AH2 test version reports

[DAVENRINO]

Works for me and slight FR increase as well.  Only played bout 40 minutes.
DJ229 - AIR MAFIA

[spud2u]

test patch working fine-frame rates still 60 to 80's-stutters are gone with default texturs of 256-loaded 1024 and noticed some stuttering but may have been from some textures still loading.



amd xp 2000 0/c 2600
geforce 5200 128mg-omega driver 15303
256 system ram
dx9

[paulobrien6969]

im still having the same problems as before with the test version:
stutters/studders
from my harddrive loading textures or whatever its loading
have defraged and tryed 256 texture settings for an hour
all my progams are shut down using enditall
virus and firewall off

256sdram
geforce fx5200 256mb

[Citabria]

getting stutters with test exe version with default 1024 textures.


patch 4 is stutter free for me
ati radeon 9800xt latest drivers.

[maik]

for the first 60 - 90 min had very bad stutters, those were almost completely gone after that time.

Raised the default 512 to 1024, game went pretty good after the stutter period.

Framerates seemed to be a bit lower.

System:

P4-2.6 GHZ, FSB 800, 1 Gig RAM, SB Audigy 2, Atir Radeon 9800 Pro w/128 MB.

Will test more Tommorrow.

regards

[Replicant]

More stutters for me, although frame rate much better.  Was running at 1600x1200 with 512 textures, all detail on about full.

Also got large square white pixels instead of sprites when hitting aircraft (happened only once).

Athlon XP2800+
1 gig PC2700 DDR RAM
Radeon 9800 128mb with latest Cat drivers
SB Live Value
Win XP home

[LuckyDay]

Installed it.

Ran it ... it loaded some stuff.

Clicked to go online.

Clicked OK at the password screen.

Locked up tighter than a frog's butt.

Tried Multiple times ... same result
Installed it.

Are you using Zone Alarm? Might need to give the test exe permission to access the internet.

If that's not it, then nevermind.

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by SlapShot


Locked up tighter than a frog's butt.

Tried Multiple times ... same result

====================================

 Curious. Just how tight  IS a frogs butt?
And how would you know unless...
oh ok I see.

Well then tell us. Is it as good for the frog as it is for you?


Sorry I couldnt resist

[Jackal1]

2nd report.
 well I thought it might get better as time wnet along due to loading textures, etc. This is not the case so far.
  The sttuters have gotten increasingly worse and now the FRs are flucuating a great deal (this is a new twist. My FRs have been pretty solid up until now).
  On two entrys everything loaded OK until I put the palne on the runway. I was then getting a cockpit instrument panel with the instruments being white blocks, then immediately I got the ole Host Connection lost.

P4 2.8
256
ATI 9700

[kamori]

I still get the vid memory build up( I know Im supposed to get it) but, what happenes is I enter the game at 40 or so and it climbs to 80+ then I get CTD with most any map function like Tower,joystick settings, and so on. I have to relog into the game every 1 1/2 to 2 hrs to prevent this problem..Alt/tab dosent cure the CTD  This happens to many members in my squad..


Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe
AMD 1.33 Thunderbird (soon to be 2500XP-M Amd at 2.5 GIG)
DDR400  512 Ram(soon to be dual Channel with another 512 stick)
Nvidia FX5200 128 vid card..(wont upgrade untill AH2 is fixed...)

Kalamori

[airbumba]

Started with default setting, 256 text. mip off, sliders 75% towards perf. Frps. increased to around 30 - 45, offline.So I tried upping texture, and lost frame rate increas, but game was playable with a steady 15-25 fps.

Went back to original settings and noticed I can put mip on with no change and even moved ground detail to midway point. I gues  i'm saying it's the same , but more solid fps, less up and down on the fps.

I'll try online tomorrow, but I see there's a new patch, so online results will be with patch included.

so far so good.




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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/2/2004, 19:12:01
       Machine name: IBM-NGSE83L989D
   Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: IBM
       System Model: 225772U
               BIOS: IBM BIOS Ver 21KT28.0
          Processor: Intel Celeron, ~1.0GHz
             Memory: 510MB RAM
          Page File: 188MB used, 677MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
DX Setup Parameters: /PackageInstall
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
---------------
        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce FX 5200
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
   Display Memory: 128.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Default Monitor
  Monitor Max Res:
      Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0010.5672 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 3/24/2004 10:04:00, 4274560 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: n/a
  WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
              VDD: n/a
         Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 3/24/2004 10:04:00, 1895648 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4062-11CF-9875-0A2000C2CB35}
    ound Devices
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            Description: SoundMAX Digital Audio
 Default Sound Playback: Yes
 Default Voice Playback: Yes
            Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2445&SUBSYS_02051014&REV_11
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: smwdm.sys
         Driver Version: 5.12.0001.3034 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: n/a
          Date and Size: 9/21/2001 20:32:50, 450840 bytes

[rshubert]

I put my initial report in a separate posting.  The test patch DID NOT help my performance, but did have an effect.

IT IS WORSE!!! NOT GOODER!!! LESS BETTER!!!

The stutters are more frequent, and come at the worst possible time (when I am closely engaged with a plane).  They are making the game unplayable now, whereas it was merely difficult two days ago.

I am playing with everything at default, which is (on my system)

Detail level ~50% toward performance
Displayed object size ~75% toward performance
Ground detail range ~65% toward .5 mile
1024 X 768, max texture size 256
Horizon, transitions, and terrain mipmapping all unchecked.


Since upload of the patch today, I was on for about half an hour, and left in disgust when the third plane I saddled up on simply went 'somewhere else' while I watched stutter after stutter after stutter for about 10 seconds.  My weakest system link is far and away above the published "minimum configuration" to play.  Here's the Dxdiag:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/1/2004, 23:33:53
       Machine name: BOBNEWHOME
   Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp1.020828-1920)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
       System Model: PCV-RZ22G(UC)
               BIOS: Award Medallion BIOS v6.0
          Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
             Memory: 1024MB RAM
          Page File: 183MB used, 1511MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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  DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
          Music Tab: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.
        Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce4 MX 440
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0171&SUBSYS_A0011043&REV_A3
   Display Memory: 64.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (85Hz)
          Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
      Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0010.5672 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 3/24/2004 10:04:00, 4274560 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
  WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
              VDD: n/a
         Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 3/24/2004 10:04:00, 1895648 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4231-11CF-DB65-0B8002C2CB35}
        Vendor ID: 0x10DE
        Device ID: 0x0171
        SubSys ID: 0xA0011043
      Revision ID: 0x00A3
      Revision ID: 0x00A3
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
 Deinterlace Caps: {212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFilteri ng
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
                   {212DC723-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_MedianFilteri ng
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
         Registry: OK
     DDraw Status: Enabled
       D3D Status: Enabled
       AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
 D3D7 Test Result: Not run
 D3D8 Test Result: Not run
 D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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            Description: YAMAHA AC-XG WDM Audio
 Default Sound Playback: Yes
 Default Voice Playback: Yes
            Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_7012&SUBSYS_8127104D&REV_A0
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: yacxgc.sys
         Driver Version: 6.13.0010.3154 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: Yes
          Date and Size: 9/19/2002 22:19:56, 205056 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: YAMAHA CORPORATION
         HW Accel Level: Standard
              Cap Flags: 0xB5B
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 48000, 48000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
               Registry: OK
      Sound Test Result: Not run

[OLtos]

I didnt get the word till after patch 5 was out.   Updater wont let me run the test online.  So I cant help you with it.

[Tsingis]

I did not get to try out the test version, but I got my first bug events with patch 5.

1) long high beep sounds in panzer while firing.

2) CTD - as I recall I was flying a dora

3) framerate drop drastically


AMD 1800+, radeon 8500, SB audigy, 756Mt

I will post more information of my later when I get home.