Can't get any of the ddraw.INI DX9 modes to work without lagging terribly in-game
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:10 pm
Hi,
Last time I ran Fallout 2 with Restoration mod plus Alt Miria mod by Endocore, I had zero issues with anything.
However, this time, I'm having issues right from the beginning. My main issue seems to be that I can't get ANY of the ddraw.IONI's DX9 options to work.
The closest I got is the following setup:
- In my ddraw.ini, in the [Graphics] section, I have "Mode=0" (without quotes obviously), which is 8 bit fullscreen.
- in my f2_res.ini, in the [MAIN] section, I have:
-- "GRAPHICS_MODE=2", for DX9 mode.
-- "SCALE_2X=1": This is how I made it truly full-screen and not small window with smaller text.
-- "COLOUR_BITS=32"
-- also SCR_WIDTH and SCR_HEIGHT set to 2560 and 1444, respectively.
Note: The only problem with my current setup is that there is terrible screen tearing happening across the screen. However, on the flip side, at least the gameplay seems to be smooth, no lag when moving character around, outside the Temple of Trials. There is lag however when opening and closing dialog. So perhaps not everything is quite fixed, even with the above setup. I think the conflict is between the SFALL implementation of resolutions/graphics and the High-Res patch implementation (which seems to stick better).
So my question to you is how come the ddraw.ini Modes 4 through 6 do not work? I did try to tinker with the speed settings and I think I got them right, but perhaps I messed up with the RPU version 22's installation somehow?
I mean they do work, but as soon as I'm in-game, it's very stuttery, not just the mouse lag, but even just running my character outside the Temple of Trials is very very slow and jagged.
Yet, even WITHOUT any ddraw or f2_res INI changes. On the Main Menu, the mouse lag is atrocious. Something about the mouse pointer is off, no matter what mode I use. Especially lags when clicking on Options and trying to see either Gameplay or Screen Settings. So perhaps something even more fundamental is off or not installed correctly.
I'm going to try to uninstall everything and restart from scratch. And before installing RPU v22. I'll try to play Fallout 2 "as-is" from Steam and see if it's an original fault or not.
I even tried Peixoto's injector here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Peixoto
However, I didn't see much change visually and it felt to me like the F2 High-Res was still the top dawg in terms of whose changes/implementations get actually transferred and reflected in-game.
Thank you for your time and kind consideration. Much appreciated! Cheers!
Last time I ran Fallout 2 with Restoration mod plus Alt Miria mod by Endocore, I had zero issues with anything.
However, this time, I'm having issues right from the beginning. My main issue seems to be that I can't get ANY of the ddraw.IONI's DX9 options to work.
The closest I got is the following setup:
- In my ddraw.ini, in the [Graphics] section, I have "Mode=0" (without quotes obviously), which is 8 bit fullscreen.
- in my f2_res.ini, in the [MAIN] section, I have:
-- "GRAPHICS_MODE=2", for DX9 mode.
-- "SCALE_2X=1": This is how I made it truly full-screen and not small window with smaller text.
-- "COLOUR_BITS=32"
-- also SCR_WIDTH and SCR_HEIGHT set to 2560 and 1444, respectively.
Note: The only problem with my current setup is that there is terrible screen tearing happening across the screen. However, on the flip side, at least the gameplay seems to be smooth, no lag when moving character around, outside the Temple of Trials. There is lag however when opening and closing dialog. So perhaps not everything is quite fixed, even with the above setup. I think the conflict is between the SFALL implementation of resolutions/graphics and the High-Res patch implementation (which seems to stick better).
So my question to you is how come the ddraw.ini Modes 4 through 6 do not work? I did try to tinker with the speed settings and I think I got them right, but perhaps I messed up with the RPU version 22's installation somehow?
I mean they do work, but as soon as I'm in-game, it's very stuttery, not just the mouse lag, but even just running my character outside the Temple of Trials is very very slow and jagged.
Yet, even WITHOUT any ddraw or f2_res INI changes. On the Main Menu, the mouse lag is atrocious. Something about the mouse pointer is off, no matter what mode I use. Especially lags when clicking on Options and trying to see either Gameplay or Screen Settings. So perhaps something even more fundamental is off or not installed correctly.
I'm going to try to uninstall everything and restart from scratch. And before installing RPU v22. I'll try to play Fallout 2 "as-is" from Steam and see if it's an original fault or not.
I even tried Peixoto's injector here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Peixoto
However, I didn't see much change visually and it felt to me like the F2 High-Res was still the top dawg in terms of whose changes/implementations get actually transferred and reflected in-game.
Thank you for your time and kind consideration. Much appreciated! Cheers!