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Is performance getting lower in the engine update?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Kripis, Dec 15, 2012.

  1. Kripis

    Kripis Drill Rusher

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    Because I can barely run the game at 40ish fps, so I'm hoping it doesn't drop to 20 when the big updates comes...
     
  2. toffie0

    toffie0 is sweeter than you <3 Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester

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    I'm finding the servers are getting more Laggy since the recent updates
     
  3. airvortex

    airvortex Catapult Fodder

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    Though I am a free player (wish I was prem though >.>) I haven't really noticed much difference, despite my comp being somewhat slower since August.
     
  4. funnymonkey

    funnymonkey Builder Stabber

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    Yeh, only for on the RTDM servers that I find it being more laggy. It can be really anoying. Im sure they will work on it though, well atleast I hope so. :huh?:
     
  5. Beelzebub

    Beelzebub Ballista Bolt Thrower

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    There have been occasional instances where my client freezes up (but the sounds keep playing) for a second or two, but other than that I have had no game performance issues.
     
  6. You are lucky, mine never go above 30 :(.
     
  7. Monsteri

    Monsteri Slower Than Light Tester

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    The fps is hardcode capped at 30..
     
  8. AnRK

    AnRK Shark Slayer

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    Unless you remove it manually ;)
     
  9. Mazey

    Mazey Haxor Global Moderator Forum Moderator Staff Alumni Donator Official Server Admin

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    My fps is with luck 20. In big lag servers it's 3 lol.
    First it always was 10 but the /v_bpp 16 and /v_showminimap 0 helped :D
     
  10. Chaos-Knight

    Chaos-Knight Bison Rider

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    HOW? :huh?:

    Would be so awesome to utilize my 120hz monitor with KAG, hate the choppy mouse movements.
     
  11. copper40

    copper40 Casual Misogynist

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    KAG doesn't really eat up a lot of memory at once. You could always try buying another graphics card, I have a GTX 550 ti.
     
  12. AnRK

    AnRK Shark Slayer

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    Already PMed you already, but for the benefit of others it's worth noting that the human eye can only perceive up to about 60fps as far as I remember, anything over that and you wouldn't detect it anyway.

    *edit* Although looking around that seems to a bit of an over simplified answer, interesting discussion here about it http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=61181 After reading siome of that though I wouldn't have thought a game like KAG would really benefit from a stupidly high framerate anyway, and if your into the 8-bit graphics would probably take away from that feel a bit anyway.
     
  13. Chaos-Knight

    Chaos-Knight Bison Rider

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    You can definitely see the difference between 60hz and 120hz with your eye when moving the mouse around quickly.

    Anyway I found the option but can't disable it.
    I found it in KAG/Base/Scripts/autoconfig.gm

    If you open this file with a text editor, the second line says:
    global k_rendersync = 1; // Sync rendering FPS with game ticks ~ 30FPS

    So I changed the 1 for a 0 - problem is it doesn't register this setting in the game.

    I tried to open the command menu with the "Home" button during a solo sandbox game and typed in:

    /k_rendersync 0;

    but when i type /help afterwards and search for the k_rendersync entry it still says 1


    What am I doing wrong?
    https://wiki.kag2d.com/wiki/Commands
    ^ here it says "Rest of the commands (may need cleanup/updating)" - but how do I cleanup/update???
     
  14. Mazey

    Mazey Haxor Global Moderator Forum Moderator Staff Alumni Donator Official Server Admin

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    They mean the page needs cleanup/updating
     
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  15. stig700

    stig700 Ballista Bolt Thrower

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    i have a laptop and get 30-60 fps'ish but i need a coolplate else it is a frying pan but 20 fps how what pc do yuo have??!