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EA_David
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7 years ago

Re: FPS_MAX command

@Anaxim_0  Hi, thanks for the post. The studio are aware that a recent change affected some useful commands, and we should get an update this week. 


https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Known-Issues-Post-Patch-1-2/m-p/7923599#M43047

Changing game configs.

  • The intent of the change was to remove the ability to modify the game to get a competitive advantage. We hear the feedback that some commands are now gone for players that used them to make their game more stable or performant. We’ll follow up more on this next week.

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  • EA_Blueberry's avatar
    EA_Blueberry
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    7 years ago

    Hey all,

    A patch is going live today for all platforms. Full patch notes can be found here.

    The following config commands are now enabled:

    • fps_max

    • mat_letterbox_aspect_goal

    • mat_letterbox_aspect_threshold

  • BananqtZ1's avatar
    BananqtZ1
    7 years ago

    before update i had nice game without lags with this commands -freq 144 +fps_max 80
    and after patch i have lags..... pls do something ☹️ i think this command +fps_max 80 doesnt work ! (after last patch)

  • Anaxim_0's avatar
    Anaxim_0
    7 years ago
    @BananqtZ wrote:

    before update i had nice game without lags with this commands -freq 144 +fps_max 80
    and after patch i have lags..... pls do something ☹️ i think this command +fps_max 80 doesnt work ! (after last patch)

    It works after the last update. But for some reason just caping the fps it is not good enough for my 75hz monitor in Apex.

    In all my other games capping the fps at 75 makes the animation perfect(75hz monitor) but in Apex I have to +fps_max 80 and then I have to turn from nvidia control panel Fast Sync On.

    The result is pretty good but still the animation is worse than the rest of my games, which I just cap them at 75 (with no vsync at all).

    I just played one match after the update and I noticed some hiccups, like tiny freezes. So Im not sure if you mean that when you say lags. The +fps_max 80 works though.

    And as I said, for me too, Apex has not as smooth animation as my other games, even if I have a steady 75fps(capped). 

  • BananqtZ1's avatar
    BananqtZ1
    7 years ago

    yes i mean tiny freezes,just not smooth game. mainly in skulltown and in other areas it's the worst.
    maybe problem is on my side, because i have old cpu i5-4460 3,2GHz , 8gb ram and gpu rx570. i dont have stable 144fps and this is problem i think. i have 60-144 fps because my cpu....
    before update i fix it with this command +fps_max 80, but after update doesnt work ☹️ 

    by the way guys sorry my english is really bad. I'm trying :D

  • Anaxim_0's avatar
    Anaxim_0
    7 years ago

    Not only +fps_max  is fixed but for some reason the problem that I mention in my previous post is fixed too.

    Now, just like in all my other games I cap the fps at 76 and the animation is as smooth as possible. I have a 75hz monitor so capping my games at 76 is the best option. In many of my games I can achieve a steady 120fps but I have tested it ALOT , the best result is capping them at 76.

    (I dont mean the tearing , Im talking about the smoothness )

    Capping them at 75 its the same but it has a little more tearing.(here I mean the tearing  🙂  )

    So , from now on , in Apex too, no Sync at all and Im just capping it at 76.

    *in a 75hz monitor , 120fps feel more like 60fps compared to the smoothness of capping it at 75-76.  And yes I can easily tell when Im playing something at 60 or at 75fps. (75fps is the minimum in fast fps shooters, on 60 fps you lose track of the enemy while he is strafing 3m in front of you....and of course the best is a 144hz monitor)