Author Topic: Any updates or leads on the stutter bug? (Read 3853 times)

AKIron · « **Reply #45 on:** July 11, 2004, 12:07:24 PM »

My stutters have virtually disappeared. Nothing changed really. However, I discovered something when I was testing some things. I installed a 512MB Ramdisk (have 1GB total memory) and installed AH2 to the ramdisk. I found that AH2 loads from my hard drive (WD 10K RPM Raptor SATA) in exactly the same amount of time it loads from my ramdisk (PC3200). I also noticed that even when I load AH2 from the ramdisk there is a lot of disk activity going on. The question about the folders being marked read only (mine are) makes me wonder if that isn't forcing usage of the windows swap file for some reason?

nopoop · « **Reply #46 on:** July 11, 2004, 01:26:11 PM »

I've checked my properties of many planes in the cache folder and the boxes are left unchecked. Using XP home with the traditional windows interface.

I have no problems what so ever ingame.

Epox INTEL865 EP-4PDA2+
800 FBS Hypertheading
INTEL P4/3.06GHz CPU
2 x 512MB PC 3200 Ram
Western Digital SATA 80gig hard drive
7200RPM 8MB buffer
Chaintech FX5900XT Nvidia 128meg card
. OEM drivers
. Card settings: 1042x768 truecolor 85 hertz
. Image setting: Performance
. AA setting: 4X
. Anisotropic filtering: 4X
. Vsync on ( 85 hertz )
DirectX 9.0B
Soundblaster 512 XP configuration
. 3/4 acceleration
Misc DVD-RW, DVD, floppy
Antec Truepower 430watt power supply
Antec/PlusView 1000AMG case
Two extra case fans ( 5 total )
XP Home

Ingame vidio settings:
Resolution 1024x768
Horizon, transitions, mipmaping enabled
Texture size 1024
Texture load per frame Unlimited
Ground detail at 2 miles
All other sliders at Maximum
Gamma 1.1

Waffle · « **Reply #47 on:** July 11, 2004, 02:12:17 PM »

That might be it about the cache size, the texture size. I'm running 1024 textures.

Still the one thing that in my limited testing and with squadmates testing - is that if you are experienceing stutters -looking at the 3dmodels / skins of all vehicles eliminates the stutters - except for some of the ground textures which are loaded or "seen" upon take-off. After that is done - it is stutter free.

I don't know how that would relate to a cache issue; maybe the files are there in cache, just not "activated" when the games starts? and when the game accesses cache, theres a stuttuer?
Heck, I'd take a "view" key in hanger that would go through all the planes/skins/vehicles while in hanger automatically

Like I said I have no clue how it all works and plead ignorance if this doesn't make sense.

Maybe i'll just shut my piehole and go work on a skin:)

WilldCrd · « **Reply #48 on:** July 11, 2004, 03:50:24 PM »

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Originally posted by SlapShot
Does the "size" difference have to do with the texture size that each has chosen ?

Looks like the 89 MB is probably 256K size textures, while the 150 MB is probably the 1024K size textures.

running mine at 512

MOSQ · « **Reply #49 on:** July 11, 2004, 09:16:50 PM »

Today my cache has slightly grown to 87.2 MBs, 868 Files.
I too run 512 textures.

paulobrien6969 · « **Reply #50 on:** July 12, 2004, 02:52:25 PM »

im running windows xp pro and i cant uncheck the read only either for the cache.
not the folder itself or the sub folders/files.
i am the administrator so have the right too do so.
my problem only started at patch 3 and i have been asking ever since what changed.

Mugzeee · « **Reply #51 on:** July 12, 2004, 03:50:15 PM »

My cache folder continually grows with repeated sessions of AH2 Play.

AKIron · « **Reply #52 on:** July 12, 2004, 11:57:22 PM »

FWIW, no stutters for several days, until tonight. For some reason unknown to me when I started AH it went through the extraction routine that's only supposed to occur when certain video settings are changed or perhaps a new patch is installed. Didn't change any video settings but I did attempt to remove the read only attribute assigned to all of the AH2 folders (to no avail, still read only). Anyhow, the stutters were back, and while not frequent, they did occur periodically throughout the couple of hours I was on. Hmmmmmm.

Jackal1 · « **Reply #53 on:** July 13, 2004, 05:42:38 AM »

Iron, had you been using the film viewer?

AKIron · « **Reply #54 on:** July 13, 2004, 12:12:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Jackal1
Iron, had you been using the film viewer?

Yes, I did.

Jackal1 · « **Reply #55 on:** July 13, 2004, 04:16:55 PM »

It probably dumped your cache. At least that`s what has been happening to me.

Mugzeee · « **Reply #56 on:** July 13, 2004, 04:26:28 PM »

Iron...Yes opening the film viewer will dump your cache. You don’t even have to view a film. The simple act of opening the Film Viewer will cause the cache to be sucked down.

Gamble · « **Reply #57 on:** July 18, 2004, 05:21:55 PM »

Shouldn't this kind of stuff been fixed before we pay 14.95 a month for it?????????

Blooz · « **Reply #58 on:** July 18, 2004, 06:48:41 PM »

Settle down Sparky. I've only read two of your posts and can already tell you are new to the online gaming thing.

Aces High just went through a complete revamp and they are working hard trying to get things back up to the normal high standard of play.

$15 a month is a lot less than you'll pay for most other high quality games out there.

Heck you can't even take a lady out to dinner one night with $15 bucks. Here you get entertained a whole month for it.

Things will get better. Have some faith.

Cut HTC some slack and chill out dog.

Gamble · « **Reply #59 on:** July 18, 2004, 07:39:58 PM »

My names not sparky or dawg thanks, and sorry your wrong I'm not new to online gaming. I played AH1 for over a year and a half. I loved every min of it. I just don't thnk it's cool to ask people to pay for a game and help work ALL the bugs out of it. Thats what beta is for.

I can have my opinion just as you can, so until you pay my 14.95 every month I will have the opinion I want.