FPS=1 on BAT WAW – Need some assistance (besides existing recommendations)
Greetings,
I really need some assistance. As I was trying to update some of the “stock” missions in my old program UberQuick Mission Generator (UQMG) to make them compatible with BAT, I started noticing how terrible the performance has become in the IL-2 engine and I am wondering what I am doing wrong. I will use the example of a mission that I wrote on 28 June 2004 and included in one of my UQMG upgrades. It is not particularly that taxing, it is an 8x P-38 L interception of 12x Fw-200C-3 Kondors in the Normandy w/ Small Bases map. This has been happening with a lot of missions – IL-2 comes to a halt. It does not crash, but it makes it painfully unplayable. It is very frustrating.
My FPS goes to no kidding 1 FPS (verified). The mission has quite a bit of ground elements, but back in 2004 in a computer with 4 times less power, this worked perfectly. Therefore, I started doing some research at SAS to see if other people were having similar problems, and they did, without full solutions. The performance went up to 30-39 fps when I put the game at 1/4 time-speed, and at pause of course it also increased FPS. I tried both enabling and disabling PAL Visual MODs. No difference.
I then switched from BAT to the IL-2 1946 Stock 4.12.2m through the IL-2 selector to see how that mission worked. It worked perfectly, with almost video quality performance no lag whatsoever. Same number of planes and objects, etc. So there is something wrong somewhere, I just don’t know what.
This is my computer… not that great, but it has been reliable, and as I said above, the quality of the same mission in the Stock version was simply flawless. Below are my specs.
* PC: HP HPE-500f
* AMD Phenom II X6 1045T Processor 2.7GHz (6 processors)
* RAM = 8GB
* Windows 7 SP 1 64-bit
* AMD RADEON RX 560 Series 4GB DDR RAM
* Current BAT version: BAT V3.4 LINEBACKER (followed all instructions)
* 1920x1080 resolution for IL-2 in primary monitor (ACER gaming monitor) HDMI
* 2nd monitor HP2009 at 1600x900 (not for game)
Here are the things that I have tried based on input from SAS, and none, none at all of the suggestions have made a difference whatsoever to the 1 frame per second performance of the mission above, and as I said, this has happened to several of the missions I have flown.
Inside the CONF.INI
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https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,9756.msg185327.html#msg185327* NOTE: Made sure TexMipFilter was correct, set Effects=2 and used the ATI/Radeon setting suggested by Storebror.
* RESULT: No difference at all, same FPS=1 performance.
Low fps on powerful (in my opinion) system
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https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,57970.0.html* NOTE: Used suggested anisotropic and anti-aliasing through RADEON utility.
* RESULT: No difference at all, same FPS=1 performance.
Low FPS with BAT V2
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https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,56354.0.html* NOTE: Used hyperlink suggestions.
* RESULT: No difference at all, same FPS=1 performance.
Geometrical landscapes
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https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,57861.0.html* NOTE: Made sure my conf.ini had the suggested entries.
* RESULT: No difference at all, same FPS=1 performance.
WaW Performance Boost
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https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,54580.0.html* NOTE: Removed 4 suggested files (SAS FX Small Collection.SFS, sas_sound_01.SFS, sas_sound_02.SFS, sasup_effects01.SFS).
* RESULT: No difference at all, same FPS=1 performance.
Like I said, it is frustrating because I would expect that 14 years later, this and other missions would not only perform better, they should be incredible. Instead, I have a more powerful machine that is having horrible performance. I really enjoy the amount of new materials in BAT and I would like to take advantage of the new features without having to resort to cutting all my mission content to 1/4 of the original. It makes no sense, so I ask if someone could help me figure out what is going on.
Here is the mission:
http://www.uberdemon.net/pictures/FPSProblems/mission.zipHere are my ini and log files:
http://www.uberdemon.net/pictures/FPSProblems/logsandini.zipHere are my IL-2 RADEON settings:
http://www.uberdemon.net/pictures/FPSProblems/RADEON.pngHere are pics of the FPS=1 mission I used in this post:
http://www.uberdemon.net/pictures/FPSProblems/scWAW1.jpghttp://www.uberdemon.net/pictures/FPSProblems/scWAW2.jpghttp://www.uberdemon.net/pictures/FPSProblems/scWAW3.jpgHere are pics of the same mission but using the Stock 4.12.2m:
http://www.uberdemon.net/pictures/FPSProblems/scStock1.jpghttp://www.uberdemon.net/pictures/FPSProblems/scStock2.jpghttp://www.uberdemon.net/pictures/FPSProblems/scStock3.jpghttp://www.uberdemon.net/pictures/FPSProblems/scStock4.jpgAny help will be greatly appreciated.
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