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How are clouds effecting your FSO experience since January?

No Effect what so ever
Slight Frame Rate Hit
Moderate Frame Rate Hit
Severe Frame Rate Hit
FSO is unplayable

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Offline Wizard

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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2013, 11:53:03 AM »
Had only a slight hit to frame rates at times and I am running fairly high graphics settings.  Most of the time there was no noticeable difference in FR (59-60).  I think they are an outstanding addition and add a great deal to the realism. I would like to see them stay as long as they don't adversely affect a lot of other players.

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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2013, 11:58:50 AM »
I run 59 fps pretty constant in all arenas whether I turn off background systems or not. I will glitch a bit from time to time but nothing to get me jumping out of my chair and running through my house #@%#! #$%%$@#!!  :furious
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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2013, 12:38:51 PM »
I average 45-50 FPS on a normal day in the main arena.  Last night when I flew near a large cloud it dropped so low that it disabled all my advanced graphic settings a few times.  Im talking frame rates of 7 or lower.

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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2013, 01:15:31 PM »
I have several squaddies sitting out of FSO because of the frame rates. The clouds just made it even worse for some.
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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2013, 01:47:11 PM »
I have several squaddies sitting out of FSO because of the frame rates. The clouds just made it even worse for some.

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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2013, 02:36:11 PM »
I didn't see any frame rate hits last night, we were in and out of the clouds a lot last night.  My build:

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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2013, 04:02:21 PM »
These clouds kill my framerate. Before the new clouds I would average near 50 FPS, with no drop while looking at clouds.  With the new clouds, I average about 40 FPS with clearish skies, and 8-12 FPS when they get thick. To me this is nearly unplayable.
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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #22 on: February 02, 2013, 04:23:43 PM »
I think they look great and add immersion bigtime.....I only experience a small hit in FPS on a old 2.9 GHZ duel core :headscratch:

I do think if they make it unplayable for others they should be off.

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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #23 on: February 02, 2013, 04:39:49 PM »
 The clouds didnt affect my frame rate but once near the city at A117{I think} I saw a huge framerate hit.

  I am suffering with the AMD glitch with the 7XXX cards and have texture rebuilding issues so this might have something to do with it. I turn off all bumpmapping set sliders to faster and vis range to 0.4 miles but I shouldnt need to do this.

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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #24 on: February 02, 2013, 05:18:28 PM »
 i missed last night. i've been having a LOT of stress at work the last couple weeks, and by 1030 last night, i was zombified.

 going off of the clouds nef made for me in january's set, i was running from 75, down to about 55 when i attacked a very large bomber group.
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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #25 on: February 02, 2013, 05:40:44 PM »
I only had a slight hit in frame rate. Nefarious I did post on AK's BBS with a link here.

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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #26 on: February 02, 2013, 06:05:45 PM »

I was looking everywhere for Drone. I think he was hiding under the clouds!  :rofl :rofl
I get really really tired of selective realism disguised as a desire to make bombers easier to kill.

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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #27 on: February 02, 2013, 06:55:03 PM »
I had a severe FR hit when i was amongst the clouds....I was down in the high teens.
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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #28 on: February 02, 2013, 08:56:09 PM »
I think they look great and add immersion bigtime.....I only experience a small hit in FPS on a old 2.9 GHZ duel core :headscratch:

I do think if they make it unplayable for others they should be off.
yeah I'm running a fairly low spec machine that's about five years old and no much problems but I have most of the eye candy off or down



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Re: Clouds in FSO
« Reply #29 on: February 02, 2013, 09:03:29 PM »
yeah I'm running a fairly low spec machine that's about five years old and no much problems but I have most of the eye candy off or down

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Time of this report: 2/3/2013, 13:56:28
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   Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.120824-0336)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
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if I was you I would turn off bump terrain and turn on detailed water...and water reflections on.. :aok