Aces High Bulletin Board
Help and Support Forums => Technical Support => Topic started by: SirLoin on February 07, 2026, 09:18:30 PM
-
My fps is crashing on log in. Starts off ok 80 to 120 fps then dwindles down to 8 fps.. wtf? Reinstalled gpu drivers and AH still the same..unplayable .. dang! need inputs thnx
-
Post the first third of a Dxdiag here to show us what your running
-
3060 Nvidia intel I5 16 ram. It runs other games perfectly at high settings,only AH has issues. Reinstalled AH still the same.
-
Whenever I have to download a terrain I am sent to a page where my fps is single digits the entire time the terrain slowly downloads at a ridiculously slow speed..
Once downloaded my fps goods back to normal as the rest of the game loads..
Maybe you are stuck on that download terrain stage..
Eagler
-
On a fresh install the first time you log in it downloads a huge file, stdshapes.rez. Its almost 2 GB and some people have a crappy connection to the server and it takes for ever to download. The same for 5 terrset files that need to be updated when some maps get updated.
You didnt say that your issue is while downloading file though. More details are needed.
What are you using to see the frame rate?
When does this drop happen? First load up? After you pick an arena? When you first enter the arena? When you first jump in a plane?
The more details the more likely someone will remember something like that happening to them or if they heard about it happening to someone else.
-
On a fresh install the first time you log in it downloads a huge file, stdshapes.rez. Its almost 2 GB and some people have a crappy connection to the server and it takes for ever to download. The same for 5 terrset files that need to be updated when some maps get updated.
You didnt say that your issue is while downloading file though. More details are needed.
What are you using to see the frame rate?
When does this drop happen? First load up? After you pick an arena? When you first enter the arena? When you first jump in a plane?
The more details the more likely someone will remember something like that happening to them or if they heard about it happening to someone else.
This ^^
Detail where you are when fps dumps.
Just FYI, you can’t enter an arena without stdshapes file. It can’t draw from what you don’t have. Same with map file.
I have seen this in tower before, but for whatever the reason it was short lived. When I was in the arena it was normal.
I doubt this has anything to do with GPU driver.
-
Morphus and Virgle have a similar problem. On new game downloads the stdshape.rez file wont down load. I sent them both a copy of my file using Filemail, I usually zip it before I send it. Virgle also has issues downloading new Map files, so I have to send a copoy of those updates as well.
-
Control alt delete, task manager. Click all users button.
How many processes do you see?
Is the systray box near your clock full of icons?
-
When i select an arena and enter,Ill sit in the tower getting 120fps...Then after a minute it starts going down and after a couple of minutes its usually below 10fps...Like i said it runs other games just fine..I just got a brand new PC 5070 Nvida 32 ram AMD78003dx installed AH and its pretty much locked at 120fps everything maxed .
-
When i select an arena and enter,Ill sit in the tower getting 120fps...Then after a minute it starts going down and after a couple of minutes its usually below 10fps...Like i said it runs other games just fine..I just got a brand new PC 5070 Nvida 32 ram AMD78003dx installed AH and its pretty much locked at 120fps everything maxed .
It’s most likely a Windows or Nvida setting on the other machine. You should see the same fps on the 3060 for sure. Thats what I have.
You can try limiting fps for background app in nvidia control panel. Its disabled on mine
-
It's obvious his system is running all sorts of processes not fully necessary to run the game.
It's as simple as hitting control/alt/delete and selecting "task manager".
I'm betting he finds 50 or more processes running at all times.
-
Task Manager after a couple of of minutes dwindles down to nothing much..2% cpu usage..nothing suspicious active.. like i said got new PC and very happy but would like to solve this as it's now my son's pc and he's an active gamer. <S>
-
Task Manager after a couple of of minutes dwindles down to nothing much..2% cpu usage..nothing suspicious active.. like i said got new PC and very happy but would like to solve this as it's now my son's pc and he's an active gamer. <S>
A dxdiag would help, just the first third of the info. If your computer has both a dedicated video card, AND onboard video, be sure the game is using the dedicated video card. After you click the "sign in" button, click the "Video Settings" button to see which video the game is running. You want the dedicated video.
-
Does it happen both online and offline practice..
Eagler
-
Ok, I got a similar recreation happen
Main Menu, 88-95fps
Online Arena Menu 60fps
Selecting MA started a DLa updated map. 60fps dropped to 9fps during DL.
In MA Tower it was 66fps, I waited for a few minutes no real change,
In flight it went to 116-120fps.
I closed AH and went through it again. No map DL tho
Main Menu 93fps
Online Arena Menu 60fps
In MA Tower was 95fps, no change.
In flight 120+fps .
There is a FPS stair-stepping depending on what's happening/seen by GPU.
The fact your new PC runs AH with no flaws, *suggest* the older PC has something going on in the background or a possible GPU setting.
If there is nothing sticking out in Task Manager lets try GPU.
_____________________________ ___________________
1) Game Mode should be enabled
2) Change the Power Plan
Power plans in Windows 10 control how your PC consumes/saves power. Microsoft introduced a power plan called Ultimate Performance for workstations, which can provide a performance boost.
By default this power plan is a hidden feature, but you can use the following steps to enable it:
1) Open the Run dialog “Window key + R”, or search in Start Menu. Type or copy and paste powercfg.cpl and press Enter.
2) Select Ultimate Performance. If you don’t see this power plan, simply continue to the next step to unhide it.
3) Open Start Menu, type cmd in the search bar. Select Command Prompt and Run as Administrator.
4) In the Command Prompt, type or paste the following command and press Enter.
powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61
If you see a prompt similar to this, return to step 2 to enable the Ultimate Performance power plan.
Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling under Advanced graphics settings (or “Default graphics settings” for Windows 10) toggle On/Enable Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling.
_____________________________ ___________________
Make sure the GPU resolution matches the game and monitor resolution.
Nvidia Control Panel
Texture filtering - should be disabled for AH, it's not used in older games. If you play other games on it. You can go to
V-Sync - Use the application setting (to use the settings within the application to control V-Sync), Fast (improves latency without introducing tearing).
Off (useful if performance is more important than image quality).
I would try Fast first.
To turn off the NVIDIA GeForce Experience overlay,
open the application, navigate to Settings (gear icon), and toggle off the In-Game Overlay option.
Make sure no screen capture is running
NVIDIA screen capture is powered by the NVIDIA App or GeForce Experience, allowing for high-quality gameplay recording, streaming, and screenshots with *minimal* performance impact. Users can access the overlay via Alt+Z to configure settings, while Alt+F9 toggles recording, Alt+F10 saves instant replays, and Alt+F1 captures screenshots.
Then lets see if we woke anything up. If not we can go deeper. Keep it simple for now.
Lets us know the results.