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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: BillyD on August 12, 2009, 04:34:13 PM
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You guys did it, patch 5 looks fantastic ( a 10000000% difference) on my totally shi@ty computer. I knew y'all would take care of us low end hardware guys...
thanks
birry :salute
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Ok it's not even 5 oclock...did I miss something? :huh :confused:
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I like patches can't wait to try it out
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Ok it's not even 5 oclock...did I miss something? :huh :confused:
Yep
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,271503.0.html (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,271503.0.html)
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I was pretty vocal when the patch first came out with the terrain looking pretty bad in low detail mode. It looked like nintendo 64, well that was the joke anyways. I must say, it looks A LOT nicer now with this patch and my hat is off to you guys for putting in the effort to appease the low end players with this update. :salute
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Whoops, missed your thread billy, made my own hehe. Looks great though!
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Attempting to locate whine... unable to locate whine.. :D
Before/after screens for the rest of us?
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Now.
To all those folks who were stomping feet throwing temper tantrums when the new version came out.
How would you like your crow cooked? Or do you prefer to eat it raw?
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Now.
To all those folks who were stomping feet throwing temper tantrums when the new version came out.
How would you like your crow cooked? Or do you prefer to eat it raw?
I'll bring the salt and pepper for them... :aok
With this latest patch I'm now able to run 1024 textures with the hi res pack and still get 74-75 fps... :x
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Anxious to see how the lores guys like it. Hope it helps. I absolutely love the update.
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no change same mini pauses next...................
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My comp seems to like patch 5 better.
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New patch has now after investing 100 bucks in a video card, once again
made the game unplayable. My new HD4650 was running it fine for the past
few days. But, since the new patch download, initial loadup of graphics when
in the tower takes several seconds, the sun becomes a large rectangle of
white for a second or two, then ten minutes into flying, the screen just freezes,
requiring an alt-F4.
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i think the water looks like a blue counter top.
i feel like im flying around in a kitchen
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i think the water looks like a blue counter top.
i feel like im flying around in a kitchen
bake me a cake...
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bake me a cake...
Look at it, looks like a blue counter top.
i keep looking for koolaid stains
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<- deeply frustrated after 5 patches... :(
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At-least the game is flyable again... looks like ill be pumping funds into it again, thx HT and crew :aok
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<- deeply frustrated after 5 patches... :(
nooooooooooooo, lusche, just get a GTX 260 here http://www.alternate.de/html/shop/productDetails.html?artno=JBXWP7&articleId=359142&baseId=555022
for just 132 € and you will have steady 60 fps, what ever big puffy ack and furballs might be.
bet this will solve your issues
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My issues are not a result of not enough vid power, and it's not exactly a FR problem
AMD64 X2 4200 + GF 9600 GT should be able to run the game without stutters ;)
BTW "just" 132€ is an enormous sum of money for me (just spent 80€ on this GF 9600GT upgrade, that's all I can afford in next 10 months). And I would have to get a new PSU as well to run this card. And CPU :lol
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Using a low end computer myself here and the update looks sweet...
Thanks HTC :rock
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I have a Nvidia 260, and last night I went about 13k higher than I usually do in a Yak9U, to 20k, to kill a bomber. Coming back to base, I still had half my ammo, so I dove to 12k and screamed overhead doing a good 450. Sure enough there was a co-alt Corsair that tried to dive away, I was following him to the deck, 1000 back when...
... Aces High locked up and I had to alt tab to the desktop and end task. Can't remember the last time AH crashed on me.
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My issues are not a result of not enough vid power, and it's not exactly a FR problem
AMD64 X2 4200 + GF 9600 GT should be able to run the game without stutters ;)
BTW "just" 132€ is an enormous sum of money for me (just spent 80€ on this GF 9600GT upgrade, that's all I can afford in next 10 months). And I would have to get a new PSU as well to run this card. And CPU :lol
How much RAM do you have?
By the way, I have the same exact proc as you- I have 2 gigs of RAM, and a Radeon 4850, and it hammers this game out no problem.
I think the issue you're facing is your graphics card. I left Nvidia after my 7950 GT OC issues. Good GOD, their drivers sucked, the card was unstable as all hell, even when underclocked.
Well it may be bias, but I can't stand Nvidia anymore, and all I hear are problems from 'em.
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My issues are not a result of not enough vid power, and it's not exactly a FR problem
AMD64 X2 4200 + GF 9600 GT should be able to run the game without stutters ;)
BTW "just" 132€ is an enormous sum of money for me (just spent 80€ on this GF 9600GT upgrade, that's all I can afford in next 10 months). And I would have to get a new PSU as well to run this card. And CPU :lol
I'm hoping it will get better for you, Lusche. I can relate. It's no fun seeing the game advance as it should, and yet income issues slow down our upgrades to compensate.
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Now.
To all those folks who were stomping feet throwing temper tantrums when the new version came out.
How would you like your crow cooked? Or do you prefer to eat it raw?
I think I'd prefer they eat it raw! hee hee It is such a big difference, and it is smooth as silk....it just looks so much better with this patch. :aok
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crap I hate being at work when a new patch is out....
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I think the issue you're facing is your graphics card. I left Nvidia after my 7950 GT OC issues. Good GOD, their drivers sucked, the card was unstable as all hell, even when underclocked.
I doubt it's the graphics card alone. I think it lies somewhere in having an early dual core amd64 (2GB ram btw).
Every other game (Crysis, COD4, MS flight, Il2, video editing, whatever) runs fine, so did AHII 2.13
And without compatibility mode, I don't get any stutter - but sooner or later a spinning clipboard or a almost certain lockup when minimzing AH (which I absolutely HAVE to)
And before someone asks: Yes, I know about the optimzer, but no combination of optimizer and cpu driver versions did ever allowed me to run AH without compatibility mode. (Tried them all on a fresh XP install)
*sigh*
Currently I just could kick myself for havin invested all my money in this 9600GT in expectance of AH 2.14 :lol :cry
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The low res graphics look like marble.
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Download link from the homepage is down.
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I doubt it's the graphics card alone. I think it lies somewhere in having an early dual core amd64 (2GB ram btw).
Every other game (Crysis, COD4, MS flight, Il2, video editing, whatever) runs fine, so did AHII 2.13
And without compatibility mode, I don't get any stutter - but sooner or later a spinning clipboard or a almost certain lockup when minimzing AH (which I absolutely HAVE to)
And before someone asks: Yes, I know about the optimzer, but no combination of optimizer and cpu driver versions did ever allowed me to run AH without compatibility mode. (Tried them all on a fresh XP install)
*sigh*
Currently I just could kick myself for havin invested all my money in this 9600GT in expectance of AH 2.14 :lol :cry
I think I got it.
Do you have an antivirus program running? I got that spinning clipboard when I left Avast running in the background.
If I killed the services (stop on-access protection), and killed most of my systray things, it ran stable as all hell.
Only thing I have running is TrackIR, and AH2.
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I think I got it.
Do you have an antivirus program running? I got that spinning clipboard when I left Avast running in the background.
If I killed the services (stop on-access protection), and killed most of my systray things, it ran stable as all hell.
Only thing I have running is TrackIR, and AH2.
Did all my tests with system as clean as possible, no firewall, no anti-vir
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Did all my tests with system as clean as possible, no firewall, no anti-vir
Damn. Sorry dude, I'm out of ideas :(
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Damn. Sorry dude, I'm out of ideas :(
So am I. :lol
But maybe it's just a conspiracy to get me back to the so-called "real life" :noid
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So am I. :lol
But maybe it's just a conspiracy to get me back to the so-called "real life" :noid
Did you say you've tried older drivers for the GPU? When doing so did you make sure to delete the installed drivers before installing others? Have you tried running a driver cleaner before installing different drivers?
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Did you say you've tried older drivers for the GPU? When doing so did you make sure to delete the installed drivers before installing others? Have you tried running a driver cleaner before installing different drivers?
I used the stock drivers first that came with the card, then removed them, ran driver cleaner, installed newest.
I think everyone can understand, that I'm getting a bit tired of all this stuff.
If the just the game wouldn't lock-up would compatibility mode - everything would be fine, because apart form that, it runs like charm ;)
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Sorry to hear that lusche... hope you get that sorted out soon. Those little programs that optimize your ram and all seem to work well. Might try one of them.
My machine has no stutters on the new patch. Everything smooth as silk now and great visuals. Radeon HD4850 512
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<- deeply frustrated after 5 patches... :(
I forgot to ask... just how "deeply frustrated" can a snail be? I'd think at their slow rate of movement they'd be pretty adept at patience. ;)
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Shuffler and Lusche.
First i have dual 4850s, can only run one of them...but game looks great and I never had stutters.
SO maybe it's not a gpu issue. If I run crossfire my frame rate is cut by two thirds.
But when I run a single 4850 the game looks and plays great. So Shuffler since I have had no stutters
and we both have the same vidcard the problem just might be outside the Vid Card.
How about sound? Drivers? what card? If not are you like me running no sound card and using a USB headset?
Have you tried turning down sound acceleration in Dxdiag?
I can't have CCC in the toolbar. In other words the only thing I can do to maximize FR is insure that CCC isn't running.
ATI Tray tools I can't use. I get the Blue Screen of death with a windows error message.
Just some random thoughts. I randomly think......or is it rarely?
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I forgot to ask... just how "deeply frustrated" can a snail be? I'd think at their slow rate of movement they'd be pretty adept at patience. ;)
(http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Tongue/making-fun-054.GIF)
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How about sound? Drivers? what card? If not are you like me running no sound card and using a USB headset?
I had the same thoughts. SB Live! here.
So I used AH stock sounds to avoid any sound pack issues. Used old drivers first, then removed them and used newest ones. The I tried different acceleration settings.
Made no difference. Still the same stutters in compatibility mode
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Im getting lock-ups like crazy since Ive had the game installed too. Runs better than 2.13 but when it locks, it locks hard. Usually once every other sortie.
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I had the same thoughts. SB Live! here.
So I used AH stock sounds to avoid any sound pack issues. Used old drivers first, then removed them and used newest ones. The I tried different acceleration settings.
Made no difference. Still the same stutters in compatibility mode
Do you have onboard sound? You might want to try that out just to eliminate your sound card as a potential issue.
Are you using a headset? Is it plugged into the soundcard or is it USB?
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Do you have onboard sound? You might want to try that out just to eliminate your sound card as a potential issue.
Are you using a headset? Is it plugged into the soundcard or is it USB?
Ordinary headset, no usb. I have onboard, but didnt used it, as it worked fine in 2.13, and 2.14 when not in compatibility mode.
I'm just waiting right now. I think HiTech is on the problem again :)
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Ordinary headset, no usb. I have onboard, but didnt used it, as it worked fine in 2.13, and 2.14 when not in compatibility mode.
I'm just waiting right now. I think HiTech is on the problem again :)
Gee Lusche I just passed HiTech and he was heading to the golf course.... :huh
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Gee Lusche I just passed HiTech and he was heading to the golf course.... :huh
Oh... Pyro just told me HiTech was working on a problem. I assumed he was talking about Aces High. Didn't know he meant his handicap :furious
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I wish me crossfire worked too :cry
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With my luck, my clunker that has run the last four patches smooth as silk will be crippled by this new one. :D
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Download link works now.
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Test this if it helps :
Go to first sceen - and select video settings - select another texture size from what you have . select back to what you had before in max texture size
go into AH arenas and try if its gone.
I had to do this with my "old" 8800gts 320 meg for it to work.
I also reloaded directX and my network card drivers.
When I changed my card to a new ati 4890 vapor-X problems where gone.
I use latest ati dual core optimizer and do not use compability mode.
opteron 185
dfi ultra
2 gig ram
xp-professional
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crap I hate being at work when a new patch is out....
I have the exact same problem!! can we work from home ?
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I found out today I can turn on local water reflections again without a frame hit or stuttering. :aok
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:rock
:beer: to HiTech and the crowd for the last patch.... my old POS computer seemed to run the update well, until I got around more than 5 or 6 other planes. Then my FR would go from around 30 to anywhere from 9-12. Titanic Tuesday was the worst - one big furball saw the FR drop to 3!!!
I was depressed Wednesday morning thinking I was going to somehow go without my AHII fixes til I could scrape together enough $$ to go ahead and buy a new computer. :frown:
Install patch Wednesday and WOW, smooth as silk. Lowest FR I've seen is around 25, even in a furball. Averages in the near 40 range. Textures are better, too - less augering, and when I do it'm more stupidity than lack of depth perception.
:aok :aok :aok three thumbs up on a job well done, guy!
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Just for grins:
I loaded up GPU-Z & had it running in the background & went up w/ the newest patch 6.
My GTX 260 65nm Vanilla clocked at 625/1350/1200 w/o a hitch at 100 FPS.
Vid card running at 67*C at 87% fan speed drawing 42.5 amps!
I think AHII is using the shader capabilities quite well!
:D