Silent Storm demo performance

volt · 08-23-03, 03:49 PM

Anyone notice slowdowns even with no AA/AF at 1280x960? (FX 5900)

nin_fragile14 · 08-24-03, 02:25 AM

Yeah this game is a hog. Max detail chugs quite a bit on my system.

deejaya · 08-25-03, 09:28 AM

It seemed to run great here. In 1024x768 4x 16x though. I played through both missions. 2500+ w/ 9700P.

Greg · 08-26-03, 04:47 AM

Can anyone help me get this game working?

I just see a blue-ish haze, like 100% fog on screen. I can see the interface though, and hear sounds.

Edit: If I run in 16bit color modes it works okay. Still like to get it running properly.

Sys:
FX5800 (45.24)
WinXp
Athlon xp2100
512mb
Epox nForce2

stncttr908 · 08-26-03, 11:13 AM

What a clunky game. It takes ages for me to accomplish what I want my character to do. A shame really.

Greg · 01-03-04, 09:00 PM

I see this demo is on file planet now. With the latest nV drivers, this game now runs fine. It must be run in 32bit color modes, or all the pixel shader effects are disabled. I played the tutorial and the two demo levels and had loads of fun. I think there is a bug in the ragdoll physics code because the dead bodies can slow the game something shocking. I tested this by picking up a bunch of corpses and throwing them back on the ground a few meters away causing frame rate to rise from something like 8fps to 30fps (using FRAPS). Definately worth a look if you ever enjoyed XCom or Jagged Alliance. The game is an evolution of turn based (semi-real-time) tactical combat, but this particular game has almost fully destructable environments, dynamic light and shadow and physics simulation. It is quite impressive to man a heavy machine gun and chew through a building with it.

Rob_0126 · 01-04-04, 12:38 PM

sounds good. I was looking forward to this game, but I hope it isn't a turtle to run.

Robert

Greg · 01-05-04, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rob_0126
sounds good. I was looking forward to this game, but I hope it isn't a turtle to run.

Robert

That was/is my biggest concern also. I am not sure if they have fixed the performance issues I encountered. See how the demo runs on your computer.

08-23-03, 03:49 PM	#1
volt Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: /dev/null Posts: 1,556	Silent Storm demo performance Anyone notice slowdowns even with no AA/AF at 1280x960? (FX 5900) __________________ [b]Optimization guidelines by Koji Ashida of NVIDIA:[/b][list][]Use fx12 instructions whenever possible[]Use lowest pixel shader version[/list][url=http://developer.nvidia.com/docs/IO/10878/ChinaJoy2004_OptimizationAndTools.pdf]source[/url] [size=1]The politics are invading the technology. We don't really like to mess with politics because that kind of adversarial relationship has nothing to do with pure technical operations and the technical specifications of what we like to play with, the hardware![/size]

08-24-03, 02:25 AM	#2
nin_fragile14 Fat Tuna Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 509	Yeah this game is a hog. Max detail chugs quite a bit on my system. __________________ 2.66 P4 @ 3.0 Ghz / Geforce 6800 GT @ 410/1080/ 768 mb Samsung DDR333 @ 374 mhz / Abit IS7 / XP Pro / NEC 1760NX LCD

08-26-03, 04:47 AM	#4
Greg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,177	Can anyone help me get this game working? I just see a blue-ish haze, like 100% fog on screen. I can see the interface though, and hear sounds. Edit: If I run in 16bit color modes it works okay. Still like to get it running properly. Sys: FX5800 (45.24) WinXp Athlon xp2100 512mb Epox nForce2 Last edited by Greg; 08-26-03 at 05:27 AM.

08-26-03, 11:13 AM	#5
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01-03-04, 09:00 PM	#6
Greg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,177	I see this demo is on file planet now. With the latest nV drivers, this game now runs fine. It must be run in 32bit color modes, or all the pixel shader effects are disabled. I played the tutorial and the two demo levels and had loads of fun. I think there is a bug in the ragdoll physics code because the dead bodies can slow the game something shocking. I tested this by picking up a bunch of corpses and throwing them back on the ground a few meters away causing frame rate to rise from something like 8fps to 30fps (using FRAPS). Definately worth a look if you ever enjoyed XCom or Jagged Alliance. The game is an evolution of turn based (semi-real-time) tactical combat, but this particular game has almost fully destructable environments, dynamic light and shadow and physics simulation. It is quite impressive to man a heavy machine gun and chew through a building with it.

01-04-04, 12:38 PM	#7
Rob_0126 Freedom is not free Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA Posts: 323	sounds good. I was looking forward to this game, but I hope it isn't a turtle to run. Robert