Getting the best out of RAGE

Post » Tue May 15, 2012 1:22 am

Okay so I am just wondering, what are some good launch options I could use for RAGE in order to get some better performance, I'm still running a bit laggy and not utilizing enough of my video card. Bethesda seemed to have taken the information out of their original post. Any pointers would be appreciated, thanks. Here's what I'm using.

+cvaradd g_fov 12
+com_skipIntroVideo 1
+image_usecompression 0
+g_showplayershadow 1 +m_smooth 0
+jobs_numThreads 0

Duo Phenom II 3.4 ghz
ATI 5770 1gig
8 gigs Ram
Window 7 64bit
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Olga Xx
 
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 4:44 pm

bump. good question. I'm using fusedcore's 1080p HD config, and my game loads it pro! except this!!! (why???)

seta vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly2 "8192"
seta vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly "8192"
seta vt_pageimagesizeunique "8192"
seta vt_pageimagesizevmtr "8192"


I was at main menu, edit config, exec config load game (check stability/gfx/etc) back to main menu, edit config, exec config, load game check again etc.

so I have rageconfig.cfg and rageconfigHD.cfg

8192 causes artifacts!!!!!!!! black squares everywhere (what is this setting for?) So i set it to 4092 (as I read is the lower value on bethblog) and no artifacting! but still get popup =/

here's my config:

//HD Config By FusedCore
echo "^1 Loading the HD Config by FusedCore..."
seta com_videoRam "1024" //sets the Video Card memory Set this to the amount you have in MB
seta com_maxfps "60" //limits the frames to 60 can be changed to what you desire
seta fc_maxcachememoryMB "1536" //Increases the default file cache size to completely eliminate the popins
seta image_anisotropy "8" //Using the highest setting here but you can set as 2, 4 or 8
seta jobs_numthreads "0"
seta image_usecompression "0"
seta image_filter "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
seta image_blend "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
seta image_preload "1" //Use preload images when ever possible
seta image_lodbias "-1" //LoD settings
seta image_ignoreHighQuality "0" //Sets up for using HQ gfx
seta image_ignoreLowQuality "1" //ignores the low textures
seta image_useCache "1" //Enabled Cache to allow the textures to load properly without popping
seta image_cacheMegs "1024" //Cache size in Megabytes
seta image_cacheMinK "10" //Cache minimum size in kilobytes
seta r_aspectRatio "2" // 0=4:3, 1=16:9, 2=16:10, 3=5:4 TFT, -1 custom
seta r_fullscreen "1"
//seta r_customAspectRatioV "10"
//seta r_customAspectRatioH "16"
seta r_swapInterval "0" //VSYNC 1 enabled, 0 diabled
seta r_useHighQualityPostProcess "1" //Fore High Quality post proccessing
seta r_shadowsHighQuality "1" //Fore High Quality shadows
seta r_displayRefresh "0" //keep it so the engine doesn't double render a frame
seta r_renderer "best" //highest rendering options
seta r_multiSamples "8" //Set this to 16 or 8 if you're having low-fps as 32 is the Max Multi-sampling
seta r_useHBAO "1" //Ambient occlusion
seta r_useRenderThread "1" // 0 Disable or 1 Enable threaded rendering useful for newer cards to increase performance.
seta r_visDistMult "1"
seta r_useMotionBlur "1" //use blur
seta r_skipBump "0"
seta r_skipSpecular "0"
seta r_skipNewAmbient "0"
seta r_shadows "1"
seta r_cgFragmentProfile "best"
seta r_cgVertexProfile "best"
seta vt_lodBias "-1" //LoD settings
//below is cache settings And advanced GFX settings
seta vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly2 "4096"
seta vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly "4096"
seta vt_pageimagesizeunique "4096"
seta vt_pageimagesizevmtr "4096"
seta vt_maxPPF "8" //Set this to 64 for Quad-cores CPU's or higher, 16 or 8 for dual-cores CPU's
seta vt_preload "1"
//Begin Advanced GFX Filtering and Sharper Images. Comment these 3 lines out if you are having issues or don't like the way it looks.
//seta vt_filter "GL_NEAREST, GL_NEAREST_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
seta vt_envf "GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_MODULATE"
seta vt_blend "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
//End of Advanced GFX Filtering
seta vt_useCache "1"
seta vt_cacheMegs "1024"
seta vt_cacheMinK "10"
seta vt_ignoreHighQuality "0"
seta vt_ignoreLowQuality "1"
//Begin HD Settings
echo "^1 ...Loading the HD Settings..."
seta vt_qualityhdplossless "1"
seta vt_qualityhdppower "1"
seta vt_qualityhdpspecular "1"
seta vt_qualityhdpnormal "0"
seta vt_qualityhdpdiffuse "1"
seta vt_qualitydctpower "100"
seta vt_qualitydctspecular "100"
seta vt_qualitydctnormal "100"
seta vt_qualitydctchroma "100"
seta vt_qualitydctluma "100"
seta vt_maxlockedpages "2048"
//HD Image settings
seta image_qualityhdplossless "1"
seta image_qualityhdppower "1"
seta image_qualityhdpspecular "1"
seta image_qualityhdpnormal "0"
seta image_qualityhdpdiffuse "1"
seta image_qualitydctpower "100"
seta image_qualitydctspecular "100"
seta image_qualitydctnormal "100"
seta image_qualitydctchroma "100"
seta image_qualitydctluma "100"
seta image_maxlockedpages "1024"
//End HD Settings
echo "^1 ...HD Settings Loaded..."
//seta vt_maxaniso 4 //Set this to 0 if your having lots screen tarring issues and do NOT set this higher then 4 otherwise it will corrupt the Mega-Textures
echo "^1-If you Have seen NO Unknowns above this line then it has all been Loaded without errors-"
echo "^1 ...HD Config by FusedCore Loaded, Enjoy the game!!!"

I have a lower end PC but I know it can run this game on most high/max settings without problem...

Pentium 4 660 prescott 3.6ghz cpu
2gb ram
radeon hd 5770 1gb gddr5
Windows 7 ultimate 32 bit

11.9 (no rage perf fix, 11.10v2 causes CLAY TOWN/PEOPLE, rage perf fix did nothing)
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Dawn Porter
 
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 3:04 am

someone told me to delete my config file since the new patch because the new video options. even though my game does look decent. should I still have a config file?
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 11:32 am

This is part of the problem with using generalised settings. Some of fusedcore's settings are for compatibility/performance but many are centered around quality.

You're best benefit will probably come from improving performance by lowering some of the quality settings you've got.

I recommend using http://donotargue.com/cfg-makers/rage/ to better understand some of the settings.

For example with 1gb video ram and 2gb ram you might be a little short for using 8192x8192 pixel image pages. [I suspect you reallly want 1.5gb to be using these]. But you should try 6144.

You should also definitely see if lowering the anisotropy and anti-aliasing settings a bit, and using default texture compression will improve your performance - you never know if you gain a bit here you might find it possible to run the game with bigger image pages... with minimal loss in image quality [the loss due to compression will likely be less than the benefit from a larger texture - always a bit of a balance but worth trying].

I would also see about enabling some texture compression - saving some vital memory space here could really help you load in more textures quickly, and perhaps even bigger ones...

Again check out http://donotargue.com/cfg-makers/rage/ and copy the lines you want to try into your working cfg [perhaps save some back ups :)]
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 3:36 am

Awesome updates, thanks. I'll try them and get back to you later.
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