New beta patch (performance increase)

dreamers75

http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php


Add -exThreads=0 1 2 or 3 in your parameters(arma launcher) or shortcut depending on what you use.

I using ex threads 3 and got stutter until i turned up the settings then it ran better added with the previous one which allows you to fly better performane wise think they may actually fix the game before arrowhead comes out :O

Dual core 6850 with 4gb ram.


btw including betas thats about 45 patches for this game.

PogMoThoin

You've been running on normal settings for ages. This is a big, NO NO. Normal settings for textures and shadows renders them on the cpu, not the gpu. Your cpu has enough to do with this game, I've tried to tell You that before but You wouldn't listen.

Fix the game? I've been running with all settings high, some very high with post processing at 1920x1200 since I started using a ramdisk, patch 1.05 fixed it for me. BIS is definately on to something with the new threading stuff, I'm noticing zooming and flying low over trees is alot smoother.

Promac

I must figure out that ramdisk jobby.

dreamers75

PogMoThoin wrote: »

You've been running on normal settings for ages. This is a big, NO NO. Normal settings for textures and shadows renders them on the cpu, not the gpu. Your cpu has enough to do with this game, I've tried to tell You that before but You wouldn't listen.

Fix the game? I've been running with all settings high, some very high with post processing at 1920x1200 since I started using a ramdisk, patch 1.05 fixed it for me. BIS is definately on to something with the new threading stuff, I'm noticing zooming and flying low over trees is alot smoother.

I only have video memory on normal everything else is high/very high. I use the betas in a vain hope to fix the stutter i get from the video memory.

The game was released incomplete between netcode and animations and engine testing its wasnt finished. Thankfully they allowed us into the wonderful world of testing at a low low price of €40

I dont mind it was has always ran for me but nowt wrong with running better

PogMoThoin

Whatever about them releasing in an unfinished state, they certainly supported it with patches and updates. I'll not be completely happy though till i can max it, 10000 viewdistance with everything on very high at 5670x1200

With video memory, there's still a bug with that, I've mine set at default, very high is 512MB, default reads from the arma2.cfg (which may or may not be right, mine wasn't). I've mine set at default, I've manually set the Arma2.cfg to 1GB (in bytes) and set the Arma2.cfg to read only so the game doesn't set it back (it does if I don't)

localVRAM=1073741824;

dreamers75

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Whatever about them releasing in an unfinished state, they certainly supported it with patches and updates. I'll not be completely happy though till i can max it, 10000 viewdistance with everything on very high at 5670x1200

With video memory, there's still a bug with that, I've mine set at default, very high is 512MB, default reads from the arma2.cfg (which may or may not be right, mine wasn't). I've mine set at default, I've manually set the Arma2.cfg to 1GB (in bytes) and set the Arma2.cfg to read only so the game doesn't set it back (it does if I don't)

localVRAM=1073741824;

Done that, still get the stutter unless i leave it at normal if i use default it stutters madly.

Dont mind but like yourselve i want moar!!!

PogMoThoin

Some peeps reporting huge performance increases with the latest beta,
http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php

the -exThreads is enabled by default for multicores and there's also a new option of -exThreads=5 and 7 for those with quads or i7's
0 = no extra threads
1 = file operations
3 = texture loading
5 = thread geometry loading only
7 = thread all

it defaults to:
0 at cores, anyone with a dual will default to -exThreads=0
7 at 3> cores, anyone with a quad will default to -exThreads=7
if You want something in between You're going to have to specify the parameter

Promac

I can't play with the beta on. Game launches and I can select missions, and everything but as soon as it starts to load the map itself it crashes to desktop. Tried different maps, and taking off different mods and options and it's all the same.

PogMoThoin

New beta out 2day
http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php

ARMA2 Beta Patch 71213 Changelog:
[71143] Improved: -cpuCount=4 is now default on computers with more than four logical CPUs to prevent hyperthreading causing performance problems. If you want to use more CPUs, use -cpuCount=N to override this.
[71117] Optimized: Geometry loading in now optimized for multiple cores. Extra threading now enabled by default on computers with more that 2 CPUs. New possible -exThreads values: 5 (thread geometry loading only) and 7 (thread all)
[70817] Fixed: Crash while rendering some custom worlds, e.g Schmalfelden
[70793] Fixed: Character animation jerky after a unit disembarked a vehicle (http://dev-heaven.net/issues/3116)

dreamers75

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MEY2MNND


new beta patch, official site is very slow and no changelog yet.

running with the exthreads thing fixed my memory problem only took 53 patches


game is running perfectly, duala works with this patch.

dreamers75

New patch comes with arma2server.exe

Also if i join the server with beta noone can connect unless they running the beta.

oh and it crashes a lot for me and jiggy , runs superbly otherwise

PogMoThoin

I've the beta running on the server, I joined there and it seems to work fine. Message me if any has any probs. It may not let You join without the latest beta

dreamers75

is the pc format addon pack on the server?

PogMoThoin

dreamers75 wrote: »

is the pc format addon pack on the server?

Yeah, last weeks one though. If it needs changing You're goin 2 have 2 wait till after match, I can't remote desktop in from here as I'm on a linux laptop, got my feet up and I'm too lazy to run to the pc

dreamers75

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Yeah, last weeks one though. If it needs changing You're goin 2 have 2 wait till after match, I can't remote desktop in from here as I'm on a linux laptop, got my feet up and I'm too lazy to run to the pc

LOL

same wasnt moving from couch

PogMoThoin

I've new required mod as the only mod on the server (and beta) and last nights chernarus rapsody set as default mission.

Password is "rambo"
Gonna post it on pcformat, can the first one on login and set the parameters, no parajump

PogMoThoin

I'm fairly sure we're onto something here, not seen this much fps in domi before. Server runs sweet with new beta but You can't use the beta patch client side, flares cause a CTD every time. 5 of us were seeing constant 49fps with one main target clear which is crazy with domination, best I've ever seen is 25 with any ai spawned at all. Server dropped to 25fps when ai spawned at second main target, but it held constant. Need more players 2moro between matches

dreamers75

PogMoThoin wrote: »

I'm fairly sure we're onto something here, not seen this much fps in domi before. Server runs sweet with new beta but You can't use the beta patch client side, flares cause a CTD every time. 5 of us were seeing constant 49fps with one main target clear which is crazy with domination, best I've ever seen is 25 with any ai spawned at all. Server dropped to 25fps when ai spawned at second main target, but it held constant. Need more players 2moro between matches

how do you join without the beta? i missed what rock said , if i unselect it game wont load.

PogMoThoin

Just run the 1.05 vanilla game, don't run the beta or You'll crash everytime someone in a chopper uses flares, Rock is looking into it. The server is running using the beta arma2server.exe which seems to give a performance boost server side

PogMoThoin

Server is on persistent so You can come and go as You please and rejoin later with same ai spawned and continue the mission.
I forgot I had a bbq to go to later in Sligo so I'll not be on, but I will be on tomorrow and mon nite to test.

Whoevers admin check the stats of the server for Tanky as You're playing, "#monitor 10" will dump the stats on the screen every 10 secs

dreamers75

put new version on server this morning.

hopefully did it right

dreamers75

server crashed after i left, restarted it.

dreamers75

Didnt crash my work Citrix VPN was blocking me from connecting.

PogMoThoin

I restarted it there thinking it had crashed, b on later

dreamers75

71548 out today


http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php

[71543] File cache size increased a lot on systems with 4 GB RAM or more.
[71484] Fixed: C130 was crashing on takeoff.

xtreme couture

well guys hows things here, long time since was on arma2 is the beta patch ok to run on the server with?

dreamers75

xtreme couture wrote: »

well guys hows things here, long time since was on arma2 is the beta patch ok to run on the server with?

lo xtreme


server running official patch 1.05 atm, you will need ACE and Duala to play the mission thats on.

PogMoThoin

You can run the beta if You like, the server doesn't care if You do (no mods are blocked except large faces ) and won't kick You. You don't need it to join the server though as the server runs the vanilla game until 1.06 comes out as its more stable

PogMoThoin

Another new beta out today, some welcomed improvements,

Changelog:
[71721] Game is now Large Address Aware, should improve stability and allow using more RAM with 64b OS.
[71543] File cache size increased a lot on systems with 4 GB RAM or more.

http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php

dreamers75

http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php


71734 today no changelog

dreamers75

71749

http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php

fixes things


http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=100832