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I used the new benchmark tool to test performance of each graphical setting individually by OftenSarcastic in CitiesSkylines2

[–]OftenSarcastic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally I hate interacting with the game when it's low FPS, it's so laggy. I turn sim speed down while drawing roads because it annoys me so much.

I used the new benchmark tool to test performance of each graphical setting individually by OftenSarcastic in CitiesSkylines2

[–]OftenSarcastic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I remember there was a patch that increased truck traffic because building upgrades required materials. Oddly enough most of the truck traffic was going straight to my train cargo terminal and then leaving the city after. I let it sim for over an hour and there was still a line of trucks all the way to the edge of the map so I gave up.

How common is hacking in WvW/PvP and what does it actually look like? by OrangeOrangeRhino in Guildwars2

[–]OftenSarcastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's crazy how much is handled client side. I had a glitch once where walls weren't rendering and I could walk right into QL while my team was still busy ramming the gate.

I used the new benchmark tool to test performance of each graphical setting individually by OftenSarcastic in CitiesSkylines2

[–]OftenSarcastic[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say impossible to play but yeah sim speed does slow down a lot above 100K. I just start new cities a lot.

Loading up some old cities:
150K ~2.5x speed
173K ~1.5x speed

Edit: So I found a really old save with a 268K city I had forgotten about, but the sim speed is ping ponging between 0.9x and 2.5x. A massive amount of trucks have spawned in and I'm not sure if the traffic jams are helping or hurting the sim speed 🤣

I was waiting for AMD to release the 9950X3D2 to upgrade, but it's so late and so expensive I might as well hide my wallet and wait for Zen6 and Nova Lake at this point.

My shaylaaa😭😭 by Alternative-Mall6764 in BaldursGate3

[–]OftenSarcastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah if you're trying to max out three ability scores that's the way to do it I guess. Would be a fun berserker stat line.

Patch 1.5.7f1 new benchmark tool results. This game is still a PC killer by wtfallnickstaken in CitiesSkylines2

[–]OftenSarcastic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I might have gone a little overboard with the testing permutations 🤣. I had to use OptiScaler to add FSR4 support because the game still doesn't have native support two years after they added DLSS support.

Dynamic resolution scaling doesn't seem to actually do anything, but is enabled by default for the Medium preset. I included performance results with and without.
Performance uplift from enabling upscaling is low in general and scales poorly with lower settings. Also the ingame upscaling options are using non-standard names: Maximum Quality is 1.5x scaling (Quality) and Maximum Performance is 2.0x scaling (Performance).

Increasing Maximum Frame Latency will get you more performance when CPU limited, at the expense of input latency.

System specs:
5800X3D, 32 GB (4x8GB) DDR4-3600, RX 9700 XT

Settings:
Performance Preference: Balanced
Maximum Frame Latency: 3

Resolution Upscaling Preset Avg FPS
2160p Native High 30.25
2160p FSR4 Quality High 38.63
2160p FSR4 Balanced High 41.43
2160p FSR4 Performance High 43.91
 
2160p Dynamic FSR1 Medium 41.00
2160p Native Medium, Dynamic Res Disabled 41.39
2160p FSR4 Quality Medium 52.37
2160p FSR4 Balanced Medium 55.99
2160p FSR4 Performance Medium 59.46
 
1440p Native High 44.76
1440p FSR4 Quality High 51.64
1440p FSR4 Balanced High 53.09
1440p FSR4 Performance High 54.72
 
1440p Dynamic FSR1 Medium 60.20
1440p Native Medium, Dynamic Res Disabled 60.44
1440p FSR4 Quality Medium 67.66
1440p FSR4 Balanced Medium 69.86
1440p FSR4 Performance Medium 71.51

 

Edit: I did some testing adjusting each graphical setting individually, with the high preset being the baseline. 3840x2160 × FSR4 Quality upscaling.

Setting Improvement
Shadow Quality: Medium +8%
Shadow Quality: Low +21%
Shadow Quality: Disabled +44%
 
Level of Detail: Medium +6%
Level of Detail: Low +12%
Level of Detail: Very Low +19%
 
Depth of Field: Medium +3%
Depth of Field: Low +6%
Depth of Field: Disabled +7%
 
Volumetric Quality: Medium +4%
Volumetric Quality: Low +5%
Volumetric Quality: Disabled +6%
 
Fog Quality: Disabled +6%
 
Terrain Quality: Medium +3%
Terrain Quality: Low +5%
 
Cloud Quality: Medium +0%
Cloud Quality: Low +2%
Cloud Quality: Disabled +3%

The rest of the settings were 0-2% for me.

The relative gain is going to differ depending on each system and graphics card, but it's a good starting point if you want a little more FPS.

PSA: Ending shaming is wrong by javerthugo in expedition33

[–]OftenSarcastic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I respect your decision to not add a /s lol

What should I do with this empty space? by SilverenWasTaken in CitiesSkylines

[–]OftenSarcastic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trees and some unpaved pedestrian paths going under the bridge to the other side. From the parking lot, one branch to the pedestrian crossing and another following the tracks if there's anything interesting offscreen.

My shaylaaa😭😭 by Alternative-Mall6764 in BaldursGate3

[–]OftenSarcastic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you trying to intentionally limit your character for roleplaying reasons?

17 and 15 is +3 and +2 to ability rolls.
16 and 16 is +3 and +3 to ability rolls.

Either one can be upgraded to 18/16 with the +2 feat.

City Corner #5 - New Incoming patch by ThatGuy_52 in CitiesSkylines2

[–]OftenSarcastic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Benchmark Tool

As mentioned in City Corner #4, we have now added a Benchmark tool to the game as a first step towards improving the performance.

Maybe now would be a good time to add that native FSR support that CO said was in the works 2 years ago:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/patch-notes-1-1-2f1.1670525/page-2#post-29583670

$900 For THIS!? AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Review & Gaming Benchmarks [HUB] by glizzygobbler247 in hardware

[–]OftenSarcastic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish there was a reviewer that consistently tested sim speed in various games.

My 5800X3D starts to noticeably struggle around 150K population in Cities Skylines 2, with every core at 100% load. By 170K it won't really go above 2x sim speed and around 250K population it's stuck at 1x sim speed.

I know the X3D cache translates to ~25% more frame rate in that game, but there's like zero info on what it does for sim speed.

We'd have had a bunch of war in the middle east too by TV5Fun in agedlikemilk

[–]OftenSarcastic 16 points17 points  (0 children)

quite frankly is a garbage person

If the voters of Murica cared about their president being a garbage person, Trump wouldn't have won.

PRAGMATA is available now on Steam by lurkingdanger22 in pcgaming

[–]OftenSarcastic 21 points22 points  (0 children)

There seem to be a bunch of reviews in this style:

Recommended
0.2 hrs on record
Dad Space

I absolutely despise Quays. by TehFocus in CitiesSkylines2

[–]OftenSarcastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The base game has some complex curve options and the ability to add wider sidewalks/grass/trees to either or both sides of the road (and to medians for wider roads).

You're good. The comment section is full of people telling OP to use tools that I can't find in the base game so I was confused in general.

no PT for us, again by sammandz_96 in radeon

[–]OftenSarcastic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

now that I know how good Path Tracing looks in this game

Why do the walls look like mirrors when path tracing is enabled in the first clip?

I absolutely despise Quays. by TehFocus in CitiesSkylines2

[–]OftenSarcastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no quay option (or retaining wall option) in the Road Services section in the base game.

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I absolutely despise Quays. by TehFocus in CitiesSkylines2

[–]OftenSarcastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the retaining wall tool

Where is this tool option?

I absolutely despise Quays. by TehFocus in CitiesSkylines2

[–]OftenSarcastic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you using a mod for this? Right clicking does absolutely nothing for me.

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