[zsouthboy]

Anyone else getting semi-bad performance out of their 9700's in the demo?

I'm getting only 30 fps in 1024x768 with details maxed except simple shadows, aniso at app preference in the control panel, and AA at 2 and 4x didn't make a difference.

Don't get me wrong, the game looks good, but not good enough for only 30 fps at 1024.

I was really surprised at my frames considering this is Q3A engine based, like Jedi Outcast...

[xGL]

Maybe it's because they didn't have time to put optimizations for it in the drivers

[Gnep]

Runs fine and smoothly on a Parhelia

oh - and FAA is v. nice too

[digitalwanderer]

Originally Posted by zsouthboy

Anyone else getting semi-bad performance out of their 9700's in the demo?

I'm getting only 30 fps in 1024x768 with details maxed except simple shadows, aniso at app preference in the control panel, and AA at 2 and 4x didn't make a difference.

Don't get me wrong, the game looks good, but not good enough for only 30 fps at 1024.

I was really surprised at my frames considering this is Q3A engine based, like Jedi Outcast...

Enable triple-buffering under openGL "compatibility options" in the latest 3.7 catalysts or else download rTool and use that to enable it...it made a HUGE difference in peformance for me.

[keegdsb]

Originally Posted by Gnep

Runs fine and smoothly on a Parhelia

oh - and FAA is v. nice too

Same here. 8)

[Bouncing Zabaglione Bros.]

Try turning Vsync off inside the game setting, and if that doesn't work try additionally turning the texture details from "very high" to "high". If that doesn't work, turn the filtering to "bilinear" and turn up all the settings in the catalyst control panel.

[John Reynolds]

Remember that Outcast was almost entirely CPU-limited, so I'm curious as to the original poster's processor speed.

[zsouthboy]

Originally Posted by John Reynolds

Remember that Outcast was almost entirely CPU-limited, so I'm curious as to the original poster's processor speed.

I have an XP 2000+, which I OC to around 1.8 (wooo, AGOIA Y )

[Nupraptor]

I don't know if this works the same in the retail version of the game, but try disabling the Dynamic Glow feature. It will turn back on every time you start the game up again, so if you notice that your framerates are dropping, check to make sure that it's still off.

[zsouthboy]

Originally Posted by Nupraptor

I don't know if this works the same in the retail version of the game, but try disabling the Dynamic Glow feature. It will turn back on every time you start the game up again, so if you notice that your framerates are dropping, check to make sure that it's still off.

I thought the full version doesn't come out till the 15th?

I'll try that btw, thank you.

[AndY1]

Originally Posted by zsouthboy

I thought the full version doesn't come out till the 15th?

I'll try that btw, thank you.

Dynamic Glow slows even my R9800Pro to a 30FPS. Just disable it and you get 50FPS+ and you can even enable 6xAA and still get 40FPS+ 8)

[Dave Glue]

Yep, it's dynamic glow. Had the same problem here on my 4200/XP 1800, I couldn't understand the poor framerates since the game looked exactly like JK2. Finally found dynamic glow, turned it off, framerates skyrocketed.

What the heck does it do, anyway? All I can see is that it adds a little extra glow on the lightsabers - wee. Why would that cause such a significant performance hit?

[zsouthboy]

Originally Posted by Dave Glue

Yep, it's dynamic glow. Had the same problem here on my 4200/XP 1800, I couldn't understand the poor framerates since the game looked exactly like JK2. Finally found dynamic glow, turned it off, framerates skyrocketed.

What the heck does it do, anyway? All I can see is that it adds a little extra glow on the lightsabers - wee. Why would that cause such a significant performance hit?

yep... turned it off and everything runs as it should now..

wtf does it do? i saw very little difference with it on vs. off....

[micb]

Dynamic Glow made my system choppy - AMD 2000XP, 512 PC133, ATI 9800.

I disabled "Dynamic glow" and the game runs smooth as silk.

[swaaye]

It creates a luminescent sorta glow to light sources. It's a nice effect.

Whether it's worth the unbelievable slow down or not is questionable IMO though.

[Snyder]

Originally Posted by swaaye

It creates a luminescent sorta glow to light sources. It's a nice effect.

Whether it's worth the unbelievable slow down or not is questionable IMO though.

Especially when compared with Tron 2.0, which has glow all over the place and still runs smooth as silk with everything set to the max. (Ok, shadowing is almost nonexistent in Tron, still the most beautiful game I've played this year.)