30 FPS Cap?

[Enad]

How do I get rid of it?

[76561198281205212]

The Descendant is not a racing or an FPS game, it is a slower paced, 3rd person, story driven exploration type game. We think the game looks and plays well at 30fps. We will look into it though, but we usually prefer to focus on story and exploration for the next episodes.

[Enad]

Originally posted by *******:

The Descendant is not a racing or an FPS game, it is a slower paced, 3rd person, story driven exploration type game. We think the game looks and plays well at 30fps. We will look into it though, but we usually prefer to focus on story and exploration for the next episodes.

I don't play either of those types of games. 60 FPS feels better regardless of the genre. Smooth is smooth, 30 fps is not smooth. Game seems interesting but I can't deal with 30 fps. Most PC gamers play on PC to avoid the FPS limitations of consoles.

[Holly King]

It is nutso that this game isn't 60 FPS

[kozec]

Originally posted by *******:

The Descendant is not a racing or an FPS game, it is a slower paced, 3rd person, story driven exploration type game. We think the game looks and plays well at 30fps. We will look into it though, but we usually prefer to focus on story and exploration for the next episodes.

Only thing 30FPS is good for is causing head pain (my case) and eyestrain. Why would you even consider something so incredibly stupid as FPS lock?

[Nekker discriminado]

No 60 fps? GG

[Apekiller]

Originally posted by GND Enad:

60 FPS feels better regardless of the genre. Smooth is smooth, 30 fps is not smooth.

This right here.

DEV is wrong. 30 FPS mentality is obsolete and only supported/encouraged by console players.

PC's do not have hardware limitations like consoles, so this cap needs to be removed.

EDIT: At least make it optional.

[Jefri]

Only thing stopping me from buying this is the fps lock.

[mihaisterpu]

GTX 1070 i7-6700K 4Ghz 16 GB DDR4 2400 Mhz not enough for this game

Just upgraded my PC and decided to try this game again - last time I was playing it on a laptop and I experienced a lot of lag.

Surprise surprise.. the game feels exactly the same it did on my laptop.
What the hell is going on?

I checked the fps using Fraps and actually discovered it's locked at 30 FPS.

Is there a way to "unlock" it?

[76561198281205212]

We will merge this topic with this existing one. We haven't prioritized unlocking the FPS yet as we need to do more optimization. Thanks for your patience on the subject. http://steamcommunity.com/app/351940/discussions/2/368542585857765159/#c368542585857764167

[rtwjunkie]

Originally posted by Dragunova:

GTX 1070 i7-6700K 4Ghz 16 GB DDR4 2400 Mhz not enough for this game

Just upgraded my PC and decided to try this game again - last time I was playing it on a laptop and I experienced a lot of lag.

Surprise surprise.. the game feels exactly the same it did on my laptop.
What the hell is going on?

I checked the fps using Fraps and actually discovered it's locked at 30 FPS.

Is there a way to "unlock" it?

How is that not enough for your game?! I'm running a 3770k, a 980Ti and am getting very smooth on 1080p.

More and more I see 1070's and 1080's in loads of new games complain of bad performance. I'm starting to think it's Pascal that is the problem.

[hexaae]

30fps cap for 2016-17 PC HW? Is this a joke?
Some friends and me were interested in this game, but 30fps arbitrary stupid cap is an effective deterrent, especially with a lot of competitors titles on Steam to choose from without this nonsense limitation. Seriously.

PLEASE REMOVE FPS CAP.

P.S.
Of course we belive the true essence of a game is in its climax, story, characters and gameplay, but locked at 30fps on the PC is just an offense to smart players nowadays.
Yes we want good games, but also with a good technical level. Both things are possible.

[hexaae]

Mmmh, another patch and still 30 fps?
Removed from my list of wanted games, sorry.
Bye

[Unsaid]

oh you gotta be kidding me. I've just tried this game and had to literally close it in the first 5 minutes because it just felt so choppy... I have decent hardware and a 144hz monitor, used to at least 60+ fps... guys WHY ? seriously, is it some default engine setting you have to work around or bypass that enforces it ?!

[EternalAmbiguity]

I just bought this game during the sale. Just booted it up and discovered this cap.

Originally posted by *******:

We will merge this topic with this existing one. We haven't prioritized unlocking the FPS yet as we need to do more optimization. Thanks for your patience on the subject. http://steamcommunity.com/app/351940/discussions/2/368542585857765159/#c368542585857764167

This is encouraging. You're not doing anyone a favor by pretending that framerate is tied to the "pace" of the game. I play a broad spectrum of games, from turn-based strategy/RPG games to puzzle/adventure games to visual novels, and framerate locks aren't justified in any case. Framerate defines the smoothness of motion, and literally the instant I saw the female move in the prologue, I realized there was a problem.

I'll be waiting to play the game until you fix this.

For the people asking about engine limitations--there are no engine limitations. I've made a number of prototypes in Unity and there is absolutely no framerate cap.

(Hint: Use FixedUpdate instead of Update, really that simple)

[Dalton]

Aw man, started the game and it just feels off. I realized it was 30 FPS, thats a bit depressing. I hope an unlock option comes in later. At 30FPS it almost feels like its stuttering, despite my stable frame rate.