[TechMech]

Ok - so NOW you can go to the full post: http://apbreloaded.g...tion-magic.html for the final non-draft version of the post.

Enjoy!

[d2thec]

Mr. Draft, ;D

Looks promising - with words and actions like those, I for one will be returning to check it out.

I especially find that test setup with a desktop cpu interesting, and I'm actually quite confident it'll handle the pressure given optimal cooling
For the engine, that cpu packs a serious punch

This post has been edited by d2thec: 18 February 2013 - 01:59 PM

[Ashley]

Nice read. I'm interested in seeing how the OverKill hardware holds up.

[Valaro]

Thanks TechMech, although there is quite a bit of info I didn't get there it looks promising so lets hope these tests give us the results we want.

Am i right in saying that the blog post said with this new Overkill hardware, you COULD theoretically run the server FPS at 60? dude 30 is fine LOL

[greenfield]

Wow thats superb news, hope everything goes fine on testing. Thank you

[TechMech]

Right - it COULD run the server at 62 FPS. That's why it's going to be named OverKill. We are hopeful it will live up to its name during real world testing.

[Konomba]

New Year's resolution of better communication still holding up after a whole month! Impressive, considering I abandoned mine the next day lol
All this good stuffs about server upgrades seem great. I for one really want them to work out, even if they don't perform exactly as expected. Here's to new hope

[ABCedra]

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=RubBzkZzpUA
Time to celebrate. My love has rekindled.
woo.

This post has been edited by ABCedra: 18 February 2013 - 02:13 PM

[d2thec]

It's going to be a very exciting test. Eventhough you lose 2 cores pr. cpu, the cpu itself (3930K) is ~1/3 of the price of the x5570. Haven't checked the mobo's, but I can only imagine the high end desktop series to be cheaper than the server boards aswell. Put simply, all the fancy things the x5570 and matching server board does better in a server environment are kinda irrelevant for APB, as it needs the single cores to run as high frequency as possible... right?

I like the idea

This post has been edited by d2thec: 18 February 2013 - 02:20 PM

[TheMaxer]

" But this tension between short term and long term goals (survive today, but plan for a 5+ year lifespan) means that every day we struggle with what we should focus on next; features, maps (Asylum anyone?), game content, security or optimization? All of these are pressing needs for one reason or another. "

Maps? asylum and another one?

[Uke]

Good timing with that, was about to quit APB. I already forgot how it feels to 2-shot people with shotgun.

This post has been edited by Uke: 18 February 2013 - 02:17 PM

[DominaLupus]

OUR hardware, software and network vs. YOUR hardware, software and network.
In this post we have only talked about server side processing and optimization, and have not touched the OTHER things that also affect performance First and foremost - you need a good gaming rig to play APB. We always recommend having 8GB of RAM and using 64-bit Windows 7. Anything less is asking for trouble. In particular using 64-bit Windows is critical. Also client-side FPS in most Unreal games tends to drop dramatically during very large semi-transparent VFX events (i.e. very big explosions where the player does NOT die - something APB of course has a lot of) so only higher end graphics cards tend to perform ok during those big VFX events (and to optimize that part of the engine code is a whole other ball of wax, far beyond the scope of this current post).


So what you're saying is pre 1.10/1.10.1 where my machine was running around 100fps on high with drops to 75 fps in combat to where it runs now is barely 75 on medium and drops to less then 30 any giving time. Is my fault? Oh yea, when I drop it to low I barely get 50 fps....

[LexDead]

Why did

"next week" change to "very soon"

?

[gotitdone]

DominaLupus, on 18 February 2013 - 02:17 PM, said:

So what you're saying is pre 1.10/1.10.1 where my machine was running around 100fps on high with drops to 75 fps in combat to where it runs now is barely 75 on medium and drops to less then 30 any giving time. Is my fault? Oh yea, when I drop it to low I barely get 50 fps....

Did you not read all the paragraphs that preceded?

[SabreWolf]

Very good communication and our prayers might be answered!

Very good on ya G1!

[gotitdone]

LexDead, on 18 February 2013 - 02:23 PM, said:

Why did

"next week" change to "very soon"

?

Because if there are hiccups in testing next week ain't looking realistic.

[eXezon]

A new hope!

Finally some content that makes the community still have faith in you guys, keep with that

[MonteJr]

Overkill....so Revoemag bought the team one of these?

[Bellnettiel]

These are really player friendly news, i really appreciate the care.
Once in a while, a small interaction with the devs really is great.

This post has been edited by Bellnettiel: 18 February 2013 - 02:36 PM

[Nejekur]

Wait, it tries to load everything in the district in a single loop? ...ouch. That explains a lot.

Thanks a ton for sticking to your New Years resolution guys. It makes us feel a ton better when you tell us what's wrong, why its wrong, and what your doing about it. Things are definitely looking up this year.

I'll go into district and spread the good news for all those who aren't on the forums all day like us.