Stuttering !!

[Scratchman]

Stuttering all gone for me after latest patch, but did experience 1 hard lockup after 6 hours of play. I also experienced a lost udp switching connection to tcp, and in which another message popped up informing me of the expanded terrain graphics was being removed, ( btw graphics was misspelled in this message, no biggie ). I feel this occurred because I was tweaking the expanded terrains to full to see how much I could run, while in the middle of a lot of action. Other than having to run without having additional skins on, or self shadowing on a much better experience overall. In case you need my spec's I will post my DXDIAG again here. On video card everything is set to application controlled and set for high performance. Within the game I have a small amount of AA enabled, resolution set at 1280 X 1024 and 512 Max textures. And by the way I am not running in compatablity mode, both cores seem to be doing just fine in the game.

System Information
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Time of this report: 8/1/2009, 03:32:36
       Machine name: JOE
   Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               BIOS: BIOS Date: 05/30/08 14:59:54 Ver: 08.00.15
          Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+,  MMX,  3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
             Memory: 3328MB RAM
          Page File: 528MB used, 4682MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 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 GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0612&SUBSYS_08A219F1&REV_A2
   Display Memory: 512.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (75Hz)
          Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
      Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0011.9038 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 7/14/2009 13:54:00, 5842816 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
  WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
              VDD: n/a
         Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 7/14/2009 13:54:00, 7741664 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4552-11CF-0F59-A92803C2CB35}
        Vendor ID: 0x10DE
        Device ID: 0x0612
        SubSys ID: 0x08A219F1
      Revision ID: 0x00A2
      Revision ID: 0x00A2
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
 Deinterlace Caps: {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
                   {6CB69578-7617-4637-91E5-1C02DB810285}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {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: SB X-Fi Audio [0001]
 Default Sound Playback: Yes
 Default Voice Playback: Yes
            Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_000B&SUBSYS_00431102&REV_03
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1344 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: Yes
          Date and Size: 8/6/2008 23:02:42, 534808 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: Creative
         HW Accel Level: Full
              Cap Flags: 0xF5F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 1, 192000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 128, 128
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 128, 128
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: Yes
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
               Registry: OK
      Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices
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            Description: SB X-Fi Audio [0001]
  Default Sound Capture: Yes
  Default Voice Capture: Yes
            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1344 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 8/6/2008 23:02:42, 534808 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x41
           Format Flags: 0xFFF

[Hazzer]

 Flyable with latest patch.

[Amsoil21]

yes much much better not quite perfect but very playable

[Speed55]

Much Much better than before, but the stutters are still there. So whatever direction you're headed towards the fix, keep going. 

[Seafit]

Still getting stuttering but much improved again.

[Ack-Ack]

Still suffering from stutters after the update as well.


ack-ack

Update:  With patch 3, updating my ATI card to the latest Catalyst 9.7 drivers fixed the problem of the stutters and corrupted local reflection graphics.  If you're still experiencing stutters and/or local reflections is corrupted, try updating your video drivers to the most recent version.  You should also see a frame rate increase as well.


ack-ack

[MORAY37]

I've gotten my rig within acceptable standards again, through trial and error.  (850 mHZ AMD processor (overclocked), Nvidia 8600 card (Overclocked) 750 Watt power supply, 2 gigs RAM)

#1.  Defrag twice after the initial download and re-installation of the game.
       I don't know why, but my entire HTC folder was fragmented after installation, around 1500 frags first defrag, 100 on the second, zero on the third.  I've never had this issue from previous upgrades or patches, but this was a complete rewrite of the game, so that makes sense.

#2. Drivers
        My stutters in game seemed to be most directly a  result of my AUDIO card drivers.  I specifically had a creative labs FATALITY soundcard. Erase old drivers FIRST, then download and install the newer ones.  This only happened since the new update, and wasn't an issue prior.

#3.  Process Management
         If you haven't downloaded "Gamebooster"(http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html) I highly recommend it.  It will disable all the processes not needed to run AH2 and transfer that usage to the program, making it faster.  It's free and enables game mode and normal mode at the touch of a button.... very user friendly. 

I've currently got my 10 year old rig running stable at 45-50 FPS average (75 high end) in all but the most packed areas, where it drops into the 30's, without all the eye candy.  Eye Candy takes me down into the low 20's in FR, but I didn't even want the eye candy in the first place.  All the beotching from you guys, and it just takes a couple hours to get a crappy rig running to acceptable standards to kill.

Hope this helps someone in need.


       
     
       

[Bruv119]

Update:  With patch 3, updating my ATI card to the latest Catalyst 9.7 drivers fixed the problem of the stutters and corrupted local reflection graphics.  If you're still experiencing stutters and/or local reflections is corrupted, try updating your video drivers to the most recent version.  You should also see a frame rate increase as well.


ack-ack

go to start  >>> run >>> type dxdiag >>> click display tab at the top >>>>  driver date / version is in the top right. 

I tried to load beta got a big blue screen,  got latest drivers everything runs fine.  This is one of the FIRST things you guys need to check.

[Speed55]

Latest version seems to have eliminated the majority of the stuttering for me. 

When i first ran the game with patch 4, i was still getting major stutters, but i did a defrag, then changed the video settings and that seemed to fix it.

So far i'm running 512 texture with the sliders pegged to the left, and i only get very minor stutters every few minutes as opposed to major stutters every few seconds.


I'll try it with the hi-res later on and see if it's my computer that's holding me back.

Thanks for the fix.