GazzaScotland
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Batman AK PC Perf Thread of DARKNESS, NO SETTINGS [30fps cap / intro removal in OP]
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I'm expecting it will be some skins but nothing major.
SliChillax
Member
I hope they don't offer the season pass for free since I already bought it, or just give the people who bought it something else.
Ironically, I have the exact same opinion here and I totally agree
Bizarre why I'm not getting most of the issues posted here... I havent seen a blurry texture yet, don't get stutters (At least no where near as regular as others on here), installed on my HDD too. Obviously I'm missing the visual features. Fps could do with being more stable though for sure, usually when gliding it's around 25fps, on ground usually 30fps, but can lower if theres more enemies around.
I think it's still pretty much playable for me so far and hoping to beat it by the weekend, but I'm still very eager for the update to actually just have a better looking batman and hopefully, better performing, but most of all for the people who have it in an unplayable state or in some cases, can't even boot it.
I think it's still pretty much playable for me so far and hoping to beat it by the weekend, but I'm still very eager for the update to actually just have a better looking batman and hopefully, better performing, but most of all for the people who have it in an unplayable state or in some cases, can't even boot it.
Hah, pretty funny to hear the devs enthuse about specific graphical effects in this video NVidia posted. Amazing.
Somebody somewhere has to know what happened here, hope the full story comes out some day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7dAXDVrHzw
Somebody somewhere has to know what happened here, hope the full story comes out some day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7dAXDVrHzw
The issue I have with external post-process methods is that they, understandably, affect UI elements. I wish more devs bothered to support SMAA in addition to/lieu of FXAA. Crytek is about the only studio that does so with any regularity.
Dictator93
Member
The AO from Reshade also currently applies rather incorrectly to the world. At the best it is very inconsistent. :/
Part of me wonders when this re-releases if it's going to be above the PS4 version or not. I know people are expecting it, because they basically owe purchasers a mint by releasing it in such a poor state, but another part of me says those recommended specs are not going to enthuse people at the end of the day.
I don't mind SMAA being applied to UI elements. I totally agree about FXAA being a much inferior solution and I don't know why developers are so oblivious to the advantages of SMAA over FXAA.
Then again, some developers are of the opinion that chromatic abberation is an aesthetically good effect, so what do I know.
I gather you purchased from a reseller? If they won't budge, just do a chargeback. You won't lose your game because the reseller can't provide proof of purchase as it's just repurposed wholesale stock.
Oh, yeah, it's definitely something that bothers me more than it should.
captainnapalm
Member
I've found the Omnifx reshade version to be the best looking. You can also toggle the AO solution on and off. Just extract v1.1 into your executable's folder. And turn off ingame AA.
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/3981/
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/3981/
Fudgepuppy
Banned
Imagine if refunds was available when AlienCM was released...
iDotDotDot
Member
Do u think given the state of the release Steam and WB will honor a refund if you've gone over the 2 hour limit?
I can't understand a pc gamer that it's ok with the 30 fps cap, being already a part of the tittle (I mean, is an important 'fuck you' from the dev in my book).
Same way, I can't understand a console gamer, abbetting people in this thread (about PC performance) to buy the ps4 version instead that it's obviously limited to 30 fps too.
Mindblowing.
Same way, I can't understand a console gamer, abbetting people in this thread (about PC performance) to buy the ps4 version instead that it's obviously limited to 30 fps too.
Mindblowing.
mysocksarepink
Banned
this was posted to reddit
possible texture streaming fix?
http://steamcommunity.com//app/208650/discussions/0/523890046870624615
(not sure if it was posted here <3 )
possible texture streaming fix?
http://steamcommunity.com//app/208650/discussions/0/523890046870624615
(not sure if it was posted here <3 )
It honestly reminds me of the unity or dead rising 3 situation where people were advocating to buy it on consoles because they couldn't get a solid 60 they wanted so were willing to sacrifice literally everything else being better just to "spite the publishers".
"Dead Rising 3 can only run an average of 45 fps at 1080p on my PC? Fuck capcom, I'll buy the xbone version and play it at 720p and 25 fps!"
or
"Unity can't run 1080p60 on my rig? Fuck ubi, I'll buy it on PS4 and play it at 900p30!"
Just stupid, silly shit that's been going on /constantly/ this gen.
The lock was poor game, sure, but PC gaming doesn't mean you're restricted to the platform or allergic to 30fps.
The ps4 version is excellent, many PC users have refunded their game and bought it on their console instead.
This is nothing like those. This port is absolutely broken for some, and a mess in general. It's not just about the frame rates.
FunkyLounge
Member
Glad to see somebody making sense
That isn't making sense.
It has no bearing on this situation. Not when many people can't even play the game, the game is stuttering constantly, or crashing, and missing graphical features...
Oldest Snake
Member
Those poor publishers though, getting all those sales.
A lot of others have spines and got a refund then proceeded to not reward dumbfuckery with silliness by buying another copy of the game they just refunded for being garbage on arrival.
I'm speaking generally with my post. Which is why I used different games and specifically not Batman Arkham.
I had meant to put that last bit in quotation marks but slipped up and forgot. Alas, I'm pretty sure the point I was trying to make is pretty clear
That's up for debate, in my personal opinion.
You said it reminds you of those situations, when it's nothing like them.
This isn't just people complaining about fps, and "everything else" isn't better in this PC version. It's actually broken for many, unplayable, memory leaks and stuttering and crashes.
Nothing alike.
Gumbie
Member
You seem to be really upset about this. Honestly I don't give a shit about taking some moral high ground against WB or Rocksteady or whoever you're talking about. I just want to play the game I've been waiting for so I can do that on PS4. Calling people who bought it on console "spineless" seems a little over the top.
Doesn't change the point people that spend money in pc usually goes that way because they want unlocked framerate and unlocked resolution.
Buying the game in another platform only to fix half the problems the pc version has is not a real solution.
I have locked frametimes in my rig without stuttering but I prefer to avoid the game than having to "play" at 30 fps.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
7000+ replies, take a wild guess.
Mad Season
Banned
yep this works
Because the PS4 version is 30fps without the annoying hitches that's present on PC (on my rig, Batman runs about the same as the PS4 version, but those half second hitches take you out the experience). Plus its not missing stock graphical features (though it has no gameworks stuff).
And no one is fine with a PC gaming locking a title to 30fps with no way to change it outside ini tweaks. However there are some that find the 30fps cap more than tolerable enough to play and finish the game.
It is solution when you consider two things:
1. The game is broken for many on PC
2. Many people who own high end rigs also own consoles and don't mind 30fps.
You not liking 30fps doesn't make his post more relevant here.
When did you start PC gaming exactly?
I've seen sentiments around here suggesting that people want to see super high-end PC games that push rigs to the limits. Which company would be foolish enough to do that? A game where even the highest of the high-end could not deliver 60fps would be amazing indeed but I'd imagine most people would flip out over the fact that they couldn't hit the target frame-rate. Would the market support such a game? Seems to me that the majority of "modern" PC gamers actually just prefer enhanced console ports that run at high frame-rates. Nobody wants a true PC game in the classic sense. Who's willing to pull an Origin circa 1995 and release something that just destroys every PC on the market?
pooptacular
Member
I only changed these settings within BMengine and damn, huge difference!
PoolSize=2048
MemoryMargin=256
bAllowSwitchingStreamingSystem=True
I was not getting the huge stutters I was before, instead I just get frame drops that range from 60- high 40's when flying around or in the batmobile. This game is now enjoyable.
specs: i7 980x @ 4ghz, 780ti, 8gb ram. The game is on an Crucial Mx100 ssd drive.
PoolSize=2048
MemoryMargin=256
bAllowSwitchingStreamingSystem=True
I was not getting the huge stutters I was before, instead I just get frame drops that range from 60- high 40's when flying around or in the batmobile. This game is now enjoyable.
specs: i7 980x @ 4ghz, 780ti, 8gb ram. The game is on an Crucial Mx100 ssd drive.
Holy SHIT! And now ALL my stuttering is gone! Even with the game framerate uncapped.
I'm going to keep my original ini backed up in case something weird shows up later.
mysocksarepink
Banned
Working for me too, awesome
I purchased from Nuuvem. I use them a lot so I don't want to lock out my account with them.
Make another?
Killing_Joke
Member
GMG refunded my season pass. Can't refund the game since i bough it on ebay but $20 isn't the end of the world. The PS4 version is really amazing though. Even with the FPS dips the game is fun as fuck.
Hopefully Rocksteady took over to fix this shit. I need to play this at a smooth 60FPS Ultra settings. .
Hopefully Rocksteady took over to fix this shit. I need to play this at a smooth 60FPS Ultra settings. .
Maldo's post had two parts. I was obviously responding to the second part where he's scratching his head at people going out and buying the console versions of games in general when they don't meet their expectations. I responded by pointing out similar responses by gamers to other games this gen, like Dead Rising 3 or AC Unity.
That part of my post wasn't even about BAK at all, hence me never mentioning it.
And as long as warner knows they'll get your money either way shit like this will keep happening.
Spineless is exactly how I would describe this behavior. I don't go out and buy the same chair from another retailer when the one I bought from walmart was of shit quality. I just don't buy that brand of chair again as it's clear that the manufacturer doesn't really give a shit about quality, and the burden of changing my opinion on them as a manufacturer would be for them to prove to me they started giving a shit.
Throwing more money at them while wagging your finger doesn't change a thing.
You said this reminds you of those other times, but it's nothing like them as I reasoned above.
People buying console versions here because the game is broken is nothing like people buying console versions because they can't hit a certain frame rate.
This game is a mess.
What you wrote has nothing to do with this.
As a couple others have mentioned, you can inject SMAA via SweetFX/Reshade without impacting the lighting like the in-game AA does. Thankfully, It also has very little UI distortion in this particular game.
Another comparison of in-game AA vs default SweetFX injected SMAA (it almost looks like the difference between a high and ultra LOD/draw-distance setting):
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/132579
I did try forcing Nvidia FXAA, and it also avoids the lighting issue, but it distorts the game's UI a lot more than SMAA, and it is much blurrier, which is to be expected.
As for those having texture streaming issues, there is an old UE3 trick that skips all texture LOD levels when used. It's called "NumStreamedMips."
Simply place "NumStreamedMips" in the "TEXTUREGROUP_World" line (other texture groups are usually unnecessary) like so in the BMSystemSettings.ini file:
And you'll have zero world texture streaming. However, there's a massive catch. See, while this was great for last-gen UE3 games that used tiny amounts of VRAM, Arkham Knight will instantly use up all available video memory (like the 4GB on my 770), which could undoubtedly cause serious performance issues.
So it's much less of a "fix," (I'd suggest raising your Poolsize and keeping MaxFPS to 30 to diminish texture pop-in) and much more of a something interesting to mess with. But I thought I'd mention it nonetheless, seeing as no one else in this thread did.
That'd only happen if you issued a chargeback. A refund is something Nuuvem itself would have to -- and will, in this rather unique case -- approve.