Fps Going down :/

01-02-2011, 05:03 AM

Hi there ! Just Bought this cool game yesterdays and all was ok . But it seems that my Fps is going terribly down when my "Swarm" Get inactive and get eaten by bot/human player . Like i'm 30 - 40 fps and when it happen i'm on 9 fps or less ... :/ Help me !

Got Intel Xeon Dual 1.86ghz 4go ram Ati Radeon 5750 ..

By the way this "lag/freeze" happen only when inactive "swarm" get attacked ( for me or the bot )

01-02-2011, 06:00 AM

Anyone got an idea ? :/ I can't play this game with this lag ...

DG_Simon · 01-02-2011, 06:07 AM

Hi F3neK, is the title screen running fine? It doesn't really get harder than that, performance-wise. Please check if your graphics card driver is forcing any settings, "let application decide" is what you should go for. Hope this helps!

EDIT: Are you running on XP? The game trys to disable one of the newer driver optimisations for optimal performance and this cant be done on XP. You can try disabling it manually, look for "threaded optimization" in your driver settings.

01-02-2011, 06:27 AM

Hi Simon ! Well The Title Screen Lag a bit ( 20 fps ) . My Grafic card force anything. Btw I'm on Optimal performance mode ..

My Anti Aliasing is on Application managed and anisotropic Filtering too, I've Disabled the Catalyst AI . Nothing change ... :/

DG_Simon · 01-02-2011, 06:41 AM

The threaded optimization may still be the problem (on XP)... As far as I know it's on "auto" with all presets, which means "on" if the app can't turn it off.

01-02-2011, 06:49 AM

I don't have a Nvidi Graphic Card So i won't found Threaded optimization ^^ . Is My CPU too slow ? It's an Intel xeon 5120 1.86hgZ Dual Core...

DG_Simon · 01-02-2011, 07:22 AM

Indeed this is a Nvidia only issue. I'm sorry to say, chances are your bottleneck is with the CPU as it does not meet the minimal requirements. Maybe there's something CPU heavy running in the background, but I fear I can only promise I'll try to think of some crazy optimization that speeds up the gamecode.

01-02-2011, 08:03 AM

Meh, i don't understand why i Can't play to this game As i can Play Starcraft 2 or Crysis ... :/

DG_Simon · 01-02-2011, 08:32 AM

It's due to the nature of the game. The performance would be nearly the same if each and every drone would look like a voidray. Thats nothing you need the cpu for. I'm sorry, I can only say i'll try to make it work for you.

01-02-2011, 09:29 AM

Bah , btw this game is just epic but you are right my cpu can't handle this :/ Bahhh Is there is a Dual Core Adaptation for this game ?

That would be awesome !

RED-FROG · 01-02-2011, 12:52 PM

F3neK, if you press CTRL+ALT+Del and open the Task manager....

what does the CPU Usage say? (at the bottom of the window)
The usage should not be any higher than max 10% while it idles.
Meaning, you don't move the mouse and you don't have videos/music running. And no website with Flash etc.

01-02-2011, 01:41 PM

I'm at 26% :/ In Low and High when in the game, 3% max when I Switch to my desktop.

DG_Simon · 01-02-2011, 01:57 PM

I dare say the usage should be higher if the bottleneck is the CPU. As crazy as it sounds, please try switching your mouse technology to DirectX. Just to make sure that's not the problem. I will implement some debug output to further investigate this in the next version if the problem persists.

01-02-2011, 01:59 PM

Mmmh ok i'll try It, But I play with my keyboard . And how can I Switch my mouse technology to directX ?

DG_Simon · 01-02-2011, 02:07 PM

The game receives mouse input anyway and it would help to make sure the problem is not with windows' native input handling. You'll find the option in the controls section of the game's options.

01-02-2011, 05:03 AM	#1
F3neK Guest Posts: n/a	Fps Going down :/ Hi there ! Just Bought this cool game yesterdays and all was ok . But it seems that my Fps is going terribly down when my "Swarm" Get inactive and get eaten by bot/human player . Like i'm 30 - 40 fps and when it happen i'm on 9 fps or less ... :/ Help me ! Got Intel Xeon Dual 1.86ghz 4go ram Ati Radeon 5750 .. By the way this "lag/freeze" happen only when inactive "swarm" get attacked ( for me or the bot ) Last edited by F3neK: 01-02-2011 at 05:18 AM.

01-02-2011, 06:07 AM	#3
DG_Simon Dedication Games Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 126	Hi F3neK, is the title screen running fine? It doesn't really get harder than that, performance-wise. Please check if your graphics card driver is forcing any settings, "let application decide" is what you should go for. Hope this helps! EDIT: Are you running on XP? The game trys to disable one of the newer driver optimisations for optimal performance and this cant be done on XP. You can try disabling it manually, look for "threaded optimization" in your driver settings. Last edited by DG_Simon: 01-02-2011 at 06:24 AM.

01-02-2011, 06:27 AM	#4
F3neK Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Simon ! Well The Title Screen Lag a bit ( 20 fps ) . My Grafic card force anything. Btw I'm on Optimal performance mode .. My Anti Aliasing is on Application managed and anisotropic Filtering too, I've Disabled the Catalyst AI . Nothing change ... :/ Last edited by F3neK: 01-02-2011 at 06:32 AM.

01-02-2011, 06:49 AM	#6
F3neK Guest Posts: n/a	I don't have a Nvidi Graphic Card So i won't found Threaded optimization ^^ . Is My CPU too slow ? It's an Intel xeon 5120 1.86hgZ Dual Core... Last edited by F3neK: 01-02-2011 at 07:05 AM.

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01-02-2011, 06:00 AM	#2
F3neK Guest Posts: n/a	Anyone got an idea ? :/ I can't play this game with this lag ...

01-02-2011, 06:41 AM	#5
DG_Simon Dedication Games Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 126	The threaded optimization may still be the problem (on XP)... As far as I know it's on "auto" with all presets, which means "on" if the app can't turn it off.

01-02-2011, 07:22 AM	#7
DG_Simon Dedication Games Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 126	Indeed this is a Nvidia only issue. I'm sorry to say, chances are your bottleneck is with the CPU as it does not meet the minimal requirements. Maybe there's something CPU heavy running in the background, but I fear I can only promise I'll try to think of some crazy optimization that speeds up the gamecode.

01-02-2011, 08:03 AM	#8
F3neK Guest Posts: n/a	Meh, i don't understand why i Can't play to this game As i can Play Starcraft 2 or Crysis ... :/

01-02-2011, 08:32 AM	#9
DG_Simon Dedication Games Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 126	It's due to the nature of the game. The performance would be nearly the same if each and every drone would look like a voidray. Thats nothing you need the cpu for. I'm sorry, I can only say i'll try to make it work for you.

01-02-2011, 09:29 AM	#10
F3neK Guest Posts: n/a	Bah , btw this game is just epic but you are right my cpu can't handle this :/ Bahhh Is there is a Dual Core Adaptation for this game ? That would be awesome !

01-02-2011, 12:52 PM	#11
RED-FROG Join Date: Jun 2009 Reputation: 36 Posts: 347	F3neK, if you press CTRL+ALT+Del and open the Task manager.... what does the CPU Usage say? (at the bottom of the window) The usage should not be any higher than max 10% while it idles. Meaning, you don't move the mouse and you don't have videos/music running. And no website with Flash etc.

01-02-2011, 01:41 PM	#12
F3neK Guest Posts: n/a	I'm at 26% :/ In Low and High when in the game, 3% max when I Switch to my desktop.

01-02-2011, 01:57 PM	#13
DG_Simon Dedication Games Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 126	I dare say the usage should be higher if the bottleneck is the CPU. As crazy as it sounds, please try switching your mouse technology to DirectX. Just to make sure that's not the problem. I will implement some debug output to further investigate this in the next version if the problem persists.

01-02-2011, 01:59 PM	#14
F3neK Guest Posts: n/a	Mmmh ok i'll try It, But I play with my keyboard . And how can I Switch my mouse technology to directX ?

01-02-2011, 02:07 PM	#15
DG_Simon Dedication Games Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 126	The game receives mouse input anyway and it would help to make sure the problem is not with windows' native input handling. You'll find the option in the controls section of the game's options.