FPS Target

[Jakemaster]

What should I set the FPS target to?  Now that I have a good graphics card, I get well over 20, so I was wondering if I should leave it at 20 or change it to something higher.

[FreedSpeak]

Try it and see.

[elite marksman]

Cap it at around 30. Anything more than about 25 and your eye cant tell the difference anyway.

[simonmd]

Apparently, the most the eye can distinquish is about 26 fps. So any higher would be a waste of resorces. Also, bare in mind if you ever multiplay online that the prefered setting is 20 fps max as higher puts a strain on their server or something.

Personaly, i'd love to get that. Not having a card I consider getting into double figures really good, anything really complicated like a POSKY AC is unuseable as they won't run at more than 2 or 3 fps on my system!! !

[TacitBlue]

Set it to unlimited and watch your frames for the lowest number to come up. Then set your target to that number or just above/below. That will keep it steady instead of fluctuating. For example, if you sometimes get 50Fps, but it drops down to 20 a lot, then set your target to 20.

[TacitBlue]

We all answered that at once... I wonder what he'll do now.

[Jakemaster]

I think Ill set it at 28.  Thats around the lowest, and then I can tweek until everything is good.  I need to install the new Catalyst so I can tweek settings.  Ive uped resolution, everything is smoother (a little) and the game runs incredibly well.  I will be getting another 512 ram so thatll help.  But now begins the neverending task of tweaking

[Mobius]

Apparently, the most the eye can distinquish is about 26 fps. So any higher would be a waste of resorces.

Anything more than about 25 and your eye cant tell the difference anyway.

All right, I just learned this myself, but to end this debate, click THIS LINK.  It is a very interesting read, and I think if more video game developers read this, FPS wouldn't be so much of an issue anymore.

But since there is no motion blur in FS, I just run it at around 25 FPS.

[Mr.Mugel]

I have mine at unlimited, really boosted fps and quality up, before when trying out FS9, I couldn

[Saitek]

I have mine capped at around 30. It may jump to the forties at certain angles, but all the flickering is not worth it. If I have lots of big 3D clouds though - bang it's down. I once had 4 or 5 layers of cloud as a test and I didn't get any FPS at all.

[Jakemaster]

Im gonna lock at 30.  I dont really have the resources to constantly run unlocked.

[JBaymore]

Add the following line to your fs9.cfg file and use the "average" you see in the densest areas to establish your maximum framerate:

Ave_Frame_Rate_Display=1



best,

.................john

[Jakemaster]

thanks jon, will do

[Jakemaster]

Where do I add the line?  It didnt work just adding to the bottom.

[Mobius]

I think you'd have to change the 0 in to a 1 in the line that is already there, I'm not sure though, I'm too lazy to check right now.