Frequently Asked Questions - Page 3

Optimus357 · 12-01-2011, 06:52 PM

It's called single threaded rendering I think. As for what that actually means, no idea.

Redboy · 12-11-2011, 06:06 PM

Hi

Does this have english subtitles ?

Thanks

ajcoll5 · 12-11-2011, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redboy

Hi

Does this have english subtitles ?

Thanks

Yes it does.

Razorbak86 · 01-01-2012, 04:18 PM

I'd just like to say that this is an excellent FAQ! It addresses most of the major topics that people have been asking about since the holiday sale arose.

Nicely done, ajcoll5!

+rep

PunkZoli · 01-02-2012, 04:05 PM

steam cloud for savegames and settings please!

Evilcow8675309 · 01-03-2012, 06:23 PM

I had the bug where I was stuck syncing forever, and none of the fixes here worked for me. What did work for me however was making sure that Steam itself was not running in any sort of compatibility mode.

FunkSausage · 01-03-2012, 09:59 PM

@ajcoll5 - my command line options don't seem to work. I've tried three different ways: via steam launch console options, the LA Noire launcher, and a command line txt file saved in the LA Noire folder. I've typed them this way: "-ignorefocus -nonv" (without quotes). I'm not sure if the -nonv is working properly or not, but the -ignorefocus command isn't. I alt-tab frequently and the game still pauses. Would you know of a solution to this? Thank you.

rfc · 01-05-2012, 04:26 AM

Maybe a not-so-faq, but with AMD HD5970 and even current drivers (12.1 preview + 11.12 CAP1) it has negative Crossfire scaling for me.

Using RadenPro pointing to the executable directly ( \steam\steamapps\common\l.a.noire\lanoire.exe and turning off crossfire does the job for me. Gives me maxed details at 1920x1200 the capped 30 FPS; without it ranges from 15 to 25, depending on scene.

Eon the Wolf · 01-05-2012, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X_MasterDave_X

I have a Ati 5770 and it has hickup every second. Not fun at all. Mafia 2, or skyrim runs perfect on my PC on high or highest settings. Seems this game has massive problems with ATI cards of 5XXX Series.

Everyone with such a card, should wait until Rockstar fixes this problem. The game cant be played that way. Even as i payed only half price with Steam Sale. But its unplayable atm. Hope a fix comes soon.

Lucky. Mafia 2 reports as 28-ish FPS for me with my specs, which makes no sense...this had some random FPS loss spikes after an hour or so of play....

Quote:

Originally Posted by X_MasterDave_X

Yes, this did it for me also. Thanks Guys.

Finally i can play the game.

So what was the problem behind this? What does "-str"?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajcoll5

Read the first post.

The one thing that bugs me about STR...well I have a quadcore. How would limiting it to a single thread improve performance :/

EDIT: Yep. Both times I've played now, every time an hour to an hour and a half passes, FPS drops start to spike/occur :/

maxtorthelord · 01-06-2012, 11:20 PM

Why the guide doesn't work since Monday should be a frequently asked question now.

Valkosipuli · 01-26-2012, 01:34 AM

Does anyone have this wierd problem i have? For me the game runs fine, but on menus it seems like i would be pressing up arrow all the time.

I cannot scroll menus as when i select like resume it selects it and in 1 sec goes up to new game. Happens in every menu screen in this game (Scrolls all the way up 100% of the time).

I tried to re-install it many times, but none did help. I've been trying to look this problem on internet, but no one has had it, or i have missed something.

I also tried to use X360 controller to see if it would disappear, but it certainly won't disappear.

I am running on Windows 7 64-bit and running steam as administrator, so that is not the problem either as the game runs fine, but the only problem is menu's scrolling up 100% of the time.

Any help would be appreciated as i am running out of options! Thanks in advance.

Valkosipuli · 01-27-2012, 03:53 AM

Got it working. Game seems to register un-used joystick and thats why it was going up all the time.

If you have anykind of joystick / racing wheel take it all off when playing this game!

I dont know am i the only one with this problem, but please put it in faq as some people might have same kind of problem and not really notice it

ReverendTed · 01-28-2012, 02:54 AM

Might be worth mentioning that there seems to be a problem with ATI Crossfire in some configurations.
I've got a pair of Radeon HD4850s, and disabling Crossfire significantly improves performance and also fixes a strange glitch with mirrors and reflections. (I've seen the -str posted as a solution for that before, so I'm wondering if forcing "single threaded rendering" or unchecking the "Multithreading" option accomplishes the same goal.)

Bubba_Gum · 03-15-2012, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Optimus357

I finally tried using the -str input in the command line of the launcher options and it actually fixed my issues with lag/framerates. Hopefully they bother to patch that into the options proper, seeing as how it is so effective.

Can someone explain to me how to do this step-by-step? :P I'm a noob at PC gaming XD

Rhyzak · 04-18-2012, 05:16 AM

Some of you need to learn that Rockstar didn't make this. They Produced it. Bondi made it. Rockstar Provided the new tech and let Bondi use it and then got someone else to port it to PC. if it was a Rockstar game it would be proper like GTA series. GTA IV wasn't poorly optimized. That was hard to run because of the amount of Geometry and LOD it had on it. if you set the grafx to same as console it runs smooth but if u set it on max prepare for some major fps drop.

01-26-2012, 01:34 AM	#41
Valkosipuli Banned Join Date: Dec 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 8	Does anyone have this wierd problem i have? For me the game runs fine, but on menus it seems like i would be pressing up arrow all the time. I cannot scroll menus as when i select like resume it selects it and in 1 sec goes up to new game. Happens in every menu screen in this game (Scrolls all the way up 100% of the time). I tried to re-install it many times, but none did help. I've been trying to look this problem on internet, but no one has had it, or i have missed something. I also tried to use X360 controller to see if it would disappear, but it certainly won't disappear. I am running on Windows 7 64-bit and running steam as administrator, so that is not the problem either as the game runs fine, but the only problem is menu's scrolling up 100% of the time. Any help would be appreciated as i am running out of options! Thanks in advance. Last edited by Valkosipuli: 01-26-2012 at 01:37 AM.

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12-01-2011, 06:52 PM	#31
Optimus357 Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 142 Posts: 1,130	It's called single threaded rendering I think. As for what that actually means, no idea.

12-11-2011, 06:06 PM	#32
Redboy Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 30 Posts: 1,578	Hi Does this have english subtitles ? Thanks

01-01-2012, 04:18 PM	#34
Razorbak86 Join Date: Mar 2009 Reputation: 289 Posts: 774	I'd just like to say that this is an excellent FAQ! It addresses most of the major topics that people have been asking about since the holiday sale arose. Nicely done, ajcoll5! +rep

01-02-2012, 04:05 PM	#35
PunkZoli Join Date: Feb 2008 Reputation: 5 Posts: 183	steam cloud for savegames and settings please!

01-03-2012, 06:23 PM	#36
Evilcow8675309 Join Date: Jan 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 2	I had the bug where I was stuck syncing forever, and none of the fixes here worked for me. What did work for me however was making sure that Steam itself was not running in any sort of compatibility mode.

01-03-2012, 09:59 PM	#37
FunkSausage Join Date: Dec 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 3	@ajcoll5 - my command line options don't seem to work. I've tried three different ways: via steam launch console options, the LA Noire launcher, and a command line txt file saved in the LA Noire folder. I've typed them this way: "-ignorefocus -nonv" (without quotes). I'm not sure if the -nonv is working properly or not, but the -ignorefocus command isn't. I alt-tab frequently and the game still pauses. Would you know of a solution to this? Thank you.

01-05-2012, 04:26 AM	#38
rfc Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 4 Posts: 76	Maybe a not-so-faq, but with AMD HD5970 and even current drivers (12.1 preview + 11.12 CAP1) it has negative Crossfire scaling for me. Using RadenPro pointing to the executable directly ( \steam\steamapps\common\l.a.noire\lanoire.exe and turning off crossfire does the job for me. Gives me maxed details at 1920x1200 the capped 30 FPS; without it ranges from 15 to 25, depending on scene.

01-06-2012, 11:20 PM	#40
maxtorthelord Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 36 Posts: 610	Why the guide doesn't work since Monday should be a frequently asked question now.

01-27-2012, 03:53 AM	#42
Valkosipuli Banned Join Date: Dec 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 8	Got it working. Game seems to register un-used joystick and thats why it was going up all the time. If you have anykind of joystick / racing wheel take it all off when playing this game! I dont know am i the only one with this problem, but please put it in faq as some people might have same kind of problem and not really notice it

01-28-2012, 02:54 AM	#43
ReverendTed Join Date: Nov 2006 Reputation: 4 Posts: 388	Might be worth mentioning that there seems to be a problem with ATI Crossfire in some configurations. I've got a pair of Radeon HD4850s, and disabling Crossfire significantly improves performance and also fixes a strange glitch with mirrors and reflections. (I've seen the -str posted as a solution for that before, so I'm wondering if forcing "single threaded rendering" or unchecking the "Multithreading" option accomplishes the same goal.)

04-18-2012, 05:16 AM	#45
Rhyzak Join Date: Oct 2011 Reputation: 2 Posts: 137	Some of you need to learn that Rockstar didn't make this. They Produced it. Bondi made it. Rockstar Provided the new tech and let Bondi use it and then got someone else to port it to PC. if it was a Rockstar game it would be proper like GTA series. GTA IV wasn't poorly optimized. That was hard to run because of the amount of Geometry and LOD it had on it. if you set the grafx to same as console it runs smooth but if u set it on max prepare for some major fps drop.