The first update - Build 60

Great update!

Running (2) GTX 590 hydros in Quad SLI, all four GPU's 35-50% load, all settings at max, HDR=on, FXAA-on, AA level=8. nVidia control panel profile = 4 gpu force frame rendering 2
150 to 200 fps at Mills

All is well, thanks to ISI

 

Decrease for me too on FPS .
Did some tests before and after update. Same settings, most of which are on High or Full. 1920x1200, AA Level 3, AF=4. Sync=none. HDR=on. 'Application controlled' in video drivers.

Monaco track,
GP F2 cars,
Single player,

Back of grid, 14 AI cars.
Old build=36 FPS
New build=12 to 15 FPS

On the Grid, 0 AI cars
Old build=68FPS
New build=51FPS

Green bar 100%, Purple bar 40%.
MSI Afterburner software shows 50 to 60% GPU usage.

As with the old build I get the most FPS in window mode.
Not tried online with new build yet.

I found with this new build I too get input lag. I can drive 3/4 of the way round SPA all fine then my wheel would go laggy, I would move my wheel, then 1/4 of a second later see the on screen wheel move. Hard to control car. Start of next lap would be fine again. I'll do some more tests tomorrow and then maybe I'll make a new thread on that.

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CPU E8400 @ 3.2GHZ, GeForce GTX 560Ti 1meg

 

having a big problem when i am installing it and i need to browse a folder. is say that i cant update the current version
what is going on

 

So I removed my userdata folder from the moddev folder and restarted devmode to create a fresh player file. Then I set my settings and all is good now. I'm guessing I changed something in the plr it didn't like.

 

We really need a performance test function. That will display your average fps after one replay is being played.

And there should be a default replay that ISI put up (ships with demo/final), that everybody test against.


That's how we alwaysed done in quake atleast

 

okay I did what you said which helped a little they were higher, now I have applied the vsync using video mode and
now smooth again, although I think not entirely sure that I have a l little input lag on my g27. thanks again

 

sorted now tim thanks

 

Does the FXAA setting apply only to Nvidia cards? Or does it enhance AMD cards too?.. And, What exactly is it?

 

All fixed, problem was unrelated to the update.....

 

Ok preliminary testing shows little change in average FPS on my standard test (Outlap in Megane@Mills InnerloopB under AI control). 1920x1200, 4xAF (set in nvidia CP), ingame settings on LOW (circuit/player/opponent/texture/special effects) everything else OFF.

Interestingly max framerate seems to have dropped but min framerate has risen! More importantly there's a noticable reduction in frametime 'flutter' on the ingame histogram.

It's the middle sector at Mills InnerLoopB that seems harder on my pc and here's a graph showing a 50sec clip of frametimes (which covers all of sector 2) Build49 v Build60. Build60 is noticeably smoother despite the small reduction in average FPS on this section of track.

 

Can anyone tell me how to get the skins working? I see no component folders and trying everything referencing the 60s cars in the PLR files brings no results. As far as I can tell my DDS is properly named (MS7_3alt.dds). What must the folder it is in be called for the game to see it?

 

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2011/12/fast-approximate-anti-aliasing-fxaa.html



AMD user here and I didn't like the looks of it. I didn't do a side by side screenshot though.

Interesting graph there MJP

 

When I get on the Track My screen is Black! I have the HUD,Mirrors but no Vehicle info for the hud AND OR Picture its just black./...

 

FXAA looks great to me. Had similar visual and performance enhancements in Skyrim too. FXAA is frankly just damn clever.

 

http://isiforums.net/f/showthread.php/3893-Black-screen-on-track-solution

 

tis a pain in the butt to install on an off site dedicated server...without a license you cant run the launcher..had to end up using ftp and uploading the whole updated rFactor 2 Core folder from my own pc

*Edit...can run launcher but it wont let you update without a license

 

You do not need a license to run a dedicated server, nor to update using the launcher when you manually put the update file in the update folder. You only need a license to use the auto download feature.

 

Thanks TIm

 

The update went fine, frame rate is about the same around 60fps, but the track animations eg flag marshal's & pit controller are very slow. Anybody else get this?

SS

edit: I did the rename the *.plr file that gave me a new file, all is good again