Post Scriptum just doesn't run well

[Tripper]

So basically I've had this game and have always been able to play it since the beginning on mostly high settings. Also, I can run games like Hell Let Loose and Squad on high. But ever since the last few updates my game gets slower and slower and sometimes I can barely connect to a server. When I can get into a game with low- medium settings I get terrible frame rate and stuttering. Does anyone have this same issue or just any tips to increase performance? Any help is appreciated.

[Wabbit]

I had a blast on the Chapter 3 Stream tonight no performance issues. It looks incredible.

[Martian Jesus]

thats interesting HLL runs like ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ for me PS runs fine 60 fps on high

[l_Caprice_l]

Escrito originalmente por Wabbit:

Escrito originalmente por l_Caprice_l:

Thanks for the reply.
I already switched off preload textures. I have 16gb of DDR4. I tried various settings with everything to low, the config after benchmark and even everything to epic. I don't see a noticeable difference.

I don't us any super samping.
I didn't try the modification with the sound tho.

For resetting the cache, is it necessary if I just installed the game ? I thought it can be a problem if the game was updated.

Unfortunately yes you need to reset your cache after every update or you may see issues. You can do it manually to be sure.

To manually clear your settings cache open the start menu and type:
%Localappdata% and hit enter
Find the "PostScriptum" folder in the window that pops up and simply delete it.
This will wipe all config settings for the game such as keybinds and video settings. so you have to rebind them.

I cleared the cache, and installed msi afterburner to check the load of the cpu, gpu, vram & ram.

So far I don't exceed 70% of usage for my cpu / gpu in game. The game uses 2.6Go to 2.8Go /3Go of VRAM & the RAM usage is 12GB / 16gb.

I don't understand... The temp of the cpu and gpu are also correct.

Is it still possible that the cpu / gpu is a bottleneck when the usage isn't exceeding 70% ?

[VINOenCARTON]

For me, the game freezes for a second every few minutes and its pretty annoying. It started to happen with Chapter 2. Anyone got solutions?

[l_Caprice_l]

Okay so I followed the advice of Wabbit and manually removed the cache files from AppData. The game now works fine and I get 60+FPS.

The reset cache button in game seems to be broken tho.

[Wabbit]

Glad it helped mate. Enjoy PS. It is annoying having to reset the cache after every little update but you can copy your game setting file and replace it after the reset.

[PaKeTeMaN]

Is more about optimization of game or servers,becouse when you are playing with 30 players the game works perfectly at 60 fps all the time,when the server is full the game start to go low fps and is not about consumption of ram or gpu or cpu becouse you are looking it all the time with msi afterburner and other tools to monitorize it.

To much balistics need to be send from servers to players i bet or things like that.Thats the reason why triple AAA games aka (games for the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ mases) goes for ♥♥♥♥♥ unrealistic graphics but fancy,non existant or ♥♥♥♥ balistics or phisics etc etc...but they run smoothly.

[I Have Coffee Poops]

Escrito originalmente por PaKeTeMaN:

why triple AAA games aka (games for the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ mases)

What are you? 12? Lots of AAA games have realistic graphics and run really well. It's down to manpower and resources, not "♥♥♥♥♥ unrealistic graphics".

Kindly remove yourself from this conversation. Grown ups are talking.

[Dirty Bong Water]

Escrito originalmente por Wabbit:

First clear your cache manually and verify game files via steam.

With 3gb VRAM or less turn off pre load textures. It’s only good if you have 6GB or more but I do know some with 4GB who run it without any issues.

Don’t use super sampling and untick distance shadows if you’re having performance issues.

16gb RAM is highly recommended.

Change your video settings to full screen and maybe lower resolution to see if that helps.

I find running the in game benchmark then turning the settings back down can have a positive effect as well.

Shadows can hog cpu so lower that. (Not the same as distance shadows)

Effects can slow you down in a fire fight as smoke and explosions appear so lowering it can help in CQB.

lowering sound from epic to low can in some cases improve performance as well.

Don’t trust the FPS counter when in the game menu, test it in a game.

Many I know report some low settings actually make the game run slower so try turning some settings up. Play around with them until you find something that fits. A restart after you make the changes can help too.

Persiscope will continue to optimise once chapter 3 releases.

Good luck.

I tried this but I have the same issues I've had before with the frame rate dropping, etc.

[Maki Nishikino]

Escrito originalmente por Burple Haze:

I tried this but I have the same issues I've had before with the frame rate dropping, etc.

Well, right now that game isn't running all too hot for many and the devs are working on addressing these issues with a hotfix.

[Wabbit]

Yes as Maki says the devs are aware of performance issues and are working to address it as soon as possible. Expect a patch soon.

[DedZedNub]

@ Caprice

Just a heads-up. You are using the phrase VRAM, and people are interpreting differently all over the place because of the earlier context. So I want to warn you about that and explain.

VRAM is supposed to mean the Video RAM that is installed on your Graphics Card. So for the 1060 there were two variants. One has 3 GB installed onboard the card. The other has 6 GB installed onboard. This you seem to understand.

But someone earlier talked about VIRTUAL RAM. This is not called VRAM, at least not anymore or it would be mistaken for the first definition

Virtual RAM is like the old Virtual Discs. There are (even worse) at least two definitions to this. But I'll go with what I think he meant, then explain the other.

In effect, you can use regular RAM as additional Video RAM. It won't be as fast, but it is faster than caching to the HARD DRIVE -- and still faster than caching to an SSD.

So, you would take some of your 16 GB or RAM and set that aside as supplemental Video RAM, even though it is just regular computer memory. This is done via settings within Windows. It is the same approach used by the Intel HD, so that isn't exactly a very fast solution (except usually that is done within the BIOS or Graphics Driver settings). It would never be as fast on true Video RAM, which is right on your Graphics Card. Reason is simple, true Video RAM doesn't have to leave the Graphics Card talk to the motherboard and rest of the computer, to be ready for number crunching and pre-processing, etc.

True VRAM -- fast. Virtual RAM next fastest. SSD game cache, then HDD game cache last.

Negatives to using Virtual RAM -- if you add 2 GB of RAM to Virtual RAM job, you leave only 14 GB for other duties for programs. Sometimes this hit can be as much as what you gain from slightly more fake video RAM allocation.

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Less important stuff. Virtual Discs were RAM put aside to act like a cache to a hard drive.

Windows sets up what it thinks you need for a scratch pad of virtual memory for such duties. It usually is best, especially by now in Windows 10, to just let Windows handle that.

With 16 GB of RAM, your computer should be able to get along well enough with Windows to not need manual adjustment, ain't worth the effort in general.

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If you are truly on a Laptop, that 1060 isn't as powerful, could be half the desktops effectiveness.

Make sure you have the computer and graphics system set for FULL or HIGH PERFORMANCE.

Make sure you have NO SLEEPING, NO HIBERNATION, and PLUGGED INTO AN ELECTRIC SOCKET IN THE WALL OR A RECHARGER if you want full performance. Otherwise, there is some chance that any battery management, or sleep management, or hibernation management will start slowing down the computer on-purpose to manage power consumption, so it will slow the performance of the GPU to achieve that.

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Long post. Just saying, if you keep using VRAM like that, you are going to get so confused you won't be able to make good decisions.

Lastly, Post Scriptum will be using a lot of CPU power as well as GPU. So not everything means that it is your GPU causing the issues.

I expect it may get worse also during the FREE WEEKEND possibly as well. Servers are needed to play this game, and that brings in the importance of servers and connections, which is much outside your own personal control.

[†0rTuGΛ]

People that are saying that this game runs well in 60+ stable, are just liying. I have an i7 with a GTX 1080ti and the game only runs well when is no smoke, explosions, and firefights (wich is almost all the time).

Please, if you guys want to really help the development of this game, dont give false impressions about the real performance of it.

I just installed the free version this weekend to test it, and i dont see the need to delete any cache.

[Maki Nishikino]

Escrito originalmente por The Leper:

People that are saying that this game runs well in 60+ stable, are just liying. I have an i7 with a GTX 1080ti and the game only runs well when is no smoke, explosions, and firefights (wich is almost all the time).

Please, if you guys want to really help the development of this game, dont give false impressions about the real performance of it.

I just installed the free version this weekend to test it, and i dont see the need to delete any cache.

Currently the case due to issues with recent patch regarding performance, waiting for the devs to push a hotfix.

i7-8700 / GTX 1070 / 16 GB DDR4 RAM @ 2400

Game runs really well virtually maxed out, only thing that isn't is super sampling which is at 1.25x.

This is when the last chapter released, with the right amount of horsepower this game runs quite well...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urQRoOVmIXs

This is the game now...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WWBfN41xUs&feature=emb_title

I have quite a few videos.

[Maj. S. Bertrand [6th GA]]

I've actually noticed a real dip in performance over the past year or so in PS. I was looking at my old footage from Summer 2018, fall 2019, and now, and I've lost about 20-30 frames in that time period. Other people from my unit have noticed the same thing.

I'm not really sure what's going on with that, whether it's more detailed maps or what, but there's definitely been a loss of performance as time goes by.