I'm having the same problem. GMG ver. here.
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Batman: Arkham City PC release date now Nov 18 - Steam version uses Steamworks
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I'm having the same problem. GMG ver. here.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
What's the line that you put in the .ini?
Nope, didn't have to reconfig the bmiengine file again.
No stuttering, so far the only thing that has caused major framedrops is the Church. I was on the roof and all the textures are tessellated, damn bricks. Luckily you don't ever have to be there more than once after you get the riddler trophy.
AppData\Local\Microsoft\XLive\Updates\57520fa0\Content\Setup.exe /f "C:\Program Files\CapsuleGames\Batman Arkham City - PC\Batman - Arkham City"
Type that in the in command prompt window. I had to rename the Batman Arkham City - PC folder, by the way, it was originally Batham Arkham City - PC. Batham? Yeah. Just check your folder to see if it's that.
famousmortimer
Banned
So when after the patch when i try to log into GFWL it says my password is wrong. I don't remember changing it in the last month but I guess it's possible. Anyway, the bitch of it is that I when I click on the password box and try to type another password... nothing types. The keyboard is locked out of doing anything in that box, it seems.
So I can't play. Well, I can play, but it won't save. This port has been a disaster for me
So I can't play. Well, I can play, but it won't save. This port has been a disaster for me
keltickennedy
Member
So when after the patch when i try to log into GFWL it says my password is wrong. I don't remember changing it in the last month but I guess it's possible. Anyway, the bitch of it is that I when I click on the password box and try to type another password... nothing types. The keyboard is locked out of doing anything in that box, it seems.
So I can't play. Well, I can play, but it won't save. This port has been a disaster for me
Might need to reinstall the GFW client on your computer. I know...its a bitch.
famousmortimer
Banned
Just figured it out. Evidently you can't change the password when the "save username and password" box is checked. Absurd, and not even sure what made me uncheck it, but I can atleast get by that point now.
I had to. Check it again.
Don't, the game needs UseBackgroundStreaming set to True otherwise it crashes.
Interesting, now it's back to default. Thanks for the heads up.
Yeah, I noticed mine named that way too. I'll try renaming it and see if it works. Did GMG do that? WTH
Revolutionary
Member
Runs soooo much better now on my GTX 590 completely maxed out. Unfortunately, it's still not a smooth 60 like AA. It hovers around 45-50, but hey - it's still a huge step up from the 30fps I originally played the game with (PS3). I get stutters here in there in the city but it's not nearly enough to detract from the beauty of the PC version maxed out, and it's not even close to as bad as it was on Day 1.
I tried renaming the Batham folder and entered the command. The setup wizard started and finished. When I close it, I get the "cannot find steam_api.dll" error again.
And my saved game seems to have disappeared during all of this...
edit:
steam_api.dll is there. I can find it when browsing my computer. I've scanned it with MSE and Malwarebytes and it seems to be fine...
Why does my non-steamworks version need that anyway?
And my saved game seems to have disappeared during all of this...
edit:
steam_api.dll is there. I can find it when browsing my computer. I've scanned it with MSE and Malwarebytes and it seems to be fine...
Why does my non-steamworks version need that anyway?
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Really? I don't recall seeing it crash. I guess I should double check and see if I actually have it set when I get home, but I could've sworn I put it in there.
AppData\Local\Microsoft\XLive\Updates\57520fa0\Content\Setup.exe /f "C:\Program Files\CapsuleGames\Batman Arkham City - PC\Batman - Arkham City"
Make sure you follow up the batham folder with the bolded.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Well I tried it and it booted. It helped a little I guess.
I did. Still getting steam_api.dll error.
I was going to try to uninstall/reinstall, but Capsule can't find the game. It looks for the Batham folder...
Guess I'll just play through the game offline and non-updated :/
Some one with better art skills than me should draw Batham...
I´m playing it in Dx9 maxed out, but with physx @ normal.
Is normal that in some parts, my avg fps goes from 60 fps steady to 30 fps?
Specially in the scene where Batman enter in the court house, where is Two Faces and Catwoman, near the very beginning of the game.
Is worth that I install a gtx 275 only for physx?
My rig:
I7 920 @ 3.8 ghz
6gb ram @ 1600 mhz
Win 7 x64
Latest nvidia driver (beta I think)
MSI GTX580 Lightning
pd: If I play this same scene with physx @ off, there is no slowdown at all.
Is normal that in some parts, my avg fps goes from 60 fps steady to 30 fps?
Specially in the scene where Batman enter in the court house, where is Two Faces and Catwoman, near the very beginning of the game.
Is worth that I install a gtx 275 only for physx?
My rig:
I7 920 @ 3.8 ghz
6gb ram @ 1600 mhz
Win 7 x64
Latest nvidia driver (beta I think)
MSI GTX580 Lightning
pd: If I play this same scene with physx @ off, there is no slowdown at all.
When flying around the city, it crashed for me when it reached a certain point and needed to load in more of the city. If it doesn't crash, though, let me know, I'd love to be able to turn it off.
Are you using quotation marks after /f? That's all I have, good luck.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
It honestly looks worse with Phsyx. It clashes with the careful level art in so many areas.
Where's the settings at to disable it?
http://i.imgur.com/ewR5Z.jpg
That must be why the game dips to single digits...
XOMTOR
Member
Just tried the patch through Steam and as expected it made no difference in the streaming stutter under DX9. One thing I noticed though is that the BmEngine.ini file is written to as soon as you exit the game. I took a look through some of the lines and noticed that poolsize is now 512 whereas the old one was 1024. Luckily changes entered in the UserEngine.ini take priority.
Patch definitely improved both DX9 and DX11 performance for me significantly. DX11 still dips into the teens though every once in awhile while flying around the city so I'm going to stick with Dx9. But I get very little stutter now when flying around the city. It was a real pain in the ass to install for GMG copies of the game. Buying it from them was a pretty big mistake, from now on they are just a Steamworks code reseller as far as I am concerned. For some reason they installed to a folder called Batham - Arkham City. That really threw me for a loop.
e8400@3.6Ghz and 5870 on Win7 64 bit playing at 1080p.
going to try Boobphysics .ini changes next time to see what that does for me.
e8400@3.6Ghz and 5870 on Win7 64 bit playing at 1080p.
going to try Boobphysics .ini changes next time to see what that does for me.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Won't work. Game can't use more than 2 GB of system RAM or it crashes. Even though it doesn't hit the 4 GB limit, still won't work. Pretty lame.
mikespit1200
Member
If you have the steam version of the game do you buy DLC through GFW?
Steam store, but I don't think there are any DLC listed yet. Not quite sure if the GFWL DLC works on Steam version.
You press ESC now.
krameriffic
Member
The only place I even noticed it was inside the steel mill. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure running PhysX is responsible for the wonky impact physics I occasionally experience when I punch people. I can't be the only person who has experienced this, but many of my friends that don't run PhysX and played in the consoles said they never did. I'll punch a guy and he'll fly comically into the air about 20 feet and fall to his death on the way down. Or I'll pull a guy with the batclaw into a barrel or some other shit on the ground and he'll go flying into the air 30 feet past me.
Please tell me someone else has experienced this.
Yeah i have, nothing happens
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Just click your mouse. The instructions are a lie.
jediyoshi
Member
Are you sure? Purchases made through the GFWL overlay/xbox.com for Dirt 3 worked in the Steam version, and they're only available for purchase there.
The Robin/Nightwing and Skins packs are up right now on xbox.com
edit: Just tried it. Purchasing the DLC through xbox.com does work on the Steam version
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/P...acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80457520fa0?noSplash=1
How many updates have been sent out so far? I just installed and I've been through the update cycle three times now. On, off. On, off. How much longer till I can play?
Make that four times holy shit
I'm about to just go to bed.
Six updates and now my performance has dropped to 4 fps at the main menu. Fucking GFWL.
Did seven updates before just saying fuck it and playing offline. Getting around 30 frames in the city with extreme details and tesselation at 16x in CCC. Drops to 15fps in the sewers :/
Has anyone done an .ini guide for DX11, or is DX9 still generally considered the way to go?
Can anyone tell me if the weird blur/stair step effect here on the barbed wire in shot 1 and the diagonal paint stripes in
shot 2 are a consequence of FXAA? I have it enabled on high. Image is pretty clean, but I'm not sure oddities like this are worth the trade off.
I have AF forced at 16x.
Make that four times holy shit
I'm about to just go to bed.
Six updates and now my performance has dropped to 4 fps at the main menu. Fucking GFWL.
Did seven updates before just saying fuck it and playing offline. Getting around 30 frames in the city with extreme details and tesselation at 16x in CCC. Drops to 15fps in the sewers :/
Has anyone done an .ini guide for DX11, or is DX9 still generally considered the way to go?
Can anyone tell me if the weird blur/stair step effect here on the barbed wire in shot 1 and the diagonal paint stripes in
shot 2 are a consequence of FXAA? I have it enabled on high. Image is pretty clean, but I'm not sure oddities like this are worth the trade off.
I have AF forced at 16x.
I had the same issue after I patched my GMG version of the game. Turns out I had pointed the manual patch installer to the save game path instead of the game install directory. Dur.
I re-ran the patch install using the full game install path and the game launched fine after that. Save game appears intact.
That is however the final straw when it comes to GMG. I'll get my DD games exclusively from Amazon or Steam going forward.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Hmm. I've never seen it happen that badly, but there is always a loss of definition to masked textures which are off in the background with FXAA because the original pixel data the shader is working off is already very low on detail, so shifting pixels around tends to destroy what little remains. It's probably a combination of FXAA and the bloomy effect from those lights in the foreground.
Gully State
Member
I'm having the same issue....How do you fix this?
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Finally got a chance to try the new patch. 20 min, 60 max, 47 average on the benchmark (vsync on due to tearing issues), and no hitches. 1920x1600 @ max settings. MUCH better than pre-patch.
About to jump into the game to see actual game performance flying around the city.
About to jump into the game to see actual game performance flying around the city.
First I downloaded the patch, and it gave me pretty good results, though DX 11 framerates are still all over the place.
Secondly here is the screenshot of the Dark Knight Mod (only works in DX 9) located at http://community.batmanarkhamcity.c...1727-Batman-Arkham-City-Modded-Costume-thread!!
Secondly here is the screenshot of the Dark Knight Mod (only works in DX 9) located at http://community.batmanarkhamcity.c...1727-Batman-Arkham-City-Modded-Costume-thread!!
ChocolatePuddin
Member
I managed to fix the steam error that says this game is currently unavailable, anyone having the same issue I will post the fix, just let me know.So that leaves only one thing left to do..
Whooooooo!!!
Whooooooo!!!