Hello, this is kind of a quality-of-life request, but when I played the original PC release of the first game, the elevator that went down to engineering was significantly faster than it was on console. On the 360 version of the game, it was slow due to what I assume was an attempt to make sure all the models and textures were loaded by the time you got down to the next level.It was unfortunate to see that the slow-paced console version of the Normandy elevator was retained for the Legendary Edition, especially since a big selling point of the remaster was to cut down time spent in elevators while on the Citadel. I was wondering how much work it would be to speed up the Normandy's elevator for the remaster, as it was in the original PC release of the first game?Thank you for your time.

@Fred_vdpAre we talking about the same thing...? It's sure as hell not fifteen seconds in the Legendary Edition. I did this capture on PC, but it is the same on XSX for me.As for the OG game, I don't have it installed, so idunno how long it takes.

Update: After transferring the game to an SSD, I now clock 10 seconds instead of 15... at least it's an improvement!

Edit: Though this is marked as a solution, results are a bit inconsistent. Check out the rest of this thread for more info. Keep in mind that, while the elevator was faster in the original PC version, there was a loading icon once you reached your floor, which adds a few seconds. The Legendary Edition doesn't have that. I looked up some Let's Play videos on YouTube of the PC version of ME1 and ME1LE, and timed it from when the player pressed the elevator button to the point where Shepard can move. It was approximately 16 seconds in the original and about 1 to 2 seconds faster in the Legendary Edition. I don't have specifics on these players' hardware, though.

@EA_MakoJust for reference, my configuration:AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.60 GHz | 16 GB DDR4 | nVidia GeForce RTX 2060S @ 8GBBut I'd suppose the others have good rigs as well, since Fred_vdp mentioned being able to hit 200+ FPS as well.

@holger1405Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 @ 8GB | 16 GB DDR4The game itself is installed on a 3TB HDD 64MB Cache SATA 6.0 GB/s

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Bobbiloff
5 years ago
I was about to reply that anyone who complains about how slow the elevator is in ME1 has some kind of anxiety restlessness issues, but that's definitely not how slow mine is. Just 3-4 seconds, the walls are moving faster as well. So it's not just time but the velocity.
Fred_vdp
Hero+
5 years ago
I have a good ol' Intel Core i5-4690K paired with a Radeon RX 5600 XT.
holger1405
Hero+
5 years ago
@DeltaTORSK

Could you test the game in a clean boot state to see if there is something on the software side that is interfeering?

Make sure your virus scanner and other security software and also Afterburner and similar software is disabled.
DeltaTORSK
5 years ago
@holger1405

Idk if I'm just not doing it right, but I attempted implementing the instructions in the link and, once I loaded my computer in a clean boot state (with networking, cause Origin won't let you launch games without an internet connection), the game was slower than ever and it added about 7 seconds to my elevator journey (plus a loading screen at the end).

I'll admit, I'm simply not confident enough in my software abilities to systematically disconnect each process one by one to check for what's causing the elevator issue.

BUT I just bought a 1TB SSD and will install the game on that as soon as it arrives to see if it solves most of the issues I seem to be having with it.
holger1405
Hero+
5 years ago
@DeltaTORSK

It sounds like you booted into Save mode, that is in fact something different than a "clean boot".

Inside a Save Boot no drivers are loaded and so the entire game is indeed very much slower.

Inside a "Clean Boot" all drivers are loaded, but third party applications and services are disabled and virus scanners should be disabled additionally.
DeltaTORSK
5 years ago
@holger1405

Oh, you're right. That's exactly what I did.

I followed the instructions more closely (with some help from a friend) and managed to load my computer in a clean boot state as instructed.

Started the game, got on the elevator, and clocked 19 seconds on my phone's stopwatch from when I pushed the button to when I regain control of my Shepard. Unfortunately still slow...

I'm gonna update my status once I get the game installed on my SSD (it should be coming in the post tomorrow).
holger1405
Hero+
5 years ago
@DeltaTORSK

Too bad.

At least we could rule out third party applications as a culprit.
DeltaTORSK
5 years ago
Update: After transferring the game to an SSD, I now clock 10 seconds instead of 15... at least it's an improvement!
holger1405
Hero+
5 years ago
@DeltaTORSK

That is a rather good improvement. 👍
SimonLeeZombie
5 years ago
Lol, this is a "solution?" You clocked videos from PC hardware about a decade old and figured that the loading times would be similar now.

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