Micro shuddering and freezing screen during server play

[Ken5421]

Hi - hope you can help. 

 

I have a new computer. 6 months old. Running latest graphic card etc so I was on ULTRA graphic level. Ran incredibly smoothly. Now I'm getting a slight micro shuddering and freezing during gameplay when I'm on a server. Any ideas?

 

My first thought is has pesky Windows 10 updates knocked my software out of shape? 

 

Running 64 Bit OS. x64 based processor. Processor Intel R Core TM i7-8700k CPU @ 3.70 GHZ. Installed Ram 16.0 GB

 

Graphic card is GEFORCE GTX 1080

 

This was all working beautifully. Played last night not so bad. Played tonight. Very bad.

 

Could it be the server??

 

Any ideas please let me know.

 

Cheers

 

Ken

[THERION]

Hello,

 

well, you have definitely a beefy system and you shouldn't encounter any issues with this hardware setup. Alas it seems the netcode

isn't tweaked for now - a lot of people complain about this micro stuttering during MP. Some have rocket science systems, some

like me have mediocre systems or even worse crates. But all have one thing in common - they encounter these annoying stuttering.

 

I for my part could get rid of it for the most of the time by tweaking my game settings like this:

 

 

Don't be shocked about this - these are my actual settings for my rig. Let's just have a look at two or three points:

 

- Depending on your display frequency (60, 100 or 144 mHz) it is advisable to uncheck Full screen and check VSync*

- Checking Use 4K textures is a must and does have a big impact on stuttering

- The rest of the settings are up to you, you have a beefy system, so you can go where you want.

 

*make sure that if you check VSync in the game then deactivate this in the NVidia Control Panel.

 

Hope this helps a little bit.

 

Cheerio

 

P.S.: Of course my tweakings are based on my experience and advice from other smart guys here in this great community.

[Ken5421]

Ok many thanks EAF_T_Therion. That is very helpful. Thanks so much. Cheers Ken  

[Ken5421]

Thanks Therion. The changes really helped. A lot smoother now and I hardly have any shuddering.

 

Couple more questions - 

 

1. When you say the net code has not been tweaked, once this is done can I revert back to y old settings? I want to enjoy best graphics and speed as possible in the long run

2. By enabling 4k textures what are you actually doing?

 

Anyway thanks for your help.

 

Cheers

 

Ken

 

p.s. let me know what servers you play on. Catch you in a DF sometime. I usually fly Russian and my name is Ken5421 

[THERION]

Hi Ken,

 

I'm glad I could help you enjoy this great simulation. I'll try to answer your questions:

 

1. Well, as far I know and read in this forum, a lot of people complain about the netcode used for online flying. Seems

    that some of these guys have the knowledge on how netcode should work or at least how it could be improved.

    Concerning your settings, please feel free to fiddle around - you can't break anything. With your rig you should be

    able to run on ULTRA for sure, but leave the rest for the moment.

2. It allows you to use custom skins done in 4k - standard skins are 2k at the moment.

 

To warm up a little bit I usually start on BERLOGA server, then I switch to TAW, Coco's Expert, Finish or WoL - the latter

when flying for the Krauts. I usually and mostly fly for the red side too.

 

See you in the deadly skies.

 

Cheerio

 

Therion

[Ken5421]

OK thanks Therion. Very helpful. See you out there. If you are flying for the Reds maybe we can team up and do wingmen. See you out there. Cheers Ken

[VesseL]

Why is it that some players cant turn the full screen off and use windowed mode? Or it will not help at all, sometimes, like I  have, it will make it worse. I have the native resolution 1080p (original) in Windows desktop and all but no help. This stutter issue is the only big issue for me( and for many i guess) at the moment. It affect how many planes and ground objects are near by, or in sight. When there is less than about 10 players in the server the stutter is not there.

 

The 4K texture do help, also for me the triple buffering help. Also Vsync on, in game settings is a must for me, or there will be tearing.

 

I also have the trackIR-forcefeedback stutter issue. And who knows what else is causing stutters. Its really making the aiming and manouvering difficult when the stutter is heavy. I hope devs would take this stutter issue seriously and would find solution to make it less an issue or remove it full even. Im sure they are doing their best.

[Ken5421]

Hi Vess. Hope you are well mate.

 

I cant help on the questions but maybe Therion can. Reference TrackIR, their support team is really helpful. I received a very quick reply when I contacted them recently so suggest you email them on support@naturalpoint.com

 

I will chase up Therion and see what he says. See you out there.

 

Cheers

 

Ken 

[THERION]

3 hours ago, VesseL said:

I also have the trackIR-forcefeedback stutter issue. And who knows what else is causing stutters. Its really making the aiming and manouvering difficult when the stutter is heavy.

 

Hi,

 

I use TrackIR 5, but don't have any force feedback devices. But there is apparently an issue with this combination which was reported here:

 

 

 

Well, as I said I do not have any issues related to FFB and TrackIR. But I hope you will find some answers to this in these two topics.

 

Cheerio

[VesseL]

Hi Ken ! All fine, hope you too. Thanks both, you are so kind. I didnt expect to get any help, coz i think this stutter issue wont go away soon for those that have it.. I will check those threads again, thanks Therion.