[Brainsick]

I don't know if this has been covered before, but you can avoid those eternal loading times by adding the commandline "-refreshrate 57"; contrary to what the readme file says, it's not necessary to use -framelimit 1, but you DO need v sync activated either way.

Anyway, the framerate still goes up to 60, for some reason so that's a plus. I guess this is the reason we don't have slow loading times on newer patches, because the framerate is locked to 55.

Give it a try!


-edit- Actually, I suggest NOT using -framelimit 1, in my experience, when using it along with "-refreshrate 57" it makes it a little bit more stuttery. Hope it works guys!

This post has been edited by Brainsick on Friday, May 25 2012, 10:29

[unc13bud]

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Anyway, the framerate still goes up to 60, for some reason so that's a plus. I guess this is the reason we don't have slow loading times on newer patches, because the framerate is locked to 55.

pretty sure i am patched to 7, i do it now for any AMD machine i load GTA IV/EFLC on.
just ran this a few minutes ago.
Statistics
Average FPS: 60.77
Duration: 37.21 sec
CPU Usage: 70%
System memory usage: 27%
Video memory usage: 41%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 800 x 600 (75 Hz)
Texture Quality: Medium
Shadow Quality: Low
Reflection Resolution: Off
Water Quality: Low
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x4
Night Shadows: Off
View Distance: 19
Detail Distance: 12

Hardware
Microsoft Windows Developer Preview

Video Adapter: SUMO 9640
Video Driver version: 8.17.10.1091
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
AMD A8-3870 APU with Radeon™ HD Graphics

File ID: Benchmark.cl
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Statistics
Average FPS: 53.62
Duration: 37.52 sec
CPU Usage: 70%
System memory usage: 29%
Video memory usage: 76%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 800 x 600 (75 Hz)
Texture Quality: Medium
Shadow Quality: Medium
Reflection Resolution: Medium
Water Quality: High
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x4
Night Shadows: Off
View Distance: 19
Detail Distance: 12

Hardware
Microsoft Windows Developer Preview

Video Adapter: SUMO 9640
Video Driver version: 8.17.10.1091
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
AMD A8-3870 APU with Radeon™ HD Graphics

File ID: Benchmark.cli

[Brainsick]

If I remember correctly the benchmark goes up to 64 fps (it removes vsync when running it anyway) but the gameplay itself should be locked to 55 fps, I thought most people knew this?? Anyway, you could monitor your frames with fraps or something similar but im almost certain it is locked. But again, I could be wrong?

Just to clarify, what I was saying is that it's locked to 55 fps with vsync on.

This post has been edited by Brainsick on Saturday, May 26 2012, 18:04

[unc13bud]

it's been on, i need it for this Llano build to run properly. i will try this refreshrate thing this week and post my results.

[Brainsick]

Sweet, remember this is only for patches previous to 1.0.6.0, im using the refreshrate commandline on patch #4 and the loading times are just as fast as if I had vsync off. Hope it works for you too.

[unc13bud]

QUOTE

Sweet, remember this is only for patches previous to 1.0.6.0, im using the refreshrate commandline on patch #4

oh, i forgot about that. i am using primarily ssd and velociraptors anyway.

[Brainsick]

More bizarre discoveries: If I leave vsync activated in the graphics menu but add -novblank through a commandline, loading times are fast like if I had no vsync but vsync is actually working. You have to enable it before adding the -novblank command though.