[REPORTED] Performance Issues

i am trying to find the supercarrier missions in the F/A 18 and they are not there.

They're in the "Mission" menu - NOT in the "Instant Action":

They're in the "Mission" menu - NOT in the "Instant Action":

 

Under "Mission Qualification" right underneath "Mission Qualification - Defensive Systems" is "Mission Qualification - Takeoff and Navigation" and then lastly followed by "Mission Qualification - Valley Run" ,,, so it doesn't show them anywhere like on your choices. Do I have to have the Persian Gulf module to run Supercarrier?

Do I have to have the Persian Gulf module to run Supercarrier?

There is another set of SC's missions down the list - for the Caucasus map.

Try running repair if you don't see them.

I get a huge GPU frametime spike when the plane on Cat 2 launches in the Cold start mission , even if i am not looking at it, there is a 3 to 5 second period when he is running his engines up to full power, i get it to a lesser extent on cat 1...as well

Most likely it isn't shadows that are the issue, but rather shadows are helping you find enough power to make it reasonable. The Supercarrier has a lot more going on, how much they will be able to get you out of your 1070 we will have to see, but they are aware of FPS complaints right now.

I hope this is resolved, as in VR SC is unusable for me with shadows on, and I have a 2080Ti. Everything is good on monitor or VR without shadows.

I agree, shadows off i get 45 FPS, shadows on , i get 30 FPS are certainly the symptoms Im seeing, on the super carrier mission Cold Start

I was told a long time ago that DCS was a rich man's sport and if I could not afford the

entry fees/equipment costs then I was playing in the wrong park and basically to move on.

A number of members agreed, something like, and don't let the door hit you on the way out.

The rebuttal I posted which was much less critical/objectionable than I have read here of

late.....won me a year's banishment. This is my first post since....consider yourselves lucky

to be able to post critiques, frustrations, opinions, criticisms of any merits and faults.

Laz

My SC VR Experience

Thought I would share my experiences, I am one of those finding that the SC is a pretty heavy tax on my system. I expected this, its a new, high res module that was never going to provide more for the same system tax. My experiences so far are mostly slowdowns and tearing specifically looking at the island which incurs a 25%-50% FPS drop. This is possibly due to the shadows issue however I have been using terrain object shadows on flat, and other shadows on low since before the SC (waiting for a 3000 series!)

I noticed that my system use specs are fairly normal except for my my vram is pretty much maxed out, which I don't normally see so I guess this is the cause of the slowdowns/tearing. I hope there might be some module optimising that could help but I have no idea about this side of things.

My own missions now which are much less demanding, a sparsely populated deck around the island helps tremendously. I have put the crane and a couple of deck machines there and used the low polygon f-18c and helicopter in the spaces behind the island, no extra deck crew, I think there is plenty around the boat as default to make it look great.

Interestingly I managed to fill cat 1 with the low polygon f-18's with very little impact overall, as this is away from the island. This with a couple of planes in the mid section makes the SC look busy for the stack and breaks and gets the best of FPS.

Overall, great module, really loving it. Worth every penny! Thanks ED.

Thought I would share my experiences, I am one of those finding that the SC is a pretty heavy tax on my system. I expected this, its a new, high res module that was never going to provide more for the same system tax. My experiences so far are mostly slowdowns and tearing specifically looking at the island which incurs a 25%-50% FPS drop. This is possibly due to the shadows issue however I have been using terrain object shadows on flat, and other shadows on low since before the SC (waiting for a 3000 series!)

 

I noticed that my system use specs are fairly normal except for my my vram is pretty much maxed out, which I don't normally see so I guess this is the cause of the slowdowns/tearing. I hope there might be some module optimising that could help but I have no idea about this side of things.

 

My own missions now which are much less demanding, a sparsely populated deck around the island helps tremendously. I have put the crane and a couple of deck machines there and used the low polygon f-18c and helicopter in the spaces behind the island, no extra deck crew, I think there is plenty around the boat as default to make it look great.

 

Interestingly I managed to fill cat 1 with the low polygon f-18's with very little impact overall, as this is away from the island. This with a couple of planes in the mid section makes the SC look busy for the stack and breaks and gets the best of FPS.

 

Overall, great module, really loving it. Worth every penny! Thanks ED.

Can confirm the vram issue. Vram on my 2080ti is also maxed out on the Supercarrier

Can confirm the vram issue. Vram on my 2080ti is also maxed out on the Supercarrier

Confirmed, all 11GB in use.

Confirmed, all 11GB in use.

Interesting that I noticed my vram at 85% when I was prepping for a flight so I said “no way” turned everything including the pc off and rebooted. Got back to same MP server at 60 65%.

Something going on there but way over my head.

Confirmed, all 11GB in use.

yep the super carrier seems to take about 1gb... which puts my 1080ti at 10.5

There is another set of SC's missions down the list - for the Caucasus map.

Try running repair if you don't see them.

Ok, thank you very much. I will give that a try.

So everyone who is having through, can you do me a favor? Try turning off vsync and see what happens. This may help us collectively narrow down the problem.

So everyone who is having through, can you do me a favor? Try turning off vsync and see what happens.

And what should happen? I don't use vsync.

When I turned off vsync, my overall framerates when up a good bit. That being said, it is not ideal since I now have awful screen tearing and the framerate isn't steady.

So everyone who is having through, can you do me a favor? Try turning off vsync and see what happens. This may help us collectively narrow down the problem.

2070 @1920x1080p 60 Hz monitor here, with Vsync off Flat Shadows I get about 90 - 120 FPS on the deck as pan the view around to the Island FPS drops to 60 - 70.

With Vsync on its 60 - 40 depending on if the Island is in view.

When I turned off vsync, my overall framerates when up a good bit. That being said, it is not ideal since I now have awful screen tearing and the framerate isn't steady.

That’s exactly what should happen when you turn vsync off.

So everyone who is having through, can you do me a favor? Try turning off vsync and see what happens. This may help us collectively narrow down the problem.

With vsync off I am still seeing a drop of about 50% FPS when looking toward the island.

In some cases vsync can hurt performance, when we test FPS internally we do all of them with vsync off. Gives a better look at what is actually causing hits, whereas vsync can hide or mislead somewhat.

I understand that from a dev testing pov. Makes perfect sense. From a players pov, however, vsync off is not a good idea, especially when running on a 60hz monitor. All that happens is your GPU is permanently maxed out, and you get spurious 60+ fps which cannot be displayed correctly.

I understand that from a dev testing pov. Makes perfect sense. From a players pov, however, vsync off is not a good idea, especially when running on a 60hz monitor. All that happens is your GPU is permanently maxed out, and you get spurious 60+ fps which cannot be displayed correctly.

You've got an Nvidia card - you can limit your FPS via Nvidia Control Panel. For FPSs I like V-Sync, but in flight sims I dislike the input lag that it introduces in TrackIR, and thus run with it off.

You've got an Nvidia card - you can limit your FPS via Nvidia Control Panel. For FPSs I like V-Sync, but in flight sims I dislike the input lag that it introduces in TrackIR, and thus run with it off.

Sorry, I wasn't asking how to frame limit my card! As an aside, I have mine limited to 58 to ensure Gsync kicks in at all times.

No lagging with TrackIR here. Vsync off on a 60Hz monitor is just horrible. Screen tearing etc. etc.

Sorry, I wasn't asking how to frame limit my card! As an aside, I have mine limited to 58 to ensure Gsync kicks in at all times.

 

No lagging with TrackIR here. Vsync off on a 60Hz monitor is just horrible. Screen tearing etc. etc.

I thought the G-sync was supposed to prevent tearing.