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PR Intermittent Freezing

Posted: 2018-04-15 23:39
by y0haN
Hi, I recently re-installed PR after uninstalling it to save some space (around 5 weeks where I didn't play the game). After re-installing the game, it will periodically stutter during gameplay. The entire game will lock up for 1-2 seconds at a time, with seemingly no trigger.

I have updated my sound, chipset, SATA, video, mouse, peripheral drivers etc, re-installed the game, tried numerous fixes (like rebuilding registry under "Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Project Reality\PR Mumble", file system under C:\Users\Euan\AppData\Roaming\Project Reality and %userprofile%\Documents\ProjectReality). I've rebuild all the caches that can be rebuilt in the "Support" menu of the game's launcher. I have tried installing the game on a HDD and an SSD, the issue seems to persist, but doesn't seem too wide spread. I've seen a few posts on this forum but nothing concrete. Has there been a fairly recent update to the game? My PC hasn't really changed driver wise until I tried to fix this, and if the game hasn't either then it must be a Windows Update, or another app on my PC like the antivirus.

I've tried lowering all the settings, running in a Window @ 1024x768 (my normal resolution is 1920x1080) but the issues persist.

No other game on my PC does this, including Squad, Grand Theft Auto 5, etc.

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System Information
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  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (10.0.16299)
      Architecture: 64-bit
   Current Culture: English (United Kingdom)
       Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)
         Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690K CPU @ 3.50GHz (Physical: 4, Logical: 4)
            Memory: 16.00 GB
      DIMM Modules: DIMM_A2: 8.00 GB @ 1333 MHz
                    DIMM_B2: 8.00 GB @ 1333 MHz
         Page File: 4.00 GB
    .NET Framework: 4.6+ Release Build: 461308, Runtime: 4.0.30319.42000

Display Information
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 Display Device(s): Generic PnP Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
   Display Mode(s): 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
    Driver Version: 23.21.13.9135 (391.35)
    Display Memory: 4.00 GB
     Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
               DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
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  Primary Playback: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti
 Primary Recording: Microphone (Realtek High Defini
  Open AL Renderer: Software
               EAX: True
           EAX 1.0: False
           EAX 2.0: True
           EAX 3.0: False
           EAX 4.0: False
           EAX 5.0: False
             X-RAM: False

Disk Information
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      Install Path: E:\Program Files (x86)\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2
                    Free: 2.21 TB, Total: 2.73 TB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
          Mod Path: E:\Program Files (x86)\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\mods\pr
                    Free: 2.21 TB, Total: 2.73 TB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
     Profiles Path: C:\Users\y0haN\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles
                    Free: 170.75 GB, Total: 476.40 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: True
    Update DL Path: C:\Users\y0haN\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
                    Free: 170.75 GB, Total: 476.40 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: True
   Update Log Path: C:\Users\y0haN\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
                    Free: 170.75 GB, Total: 476.40 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: True

Game Information
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    Installed Mods: pr
       Current Mod: pr
           Version: Standalone - 1.0
        PR Version: 1.5.3.3
          Language: english
   Debug Available: False
     Large Address: True
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
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      Profile 0001: y0haN
              Type: Online
 Last Used Profile: True
        View Intro: True
        Fullscreen: False
      Display Mode: 1024x768@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
   Graphics Scheme: High
     Multisampling: 4x
             VSync: True
            NoLods: False
   Terrain Quality: High
   Effects Quality: High
  Geometry Quality: High
   Texture Quality: High
  Lighting Quality: High
   Dynamic Shadows: High
    Dynamic Lights: High
 Texture Filtering: High
    Audio Provider: Hardware
    Provider Valid: True
     Audio Quality: High
               EAX: True
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Re: PR Intermittent Freezing

Posted: 2018-04-16 06:22
by AlonTavor
Anti virus might interfere with how mumble works.

Re: PR Intermittent Freezing

Posted: 2018-04-16 06:31
by y0haN
[R-DEV]AlonTavor wrote:Anti virus might interfere with how mumble works.
Thanks: AV client BitDefender Free has been uninstalled and everything seems back to normal! I'll report back if this changes.

Re: PR Intermittent Freezing

Posted: 2018-04-16 20:25
by Fury119
I made a post with the same exact issue, and now see that you have BitDefender free as well. Must be the issue. However, now im worried about disabling it. Any better free AV programs to use that actually work and are not intrusive?

Re: PR Intermittent Freezing

Posted: 2018-10-29 13:58
by MrImpossible
Holy damn this post saved me, i did exactly everything like you did and was hopeless, thanks. I do wonder how bitdefender interferes with it since it gives no threat report for it, meaning it should't do anything, right?

Re: PR Intermittent Freezing

Posted: 2018-10-29 14:39
by AlonTavor
MrImpossible wrote:Holy damn this post saved me, i did exactly everything like you did and was hopeless, thanks. I do wonder how bitdefender interferes with it since it gives no threat report for it, meaning it should't do anything, right?
Mumble practically steals your position from the game process in an unusual way, the game doesn't willingly communicate it to mumble. Anti virus do not like these kind of things.