Tonka
Mar-02-2012, 23:43
Wasn't sure where to post this, so feel free to move it mods.
Had a good fly on the server tonight, but the whole experience has been tinted by the really bad lag i, and others, see when trying to get to grips with other planes.
On three occasions in a 20 minute period i had a 110 in my sights, and on every occasion as soon as i was in a position to fire, my frame rate dropped to zero. Whilst i was unable to make any input to fire or manoeuvre, the 110 and his wingman were firing at me. My frame rate remained at zero just long enough for me to be shot up, and then launcher crash. The three other people i was on teamspeak with had exactly the same problem with the same group of aircraft, sudden fps loss which remained for a few seconds before launcher crash.
When i reloaded, i asked about it in the chat and was told it's the same for everyone. If it is, then why were the same group of blue aircraft still flying and able to shoot down multiple red? Is there more detail in some blue aircaft?
Someone also said it was down to the aircraft models, so i have a few questions about that;
What settings can be altered to improve this? I tried setting aircraft detail to low, and the friendly planes looked blocky and low resolution on the ground, but the opponents still looked to be high res models. Does this sound right, and are there any other settings i can alter?
It looks like LOD groups are used, but are they used wisely? Are the cockpits still drawn for every aircraft when online, and does anyone know if its just LOD groups or is additive type LOD used to add in high details only when you are really close to another model?
The modelling of the aircraft is bloody impressive, obviously there are a lot of poly's in each cockpit, but surely there are low res versions of every aircraft, minus the cockpits for multiplayer flight?
I'm enjoying the game so far, but this zero fps and launcher crash incident occurring so frequently is really putting me off now. Is it really the same for everyone, and if so how do you all cope? Help me see the light guys, please! :thumbsup:
Had a good fly on the server tonight, but the whole experience has been tinted by the really bad lag i, and others, see when trying to get to grips with other planes.
On three occasions in a 20 minute period i had a 110 in my sights, and on every occasion as soon as i was in a position to fire, my frame rate dropped to zero. Whilst i was unable to make any input to fire or manoeuvre, the 110 and his wingman were firing at me. My frame rate remained at zero just long enough for me to be shot up, and then launcher crash. The three other people i was on teamspeak with had exactly the same problem with the same group of aircraft, sudden fps loss which remained for a few seconds before launcher crash.
When i reloaded, i asked about it in the chat and was told it's the same for everyone. If it is, then why were the same group of blue aircraft still flying and able to shoot down multiple red? Is there more detail in some blue aircaft?
Someone also said it was down to the aircraft models, so i have a few questions about that;
What settings can be altered to improve this? I tried setting aircraft detail to low, and the friendly planes looked blocky and low resolution on the ground, but the opponents still looked to be high res models. Does this sound right, and are there any other settings i can alter?
It looks like LOD groups are used, but are they used wisely? Are the cockpits still drawn for every aircraft when online, and does anyone know if its just LOD groups or is additive type LOD used to add in high details only when you are really close to another model?
The modelling of the aircraft is bloody impressive, obviously there are a lot of poly's in each cockpit, but surely there are low res versions of every aircraft, minus the cockpits for multiplayer flight?
I'm enjoying the game so far, but this zero fps and launcher crash incident occurring so frequently is really putting me off now. Is it really the same for everyone, and if so how do you all cope? Help me see the light guys, please! :thumbsup: