Where are the bottlenecks in general (Devs pls)

[StG2_Manfred]

Dear Devs,

 

I would like to ask you a question about the bottlenecks (in general) you encounter at the approach to deliver us a super-cool-and-super-realistic-offline-and-online-flight-sim. Honestly, I'm not ironic, and also I don't want to whine about my computer is not fast enough, etc.. I just want to understand where the challenges and difficulties are, and what (future) part(s) of a computer maybe does generate the most ease to counter those bottlenecks.

 

So for example: Due to the 4 GB limit most of the computer nowadays have, we have to limit ...bla bla bla (<- here would come your part). Or, if the CPU could calculate twice as fast, the AI could be made significant smarter in a dogfight. Etc., etc. ...

 

Or with other words: What slows the sim mostly down?

 

I know right now there is hardly any time for you to answer such questions, but on the other hand it would probably give the more sceptical ones a chance to glimpse it. And me also

 

I would really appreciate if one of you would answer me, even if it's not immediately possible. And again I want to emphasize that it could help a lot of people to understand the whole thing better!

 

 

Thank you in advance!

Manfred

 

[FuriousMeow]

32 bit games have the 4GB limit. Doesn't matter if the CPU and OS are 64bit with 24GB of memory.

[StG2_Manfred]

@Warpig: Maybe, but that's not my point, also I used the term 'in general'. So please don't lead the question away before it becomes interesting at all. Thank you!

Edited July 29, 2013 by StG2Manfred

[AX2]

I did some simple tests to find the bottlenecks in RoF game engine.

I set all my graphics settings to minimun exept Objects Visibility at 100%

Then I launch a quick mission -

A big AI dogfight, in ROF ( 20 fighters and 10 Bombers included .. I am very Evil     )  

You can have high FPS in RoF but feel a slow down in game. 

 

If you want see a BIG AI dogfight  - ROF is 65% - CPU - 35% Graphics Card ( For medium Graphics  Settings ).

 

For BoS wil be maybe ... 50% - CPU - 50% Graphics Card. ( They improved the ground )

 

But  I must tell you :

At “medium-high settings “  I can play  ROF  online  without FPS problems.

 

I tested the SU 25t DCS for free offline, I had many drops with FPS... Some thing goes very Wrong in SU 25 DCS - 

I read in the forums and I could not solve then.... I uninstalled DCS.