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[Grrzoot]

steps:

1.) play mwo until you get the bug- recom low system ram
2.) get fps bug on river city or caldera
3.) observe that when you have 2 or more heat sources with smoke emmiting from them (static not mechs but enviro sources) you get 4 fps
4.) turn so you have 1 or less sources
5.) observe no fps hit no matter how many mechs as long as you keep your fov away from those sources
6.) workaround- restart client

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after posting this ang going to hit close i got the following error:
Runtime error
program c....
r6025 pure function call

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Edit
Some further information:

I noticed this specifically on river city. When you drop on the upper side there is that small fire/crater just behind the base point next to the blown up portion of the building or crate or whatever it is to the left of the base cap. I happen to like to take my sniper and stand in the fire to mask my heat sig.
When i do not have the bug: as i move closer to the heat source the smoke effect dissapears (whittles down- or however you want to call it) so as not to block your fov. I.e-closer you get less effect there is.
When i do have the bug- this smoke effect stay at full effect. If i put my back to the wall and look at the dropship i am fine, and i am fine turning my view left and right, until my screen even gets a tiny bit of the now, non particle reduce-ing smoke at that spot.

hope it helps.

Edited by Grrzoot, 20 December 2012 - 09:34 AM.

[Corvus Antaka]

I managed to get the runtime error today too. for me though, the FPS hit 4 when turning towards the enemy (even if they are at 1000m, simply targetted, but when turning away or looking at the edge of map fps are fine.

[Fiona Marshe]

Another workaround that works for me, currently:

1. Get 4fps OR blackscreen bug
2. Go to Windowed Mode
3. Open Firefox
4. Keep playing until end of match with no bug.

Reliably works for me (minimum spec, minimum settings) every time. The moment I re-close Firefox the bug re-appears. This fix also only works for the *first* match it occurs in (if I don't restart the client, this workaround doesn't work the second time).

[Glucose]

I experienced this for the first time a few nights ago. It was definitely being triggered by a bunch of smoking carcasses close to each other. It didn't lag out when I looked away.

[Naclador]

Fiona Marshe, on 11 December 2012 - 11:27 PM, said:

Another workaround that works for me, currently:

1. Get 4fps OR blackscreen bug
2. Go to Windowed Mode
3. Open Firefox
4. Keep playing until end of match with no bug.

Reliably works for me (minimum spec, minimum settings) every time. The moment I re-close Firefox the bug re-appears. This fix also only works for the *first* match it occurs in (if I don't restart the client, this workaround doesn't work the second time).

Same with me. I get the 4 fps but every 4-5 matches. When it occurs, switching to firefox helps, but after the match I have to restart the game.

Glucose, on 12 December 2012 - 06:35 AM, said:

I experienced this for the first time a few nights ago. It was definitely being triggered by a bunch of smoking carcasses close to each other. It didn't lag out when I looked away.

That might actually not be the bug? Or did the framerate stay low when you turned away from the smoking wrecks?

[Vasces Diablo]

Grrzoot, on 11 December 2012 - 10:42 PM, said:

steps:

1.) play mwo until you get the bug- recom low system ram
2.) get fps bug on river city or caldera
3.) observe that when you have 2 or more heat sources with smoke emmiting from them (static not mechs but enviro sources) you get 4 fps
4.) turn so you have 1 or less sources
5.) observe no fps hit no matter how many mechs as long as you keep your fov away from those sources
6.) workaround- restart client

Your steps to recreate are needlessly complex for this issue:

1.) Play 3+ matches
2.) get 4fps bug

Done

[Grrzoot]

Vasces Diablo, on 14 December 2012 - 08:23 AM, said:

Your steps to recreate are needlessly complex for this issue:

1.) Play 3+ matches
2.) get 4fps bug

Done

i normally get 20-30 matches without this issue. I just noticed it seemed to be directly related to the particle effects from fires/smoke - weather because they are not flushing out of the cache im not sure,

[Frack the System]

Hi Mechwarriors and PGI,

exactly the same probleme here !
Still exists in 1.2.168.

Only workaround i know off is to restart the game after about 8-10 missions too
prevent it from occurring.

After 4FPS ingame, i logout and get these two errormessages, sorry german W7

First:
http://www.imgbox.de.../e2yUsNfLua.jpg

Second:
http://www.imgbox.de.../JPqBYrXqGF.jpg

Can anybody tell me why i can copy/paste my screenshots in the editor of the forum but the pic´s dont
show ?

thx !

p.s. Great work PGI so far

Edited by Frack the System, 19 December 2012 - 06:00 PM.

[Matthew Craig]

That's interesting feedback from the OP, i recall when thermal vision first went in it created some performance issues. I'm going to be continuing to investigate the 4fps issue over the christmas break, rest assured we'll get it squashed, sorry we couldn't get it crushed for this patch.

[Ryvucz]

Matthew Craig, on 19 December 2012 - 06:48 PM, said:

That's interesting feedback from the OP, i recall when thermal vision first went in it created some performance issues. I'm going to be continuing to investigate the 4fps issue over the christmas break, rest assured we'll get it squashed, sorry we couldn't get it crushed for this patch.

If you guys over work during the holidays, I'mma demand a refund! >=O

[Thorqemada]

When i have the 4FPS-Bug it doesnt matter what Map it is but the FPS is low when i look toward the Center of the Map and the FPS stays high when i look toward the borders of a Map.
If its Map-content or the Mechs in the Map that slow me down is unknown to me.
For example, if i have the 4 FPS bug i can travel along the edges of a Map, always looking toward its borders at the usual frame rate and ninja cap the enemys base if they dont guard it.
I had the 4FPS bug occur more than usual lately, much more, perhaps 1 time in 1,5 hours of gaming while i had it almost never 2 patches ago.

[Ryvucz]

Thorqemada, on 19 December 2012 - 07:01 PM, said:

When i have the 4FPS-Bug it doesnt matter what Map it is but the FPS is low when i look toward the Center of the Map and the FPS stays high when i look toward the borders of a Map.
If its Map-content or the Mechs in the Map that slow me down is unknown to me.
For example, if i have the 4 FPS bug i can travel along the edges of a Map, always looking toward its borders at the usual frame rate and ninja cap the enemys base if they dont guard it.
I had the 4FPS bug occur more than usual lately, much more, perhaps 1 time in 1,5 hours of gaming while i had it almost never 2 patches ago.

I have this exact problem, but always had it ever since the update to the new CRYengine update. Maybe every 7 or 8 matches it pops up, I restart the client and I'm good to go for another 7 to 8 matches.