Huge performance drop-off even with low graphic settings

[BigBigMonkeyMan]

I updated today (1/2/23) and the game is basically unplayable on Musa Qala. I logged out, lowered my graphics settings, was able to get back in the server and it was still basically unplayable. I have been playing for years on my laptop and even though the performance was never amazing, it always ran good enough to play any map and any vehicle and looked good. Musa Qala was maybe an issue when the map first dropped and hadn't been patched, but the last several times I played it I don't remember any issues.

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System Information
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    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (10.0.19045)
        Architecture: 64-bit
     Current Culture: English (United States)
         Motherboard: HP 80C1
           Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-5010U CPU @ 2.10GHz (Physical: 2, Logical: 4)
              Memory: 16.00 GB
        DIMM Modules: Bottom - Slot 1 (left): 8.00 GB @ 1600 MHz
                      Bottom - Slot 2 (right): 8.00 GB @ 1600 MHz
           Page File: 2.38 GB
      .NET Framework: 4.6+ Release Build: 528372, Runtime: 4.0.30319.42000

Display Information
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   Display Device(s): Generic PnP Monitor on Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500
     Display Mode(s): 1366 x 768 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
      Driver Version: 20.19.15.5063
      Display Memory: 1024.00 MB
       Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
                 DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
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    Primary Playback: Microsoft Sound Mapper
   Primary Recording: Headset Microphone (DELL PRO ST
    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: C:\Program Files (x86)\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2
                      Free: 203.44 GB, Total: 930.09 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
            Mod Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\mods\pr
                      Free: 203.44 GB, Total: 930.09 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
       Profiles Path: C:\Users\owner\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles
                      Free: 203.44 GB, Total: 930.09 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
      Update DL Path: C:\Users\owner\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
                      Free: 203.44 GB, Total: 930.09 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
     Update Log Path: C:\Users\owner\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
                      Free: 203.44 GB, Total: 930.09 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False

Game Information
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      Installed Mods: pr
         Current Mod: pr
             Version: Standalone - 1.0
          PR Version: 1.7.3.1
            Language: english
     Debug Available: False
       Large Address: True
  Supported Hardware: None
Missing dependencies: None
Ignored dependencies: None

Profile Information
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        Profile 0001: BigBigMonkeyMan
                Type: Online
   Last Used Profile: True
          View Intro: True
          Fullscreen: True
        Display Mode: 1366x768@60Hz
  Display Mode Valid: True
     Graphics Scheme: Custom
       Multisampling: Off
               VSync: False
     Terrain Quality: Low
     Effects Quality: High
    Geometry Quality: Low
     Texture Quality: Medium
    Lighting Quality: Low
     Dynamic Shadows: Off
      Dynamic Lights: Off
   Texture Filtering: Low
   Statics Lod-Scale: 1.0
Overgrowth Lod-Scale: 1.0
      Audio Provider: Hardware
      Provider Valid: True
       Audio Quality: Low
                 EAX: True

        Profile 0002: BigBigMonkeyMan
                Type: Offline
          View Intro: True
          Fullscreen: True
        Display Mode: 1366x768@60Hz
  Display Mode Valid: True
     Graphics Scheme: Medium
       Multisampling: Off
               VSync: False
     Terrain Quality: Low
     Effects Quality: High
    Geometry Quality: Low
     Texture Quality: Medium
    Lighting Quality: Low
     Dynamic Shadows: Medium
      Dynamic Lights: Medium
   Texture Filtering: Medium
   Statics Lod-Scale: 1.0
Overgrowth Lod-Scale: 1.0
      Audio Provider: Hardware
      Provider Valid: True
       Audio Quality: Medium
                 EAX: True

[Suchar]

That's a weak PC.

https://www.realitymod.com/forum/showth ... p?t=152439

[PvtNewb]

Try the new patch, might bring back some frames with the advanced shader turned off.

[BigBigMonkeyMan]

I am fully aware that my PC isn't amazing, but I played PR with no problem for years with high terrain quality, texture quality, effects, dynamic shadows and 95 view distance. Sometimes I even run the Reshade graphics mod. I don't want to upgrade when the game hardly looks any different with the new update anyway. Something has to be done.

[SemlerPDX]

Something has to be done.

Just because you were not experiencing performance issues in a previous major release of PR is no guarantee that you will not in current or future major updates. While the game changes, so does your laptop and so too its ability to process these more intense workloads of gaming at standard operating temperatures you've come to expect. Keep an eye on your temperatures as that machine gets older, too - consider a teardown and deep clean if they are pushing the margins into the 80's and/or 90's (degrees C).


In addition to cleaning and maintaining your computer, and eventually upgrading to a gaming PC with space to breath rather than expecting circuits in a plastic coffin to perform well under load indefinitely, here are some other things you could try:

-Read Suchar's post on How to get more FPS in Project Reality (click here)

-Open the PR Launcher and click on Support - select the Utilities tab along the top and click the button to perform the Clear Shader Cache task at the top


-Open Windows Disk Cleanup - Check the box next to DirectX Shader Cache and then press OK


-Double-check your Power Management Mode - ensure you are in a High Performance plan and not a Power Saver plan