New Vegas Stutter Remover

[=CrimsoN=]

I feel like Im the only person who actually gets decreased performance in using the latest version then when I dont use it at all...yet there is still a slight stutter.

Specs far exceed the system requirements as well:

i5-4690k
GTx 970 Sli
16 GB DDR3
840 EVO SSD
Windows 10

With the stutter remover, Im getting tons of FPS drops from 60 to 45 and CTD after about an hour of game time.

Without the stutter remover, Im getting a good solid 60 and only drop to 50/45 when new areas are loading while walking around (in other words, relatively normal behavior since Im also using ENB and tons of texture mods)

Just how? Does anyone else have this issue?

[=CrimsoN=]

So turns out it was actually the modified Fallout stutter remover ini from RoyBatterian that was causing the problem. Respect Roy 100% for everything he's done with TTW, but the stutter remover ini may need to be updated or just isnt compatible with my setup (which is a relatively popular setup).

I started using the default ini files from the stutter remover and only turned off FPS management (since Im using RIva turner) and enabled heap replacement to help with the lack of multithreading.

No longer having any problems. Even smoother than it was before. :)

[talgaby]

That heap replacer is a godsend. The memory management of the original engine is just baaaaad.

[=CrimsoN=]

Publicado originalmente por talgaby:

That heap replacer is a godsend. The memory management of the original engine is just baaaaad.

You know. Its actually thanks to you that I found out about that! I was reading one of your old thread posts which mentioned it and I hadnt heard about it.

Before reading it my FPS was dropping from 60 to 40 everywhere I went, yet my CPU usage never went above 65% at max (mostly sat at 45%).

CPU usage hasnt increased too much, but has matched the performance much better. So thanks!!

[talgaby]

You are welcome. ^.^

[Simple Man]

Since you two seem to be ontop of things as far as performance is concerned, im having really bad stuttering issues whenever the game seems to be loading distant textures, and all while only using about 3GB of my ram, im guessing from being a 32-bit app.

Does any of those mods fix this kind of issue and finally make it smooth? because all the stuttering is making me have less and less willpower to even launch it, as im finding it hard to enjoy in such conditions.

P.S.: i did see the stutter remover before, but then one of gophers (the youtuber) videos was on how it actually decreased the performance. I just wanna fix the stuttering, my performance is always 60 fps otherwise.

[=CrimsoN=]

Are you using the 4Gb Enabler by Roybatterian? http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/55061/?

I'd consider it critically essential for any and all texture mods.

In regards to stutter remover, Gopher may have been referencing how older versions of the stutter remover decreaes performance for newer processes. I followed the guide here:
https://taleoftwowastelands.com/content/ttw-performance-guide#

minus Roybatterians NVSR file fixes which caused decreased performance for me.

I also used the Skyrim OPTimizer (it works for Fallout NV and Fallout 3 too) to compress some of the high texture mods that Im using with little change in the effect. That helped a lot with the drops too:
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/12801/?

Are you using ENB?

[Simple Man]

I am using "Enhanced Shaders" ENB yes. I think im going to start by giving the 4GB enabler a shot then, since i do have one texture mod installed as well. Thanks.

From recent googling all i got was random responses and an asortment of "fixes" that didn't even seem to make much sense in the first place. I tried increasing some values in .ini like the interior and exterior cells but that simply did not change anything.

Coincidentally, and for reference, as i was watching a mod presentation, i found the same issue in video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDJB0pFJaPA

@ 1:50 exact same type of very annoying stutter/freeze.

[=CrimsoN=]

Oh yeah thats really bad and he doesnt seem to have any additional texture mods and definitely isnt using an ENB.

Another thing to add, since youre using ENB, is that the ENB local file needs to be changed to reflect the specs on your computer or you'll have reduced performance when using it. The STEP guide explains what the values mean: http://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:ENBlocal_INI/Memory

Before I modifed the ENB local file I was also getting slightly reduced performance because the ENB wasn't using all of my GPUs memory or even close to my total RAM.

What are your specs too?

[Simple Man]

Yea i already do that for the ENBs, it stuck as a habit from Skyrim. I didn't mod FNV too hard (i have like 6 mods total) in hopes that i could just put a few in and play without issues or conflicts, but well, that didn't happen.

Specs are i5 6600k at 4.5 Ghz, 8GB DDR4 and GTX 960 on windows 8.1.

[=CrimsoN=]

Well that rules out specs lol

I would try messing around with the NVSR ini. Use the latest version since it would apply to your CPU and change the

bReplaceHeap = 0

from 0 to 1 (you can change it from 1 all the way up to 6). Also disable FPS management in the ini file unless you want the stutter remover to clamp your FPS. I mean worst comes to worse you can always just remove NVSR with no problem.

[Simple Man]

With just 4GB enabler nothing really changed. With NVSR 4.1.36 tho, after following the instructions game seems to be running well. Went down the street at the mojave outpost, up again, not a hitch that i could tell. Before it was a stuttery mess, improved tremendously.

Thank you for the help. Current state of the performance was getting hard to withstand.

[=CrimsoN=]

No problem! Hope it keeps working! Many of the settings can be fooled around with. Ive been having a lot of fun just tweaking individual stuff for the performance gains :D

[talgaby]

The Stutter Remover comes with a very layman-friendly readme file on its various functions. Usually you can gain a lot of performance by messing around with the memory handling settings and the CPU sleep cycles, although sometimes at the cost of engine stability.
Also, if you have loading stutters, you should also purge cell buffers in-game every so often. If you don't want to use the console manually all the time, you can use the mod Zan AutoPurge, which sends the cell purge command at (configurable) set intervals.

[Nicholas Steel]

I use the latest version before it was revived in 2014, that is to say I use the latest version of the Stutter Remover released in 2011. I also disable every aspect of it except the 64hz fix and that completely resolves the stutter for me. Performance hitches might happen but their rare and I don't want to mess too much with how the game operates, the 64hz fix resolves a inherent issue with how the game interacts with Vsync (It eliminates a sort of judder effect that is constant, frequent and consistant).

The second newest release of NVSR mentions a problem where the game will crash after a while, and the newest release says it "hopefully" fixes the cause of the issue. Seeing as the 2014 releases aren't developed by the original guy, or are but after a 3 year break, I imagine the persons familiarity with the programs code is either non-existent or greatly diminished, they can't even comprehend the 64hz fix code and decided to simply remove it because they can't comprehend how it works. This is why I stick to the latest 2011 release.

The Heap Replacement is definitely something you can try for a general performance increase if you're using Windows 7 or newer and choose the Windows Heap option. It's a night & day difference in Oblivion for example (Never used it in the Fallout games). not at all recommended for Windows XP and although it says it willl work for Vista with latest service packs, I didn't personally test it on that O/S.

Edit: I only disable the FPS Management bit, the rest is left at default.