In multiplayer it runs solid, but when I try to play singleplayer/training missions its capped at 30fps even though my fps meter shows 100+
What is causing this? Anyway to fix this?
Care to explain how to remove 30fps cap?
GossamerSolid
(GossamerSolid)
#2
I was in single player when it came out and I was getting around 60fps. Not sure what’s up with your pc.
hailey
(hailey)
#3
I think its cause you launch as a listen server and the game hard caps servers to 30 fps for some reason
angemon
(angemon)
#4
My PC specs are recommend:
Q9650 @3.8ghz
4gb ram
MSI GTX 460 1gb
I am experienced gamer and my eyes dont lie. I can see difference between 30fps and 60fps and I am telling you my fps counter shows 100 fps yet its runs like 30fps plays like 30fps.
@hailey you sounded like there is another way to launch brink. Care to explain to me??
hailey
(hailey)
#5
You cant. The engine caps servers at 30 fps, and you are a listen server host any time you launch SP, there fore you are capped at 30fps even if you are exceeding that
Striker92
(Striker92)
#6
you should be uble to unlock it with a config entry, smiliar to etqw. i would assume
angemon
(angemon)
#7
Well thats crap, there must be a way! Please post etqw suggestions I’ll try them…
Undread
(Undread)
#8
I noticed the same exact thing. And since it is an issue with listen servers (Both Solo and Private Co-op), I downloaded the dedicated server files from Steam and set up my own private server and used that as my Solo or Co-op server.
http://artofwarcentral.com/downloads/brink.pdf
I used this as a guide to set up my dedicated server. Runs smooth just like multi-player since you are no longer using the listen server which is capped at 30 fps (I haven’t found a cvar that removes it on the server side, just the client side).
Striker92
(Striker92)
#9
com_unlockfps 1 //this is the master cvar. If you do not set this to ‘1’ then it will never attempt to exceed 30fps. This works regardless of the timing method selected.
com_unlock_timingmethod //this selects one of three timing methods for unlocked frames. Can take values of 0, 1, or 2
com_unlock_maxFPS 60 //sets the upper limit of your FPS to smooth out frame rate fluxuations
they were the ones used for etqw. Dunno if they will work with brink, but maybe have a look through config files for similar things
Striker92
(Striker92)
#10
some one also suggested disabling shadows for higher fps
seta r_shadows “0”
Undread
(Undread)
#11
The three fps unlock related cvars only affect multiplayer, not singleplayer.
Check http://www.tweakguides.com/ETQW_10.html. Pay specific attention to the last paragraph in the Framerate Unlocking section.
Importantly: All of the above only applies when you are on a multiplayer server, not in offline mode where FPS is capped at 30FPS no matter what you do with the any of the above settings. So to experiment properly I recommend you join an online multiplayer server.
The shadows cvar is just a general framerate boost (by turning off shadows entirely), but will not help with the 30fps cap in single-player/private listen server matches.
gl0ry
(gl0ry)
#12
The only thing I can’t believe is that my friend told me he didn’t have any issues in single player…
How his eyes cannot detect between 30 fps and 100 fps is beyond me… unless there really are only some people having this issue.
Undread
(Undread)
#13
I know lots of people who will 30 as being off. Ever since I’ve been playing shooters (12-13 years now) I could definitely notice anytime the FPS drops below the refresh rate of the monitor. Nowadays pretty much everything is running at 60hz (LCDs), so anything below 60fps is noticeable to me.
30 is extremely noticeable to me. I think the other issue is, a lot of people are seeing their fps meter say 100-120, but anyone who has played FPS games can tell that there is no way its actually displaying anything near that in single-player.
I really doubt that this is a user to user issue, I believe it is an issue within the actual engine, since ET:QW also was capped at 30 FPS in offline play. I’m hoping that somehow the devs can fix this and allow us to uncap our fps in single-player modes. My workaround of making my own private dedicated server is not really suitable for the general user-base, and kind of pain anyway.
Hopefully someone can give us an update today.
Melanchthon
(Melanchthon)
#14
I really hope this gets addressed too, my fraps counter was showing around 100, but it definately feels around 30 as far as smoothness goes.
Undread
(Undread)
#16
Got to play around with using a dedicated server to play Solo/Private Co-op Campaign quite a bit more. My FPS while doing this feels exactly as it displays: 70-100.
In case some people wanted to try this, you can install the Dedicated Server from the Steam Tools section. Then go to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\brink dedicated server\base
make a new file name it something.cfg. Then put this in it and save it:
si_rules sdGameRulesCampaign
applyServerConfig Standard
campaign set campaign_resistance
si_playMode 1
si_onlineMode 2
si_needpass 1
g_password somepassword
si_maxRank 4
si_botDifficulty 2
net_serverAllowHijacking 0
spawnServer mp/aquarium
This config will spawn a campaign starting from the beginning. From the folder above double-click brink_ded1.bat. Once the console launches, just type exec something.cfg (whatever you called the file you made in the step above). This particular config is set up to be co-op with a password and only allow friends and invites to see it.
You can connect to it by changing your server browser to LAN. Or just connect directly using your local IP. I’ve been using this to play “single-player” without the locked 30 FPS issue.
Undread
(Undread)
#17
Bump to see if other people are noticing this performance issue in single-player.
LorettaLouLatency
(LorettaLouLatency)
#18
actual command to uncap FPS is “seta unlockfps 1” Fraps will show higher FPS than 30 as does the ingame fps counter. Whether or not you are using vsync after putting in this command, whether you get 60 fps or 200 like me, the game feels like it is still running at 30 fps. I saw only a slight improvement after enabling this command. I think the above posters are correcting in stating that the engine is capping fps no matter what. I have a great set of peepers and 30fps looks like dogmeat. I cant believe they would think that this would be acceptable in the PC world. For those peeps who will comment that the human eye only sees 25-35 fps, stop there. On prerendered video this might be the case but, in game where the video is rendered on the fly…ITS CALLED UNACCEPTABLE. SD please fix. Would hate to see such a fun game ruined by performance.
Mattc0m
(Mattc0m)
#19
The engine engine runs at 30fps. You can unlock your FPS all you want (mine runs at a steady 120fps on most maps), but it doesn’t mean there’s “smoother” animations or anything of the sort.