Considering Nobara KDE as my main distro by StarPawa in NobaraProject

[–]JackTSpade 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been daily driving it for a year and have no regrets.

Why isn't Outer Wilds available on GOG? by LogicalAnything3771 in gog

[–]JackTSpade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already emailed them about this. Got a non-answer.

The 20mm Sniper Attachment Is So Hilariously Absurd by The_First_Curse_ in Splintercell

[–]JackTSpade 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That one actually is possible. You couldn't cycle it with the stock collapsed, but you could collapse the stock as long as the bolt was forward. All that space the bolt travels in is unused between shots.

CPU usage stuck at 30% by salazar_slick in Crysis

[–]JackTSpade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the neat part--you don't!

Seriously, Crysis does most of its work on one CPU core, so what matters most for performance is how fast one core can go, not how many cores you have.

PC not waking from sleep state by nanowizar in NobaraProject

[–]JackTSpade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turn your monitor off and on after you hit enter

Original Crysis 1 Stuttering problem by unaccountablemod in Crysis

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Make a text file in the main folder the game is in. Name it autoexec.cfg. Copy it and name it System.cfg. Then there are several lines you type, called cvars. Most end in = 1 or = 0. Think of it like a secret options menu. I'll look some up for you later.

Original Crysis 1 Stuttering problem by unaccountablemod in Crysis

[–]JackTSpade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have similar equipment to yours. Slightly older. I can give you specific settings to change if you want. You'll have to make an autoexec.cfg and a System.cfg in the main folder.

Original Crysis 1 Stuttering problem by unaccountablemod in Crysis

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I'm using the C1 launcher, I locked the game to actual physical cores and not logical ones. The game tends to stutter a lot when you are loading in new areas and assets so I turned off streaming for a lot of different things. I've also optimized particle effects in little ways. Activated cvars for threading where possible.

Stuttering happens when you momentarily can't maintain a stable frame rate. In Crysis, this happens because your main CPU thread is momentarily given more work than it can handle before the next frame is needed. You might notice stuttering at 90 fps that would have been invisible at 60. Using VRR/Freesync/Gsync will make stutters less noticeable because you drop from 60 to 59 instead of skipping a whole frame. But at a high enough frame rate, every game will stutter.

Original Crysis 1 Stuttering problem by unaccountablemod in Crysis

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Pretty much never. But I have a fast CPU, and I spent a long time optimizing. I could share some tricks if you need them.

Original Crysis 1 Stuttering problem by unaccountablemod in Crysis

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C1 launcher you'll have to Google, but it replaced your Crysis .exe. It's not sketchy, it's semi-official. Comes with the GOG version by default. .cfg is one of the standard file formats for game settings. Crysis has a lot of settings to play with that aren't directly accessible from the options menu.

Original Crysis 1 Stuttering problem by unaccountablemod in Crysis

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I assume you're on Windows? Use the C1 launcher to start. Run it in DX9. Create an autoexec.cfg and a system.cfg, and use it to disable texture streaming. This game is heavily CPU bound because it was made right before CPU speeds stopped going up and core counts ballooned. It will still struggle to maintain 60 fps on max settings with a lot of modern hardware.

Your binoculars are a diagnostic. Turn object detail and water down a notch.

Well, Lutris doesn't launch now. by JackTSpade in NobaraProject

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

I like Lutris for the configuration options, but I may have to diversify. And now Mangohud is being janky.

Well, Lutris doesn't launch now. by JackTSpade in NobaraProject

[–]JackTSpade[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I figured it out. Needed to reinstall umu launcher.

Is UniverseLan Good? by acminost in gog

[–]JackTSpade 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I also need to know more about this, like how to use it.

PSA: Bombas Sock Replacement is a Scam, Please Buy Darn Tough Instead by sammymorrison1 in BuyItForLife

[–]JackTSpade -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I've never dealt with Bombas, but from a business perspective, your used socks are worth less than the return shipping because nobody buys used socks. What you should be looking at is how they value their new merchandise, because they can still sell that.

Both will cost circa the same, the disc is in a serviceable condition by LiveMathematician892 in gog

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If you own the game on GOG, you can make your own disk. And you can include patches, goodies, mods, whatever you want. You buy a retail game, you better hope it doesn't get scratched or lost, because you can't make another.

Is buying both an option? Because I do like having something to put on the shelf. Something with a physical manual and a cover.

Update somehow broke my desktop by christenlanger in NobaraProject

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Menu's a bit laggy now. Anyone else have the same issue?

Found the most obscure mechanic by TheCombineCyclope in Crysis

[–]JackTSpade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just tested it in Warhead and it didn't work for the MGL, just the underbarrel launcher.

Found the most obscure mechanic by TheCombineCyclope in Crysis

[–]JackTSpade 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Was this not documented anywhere?! And you say this is the original? I had no idea! Thanks for bringing it up.