Playing a 2D Sidescrolling game @144Hz is...

[KayJay]

...absolutely amazing.
I wish all new 2D games would support more than 60 FPS.
It's so much better to the eyes.

[OPPAI-INARI]

It is! It's even more amazing if your monitor supports blur reduction modes. This game is a GREAT poster child for high-refresh gaming and blur reducing backlights. If your monitor supports ULMB (all G-Sync monitors) or another blur reduction mode, try it with that! It's really something. It also makes the game much easier!

[KayJay]

Escrito originalmente por OPPAI-INARI:

It is! It's even more amazing if your monitor supports blur reduction modes. This game is a GREAT poster child for high-refresh gaming and blur reducing backlights. If your monitor supports ULMB (all G-Sync monitors) or another blur reduction mode, try it with that! It's really something. It also makes the game much easier!

My Monitor actually supports it, might try it out.

[Tetsuo9999]

I have a 144hz monitor, but only use it for a second screen. How would I set it up for high refresh rates and blur reduction?

[OPPAI-INARI]

Escrito originalmente por Tetsuo9999:

I have a 144hz monitor, but only use it for a second screen. How would I set it up for high refresh rates and blur reduction?

FIrst, you'll need to set it as your primary display, especially if you're using Intel graphics or a Radeon. Generally speaking the output devices (motherboards) available to Intel graphics don't have the outputs to support high refresh rates on secondary displays, and Radeons are buggy using secondary displays at high refresh rates when the primary display is not. GeForces don't have these issues, but some games don't like to run on a secondary display. I haven't tried with 20XX.

The process is essentially similar on older versions of Windows going back at least to Windows X, but assuming you're on Windows 10, open the Display Settings dialog by right-clicking any empty space on the desktop and selecting "display settings". (You can also just search for display settings in the start search.) Once you're there, click on the display you want to modify and check "Make this my main display", then hit Apply.

After you've done that, click "Advanced display settings." Making sure the correct monitor is selected in the top, click "Display adapter properties." This will bring up an old-school Windows properties dialog that's been around since Win98. Click on the Monitor tab in the top, and it should have the option to select the Screen refresh rate from a drop-down in the bottom half of the window. There, select the highest refresh rate available, and click OK. That's it!

If your monitor supports a blur-reducing strobe mode you will need to enable that from the monitor's on-screen display (OSD). Access the OSD from the buttons on the monitor, and look for "gaming settings" or something like that. Sometimes it's named a weird option, like on LGs it's called 1ms Blur Reduction Mode, on BenQs it's called BenQ Blur Reduction, on EIZO NANAO displays it's called Turbo240, and on Samsungs it's controlled by the "Response Time" setting (set it to Faster).

Note that you cannot normally use a blur-reduction mode concurrently with a variable-refresh mode like FreeSync or G-Sync. In general, if you can sustain >100 FPS in a game, the blur reduction mode will offer better results assuming the game will benefit from clear motion.

Note also that a blur-reducing backlight WILL make the screen dimmer. This is because the way they work is by "strobing" (or rapidly flashing) the backlight at a rate that you can't see. (usually 120Hz or higher; every 8.3ms or faster) Since the backlight spends a lot of its time off, the display appears dimmer.

However, the difference in motion clarity is something to behold. Load up 20XX and marvel at the new world of smooth gaming! ('ω') You can also load up www.testufo.com to examine the performance of your display. If you have more questions you can come on over to the BlurBusters Forums at blurbusters.com and we can help you out! (*'▽')

[Tetsuo9999]

I got it working, but how do I set 20XX to 144FPS? There's no setting for it in the options menu.

[OPPAI-INARI]

Escrito originalmente por Tetsuo9999:

I got it working, but how do I set 20XX to 144FPS? There's no setting for it in the options menu.

You don't have to set anything in 20XX. As long as your PC is fast enough, it will automatically run as fast as possible (or, up to your monitor's refresh rate if you have V-Sync enabled.)

[KayJay]

I set it to ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur) now via Nvidia Inspector so I don't have to manually disable G-Sync.
That way the game automatically switches from 144Hz to 120Hz, disables G-Sync and enables ULMB and when I close the game, the PC goes back to G-Sync @144Hz.
The game really looks even better with ULMB @120Hz compared to 144Hz without ULMB. And of course much much better than 60Hz.

[OPPAI-INARI]

Escrito originalmente por KayJay:

I set it to ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur) now via Nvidia Inspector so I don't have to manually disable G-Sync.
That way the game automatically switches from 144Hz to 120Hz, disables G-Sync and enables ULMB and when I close the game, the PC goes back to G-Sync @144Hz.
The game really looks even better with ULMB @120Hz compared to 144Hz without ULMB. And of course much much better than 60Hz.

Hehe, it does! I hope more people will try ULMB. There hasn't been much talk on the tech media about it; it's a pretty grassroots thing. It's much better than G-Sync for games that can sustain a high refresh rate! (*'▽')

[delta]

Did they remove 144fps support? Only runs at 63FPS max for me and I have plenty of GPU and CPU headroom to spare.

[Joosh13]

I literally came here to say that. I have it on Epic now and I just want to support 2D games that are not stuck in the past lol. High refresh rate is a pleasure many gamers have now, and 2D games look AMAZING at 90hz or higher. All games do, but 2D has a special quality to it, and nowadays we don't only have a 800x600 CRT at 100hz to play at higher than 60hz, 144hz monitors are so common and cheap ALL games on PC need to support it. It's silly not to, and everything looks better at higher framerates. The difference is so drastic. I'll play at 1080p or upscale to 1440p/4k forever if it means I can get higher than 100hz.

[Joosh13]

Escrito originalmente por wave:

Did they remove 144fps support? Only runs at 63FPS max for me and I have plenty of GPU and CPU headroom to spare.

I was just playing on the Epic store version and it def was running at 144hz. Mess with you FreeSync/Gsync settings or Vsync, all those act very differently depending on the game. Some games you need one or the other off, the other on, or both off/on. Just depends.

[OPPAI-INARI]

Escrito originalmente por wave:

Did they remove 144fps support? Only runs at 63FPS max for me and I have plenty of GPU and CPU headroom to spare.

20XX is not particularly demanding; if you're on a laptop, make sure you force it to run on your discrete GPU, because the driver may not see it as a game or "high performance application". It's possible to hit 60 FPS on integrated graphics (and even 1080p120 on a recent Ryzen APU!)

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latest patch drop my fps from 144 to 63 too

[OPPAI-INARI]

Still a totally liquid smooth 120 FPS for me! I got on just to check, but ended up playing the daily challenge, lol. Silky smooth the whole time!

[andyoo]

I ran into this issue as well I'm on the Epic version. You can try this, in Nvidia Control Panel, set a max frame rate of 120fps or whatever you want. Just changing this setting unlocked it for me on a 1650 Super.