Graphic stuttering

[Wikkus]

...you can get a better performance from RW by turning off the shadows or lowering the levels in the options window...

You must be kidding

No

That really isn't a "fix" though, it's simply a work-around...

To me, this is not acceptable in the long term; I've a whole bunch of bells and whistles that paid a pile of money for and want to see said doo-dads ringing and playing "Dixie" or whatever.

Rik.

[mikesimpson]

In reality, if you have a decent PC with decent video card and plenty of memory and Windows 7, you should not see much stuttering in RailWorks, even with all options on maximum.

Mike

[vlado960]

In reality, if you have a decent PC with decent video card and plenty of memory and Windows 7, you should not see much stuttering in RailWorks, even with all options on maximum.

Mike

Sorry, but simply that's not truth. My configuration is Intel core duo 2x2,66, 4GB (3.2) RAM, Nvidia GF8800GT, HDD with 32MB buffers, monitor 1680x1050, no AA, windows 7 32 bit... the stuttering still exist even I changed many generations of VGA drivers. Even if I have an empty landscape (only gras) with only one locomotive (about 400 fps on this case) the stuttering still exist. Something is really, really wrong. That's with me.

Regards
Vlado

[Trainguy76]

Even if I have an empty landscape (only gras) with only one locomotive (about 400 fps on this case) the stuttering still exist. Something is really, really wrong. That's with me.

Regards
Vlado

Rubber banding effect?

[vlado960]

Rubber banding effect?

English is not my native language. I don't know what it means. Can you describe it?

[Trainguy76]

English is not my native language. I don't know what it means. Can you describe it?

If using view number two, which follows the engine/loco, the surrounding scenery looks to be "jumping/snapping/studdering".

Much like a rubber-band.

[vlado960]

If using view number two, which follows the engine/loco, the surrounding scenery looks to be "jumping/snapping/studdering".

Much like a rubber-band.

Yes, exactly.

[Trainguy76]

I have this on the laptop too unfortunately. I do not know how to solve it.

[Acorncomputer]

Hi

One version is that the camera is attached to the loco externally and the loco/train travels smoothly along in the centre of your vision but everything else moves in giant leaps as though a rubber band is attached to the scenery and every now and then the scenery gets pulled along and then stops again.

This is different to stuttering when the whole screen tends to freeze momentarily in quick succession (or perhaps for longer periods) and there is evidence of hard drive activity at the same time.

[vlado960]

...This is different to stuttering when the whole screen tends to freeze momentarily in quick succession (or perhaps for longer periods) and there is evidence of hard drive activity at the same time.

Also, in my case, I can be described as micro stuttering the whole scene. Approximately every 10-20 seconds.

[Basherz]

When I got the stuttering, I defregged the RW drive with the windows defragger. That cured my stuttering.

Now that I also run 64bit Win 7, there is barely any stuttering at all!!

[miglietto]

In practical terms, you can get a better performance from RW by turning off the shadows or lowering the levels in the options window. The difference is noticeable even with all other settings left at max.

Geoff is that you understod from the bremen's big post or was you commenting another one ?
I bet Bremen put a significant effort to write a such long and technically detailed explanation for our benefit.

As few other here I'm not native english speaking but, my feeling is that the cure is to look under the hood and
try to fix/optimize the core engine (the shaders interface I think)
I'm not very familiar with graphics, so forgive me If I'm saying something too silly.
Maybe RW team is already working hard on this issue, so in this case, I wolud be more than happy.
Just few and less cryptic words from them (almost for us poor not english speaking guys) would be very appreciated.

Regards

[ightenhill]

I found the rubber banding was caused by nvidias settings(global and profile) and the games and my nhancer settings conflicting..I cleaned out the lot and started again then followed the flightsim style instructions for using nhancer.. No rubber banding, no stuttering(just a few micros as a tile loads but thats the way the engine works inthe game) all maxed out..

[Acorncomputer]

In practical terms, you can get a better performance from RW by turning off the shadows or lowering the levels in the options window. The difference is noticeable even with all other settings left at max.

Geoff is that you understod from the bremen's big post or was you commenting another one ?
I bet Bremen put a significant effort to write a such long and technically detailed explanation for our benefit.

As few other here I'm not native english speaking but, my feeling is that the cure is to look under the hood and
try to fix/optimize the core engine (the shaders interface I think)
I'm not very familiar with graphics, so forgive me If I'm saying something too silly.
Maybe RW team is already working hard on this issue, so in this case, I wolud be more than happy.
Just few and less cryptic words from them (almost for us poor not english speaking guys) would be very appreciated.

Regards

Hi

Very unscientific approach. Performance not very good with the shadows enabled ... performance much better with the shadows disabled.

It is clear, however, that with thousands of possible combinations of operating systems, graphics cards, RAM, defragging, discs, etc, etc, there will never be a right answer for everyone and individual success might be just a matter of trial and error.

[vlado960]

If everything is OK about RW, why Paul Jackson said:

...we are working on a new driving interface that will really allow you to forget the hardware and feel like your there. Early usability testing has demonstrated how simply compelling this will be.

He didn't say that something is wrong, but something that will fix it. Very diplomatic