Allow us to change process priority to improve performance

[phk]

Beta 2 performance seems to be the same or even worse but with less graphical fidelity to me (seems like they toned down effects to see if it improved performance, especially AA - but it didnt)

I always use Process Hacker 2 to change a game's priority (both CPU and IO, ie hard drive read/writes) to improve performance.

The problem is it seems Easy Anti-Cheat doesn't allow us to change the process priority (access denied)

PUBG is literally unplayable for me without setting both priorities to high. Constant frame drops and bad fps otherwise. As soon as I change the process priority the game becomes buttery smooth 60fps locked. I've noticed performance improvements in AC: Origins using this as well, mostly in loading times.

I can't say why it works, maybe Windows ♥♥♥♥♥ something behind the scenes, I don't know.

Would there be any way of not locking the process like that to see if we can get any improvement?

specs:
gtx 1060 6gb
i5 6600k
8gb ram 2400

[chmbr]

I agree, this has helped me greatly in other games and I think it would help alot here too. From what I've read, the only way to set CPU Priority (outside of the TM) is to modify the registry for the game. Seems like that could trigger a violation on EAC though...

[Dewm]

It's a pain in the ass, but you could always force it through the windows registry.
I think the reg key would need to look like this?


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options/Insurgency.exe/PerfOptions]
"CpuPriorityClass"=dword:00000003



Poorly adapted, and not tested from:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/552520/discussions/0/1697169163396697277/

[AdayDr1en]

actually, you can do this by running a simple batch file with the game open.

code for this is

:start
wmic process where name="InsurgencyClient-Win64-Shipping.exe" CALL setpriority "high priority"
goto start

it's works with any game and forces the app to always run in a set priority.

[chmbr]

Originally posted by AdayDr1en:

actually, you can do this by running a simple batch file with the game open.

code for this is

:start
wmic process where name="InsurgencyClient-Win64-Shipping.exe" CALL setpriority "high priority"
goto start

it's works with any game and forces the app to always run in a set priority.

EAC won't detect this and block the action?