graphics

[johnrondot]

Just wondering why the graphics in this game are so demanding.Crysis Wars runs better on my machine than this.That doesn't make any sense.I mean,the graphics are good but not really spectacular or anything.Is it the nvidia drivers?Is it the game being poorly optimized?What's the deal?It's really strange to me because when I turn everything on high there really isn't that much of a visual difference,it just makes the game run like crap.

[Scinto]

Re: graphics

Its a mix of drivers and lack of optimization but also a new engine still in its learning phase,

[CptainCrunch]

Re: graphics

I posted this up today. You might go through it and see if it helps:

http://www.totalgamingnetwork.com/showthread.php?248012-Adjusting-Bad-Company-2-GPU-Performance

Crunch

[LunaTiK TunaLiK]

Re: graphics

1 word, Destruction.

[Lordsethonan]

Re: graphics

PArticle effects; like realistic smoke and dust; DX11 adds a bit of tesselation and it's noticeable on the rocks and bricks. useless in the grand scheme of things? maybe, but cool as hell to watch.

[The_Eliminator]

Re: graphics

1 word, Destruction.

This, although other games may have better graphics, no game has the same amount of destruction and therefore processing to do than BC2.

[Minmaster]

Re: graphics

Just wondering why the graphics in this game are so demanding.Crysis Wars runs better on my machine than this.That doesn't make any sense.I mean,the graphics are good but not really spectacular or anything.Is it the nvidia drivers?Is it the game being poorly optimized?What's the deal?It's really strange to me because when I turn everything on high there really isn't that much of a visual difference,it just makes the game run like crap.

i wouldn't say it's the graphics that are demanding, but more all the stuff that's going on in the background and how it has to be networked and kept in sync at all times.

[jimykx]

Re: graphics

Just wondering why the graphics in this game are so demanding.Crysis Wars runs better on my machine than this.That doesn't make any sense.I mean,the graphics are good but not really spectacular or anything.Is it the nvidia drivers?Is it the game being poorly optimized?What's the deal?It's really strange to me because when I turn everything on high there really isn't that much of a visual difference,it just makes the game run like crap.

This is what i was complaining about from the beggining.. i can run farcry2 on the max, ultra high or super high or smth, and this game i have to run in medium.(DX9) .. i think it is because of all the things that are going on on the server/battlefield because ur pc has to process it all. BUT that would only be accepted if the destruction was actually destruction physics, (ur pc had to prossess all the destruction virtual molecules?XD) and theyr just some scripted holes, but anyway...

[Amaranthuse]

Re: graphics

Yup, it is demanding.

Destruction 2.0 hogs CPU usage and GPU usage.

I have a AMD 965 3.4 GHZ and a XFX 5850 DDR5 1GB + 4 GB DDR3 Ripjaw RAM.

But it's what makes me play this game Nothing like going from room to room with a 40 mm making my own doors.

I have 100 fps on average on 1280 x 1024 maxed out

[sithdemon]

Re: graphics

While crysis has very detailed destruction none of it was actually in multi player from what I remember, can't even remember trees falling. However most of the buildings had zero destruction.

Also I have to say the graphics are spectacular, and some stuff looks better then crysis, some stuff maybe slightly worse. DX11 of course crysis doesn't have, but when your comparing crysis wars specifically its a little unfair. They made crysis wars more smooth after even people with good rigs couldn't really run the oriingal game smoothly in multiplayer with out turning down the graphics a fair bit. Even then for my self, the whole game play set up for crysis wasn't executed well, and while it was a amazing single player game, it fell apart in multiplayer, even in crysis wars.

While it might be tougher to run, hopefully with time it'll get more optimized by dice. And if you have a ATI 5800 series card, you already got some extra performance from the newer beta drivers. I'm waiting until those drivers are official to try them my self, but look athe 10.3b catalyst beta drivers to see for your self.

it's a new game, and new on PC, with a lot of high end features, to expect it to run well optimized even a month after release is very unrealistic, I know patience isn't something gamers seem to have in quantity, however if these kinds of things get under your skin a console is just a better way to go.

[johnrondot]

Re: graphics

I don't really think the destruction and "there is a lot going on" really have anything to do with it.I will be in a part of a map where there is no one, and nothing going on, and I am still lagging.Im wondering if it is mostly network lag at this point.

On a side note,the new rush version of Laguna Presa is amazing.It is truly a battlefield sandbox experience.I don't really care about conquest anymore,in this game anyway.If Dice makes more Huge rush maps like this and Arica, I will be a happy camper.

[jimykx]

Re: graphics

i don't really think the destruction and "there is a lot going on" really have anything to do with it.i will be in a part of a map where there is no one, and nothing going on, and i am still lagging.im wondering if it is mostly network lag at this point.

On a side note,the new rush version of laguna presa is amazing.it is truly a battlefield sandbox experience.i don't really care about conquest anymore,in this game anyway.if dice makes more huge rush maps like this and arica, i will be a happy camper.

i want arica, all the map conquest! With tanks and hinds!

[johnrondot]

Re: graphics

i want arica, all the map conquest! With tanks and hinds!

Yeah that would have been great.As it is I don't even play conquest because all the maps are too small.

[jimykx]

Re: graphics

Yeah that would have been great.As it is I don't even play conquest because all the maps are too small.

exactly, we need a full map of rush to be a conquest, not a capture the flag cod mode or smth

[M0t0rBreath]

Re: graphics

I think it's a combination of both GPU & CPU that makes the game run good or bad. Think about it. The sound is mixed and uses the processor, not the sound card. The GPU is used for particle effects, shadows, lighting, destruction. I'm sure the destruction takes up cpu power as well. Add all that plus vehicles & bigger maps.

**Off topic: Check this game out - Breach. Uses full destruction and it looks like they emphasise military tactics. This is what the next bf game should have( Full Destruction) **Watch Both Videos

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/66316/breach/videos/breech_gmp_devwalkthrough2_32410.html?show=hi