cutscenes or when I'm in the War Room. I also get a notification that the drivers have recovered from a crash so I tried doing a fresh install of the drivers. Nothing. Tried reinstalling Directx and VC. Nothing.
I've updated the game to the latest version, also didn't change anything. If anybody has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. (This problem happens exclusively with DA:I, does not happen with any other game or app)
I've updated the game to the latest version, also didn't change anything. If anybody has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. (This problem happens exclusively with DA:I, does not happen with any other game or app)
Have you tried lowering your GPU's core/memory clocks? It's unfortunate, but sometimes you'll have to go below stock settings in order to find stability.
daninthemix
Member
Quoting myself here for anyone else starting out - setting the 'mouse smoothing' to the far right does seem to eradicate cutscene stutter.
So far, in fact, the game runs very nicely indeed without any other fixes.
daninthemix
Member
The slider is apparently backwards, so putting it to the right disables smoothing.
The mouse smoothing setting does nothing to correct the cutscene stuttering I described in this post:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=142978012&highlight=#post142978012
I tried with a mouse as well as a controller.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=142978012&highlight=#post142978012
I tried with a mouse as well as a controller.
air jordans for dogs
Member
Shit ive tried all of the different tricks but still i can only 5-30 mins before it locks up, real fucking annoying.
irfaanator
Banned
can't even get into the game post patch lol. Get an error saying "The procedure entry point InitializeAcl could not be located in the dynamic link library ADVAPI32.dll"
Do I gotta update the amd drivers?
Do I gotta update the amd drivers?
alysonwheel
Member
Anyone on an AMD system having problems with the recent patch+hotfix? I've been playing in offline mode to avoid the patch but if there's not going to be any other fixes until patch 3 I've been thinking about letting it update.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
My fiancee has an r9 290 and has had no problems since the update.
Yes I like it. At least at 2x, it's worth it on my 970. This game just runs shitty in certain parts, especially where there are npc's, and runs flawlessly in others.
alysonwheel
Member
Perfect, thank you!
...I think maybe I'll backup my game folder before I patch, just in case.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
She's also running the omega drivers, FYI.
texhnolyze
Banned
What's this hard locks are you talking about?
I have my guess based on my experience, but can you elaborate?
Performance has been amzing since patch 2 hotfix and omega driver. I'm on HD 7870 Ghz edition. Getting 60 fps on most area & 50 fps in Skyhold on ultra texture & everything else on high.
alysonwheel
Member
I've an FX8350 and R9 270X, my gf is on FX6300 and R9 280, I'll post back here if we get really noticeable improvements. Already running Windows 8 (upgraded from 7 just for this game, lol) and the omega drivers.
The game will just randomly freeze up sometimes. Sometimes I can play for 30-40 mins, then it freezes. Other times it will freeze my computer after 5 mins. I don't get it.
It only started happening a couple of days ago since I played 90+ hours with no issues.
I have the same card and similar settings. Performance is solid using DirectX, but completely unplayable using Mantle. For example, I tested spinning the camera in a 360 in the Skyhold throne room. With DirectX, there was no stuttering. With Mantle, the stuttering was so bad that it took over 2 minutes to complete the 360.
alysonwheel
Member
I've turned a couple of options to ultra that I had on high before and was able to maintain roughly the same framerate: 30-40fps in troublesome areas and 40-50 in others. We loaded the game on both PCs to compare patched vs unpatched image quality and saw no difference. Very happy.
This is on DirectX, btw. Mantle had stutter problems pre-patch so I never used it; I haven't tried it post-patch.
The Shogun
Banned
My game has been fucked since the update. Glitches everywhere, some sort of strange texture issues, crashes, etc.
it ran perfectly fine for me pre patch
it ran perfectly fine for me pre patch
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Anyone discover a way, maybe via a config file, to adjust lod distances further? The constant terrain pop-in in the bigger areas is a real eyesore. Already have all in-game settings maxed out.
I'm having stutter problems with Mantle. Seems to me more camera related rather than framerate though. My FPS is better with Mantle, but the camera stutter (most noticeable when rotating the camera around) makes it pretty much unplayable.
I had HBAO on also and was confused about the lines showing up in the grass - trying SSAO caused lines of another sort to appear on Leliana's face when a certain someone walked in on the meeting in the war room. I think I'll just disable it for now.
Edit - Hmm, the lines remain... maybe it's Mantle...?
Barrow Roll
Member
I'm on the green team so no Mantle for me. SSAO and HBAO Full do the trick for me. I'm guessing HBAO uses lower resolution shadowing vs HBAO Full which leads to the flickering, and because of the way the grass is laid it it sort of forms a pattern. It seems pretty consistent with what I've read online about HBAO. They really should have implemented HBAO+, maybe we'll be able to force it through drivers some day.
By the way, I know a lot of the options say they won't take effect until you restart that game, but in some cases this isn't true. The Shadows and Ambient Occlusion setting take effect right away, and for the ones that don't you can simply exit to the main menu and reload your save to see the changes. I've tested this with the Terrain and Vegetation options, so I'm only assuming it carries over to the other options like Water Quality and Texture Quality.
i have one, its not a solid 60fps, also redclif brings tears to my eyes, drops to 40 fps.
I meant as far as AO is concerned, the performance between HBAO and HBAO full is not worth mentionning (versus image quality), sorry for the confusion..
texhnolyze
Banned
You won't have issue with that setup. I've an older CPU, Phenom II x4 965, and the game is running smoothly.
I see. I think that's not my issue then. I only have this weird issue since the patch/hotfix. My framerate goes down to half in Emerald Graves randomly. I never have this issue before patch as I explore it to 95% before. I haven't tried it with my wife's character, perhaps it's just my save's issue or something.
I'm totally the opposite. Mantle give me about 100% boost (yes, 2x fps) compared to DX11. Camera spinning is fine. Have you tried moving your mouse smoothing slider to 75% to the right?
I know everyone complains about Redcliffe framerate, and yes even on my 980 it drops a little bit there
But the point I'd like to make is that Redcliffe is just one small town in the game, and you're there for less than 5% of the entire time you play. I mean is it really a big fucking deal if you drop to the 50s or 40s for such a small part of the entire game? Cmon everyone
I think some people on GAF are way too picky and prone to hyperbole in cases like this. Like saying it's a dealbreaker even though you don't spend much time in that one location. That's silly!
Why does a game have to run at 60 fps for 100% of the time? So if it runs at 60 fps 98% of the time, that game is unplayable?? I don't understand.
But the point I'd like to make is that Redcliffe is just one small town in the game, and you're there for less than 5% of the entire time you play. I mean is it really a big fucking deal if you drop to the 50s or 40s for such a small part of the entire game? Cmon everyone
I think some people on GAF are way too picky and prone to hyperbole in cases like this. Like saying it's a dealbreaker even though you don't spend much time in that one location. That's silly!
Why does a game have to run at 60 fps for 100% of the time? So if it runs at 60 fps 98% of the time, that game is unplayable?? I don't understand.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
I only saw two people comment on redcliffe in the last two pages and they didn't seem like rants...?
Oh I'm talking about from the beginning of this thread, lots of people complained about Redcliffe (because it does get introduced earlier in the game)
It hits people hard because up until that point the game is usually in ~60fps for most rigs. Then all of a sudden its WTF-mode. But you're right, its a tiny area that you don't spend much time in, so no big deal.
Thank you for your reasonable reply. People just need to get some perspective
I get 60fps in redcliff using mantle. The moment i switch to direct x, it drops down to 40-50. There generally is abit more stuttering with mantle on though. There are occassional split second pauses when you roam the open world with mantle on. Doesnt bother me much- but its quite obvious
Interesting to hear about all this Mantle magic. I remember reading how BF4 also favors AMD/Mantle.
Agent_ShortBus
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I'm using a 360 controller, so mouse smoothing isn't an issue. I tried changing it anyway, but it's still the same. To me it feels like a severe memory thrashing issue. (I have 4GB system RAM and 2GB video RAM.)
I've seen other people complain of split-second pauses with Mantle, but that's not what I'm experiencing at all. My pauses can often last several seconds, and the worst lasted nearly a minute.
Barrow Roll
Member
What's your hardware? My girlfriend is just starting this game but she only has a modest GTX 760 and a stock i5 3570k. If the difference is still huge on weaker hardware then she should definitely upgrade to Windows 8.1.
Anyone else having an issue where Origin doesn't log in? It keeps telling me that I need to take Origin online in order to login but it is online. 0_o
Same here. I get a significantly higher framerate with Mantle but there is a bit of hitching anytime the framerate drops which gets too annoying for me.
Same here. I get a significantly higher framerate with Mantle but there is a bit of hitching anytime the framerate drops which gets too annoying for me.
I just ran Origin right now, and it logged in fine
Horsemama1956
Member
You probably want atleast 6GB at this point or you'll get shitty pauses like that. Try an overlay to see how much memory it uses?
You mean connecting DA:I online/to the Keep? I had this issue the other night and couldn't fix it until I reinstalled Origin. Made no sense but it worked.