Since the game is poorly optimized, it’s EA so that’s just natural, can we get an FPS cap added to the settings like most modern games? No other PC game makes OBS drop to 10-20 FPS while streaming except apex. It’s awful. Pulling 130 FPS in game doesn’t help if OBS can only do 20. Adding a cap, like we could do before with launch options, helped with the cpu load and could actually stream at 60fps without needing a 2080 and $500 CPUs.

@SneedGaming515 wrote:If every other game let’s OBS run at 60fps, including PUBG and Division 2, what/who would you blame? Not to mention this was a common issue when the game was released, and seems to be a bigger issue now they removed autoexec and the +fps_max launch options The blame is definitely not on EA, since they only published the game, and have no hand in the creation process.Also, it's important to consider that Apex is a next-gen shooter, which for example abandoned the old hitscan weapon system, with an engine that produces actual projectiles when you shoot, the bullet trails are a particle effect, and combined with bangalore smokes/ultimate, and many other things make the game heavier on processors than many older games.Especially PUBG is ancient compared to Apex, so it's no wonder that game runs fine in OBS.I think it's a typical case of a newer game not running perfectly smooth on some computers, when the game is also streamed.It obviously takes a very beefy computer to stream Apex without any frame drops, even guys like Shroud put all their graphics setting to lowest, or off is possible to help run it smoothly on Twitch. And that guy is a millionaire.At the end of the day. I absolutely agree with you that Respawn should add more comprehensive settings options to help people optimize performance, many people playing on a huge variety of hardware specs guarantees a substantial group of people need settings options like capping max FPS.Any blame however is definitely on part of Respawn entertainment, they should have predicted that removal of the auto-exec commands would create the need to cap FPS, and other settings like changing aspect ratio, and should have made sure these options were available in-game before releasing this patch.I'm sure this issue has been brought to their attention, I saw many threads similar to yours, so i'm confident they will add performance options as soon as possible. Hope they fix this quickly so you can enjoy and stream the game again.Cheers.

I can't care less about what you can and cannot do in OBS.The game being optimized or not.There should be a FPS cap in the settings for any reason you can think of and people wanting to use it.Its a typical Apex legends weirdo thing that its not.Same with:- Can't chose on what hardware to play apex sounds in the settings.- Can't chose my mic input to use ingame in the apex settings.- Can't set the button i wan't to finish with.and other countless things you can think of.Apex settings options are ancient compared to ancient games...

@DaAceXD wrote:and other countless things you can think of.Countless things? Lets not get hyperbolic.

first of all no game designer or dev thinks HEY THIS IS GOING TO BE STREAMED BY THOUSDANDS OF STREAMS LETS IMPLEMENTS OBS NONSENSE!...secondly if you cant stream apex @900FPS THE BEST FOR A SHOOTER then its YOUR COMPUTER !considering the 6k cap for affilates and 11.8 k cap for big time partners to be able to hit the clear 1080 mark 900 p is the best for fast paced moving games witha 6 k cap bitrate... further more if you CANOT FIGURE OUT how to SET UP YOUR OWN hardware SO IT runs OBS clear @60 FPS thats YOUR OWN FAULT AND NEED TO LEARN MORE!third .... if you watch apex Cpu usage and dont have that set up correctly and do not have your gpu pritoritsed over your cpu and then try to stream i dont care if it on a rtx2080ti Xeyou need to have some gpu cpu horsepower left over to render frames. I.e 120fps for 60 fps cut it in half is better then 144 going into 60 fps further more you can cap you ingame fps via AMD radeon settings or Nvdia settings and use you GPU to openly cap high end reresh rates.But you can fix all of this BUY USING BETTER STUFF TO STREAM 🙂OBS needs RAW horse power from a CPU when using X264 OBS needs less CPU Horsepower Vrs NVENC or AMD as you are then using the encoder on your GPU to stream!OBS & want to stream 300 fps uncapped no stutter no performance hit ....BUILD A STREAM ONLY PC!to stream and game at the same time YOU MUST COMPROMISE between performance and quality for your viewers! if you cant pull that off ITS YOUR HARDWARE!Apex is a CPU hungry game A Ryzen 7 1700 8 core 16 thread is a perfect example of a CPU that is able to handle this title and encode 900p With X264 while playing at the same time without a HUGE performance hit while gaming.My experience... i never ever have a problem streaming apex ... when running only the game i use at most 15 % cpu when streaming X264@900p i see 85-90% and more CPU peaks.So in the End if you want to do the things you want to do ALL at the same time especially ON THE SAME machine Its going to cost ya some $$$$$OR.....maybe its APEX's FAULT LOLOL

+fps_max (or -fps_max, can't remember which is correct) has been there for quite a while now. Use it if you need it (put it launch options). I have mine set to 237, since going from 150 to 300+ (rince and repeat) is just too distracting and produces stutters; and my monitor is only 240 hz anyway. It's not working perfectly though, I sometimes see 245 and even 250 fps for brief moments, but it definitely never goes to 300 when it's set. If you want to not go over 100, set it at 90 or sth.

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7cyanide
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
@Biochemikas I don't think it's working, since you received a higher fps than the max you set. Think they did remove the function of this command w/ the new patch.. my issue is that I have a 240hz monitor and 144hz~ processor, so I set it to 144hz. So right now since this command isn't working (for me) and my cpu is on autopilot, when I land it's basically overclocking itself trying to hit 240 and crashes.
Biochemikas
7 years ago
It definitely is working. As I said, my fps goes all the way up to 300+ if I remove it (I did have it set to 0 before this patch and changed it to 237 just recently). Well I didn't try any other value, maybe it is 240 or 0, dunno. But since 240 is what I need anyway (and I don't need to be strictly lower than 240 since I have Gsync off), I won't be testing it further. Try setting it to something much lower and see if it has an effect. E.g., try something like 60 or 100.
P.S. If you're seeing fps all the way up to 300, then your command text must be wrong.
Mine is "+fps_max 237 -novid" (I think, I can't remember now and can't check atm). The -novid command does nothing anymore (used to remove the ultra loud splash screen), but mine is still there, maybe try leaving a space after number if nothing works ("+fps_max 100 ").
Sur1aw
7 years ago
For skip intro video use "-dev" in advanced launcher option in origin ,"-novid" doesnt work anymore .
It seems that +fps_max not working idk maybe just for me ,before patch i use zero number for unlock fps in game and RTSS for lock 143 fps in game and its work smoothly ,cause in game lock feature lock it so bad ,i mean floating ~1 frames and ~3-5ms frametimes causes stuttering .
Wingmannedbro
7 years ago
@SneedGaming515
Just wanted to drop back in here to tell you there's a lot of fuzz on the twitch reddit about OBS being riddled with performance issues lately.
Your current issues probably have little to nothing to do with your PC or the new Apex patch.
Cheers.
r00tdownX
7 years ago
Close Apex Legends (you cannot access launch options if the game is running)
Open Origin
Go to My Game Library and left click on Apex Legends
Click the 'Settings' cog (Under 'Play')
Click 'Game Properties'
Navigate to the 'Advanced Launch Options' tab
In the command line, type: +fps_max #
#=fps you want to cap at.
Wingmannedbro
7 years ago
@r00tdownX wrote:
Close Apex Legends (you cannot access launch options if the game is running)
Open Origin
Go to My Game Library and left click on Apex Legends
Click the 'Settings' cog (Under 'Play')
Click 'Game Properties'
Navigate to the 'Advanced Launch Options' tab
In the command line, type: +fps_max #
#=fps you want to cap at.
The problem is that these options are now removed since a lot of people used it to mod the game in game-breaking ways.
Huntinwabits
7 years ago
@kysneed Lmao 3000 dollars, you can spend 700 for a pc to stream at 60 fps and that's V synching it lol unreal if you even think of paying that your crazy.
Wingmannedbro
7 years ago
Depends on where you live.
For 700 dollars I won't even get a PC that meets Apex's minimal requirements.
kysneed
7 years ago
Nice try, tons of people have reportedly having issues streaming at 60fps. Game isn’t very well optimized. That’s been pretty much confirmed on the OBS forums. Capping FPS in launch options helped a lot, with the removal I’m back to where I was at the launch of apex
adidasPowah
7 years ago
@Huntinwabits wrote:
@kysneedLmao 3000 dollars, you can spend 700 for a pc to stream at 60 fps and that's V synching it lol unreal if you even think of paying that your crazy.
60 fps is really bad for shooter games you will be in huge disatvatage against 144 fps players

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