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[Needs More Info] Devotionals still draining fps

Discussion in 'Critical Issues (Blockers, Performance, Crashes)' started by Gia2, Jan 21, 2021.

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    01/21/2021 14:38
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    OS: Windows 10 (10.0.0) 64bit
    CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor (12) System RAM: 32684
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    Area: POT_forest_metropolis_01b_template/Verat Chaos
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    Have you experienced a drastic FPS reduction with devotionals in other scenes? There could be a number of factors at play here besides the devotionals specifically.

    [edit] Also, it looks like you have your FOV set much wider than the default and/or are using a wider resolution, and it was snowing (light precipitation) - perhaps try adjusting these for better performance? You can also try enabling GPU Occlusion.

    @Gia2 I also see that Chris was doing some POT optimizations today in Twitter - so there might be additional FPS coming soon.

    https://twitter.com/catnipgames
     
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    I just tested using a devotional in Northwood and my FPS didn't drop at all:

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    Tested multiple devotionals in Rift's End:

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    Here's the same spot on my system with default FOV @ 1920x1080 on max everything:

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    CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6800K CPU @ 3.40GHz (6) System RAM: 32679
    GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU RAM: 8088
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    it seems its the total number of devotionals and the number visible in the field of view at any one given time.. the loss i saw while testing in haven ridge, cross roads and other cities was approx 20 fps.
     
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    Maybe it is related to Nvidia and unity issue?

    Any VFX may have an accumulate effect of low dps after a period of game play. And it requires a complete game client restart to fix it temporarily.
     
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    Sometimes I see a bit of stuttering if I don't let the scene fully load before running to the devotionals and shrines in Silverdale Market, near here:

    Area: Silverdale Market (POT_forest_metropolis_01c_template/Silverdale Market) Loc: (74.069, 37.997, 106.034)

    If I give the game an extra 30 seconds to load all the deco for the town when using the "Devotional Plaza" marker -- it's not nearly as bad as if I just zone in to that Marker and make a beeline for the buffs I want.
     
    Echondas, Feb 1, 2022
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    I noticed this with my experiementing between direct x and vulkan... Its something with the lighting effect over the devotionals.. if you look at the ground instead of at the devotionals the frame dip isn't as bad, and the more devotionals present, the worse it gets when looking at them all in your field of view.
     
    Leucian, Feb 25, 2022
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