SkyBoost (topic 6) : V - Skyrim

» Sun May 20, 2012 6:04 pm

Heh, Phenom can't eat SkyBoost ? :blink:

I have very close config and the same problem (only my video is stronger and CPU weaker).

Config/OS/Game:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 / 8Gb RAM / GeForce GTX 560 1Gb
Win7 x64 Ultimate SP1 / Skyrim ver. 1.3.10.0

http://piccy.info/view3/2481153/19bb5867e64f9c288bda605142905299/

» Sun May 20, 2012 6:06 pm

Serrel
Crashed with that save or ?

newt111
Try to rename it to use only eng letters

» Sun May 20, 2012 6:06 pm

No, crashed with my own saved game

» Sun May 20, 2012 7:16 am

In Whiterun:

R3: 17 FPS
R4 SSE2: 20 FPS

Pretty good.

Running an i7-740QM and GTX 460M.

» Sun May 20, 2012 8:07 am

i've made a graph comparing r3, r4 sse2 and r4 fpu, all with enb mod and r4 fpu without enb mod.

you can find it here:

http://the-x-ray.de/skyboost_r4.png

the fpu setting increases the fps a lot more on a phenom x4 cpu.

» Sun May 20, 2012 4:08 pm

Serrel
Wanna help ? :biggrin:

Here are 7 different builds of r4 , only one of them has this bug disabled , I need to know which one it is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1237747/test_r4.7z

» Sun May 20, 2012 1:15 pm

Fireballs cause crashes? Interesting. I have noticed my game freezes very often when I'm fighting mages - literally just as they're casting a spell. I just guessed it was because I use ugrids=9, reloaded, and tried again. Never had it happen twice in the same place. But it has only been happening since I started using r4...

I might try switching down to r3 and seeing if I can replicate the issue. Just to see if it's SkyBoost or my own computer.

» Sun May 20, 2012 5:37 am

No crash on my end with the Alex save game, casted like 200 fireballs and played for 15 mins, passed the room with mechanics blocking with objects. NO CRASH AT ALL.

» Sun May 20, 2012 1:55 pm

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23202288/Skyrim/Alex_373.15.47.7z
1) kill the falmer in front of u using fireballs
2) go upstairs
3) play for 5 minutes and CTD shud occur

I played the save around 10-15 min and didn't had ctd. Using SSE2 version.

» Sun May 20, 2012 6:20 pm

Hey i did play today a little and no crashes with r4 fpu version thanks Alex.

» Sun May 20, 2012 7:04 am

R4 SSE2 for me on my Q6600 starts out great but within an hour of play including a couple loads the game becomes unbearable studdering and horrible FPS so I have to restart.

» Sun May 20, 2012 4:59 pm

Soulmancer
I have the same with vanilla

» Sun May 20, 2012 4:41 am

Ok, I just spend severall minutes incinerating Windhelm's inhabitants with Fireball spells.
No crashes.

(Using r4 fpu on Phenom II x4 965, GTX460, 4GB ram, Win7 64bit)

Also definitely no problems with auto-/quicksave.

» Sun May 20, 2012 9:59 am

Heh, Phenom can't eat SkyBoost ? :blink:

I have very close config and the same problem (only my video is stronger and CPU weaker).

http://piccy.info/view3/2481153/19bb5867e64f9c288bda605142905299/

I have Phenom II x4 645 and no crashes with your save. Maybe you have unstable hardware, bad ram, etc.

» Sun May 20, 2012 8:49 am

Awesome job, thanks a bunch! Tested in an area outside Falkreath:

R3 - 47FPS
R4(FPU) - 52FPS

Phenom 2 x4 3.6GHz, GTX 570, 8GB Ram.

» Sun May 20, 2012 6:38 am

While we're at it (and I've only tested the FPU version, so no results to report back yet), any INI tweaks to get some speed?. I mean, I don't care losing textures, model details, or anything, if I double my fps playing on 320x240, then so be it.
http://pastebin.com/1LgB7U0a
http://pastebin.com/hgKRmnki
Pleeease?

--
Btw it seems I get about the same performance on r3 and on r4, gotta test a little bit more.

» Sun May 20, 2012 1:05 pm

you have unstable hardware, bad ram, etc.

Rancem, of course, this is the first, what anyone can say

But, 20 years in working with computer hardware give me a right to expect, that I build and set up my computer well.

» Sun May 20, 2012 8:06 am

Serrel
Crashed with that save or ?

newt111
Try to rename it to use only eng letters

No crashes for me. Only used fireball to kill them all. I used the FPU version because I have a Phenom II

specs: Phenom II 920
GTX 260
Win 7 x64
4 gb ram

» Sun May 20, 2012 9:14 am

EDIT - Well, I was not going to post anything, apparently I hit a button.

So I will take this opportunity to thank you Alexander. This will be in hight demand when the heavy cpu mods hit the floor

END EDIT

» Sun May 20, 2012 10:17 am

R4 SSE2 for me on my Q6600 starts out great but within an hour of play including a couple loads the game becomes unbearable studdering and horrible FPS so I have to restart.

That doesn't have to be SkyBoost. Could be an old issue since Morrowind. That's why there always was a cell purge/buffer purge addon since Morrowind. It's an issue in all GameByro Bethesda games (Morrowing, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas). With time all of these games were full with "junk" and the stuttering began, which is where the purge addons came in, they purge the "junk" periodically.

And since there's no CreationKit for Skyrim out yet, there's no purge addon.

» Sun May 20, 2012 6:10 am

Hi

tried this yesterday all settings ULTRA

my rig

Q6600 (NO OVERCLOCK)
Asus P5N-D M/B
DDR2 4GB 333MZ DRAM FREQ
MVIDIA GTX 480 (NO OVERCLOCK)

standing top of DRAGONREACH

with Teval 12-13 FPS

With Sky Booster R4 17 FPS (Solid)

been playing for 2 hours with no problems so far....fought a dragon/fast travelled a few times

Game runs smoothly and can see increase in FPS in areas i have been before by aboout 20/25% (compared to Tesval)

Thank you for a great improvement

» Sun May 20, 2012 4:51 pm

Getting better and better.. Intel i7 920@3.5, 4870X2@1920x1080 High FXAA + mods

Whiterun fast travel spawn location
R3 = 67 FPS
R4 SSE2 = 80 FPS

Dragonsreach stairs looking at the tree
R3 = 59 FPS
R4 SSE2 = 69 FPS

Good job mate

» Sun May 20, 2012 5:41 am

R4 SSE2 for me on my Q6600 starts out great but within an hour of play including a couple loads the game becomes unbearable studdering and horrible FPS so I have to restart.

What's your video card and video settings? How much RAM do you have? Do you get this issue in Vanilla?

» Sun May 20, 2012 6:29 am

game runs stable with r4 fpu here on phenom x4 9950, BUT in some situation i only get 2 fps for some seconds.

didn't experience that with r3 or at all before.

» Sun May 20, 2012 8:49 am

So, what is the reason Skyboost adds stuttering and TESVAL doesn't? And has the development of TESVAL been ceased?