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BioShock Infinite PC Performance Thread
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I H8 Memes
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Asking for a friend who wants to know where to get this SMAA injector and how to install it. Also wants to know if there is anyway to turn off the bloom. Said there is no bloom setting in the options. Without seeing the graphics options myself I wouldnt have any idea which setting it is or even if there is one.
Same, which is rather annoying lol.
If he just wants SMAA, he can use mrhaandi's injector. Installation is as easy as dropping the files within the d3d10 folder into steamapps\common\BioShock Infinite\Binaries\Win32, after which SMAA can be enabled/disabled on the fly using the Pause/Break key. As far as I'm aware, there's no way to disable bloom.
Gareth Bale
Member
People really prefer alternate? It just blurs the beautiful scenery.
It's a nice subtle blur though, depth of field like. Better than the awful mist/bloom which makes details harder to appreciate anyway.
Look at the posts just a few above yours with a comparison. The normal setting is the standard UE3 vaseline dof blur, the alternate is nicely accurate and subtle, and you can actually make out things in the distance rather than just look at a fog of splotchy color.
Me_Marcadet
Member
I haven't even gotten that far because I'm looking for ways to alleviate the chug generated before entering a large area (I guess to load textures or bake shadows or something, I dunno).
It even happens when I run at 720p, so I dunno what to do :/
Anyone else notice that only one core of their multi-core CPU is getting worked? I don't think cores 1 through 3 go above 10% during the whole game, but core 0 is at least 90%, occasionally hitting 100% when these chugs happen.
It even happens when I run at 720p, so I dunno what to do :/
Anyone else notice that only one core of their multi-core CPU is getting worked? I don't think cores 1 through 3 go above 10% during the whole game, but core 0 is at least 90%, occasionally hitting 100% when these chugs happen.
For those having constant freezing/crashing problems:
Download NvidiaInspector and raise the voltage by around .025 volts, or two notches. The voltage on my card was at 0.987 and I raised it two notches to 1.025. The game was crashing every 10-40 minutes for me but after doing this, I just played for three straight hours with zero issues.
Download NvidiaInspector and raise the voltage by around .025 volts, or two notches. The voltage on my card was at 0.987 and I raised it two notches to 1.025. The game was crashing every 10-40 minutes for me but after doing this, I just played for three straight hours with zero issues.
I'm having this annoying pausing issue that happens constantly when I'm playing the game. I'll turn corners or enter new areas and there will be a short, minor pause where everything freezes.
I'm running the preset Medium but I can modify all sorts of settings, cranking them up higher or lower and it seems to make no real difference.
I believe I'm well within the minimum specs...
Intel Core2Duo 3Ghz
4 GB Ram
Radeon 6850
Windows 7
I'm running the preset Medium but I can modify all sorts of settings, cranking them up higher or lower and it seems to make no real difference.
I believe I'm well within the minimum specs...
Intel Core2Duo 3Ghz
4 GB Ram
Radeon 6850
Windows 7
Take a look at the OP, the first part has tips to mitigate stuttering. (Sorry to be a "read the first post" reply, but its all there.
The suggestions from the OP (and other replies concerning stuttering) have helped me immensely, with both stuttering and general framerate.
That's the same problem I'm having. I'm just hoping for some kind of fix, because none of the fixes work. Best I can tell, it's probably an issue because of how the game puts a massive load on once CPU core but essentially none on any others, causing interrupt problems (I think).
I haven't tried playing with only two cores so that may make a difference, but I disabled core 0 and it just shifted everything to core 1 :/
Try setting bloom and highqualitybloom to FALSE in XEngine.
EDIT
I still get shadow pop in sometimes. Even worse, Elizabeth, most of the time, doesn't case a shadow either :/
Silly.Mikey
Banned
Can someone explain to me how this HD texture pack is installed on steam?
It already is installed.
Coolbgdog12
Member
You looking at the right picture?? The one at the bottom of that post looks much clearer.
Uhm yes? The first one has overblown bloom but looks otherwise 'sharp' whereas the other one ( with albeit better DoF effect ) looks much more smudgy.
neoism
Member
first download this and put it anywhere you want
http://sweetfx.thelazy.net/?p=91/
then download this and put it in the same folder as the game exe...C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BioShock Infinite\Binaries\Win32 then open the configurator and go to add new game and go to the same location as the sweetfx... and click the Bioshock Infinite exe and then start changing stuff... remember to click the save new config button before xing out of the configurator
http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/sweetfx_shader_suite_download.html
also this video..
SweetFX Tutorial: Part One. What is SweetFX? How to install it.
Silly.Mikey
Banned
Tnx
unagisensei
Member
Maybe I'm just old and my eyesight is going, but I truthfully can't see a difference between these 2 shots. Is one FXAA and the other not?
I also don't see any jaggies in either.
Try a lower resolution. 3200x1800 is a little hit or miss for me. 2720x1530 has been working fine for me in most games.
legacyzero
Banned
first one is SMAA. Second is FXAA. Second shot has noticeably more jaggies around face, fingers, etc.
Betta Lines
Member
Not massively different tbh. And not a particularly fair comparison, as you can't see her fingers properly in the SMAA shot, and she's nearer the camera so her outline is made of many more pixels than the FXAA shot.
s_mirage
Member
It's a matter of personal choice. Personally I'd argue that the alternate effect looks more like DoF (albeit with the viewer focusing on the gun), whereas the normal one looks like Booker has some kind of eye defect.
Any patch notes?
There's none on the update history on steam and i'm not having any luck searching for any.
EDIT:
I was going to say this too, but i thought i maybe just missed it.
neoism
Member
when did it hit I played late last night didn't see now patch?
As far as I can tell, there was no patch. Steam reports no product updates and the most recent articles regarding a patch are from a few days ago, which comment on Irrational's plans to improve the in-game FoV slider.
Edit: Beaten.
Edit: Beaten.
I love the alternate PP option. It's soft, and fits the overall style fantastically. If next-gen just brought games that looked only as good as this one with all the effects maxed, but with all the benefits of more power like no loading at all, larger enemy waves, building destruction, etc, I'd be a happy camper.
Xcell Miguel
Gold Member
I had no patch either but a friend and I got our graphic settings set to default.
We had to set all the graphic options back, and the PoolSize was back to 400 too.
Same performances as before once the PoolSize set to 1200 (I still had the command line set in Steam).
We had to set all the graphic options back, and the PoolSize was back to 400 too.
Same performances as before once the PoolSize set to 1200 (I still had the command line set in Steam).
I'm on bootcamp. Runs great
neoism
Member
Goddamn this shuttering is just garbage....at the part
shutters like a mofo... I've used everything but the one that Ken said to use.. do I have to reset my poolsize to default if using it... the bInitializeShadersOnDemand one I'm sure I fixed it for the most part but it seems to get worse the later in the game you get... fucking ridiculous. Makes you no even want to play. I'm using 760 poolsize now with the steam launch command..
Also had an awesome glitch I asked Liz to open a safe and it broke her AI... had to reset but thankfully it check-pointed only about 5 minutes earlier...this is serious one of the worst save systems in a game... shame because this game is soo good but this PC port is just not what I was expecting from IR Games. Really hope a patch comes and actually fixes this shit and not make it worse.
Comstock House and all through out the city
I've used everything but the one that Ken said to use.. do I have to reset my poolsize to default if using it... the bInitializeShadersOnDemand one I'm sure I fixed it for the most part but it seems to get worse the later in the game you get... fucking ridiculous. Makes you no even want to play. I'm using 760 poolsize now with the steam launch command..Also had an awesome glitch I asked Liz to open a safe and it broke her AI... had to reset but thankfully it check-pointed only about 5 minutes earlier...this is serious one of the worst save systems in a game... shame because this game is soo good but this PC port is just not what I was expecting from IR Games. Really hope a patch comes and actually fixes this shit and not make it worse.
Goddamn this shuttering is just garbage....at the partshutters like a mofo...Comstock House and all through out the city
Also had an awesome glitch I asked Liz to open a safe and it broke her AI... had to reset but thankfully it check-pointed only about 5 minutes earlier...this is serious one of the worst save systems in a game... shame because this game is soo good but this PC port is just not what I was expecting from IR Games. Really hope a patch comes and actually fixes this shit and not make it worse.
Yep that stutter is really making me sad because the game is awesome but that stutter...it even does it at 720p...I am tempted to rent the 360 version just to see how it plays..if there is no stutter,I will probably enjoy it more then 1080p graphics on Ultra but with that annoying stutter...I just reached Shanty town...by the way,when a few guys mentionned Shanty town before in this thread,I was making sarcastic remarks thinking they where posting in the wrong thread lol(Tomb Raider also has a Shantytown).
BioShock Infinite may not have the highest resolution textures, or the best models, or GPU-accelerated hair, but it looks "better" than almost every game this generation, especially when you crank up the res to 4K.
Can't wait for the inevitable sequel that will surely have all that technical whizz-bang included.
Can't wait for the inevitable sequel that will surely have all that technical whizz-bang included.
Grinchy
Banned
It is strange, isn't it? I was just saying in some other thread about how the game looks so awesome artistically even if it isn't the most technically impressive game. I really, really like the look of it. I just wish I had a better PC so I could max it out and get my 60 frames.
Speaking of, anyone with a HD6670 might find this link interesting:
http://www.game-debate.com/news/?news=4375&title=Bioshock%20Infinite%20Benchmarks%20AMD%20Radeon%20HD%206670
It essentially confirms that the crappy card does a crappy job of running the game but it gives a good idea of what tradeoffs to make.
I mentioned a few days ago how badly Elizabeth needs TressFX. It was a game changer for Tomb Raider, especially after a few patches.
I have the same GPU and the same settings except I am using in game v-sync and not forcing it through RadeonPro. I am also using borderless windowed mode instead of fullscreen. I get infrequent stuttering when it's probably streaming in new data, but it doesn't happen often enough for me to complain about it. A solid 60fps 90% of the time. Are you saying that once it hits 30fps it stays there? Because I had the same problem with Far Cry 3 until I switched to borderless windowed mode there. Also try changing "flip queue size" in RadeonPro to 1, this fixed stuttering in The Witcher 2 for me and I'm pretty sure I have it set to that for Infinite, too.
I would say the opposite, actually, as it would stand out like a sore thumb against the rest of the game, which has its own unique, otherworldly aesthetic.
Trust me, I thought about that, too. That was definitely obvious in every single cutscene of Tomb Raider that involved her posse, but I still felt like the game was more enjoyable playing through with the nice hair.
My final conclusion was that Bioshock would still benefit from the feature, despite your factually correct statement.
And, as always, it would be an option. Normal hair would be selectable, too.
You're just biased