Since the other threads keep getting closed (one went 104 pages!), I assure you its still a thing. With a ping of 27m/s, and watching the TN hover around 11, then shoot up to over 200 while my game jutters / lags like mad with the TN spike, its unplayable. I have to ride it out. Fiber optic internet, hard wired to my office shows 179 mbs up and down, and a ping of 9 to the closest Telus server. So its probably not that. Ryzen 5800X, ROG 3060ti, 32GB Trident Silver RAM (3600 mhz, unlocked in BIOS), Auros B550 mobo. Anyone tell me how this is my issue? And why EA keeps saying its all fixed?

@EA_LeeuwOk. I haven’t been experiencing the high CPU spikes, my 5800x runs about 70% at load, 32GB of 3600mhx RAM is at 60%, I don’t track my GPU usage but it’s a ROG 3060ti at the factory OC and it’s running at 60c and not working hard. Settings are all at high, with everything on.

@EA_Leeuw I’m going to check out that thread and the solution it offers, thanks. I didn’t turn on the network bar prior to 3.1, however from how it feels when the TN spikes I can say I did not have it before 3.1. I did have a 1070 overclocked with Afterburner to wring every last fps out of it, averaged 60fps but had drops. It was a different feeling of lag, when you’d see the frames drop to 53 and it would be laggy for a bit. Smoke, explosions, high player counts all contributed IMO. With high TN spikes I get no drop in frames (now pulling 110 with new card), just a slowing down of the game & a lot of judder.

DxDiag in case its relevant. TN spikes up to 479 today (Dec 23 22) Crowds, not crowds, while dead and respawning in menu, hits at random times. I've read other posts about making a user cfg file to limit how many cores are active. Really? We need to limit cores because of Frostbite?? I'm utterly confused.

@EA_Leeuw Some updates if the feedback helps:Using resource manager and Task Manager, observed the network and what was using it. Origin was a major user (so was LGHub software, yikes). Turned Origin off, spikes in network stopped. So installed EA App. It was using 1.9% CPU and .1mbs network. 2042 would use 90% plus CPU, jumping up to 92-94. Same for GPU. Played for two hours, with spikes in TN upwards of 400. BW out was also in the hundreds? Network did not spike at all. TN came in waves. TN did not correspond to spikes in CPU or GPU usage. Reset Nvidia settings to default, only turning Prefer Max Performance back on. That helped reduce CPU and GPU load by about 5%. Still getting 110fps, which also does not change during TN.When I had a 1070, the 5800x never exceeded 35% load and I still had massive TN spikes post 3.1. With the 3060ti in, it’s using more of the CPU of course. When GPU first installed, it was only 60% of the CPU. After a week, it’s up to 92%. With other background programs running (services, icue, EA app etc all using .1 up to 1%) the load on the cpu would touch into 99%. Tried Fallen Jedi for an hour, 45% CPU and 60% GPU usage. Will try V today to see what usage that does.

@EA_Leeuw Yeah, it's done it over multiple different firmwares.I noticed it after a game patch. That's when it started. So I just assumed it was a game issue.I tried everything, updated all bios, chipset, gpu, cpu etc etc. Reinstalling the game.A friend said to try tethering my mobile data, and play on that. I did, and got no fps drops.So that lead me to thinking it was my ISP. Last thing I tried was removing the decos, and that fixed it.Like I said, I can reproduce the fault by refitting the Decos.It's very odd, doesnt really make sense. But I don't really know about TN etc. I m just happy I have a fix for me at least 🙂

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EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
3 years ago
Hey @ATFGunr,

@ATFGunr wrote:

Since the other threads keep getting closed (one went 104 pages!), I assure you its still a thing.

Which specific thread are you talking about, if I may ask?

We still have quite a few threads about High TN, especially High TN since Season 3(.) Update (which is most likely related to the PC performance/the CPU issue the teams are investigating).

A few examples:

This is one of the current bigger ones: (PC) Severe Packet Loss After Season 3 Update

But we also have:

Heavy (Mouse-) Input Latency since latest Patch (rare before that patch)

Hit reg issues, TTK vs TTD inconsistency post 3.1 update

Time Nudge Spikes on My Own Server

I'm having really high time nudge and I don't know why

So, take your pick. 🙂
ATFGunr
Legend
3 years ago
@EA_LeeuwI’ll try to find it and share a link. (EDIT - Found: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Game-Freeze-Crash-since-18-10-22/td-p/11958907/highlight/true/page/104) The number of posts on the issue does seem to be growing. 3.1 did a number on 2042 that much is clear.
Rokebo73
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@ATFGunr TN issues are mostly caused at client side. Has to do with Bios, Hardware , Software settings/installations !
Post a dxdiag for investigation of your hardware and drivers !
Thanks.
ATFGunr
Legend
3 years ago
I'd love for you to find something I am not. Note this was not an issue prior to 3.1, not to this extent anyways. Other info indicates TN issues are server side, so why do you say its client side? I appreciate your desire to help, my natural suspicions about the interwebs make me have to ask what your background is?
Rokebo73
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@ATFGunr hmmm and your time nudge goes crazy when ya are at crowded area's ?
ATFGunr
Legend
3 years ago
@Rokebo73 Not that I've noticed, I can be near the canal in Kaleidoscope and it can kick in. There's not even much to render down there.
Rokebo73
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@ATFGunr does it happen when there are vehicles/enemys/friends/buildings
try to find that out, when tn starts going crazy.

cheers
ATFGunr
Legend
3 years ago
@Rokebo73 I’ll keep more attention for it and share here.
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
3 years ago
@ATFGunr wrote:
@EA_LeeuwI’ll try to find it and share a link. (EDIT - Found: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Game-Freeze-Crash-since-18-10-22/td-p/11958907/highlight/true/page/104) The number of posts on the issue does seem to be growing. 3.1 did a number on 2042 that much is clear.

Heya @ATFGunr,

The topic of that thread was not related to a High TN, but game client freezes/crashes etc. The teams found the cause of that specific issue and that specific issue got resolved, hence why we locked the thread. 🙂

TN is indeed client side, it is related to the performance of your PC. If you have a high TN since the Season 3 or 3.1 Update, and you didn't before, I would currently assume that it is related to the CPU issue the teams are investigating.
ATFGunr
Legend
3 years ago
@EA_LeeuwOk. I haven’t been experiencing the high CPU spikes, my 5800x runs about 70% at load, 32GB of 3600mhx RAM is at 60%, I don’t track my GPU usage but it’s a ROG 3060ti at the factory OC and it’s running at 60c and not working hard. Settings are all at high, with everything on.

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