Re: Launch Command -threads

@EA_Blueberry  

apologies for the late response

however, i totally disagree with your POV

you claim that its a small group within the community but i am curious where you base that on?

infact i know of no one not using any startup/console commands and/or modifications to the videoconfig.exe

2nd you claim " only concern is that with certain config commands it could cause other things to break"  which is true in the sense that often i see people using config files that make things worse, and that is EXACTLY the point i am trying to make... by not sharing that information with the community you actively make the expirience worse for a large number of players.

the root of the problem is obviously that apex without any modification runs like trash, the fps drops are as big as 80-100 fps (i just freshly installed windows/apex) and if the developers for whatever reason they might have decide NOT to allow you to disable those fps eating features ingame in the videosettings, then people will look to other ways to make their game playable....

the best example i can give for this is the amount of people (just like the person starting this topic actually) who use the startup command -high... this command goes around for a long time and in most cases it absolutely destroys the stability of the game (generally windows does fine with prioritizing foreground processes so it does not really help anyway, only potentially hurts)

the developer should either just release a .cfg for highest possible fps with all commands currently supported by the patch, or give us the tools to do this ourself... I feel its understandable that its not a day 1 priority, but come on.... we are years beyond launch now and the issues are at best the same, one could argue worse.

the only real improvement i have seen if nvidia reflex, for which we are all grateful but its an nvidia implemantion  brought forth by battlenonsense, so it would be unfair to pretend as if this is a apex feature.

on top of that, you kinda act as if its a esoteric part of the community that wants better performance/smoother gameplay, higher fps and lower frametimes.... it is not. everyone wants this, they just don't know how to get it... so often people ask me for .cfg files, however on a regular basis things change in apex which makes the old cfg not work well... its a time consuming thing to figure out which again, is not neccesry if every patchnote just came with a list of cfg commands and what they do.

OR.... just add those options to the video settings menu... even easier.

about "resources being taken away from delivering content and fixing other bugs"  ehm... yeah no... sorry but that does not fly here.
with the correct info at hand its literally a job of max 2 hours for one person to do once, then every patch someone needs to go over it for about 10 minutes to add/remove commands that changed because of the patch..

but hey, ill make you a deal... bring me into contact with one of the devs and ill do it for them 😉

because in my opinion, if you refuse to optimise your game, atleast give us the tools to do it.

so yeah @TheUnknownMsx  if you did not figure it out yet, remove that -high command from startup 😉

Tweaking Windows OS

If  you are playing in Windows 10, you can use the registry editor to set the default cpu cycles.

Run the regedit and follow this path;

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\r5apex.exe\PerfOptions

Create the following variable;

Name: CpuPriorityClass
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 3

Once you add this to your registry, the process will start with "Above Normal" priority.  Values are 0 = Low, 1 = Below Normal, 2 = Normal, 3 = Above Normal, 4 = High, 5 = Real Time.  Never set to Real Time as it is likely to lock up the PC.  Real Time is basically telling the kernel to ignore everything else until the game exits.  Apex is dependent on the other Windows programs getting some attention.

Tweaking Linux OS

If you are using Linux OS, you can set the priority using nice and renice commands. The highest attention is -20 and the least is 19. 

The nice command line is used to start the app, while the renice command is dynamic while the application is running.

I would use the dynamic renice command once the program is up and running. (e.g. # renice -n -10 -u r5apex.exe) the default niceness for this game is zero.

on rare occasion I still play it but generally speaking im not into it anymore for a number of reasons, mostly related to the exploitive nature of EA  so I  won't spend any time going through the config files anymore as this was an extremely time consuming thing, especially if  respawn/EA  does not care about helping out ... 

If you have any specific questions I might awnser for you feel free to pm them and if i can awnser them i will 🙂

Well, it’s already 2024 and Apex still has a terribly meager set of settings. This is a real shame for Respawn and EA! Many games have detailed graphics settings, allowing players to customize their game for a more optimized experience. For example, in this game a lot of FPS is taken away by the shadow settings. Absolutely all games have the ability to disable the display of shadows so that the game runs more stable on a weak PC/Laptop. EVERY GAME HAS THIS SETTING. In every... except Apex Legends. This is disgusting. Also, there is still no “ADS without FOV” setting or at least a separate FOV adjustment in ADS. For example, I have a FOV setting of 110, like all other players. But in ADS I DO NOT need FOV 110. I would like to play at a low FOV in ADS. Any self-respecting first-person shooter has this setting. Call of Duty, Battlefield, etc. But not Apex Legends. Apex Legends doesn't care what the player wants. Basic ineffective video settings and a pathetic set of gameplay settings, oh yeah. This is how Apex Legends takes care of the player's experience. At the present time, Respawn is a disgrace in the game development industry precisely because of its disregard for players. The last tournament won't let lie. Several PRO players had cheats appearing on their PC remotely without their knowledge. Hackers do terrible things to the game and get away with it. It's a real shame. It really hurts me to see what's happening to the game, because I've been playing it since release. The game developer treats us, the community, like trash. But who will they be without us when all the players get tired of enduring and leave?

@FatherFreeman415 
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