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The Witness PC performance thread
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Cookie Dough
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Was running this on a 970, frame rate was fine but nothing I tried would fix the stuttering. It was so frustrating that I just gave up, had it refunded and bought it on PS4. Looks almost as good (I was running it on a 1080p TV on PC) and no god damn stuttering.
Sigh. Hopefully now I can actually enjoy the game. I just could not stand the stutter.
Sigh. Hopefully now I can actually enjoy the game. I just could not stand the stutter.
tim_pkmn89
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Has anyone else had audio stuttering?
RTSS does nothing about the microstutter in this case though. Neither did any combination of in-game/control panel VSync, RTSS or D3DOverrider fix it for me.
If it really is a Win10 issue somehow I'd imagine they'll patch it soon.
Before the patch, the game ran good with a few exceptions (near those locations I posted about, before). SLI didn't work. Now, the game stutters continuously with or without SLI and V-sync. I tried using RTSS with V-sync off and the framerate limited to 60 fps. It was horrible. Maybe I'll get it on PS4.
I had the audio issue and read about disabling 7.1. Turns out for me, I was trying to use my Logitech G930s which wouldn't work at all (I assume because they are locked onto a 7.1 config). Fortunately I found a solution... start the game with my regular speakers enabled, then plug in the G930 dongle after the game (and sound) starts. The sound then pipes into the headset.
If i set my :/render/high i get a crash on launch. If i just leave :/render i get no problem (as i imagine that i'm using the default render settings.
I'm trying to use the exact config as Impulsor.
I'm trying to use the exact config as Impulsor.
345triangle
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it generally runs very well on my 980M laptop on high and with vsync on, but i sometimes get bizarre diagonal tearing when close to puzzles never seen an effect like this before. anyone else?
Andrea23
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Wok
Member
And cluster_detail 256
Goodbye distant tree popup!
You can crank it up to 512 but I didn't see any visual difference (though performance dropped quite a bit)
Andrea23
Member
Sadly my performance suffer a drop of 20%, also on 256 : (. So i leave it at default (128).
My final setup:
I've capped @72hz on afterburner (that is my absolute minimum framerate with the above parameters).
5820k@4.3 | 980ti 1450/7600
Remembrance
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Do you know about speeding up the right stick with RT / R2?
Does that work with movement as well as on panels?
Also, my reflections seem to have been downgraded somehow, they are super funky at a distance and up close they aren't great. Low Res Reflections is set to false so not sure what's up there.
Wow I've played this game for 40 hours and did not know that LOL.
One way to increase the speed of your lines is to activate the panels from farther away.
Remembrance
Member
Yes, the cursor will move faster in general with RT / R2.
I thought I might have hand cramps from holding down left shift for 30+ hours, but I've been okay on a keyboard. I did wonder, does a Steam controller let you bind stuff like shift+W,so you could toggle permament run? I wish the game had a run toggle but it would be a nice compromise.Guys, just get a steam controller instead
Yep. The better approach is to map an outer ring binding on the left trackpad to the shift key. So you can simulate analog joystick movement (walking) on the track pad and trigger running as soon as you move your thumb past the outer ring. I literally play the whole game with 2 thumbs.
Wok
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In large-sample tests I've seen - traditional FPS locomotion in VR can negatively affect 90%+ of people. Mind you there are some relatively easy changes that improve this number quite a bit - but it also brings it a considerable distance away from expectations you have when playing a standard FPS.jaypah said:
But the point is that minority is people who are unaffected, not the other way around.
And comfort is only part of the story - locomotion has an impact on presence as well. I haven't seen much research on this yet, but it looks like lowering presence can do wonders to improve motion tolerance, but you're defeating the whole purpose of wearing a thing on your head when doing so.
The fix for my G-Sync stutter was laughably simple and I feel like a complete idiot. I was overthinking it all along.
Nvidia Control Panel sets G-Sync to full screen only by default for some reason. I set it to Full Screen + Windowed and the stutter seems to be 100% gone after a quick 10-minute test sprinting across the island. Can't believe I overlooked that for weeks. This is why the framerate was going over 144 w/ v-sync unchecked in the launcher when I thought g-sync was actually enabled (it was, but not for Windowed).
(this is w/ the in-game v-sync unchecked + fullscreen checked)
Nvidia Control Panel sets G-Sync to full screen only by default for some reason. I set it to Full Screen + Windowed and the stutter seems to be 100% gone after a quick 10-minute test sprinting across the island. Can't believe I overlooked that for weeks. This is why the framerate was going over 144 w/ v-sync unchecked in the launcher when I thought g-sync was actually enabled (it was, but not for Windowed).
(this is w/ the in-game v-sync unchecked + fullscreen checked)
andregnreis
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I recommended this game to a friend, and he bought it, even though he doesnt have graphics card right now (his old one, a GTX 570 "burned").
So, we are trying to run the game, on the lowest settings as possible, as he really likes the puzzles.
We tried editing the data file, but we couldnt do anything, since after that the game doesnt even load.
On low, he can actually play, but every time he goes near the water (right in the beginning) his PC completely freezes. We think it might have something to do with the ocean and reflections.
So, can somebody try to help us and edit the local file for us?
His specs: it-3570K @ 3.4GHz, 8GB Ram, Intel HD Graphics 4000.
So, we are trying to run the game, on the lowest settings as possible, as he really likes the puzzles.
We tried editing the data file, but we couldnt do anything, since after that the game doesnt even load.
On low, he can actually play, but every time he goes near the water (right in the beginning) his PC completely freezes. We think it might have something to do with the ocean and reflections.
So, can somebody try to help us and edit the local file for us?
His specs: it-3570K @ 3.4GHz, 8GB Ram, Intel HD Graphics 4000.
Tonight's patch seemed to clean up the occasional hitches, which is great. However, I'm getting a ton of pop-in (trees, grass, etc.) Any fix for the LOD?
Also, there's now an advanced graphics options menu. Question: if I use the 'High' preset, are all the advanced options on "high" be default, or do I have to set each of them manually? They're blank by default.
Also, there's now an advanced graphics options menu. Question: if I use the 'High' preset, are all the advanced options on "high" be default, or do I have to set each of them manually? They're blank by default.
Remembrance
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I see that everything is set to low/medium/high when I pick one of those settings. It's a bit tricky because "default" was working best for me before, but it's gone now.
Also, can you still edit the config file for the LOD? http://steamcommunity.com/app/210970/discussions/3/458607699616103145/
Thanks for the link. Few questions!
• If I'm getting crazy grass/tree pop-in, should l edit both grass_fade_begin and lod_distance?
• Are there ideal values I should be using?
• Do I just open the /data/Local.variables file, and add this at the bottom?
:/render/high
grass_fade_begin "number"
lod_distance "number"
grass_fade_begin "number"
lod_distance "number"
Thanks, I appreciate the help!
Remembrance
Member
I honestly haven't tried editing any settings that weren't suggested by the developers in the instructions here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/210970/discussions/3/458606877334931773/ That includes the LOD settings. Still, I assume it should work the same as these instructions.
I think, with the "undocumented" settings, we just have to experiment.
Jelle
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No, you edit the existing :/render/high entry.
Here's my Local.variables that runs the game great (GTX980):
Code:
:/render/high
render_width 2560
render_height 1600
screen_width 1920
screen_height 1200
low_res_reflections false
shadow_quality 2
sun_shadow_resolution 1024
point_shadow_resolution 1024
allow_non_essential_spot_lights true
antialias_panel_rendering true
panel_mipmaps true
grass_detail 1.0
grass_fade_begin 256
grass_fade_end 512
mipmap_filter_quality 5
skip_mipmaps 0
aa_mode 2
msaa_sample_count 4
msaa_coverage false
cluster_distance 128
lod_distance 64
detail_fade_end 96
cull_threshold 0.0
water_lod_scale 0.5
foam_buffer_size_divisor_w 2
foam_buffer_size_divisor_h 2
do_foam_buffer true
do_foam_decals true
eppps_scale 2.0
shader_quality 2
particle_quality 2
dynamic_resolution false
panel_render_width 1024
panel_fade_begin 30.0
panel_fade_end 50.0
detail_fade_begin 48If you copy this, you'll probably want to adjust the render and screen entries from the beginning.
thanks for this. runs great with a 970 also.
btw. i had a refund on pc and switched to ps4 before because of stutter.
repurchased again yesterday.
(partly because its really cheap on my part of the world and i wanted to support)
anyway non frequent stutter was still there even with the patches, but it is completely gone after i installed latest sound drivers (realtek)
its ps4 levels fluid now.
just another advice for people experiencing stutter.
Cannon Goose
Member
The stuttering is awful (GPU usage drops) but when it's not doing that it runs like a dream...
What can I do to alleviate that? Is there a specific setting in the High preset that's a bit wonky?
Edit: Turning off MSAA fixed 99% of the stuttering.
What can I do to alleviate that? Is there a specific setting in the High preset that's a bit wonky?
Edit: Turning off MSAA fixed 99% of the stuttering.
Inspectah_Deck
Member
Finally a patch that fixes most of the critical bugs:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/210970/announcements/detail/841419471343163953
http://steamcommunity.com/games/210970/announcements/detail/841419471343163953
The crackling sound made the game unplayable on my FX-8350.
Neo_Barrad
Member
Is there a way to make SLI work?