Stutter fix?

[Scruffaduff]

I've tried everything, I have a 144hz monitor, I've tried lowering it to 60hz and using in-game v-sync, which just results in 30-60 frames.

I tried keeping it on 144hz, disabling in-game v-sync, and using Riva to lock the FPS to 60. Smooth but BIG stutters every 8-10 seconds, with no dip in FPS.

I tried adaptive V-sync instead of in-game, it work alright, game was mostly smooth, but it was noticeably faster, so i guess it sort of worked.

I tried lowering my graphics settings from ultra to low, no difference.
I am at a loss, any help is appreciated.

PS. I do run mods, but the problem is no better or worse in vanilla.

GTX 1080 i7-4770k 16gb ram

[JustOnePepsi]

Disable in-game v-sync, then use ENB/oost to enable v-sync and cap at 60.

Also, run the game from an SSD if you have one.

[Scruffaduff]

I'm using the Enhanced Wasteland Preset. It uses reshade & ENB I think, but I can't seem to access the ENB menu

[sdack]

The game wasn't designed to run above 60 fps. What you can do however is to clamp the game's animations to 58 fps. This is not the same as clamping the frame rate. It means only NPCs and your character get their animations updates 58 times per second, while the entire screen is rendered at 144fps or whatever your card can deliver. This also avoids animations from running too fast (aka "Benny Hill Show"):

[General]
iFPSClamp=58

According to the Bethesda.net forum is 58 a magic value, which avoids issues with a few terminals in the game or else the player could otherwise get stuck at them.

When you had success with adaptive VSync then try to combine it with this .ini parameter. You'll probably have to put it into Fallout4Custom.ini and Fallout4Prefs.ini. Note that it doesn't go into the [Display] section.

[sdack]

Originally posted by Scruffaduff:

Originally posted by sdack:

The game wasn't designed to run above 60 fps. What you can do however is to clamp the game's animations to 58 fps. This is not the same as clamping the frame rate. It means only NPCs and your character get their animations updates 58 times per second, while the entire screen is rendered at 144fps or whatever your card can deliver. This also avoids animations from running too fast (aka "Benny Hill Show"):

[General]
iFPSClamp=58

According to the Bethesda.net forum is 58 a magic value, which avoids issues with a few terminals in the game or else the player could otherwise get stuck at them.

When you had success with adaptive VSync then try to combine it with this .ini parameter. You'll probably have to put it into Fallout4Custom.ini and Fallout4Prefs.ini. Note that it doesn't go into the [Display] section.

So for Fallout4prefs.ini, do I just add a [general] section?

I cannot tell you of the top of my head right now, sorry.

But if you get yourself Bilago's Configuration Tool then you can use it to set the parameter and it knows where it needs to go. I've stopped editing the .ini files a while ago and only use this tool for tweaking the .ini files. It makes this so much easier and faster, and can replace the game launcher, too, has got extra tabs for the most common .ini parameters and more. If you get yourself the tool then I won't need to search for where exactly the parameter goes into!

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/102/?

Or just try sticking the value in all three .ini files and create a [General] section if there isn't any (but first check if there really isn't such a section).

[Scruffaduff]

Originally posted by sdack:

Originally posted by Scruffaduff:

So for Fallout4prefs.ini, do I just add a [general] section?

I cannot tell you of the top of my head right now, sorry.

But if you get yourself Bilago's Configuration Tool then you can use it to set the parameter and it knows where it needs to go. I've stopped editing the .ini files a while ago and only use this tool for tweaking the .ini files. It makes this so much easier and faster, and can replace the game launcher, too, has got extra tabs for the most common .ini parameters and more. If you get yourself the tool then I won't need to search for where exactly the parameter goes into!

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/102/?

Or just try sticking the value in all three .ini files and create a [General] section if there isn't any (but first check if there really isn't such a section).

I ended up figuring it out, but it did not work for me. Fallout the Hedgehog was still happening.

[SuperSledgeNY]

Originally posted by Scruffaduff:

I'm using the Enhanced Wasteland Preset. It uses reshade & ENB I think, but I can't seem to access the ENB menu

Try making the following edits to your enblocal.ini file:

[MEMORY]
ForceVideoMemorySize=true <--- this should reduce or eliminate the stutter (worked for me)
VideoMemorySizeMb=10240 <--- should be fine for your rig.

Hope this makes a difference. If not, here's a link that might help you further:

http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1543988-a-data-vault-of-tweaks-and-fixes-for-the-pc-version/

[sdack]

Originally posted by Scruffaduff:

Originally posted by sdack:

I cannot tell you of the top of my head right now, sorry.

But if you get yourself Bilago's Configuration Tool then you can use it to set the parameter and it knows where it needs to go. I've stopped editing the .ini files a while ago and only use this tool for tweaking the .ini files. It makes this so much easier and faster, and can replace the game launcher, too, has got extra tabs for the most common .ini parameters and more. If you get yourself the tool then I won't need to search for where exactly the parameter goes into!

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/102/?

Or just try sticking the value in all three .ini files and create a [General] section if there isn't any (but first check if there really isn't such a section).

I ended up figuring it out, but it did not work for me. Fallout the Hedgehog was still happening.

Did you try it with the configuration tool?

Also, when you can lower the monitor to 60HZ then you should be able to use adaptive VSync. If it then cuts it down to 30 fps then you probably have it enabled twice or set to half-adaptive.

When you've tried a lot of different things then it might be worth it to double check everything.

[Scruffaduff]

Originally posted by sdack:

Originally posted by Scruffaduff:

I ended up figuring it out, but it did not work for me. Fallout the Hedgehog was still happening.

Did you try it with the configuration tool?

Also, when you can lower the monitor to 60HZ then you should be able to use adaptive VSync. If it then cuts it down to 30 fps then you probably have it enabled twice or set to half-adaptive.

When you've tried a lot of different things then it might be worth it to double check everything.

Adaptive V-sync works sometimes and then other times is tells me to ♥♥♥♥ off. It's a mixed bag of emotions...