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#1 RedneckSith

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Posted November 20 2012 - 09:58 PM

Hi folks! Was just wanting some input here. I played at the very tail end of CBT2, and the game ran very smoothly, never dipping below 50 or so FPS during gameplay (textures on ultra, graphic quality on high). I was looking forward to CBT3 but sadly, I'm experiencing some pretty severe FPS hitches. Some areas run at 80+ (on high), but the minute combat starts it drops down into the 30's or lower, even on medium settings. My specs are as follows:

Windows 7 Home 64-bit
AMD Phenom II X4 965 (3.4Ghz)
Radeon HD6870
8 GB 1333Mhz RAM

Anyone else experiencing issues? The game is honestly nowhere near as fun to play now, and has actually become a LOT more difficult. I know my system is decidedly mid-range (saving for an Intel mobo / processor), but graphically this game really isn't all that impressive (aesthetically it's gorgeous though). I don't think smooth gameplay at medium / high settings is too much to ask for.

If anyone else with similar system specs is having issues and / or has any advice or custom settings for me to try, I'd like to know. In the meantime I guess I'll keep fiddling with settings and see if I can get things running better. Thanks in advance, and hope to see you in game.

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Posted November 20 2012 - 10:25 PM

CBE 3 has basically ruined the game for me.

Including my fps.

CBE 2 I ran smoothly. CBE 3 is unplayable.
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Posted November 20 2012 - 10:35 PM

Strange. Mine is the opposite.

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Posted November 20 2012 - 11:37 PM

I have an i7 with radeon 5730 and its spikes me up quite badly, so yes I'm on the same boat with you on this one.

Refer to my other thread: http://community.pla...-cb3-lag-issue/

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#5 Sylhiri

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Posted November 20 2012 - 11:42 PM

It's fine with me. Could it be an issue with the game and Radeon graphics cards?

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#6 Necro

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Posted November 20 2012 - 11:57 PM

i have an ati also and i get huge spikes as well.

Card: ATI FirePro M7820

Doesn't matter if i play on lowest setting or highest I get the same spikes either way. usually when boosting of something intense.

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Posted November 20 2012 - 11:59 PM

560ti and mine is hitting lower figures than previously.
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#8 Roundlay

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Posted November 21 2012 - 12:16 AM

Interesting observations. I've been experiencing slightly better performance overall. FPS still occasionally slips down into the 20s or 30s though.

#9 ShadowSkulkerer

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Posted November 21 2012 - 12:24 AM

I don't think mine is running quite as well either... AMD's 8 core, 16gb 1333mhz mem, ATI Radeon HD 5750, Windows 7 64bit.

Considering my processor and memory I need a bettter vid card.

Edited by ShadowSkulkerer, November 21 2012 - 12:28 AM.


#10 Beefsweat

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Posted November 21 2012 - 01:40 AM

Very strange, if anything I've experienced more consistent performance and framerate than in CBE2... win 7 64-bit, amd 3.4 quad-core, radeon 7850, 4gb ram.
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#11 kampfgarten

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Posted November 21 2012 - 02:32 AM

for me the game is unplayable since cb3 too my system isnt the best ive had somewhat choppy fps in cb2 and a few framedrops now im running on i would guess 10-20 fps dropping even further in firefights
system specs: amd dualcore 3ghz 4gb ram 8800gt nvidia

#12 krist

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Posted November 21 2012 - 06:47 AM

I also have a poor frame rate, this is the first time i play hawken, but many more demanding games run more smoothly than hawken.
I have a 2.5 ghz dual core and radeon6750.

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Posted November 21 2012 - 06:55 AM

All of you who has problem with frame rates, try playing windowed mode or without it. In CB2 helped me alot when I changed to windowed mode. Now it seems to be the opposite. I have maxed everything and the game runs quite smooth.

Specs are: i7 @ 4,4Ghz, 8Gb ram, GTX 680 Lightning, LN2 bios on with nice OC

#14 fwip

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Posted November 21 2012 - 08:21 AM

Also, if you have PhysX enabled, the patch notes say it became more demanding in this patch.
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Posted November 21 2012 - 08:29 AM

While we haven't been official on minimum specs yet, please note that we are in the neighborhood of:

CPU: 2Ghz Dual Core
Memory: 3GB RAM
Graphics Card: 512MB Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 3.0 ( nVidia 9800 GTX/ AMD HD 5670 )
Graphic Settings: LOW / PhysX: OFF

Optimization has been a priority here at Adhesive for months and is no small task. People will see a good performance boost in general between CBT3 and OBT since some types of improvements have taken a long time to get done. Keep letting us know about your experiences! We're on it.

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#16 Gont

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Posted November 21 2012 - 11:18 AM

Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
2,4  core2quad
GF 8600GT
4GB ram

The CBE2 was playable (about 25-30 fps on "minecraft" setup - absolutely minimal settings, game looks like Minecraft), but the CBE3 is choppy and impossible to enjoy anymore.

#17 JuiceBox

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Posted November 21 2012 - 11:22 AM

Let's not forget a very important note here. A 64bit OS with 4gb or more of ram will play a huge deal as well as a cpu with more than 2 cores.

The game can be very taxing but as others have stated I find I am getting better performance this time round except when I first load into a map.

#18 re7rix

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Posted November 21 2012 - 12:02 PM

I am having issues with FPS too. Alpha2/CB1/CB2 all ran OK, could have been better, but CB3 seems terrible. Not sure what's changed. Graphics settings seem to have nothing to do with the framerate though. I can play on low or ultra and the framerates seem to be the same - OK when nothing is happening and then terrible when looking in the direction of a battle. Certainly seems to be related to CPU performance issues.

#19 TheChaffeemancer

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Posted November 21 2012 - 12:11 PM

The experience has gotten worse. Admittedly, Kiwi had a bit of trouble when every player on the map center on the AA, but now if 3 or more players are on screen, Kiwi's looking at 10 or lower FPS.

Running Windows 7 Home Premium, 64 Bit
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-430M Processor (3M Cache, 2.26 GHz)
Graphics Card: GeForce GTS 360m
Ram: 4 Gigs

Kiwi has turned everything as low as it can go, still lagging.

Edited by TheChaffeemancer, November 21 2012 - 12:11 PM.

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#20 SHYBORG

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Posted November 21 2012 - 01:02 PM

CBE3 is actually a return of higher FPS for me. I t took a nose dive in CBE2... Alpha2 and CBE1 had GREAT framerates, but in CBE2, I had to bump my graphics down to medium to get good rates. Now, with CBE3, I have it all up to Ultra again... AMD Athlon II 4x, GeForce 465 GTX and 4GB RAM.

... By the way, I have no real numbers, just my observations.




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