Possible FPS Enhancer

[carlj 93]

OrLoK says: Thanks to carlj for the reminding us of these useful tips. Many of these work for most of the games based on variations of the engine that DAYZ Retail uses.

 

Be aware some may enhance OR degrade your performance. The info stems from this wiki http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma2:_Startup_Parameters

 

Use at your own risk.

 
Alot of you people recognize this from the mod, and they are apparently working in the Standalone. I havent been able to try it myself, as I only had 12 minutes to try it before I headed of to work.Which kind of was a disappointment, because that 12 FPS in Electro hit my face like a snowball in june. 
 
I had a friend tried it out, and it was working for him. I do not own a super gaming rig, but still managed to get out as much of the mod as possible thanks to tweaks.
 
So, step numero uno is to open Steam, right click on DayZ and choose properties and choose Launch parameters (or start up parameters, cant remember).  In there you add the following, which you fill out to fit your computer. A good thing is to start adding them one by one, to see if it helps or gets worse. 
 
-nosplash -skipIntro -world=empty(is mainly to increase the game loading speed)
 
-winxp NOTE Ive managed to play for a good 30 min with -winxp, and that gave me the biggest boost. a round 50-60 in the wilderness, and around 25-35 in varios cities. BUT causes crashes and "Error: Device reset failed, error 8876086c"
 -high or Windows task manager > Details > Right click on DayZ > Select priorities > and select Realmtime/High.  NOTE: This might cause computer instability.

Theres also -maxMem=[your amount], -maxVRAM=[your amount(1GB=1023, 2GB=2047)], cpuCount=[your amount], -exThreads=[your amount] 
 
Example for Dualcore CPU (i3), with 1GB Graphics card 
-nosplash -skipIntro -world=empty -maxMem=2047 -maxVRAM=1023 -cpuCount=2 -exThreads=4
 
Example for quadcore CPU(i5): with 2GB Graphics card
-nosplash -skipIntro -world=empty -maxMem=2047 -maxVRAM=2047 -cpuCount=4 -exThreads=4
 
Example for quadcore CPU with Hyperthreading(i7) with 2GB Graphics card
-nosplash -skipIntro -world=empty -maxMem=2047 -maxVRAM=2047 -cpuCount=4 -exThreads=7
 
Example for AMD FX8120 or FX 8150 with 1GB Graphics card
-nosplash -skipIntro -world=empty -maxMem=2047 -maxVRAM=1023 -cpuCount=6 -exThreads=7
 
VERY important that you change these to fit your system, otherwise you wont notice any difference. 
 
For the mod you would change your -maxVRAM=2047 as a maximum, because the mod wouldn't support more. I.e, if you put -maxVRAM=6141, it would automatically go down to 2047.And as for a minimum you would put -maxVRAM=511.
 
We need confirmation on how much VRAM and maxMem the SA supports. Logically you should be able to put -maxMem=4094, as the recommended amount of Ram is 4.
 
Step numero dos would be to locate and open your .cfg-file as been posted on the forum before. (C:\Users\USER\Documents\DayZ) 
 
Changeing the values:
 
GPU_MaxFramesAhead=1000
GPU_DetectedFramesAhead=3
 
to
 
GPU_MaxFramesAhead=1
GPU_DetectedFramesAhead=1

 

And in the DayZProfile.cfg we can change: 

 

COMPUTERNAME\Documents\DayZ Other Profiles\STEAMNAME.DayZProfile.cfg:

sceneComplexity=100000;

shadowZDistance=90;

viewDistance=1600;

preferredObjectViewDistance=1600;

 
Remember to protect your cfg's by putting "Read-Only" in it's properties after you have made these changes. (Rightclick, Properties, General, Attributes, Check "Read-Only". Otherwise the game will overwrite some of the values with every restart of the game!
 
There is also the RAMdisk trick, but youll have to figure that out yourself, as the game now is bigger than the mod was(Does not help much when you have an SSD)
 
I don't say this is a sure fix if your suffering from bad FPS, nor do I take any responsibility if you decide to follow these tips and you end up with hardware, software or mental failure. You're following these tips by your own free will and risk. 
 
If it possible I would like it if this thread becomes a thread of help, where people post tips or tricks that helped them. Not "ERRHHMGAAAD SO BAD DONT WORK". Or "HELPPP!!!!11! I HAVE BAD FPS". 
 
Does it work? Let us know by measuring your FPS in one place, before and after.
 
 
Edit: If you see anything wrong, let me know and Ill correct it!

 

Credit to :Wh1spY  for the DayZprofile.cfg info

Edited January 10, 2014 by carlj

[Tr1x 53]

I'll try some of these out and let you know how it goes. I'm on a $400 dell computer and I can run SA with everything on low settings at 40+ FPS out of town and around 15 in towns

 

 

dayz config is located at C:\Users\USER\Documents\DayZ

Edited December 17, 2013 by Tr1x

[carlj 93]

I'll try some of these out and let you know how it goes. I'm on a $400 dell computer and I can run SA with everything on low settings at 40+ FPS out of town and around 15 in towns

Great, thank you!

[kichilron 8550]

nosplash -skipIntro 

 

 

Good one. Should give it a try. Doesn't hurt.

 

You need to watch out with those startupparameters, though. There was a point where it caused massive issues using those launchparamters to a point being unable to play.

[carlj 93]

Good one. Should give it a try. Doesn't hurt.

 

You need to watch out with those startupparameters, though. There was a point where it caused massive issues using those launchparamters to a point being unable to play.

I my self have not experienced anything like that in the mod. We need to wait and see how it works out for people.

[Tr1x 53]

I gained about 15 FPS outside of cities, gonna run to cherno and see how it goes there

[Nienko 41]

Never worked for me in arma 3. But it doesnt hurt to try.

[Tr1x 53]

Doubled my FPS in Cherno, went from a stuttering mess to a steady 28-33 which is good enough for me! Have my beans sir!

[carlj 93]

Never worked for me in arma 3. But it doesnt hurt to try.

Me neither, but nor is it out of interest as SA is build on the A2 engine. And these tricks worked for me with the mod.

 

Doubled my FPS in Cherno, went from a stuttering mess to a steady 28-33 which is good enough for me! Have my beans sir!

 

That gets my hopes up until I get home! Care to specify what you did? Thank you for helping out! 

Edited December 17, 2013 by carlj

[kichilron 8550]

I my self have not experienced anything like that in the mod. We need to wait and see how it works out for people.

 

 

Obviously not the mod, but you posted this in regards of the SA. In an earlier build it was causing the skeleton not to load in and you were floating about as a T with your arms stretched out.

 

I haven't had the time to test it out yet, but it's to be used with caution

[carlj 93]

Obviously not the mod, but you posted this in regards of the SA. In an earlier build it was causing the skeleton not to load in and you were floating about as a T with your arms stretched out.

 

I haven't had the time to test it out yet, but it's to be used with caution

My apologies, I assumed we were talking about the mod. But to fix a problem thats caused by a launch parameter, seems like it would disappear if you removed the parameter?

[Shadow Slayer 13]

This needs to be stickeyed.

[bledadeva 0]

This needs to be kept on the front page... This has helped my problem as I previously posted yesterday about changing settings and getting the same 10-20fps and fps hiccups. This definitely helped my performance, now I get a steady 24-30 fps (in cherno)with things on low but my texture detail and filter on very high. I'm going to try to mess with some more settings to increase the detail. Thanks!!!

 

core i7 2.8ghz

470GTX

16gb ddr3

240gb corsair force GT SSD

Windows 7 home x64

Edited December 17, 2013 by bledadeva

[OrLoK 16182]

Hello there

 

Im so used to RV engine games, that I automatically put all this in without thinking.

 

Ill add to my guide, with a little credit to OP for the reminder.

 

Rgds

 

LoK

 

Second thoughts I will sticky this and will edit a little if I may...

Edited December 17, 2013 by orlok

[xJeremiah 2]

Would be more helpful if we can get a optimal texture/render settings guide for best FPS in here...

[OrLoK 16182]

Hello there

 

Apologies, I removed the overclocking bit. People will see and will try. Let them inform themselves on it.

 

Rgds

 

LoK

[carlj 93]

Hello there

 

Apologies, I removed the overclocking bit. People will see and will try. Let them inform themselves on it.

 

Rgds

 

LoK

 

 

Understandable. 

 

Finally got home and got to fiddle about with it. Went from 12 to about 25. That I did simply because i forgot that I made my GPU go in to a temporary throttle, and just needed to reboot my laptop for that boost. 

How ever using the same launch parameters as I do for Arma 2, gave me another 5-10 fps depending on the scenario. 

 

-nosplash -skipIntro -world=empty -maxMem=2047 -maxVRAM=2047 -cpuCount=4 -exThreads=7

 

-winxp, still gives the error code. Which is a shame, as it seems that thats the parameter that is giving me the highest FPS boost(at least in the menus, without/with`= 90/164) But it was crashing when I was playing with the settings in game. Havent been able to join any servers now for a good 30-40 min, to see how it works without playing around with the settings.

Edited December 17, 2013 by carlj

[carlj 93]

Would be more helpful if we can get a optimal texture/render settings guide for best FPS in here...

 

Since every PC/laptop is different, its also impossible to say what works for you. Get Fraps or MSI Afterburner to keep an eye on your FPS, stand in middle of cherno, and lower/raise your settings until you get a FPS/quality ratio that youre happy. If you cant find any settings that your happy with, it could be that your hardware dont manage to put out better(But I have no idea what your hardware is).

 

[Ustor 11]

GPU_DetectedFramesAhead=1

returns to 0 after playing

[carlj 93]

GPU_DetectedFramesAhead=1

returns to 0 after playing

 

I noticed that aswell, I wonder what that is becuase.

[Ustor 11]

I noticed that aswell, I wonder what that is becuase.

I want to answer "It's ArmA, guy!". But there was not in ArmA. Misticism. I think shamans from Bohemia must answer community! > :(

Edited December 17, 2013 by Ustor

[Districtgg 0]

For some reason the files aren't there but the folders they belong to are. Does anyone know why?

Edited December 17, 2013 by Districtgg

[Luiskitriski 12]

You can also change/add some lines in C:\Users\USER\Documents\DayZ Other Profiles\ it might help too

 

mouseSmoothing=0;

 

sceneComplexity=150000;

shadowZDistance=100;

viewDistance=1600;

preferredObjectViewDistance=1600;

terrainGrid=10;

[Euryalus 2]

Tried the steam launch settings, made everything black.  

[antykain 200]

Have not tried these launch options yet (still downloading the SA).. going to give it a go without the launch options and see how it plays, and with and see if the difference is there.  

 

Thanks for posting the info.  :)