Sgt Drayke

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If youv not seen the preview clip for this episode over on Twitter or IG ... Well. . this one is funny. And how.?

Tag spotting is so powerful working as a team with Haze.

970 nice little card, used to run a ref980sc . so i get how nice it felt to go from 9 series to rtx3k haha . like a 500% gain. lol so you can "mimic" through profiles which iv dribbled on about in other topics. sounds to me youv got it stable to a crash in an hour. not perfect but playable. unfortunately with the rtx cards its lottery, be it manufacture and then actual build spec(parts) plus the ability to either have the nvidia boost or manufactures boost features enabled. EVGA is my preferred. the nv boost is nice. for me i have EVGA boost lock off . but i also dont set my gpu to Max performace all the time. i only use profiles and create a new one for every game/application. so some games like apb are on "normal" were as if im playing new games its on "max" , if im editing il have it "adaptive" in other areas. There is no point having your 3k at max + boost . the game just wont be stable. DM me your setup.

Episode 73.. geeeebers.. Anyway another cracking episode. Enjoy

Huh.. @neophobia been a while since iv been in joker. I might have to go back check it out.

think you need to give some more description to your issue, were exactly are you looking to purchase the item ? joker store , marketplace or armas? been awhile since I visited the joker store, if im right in thinking that joker store doesn't do perm guns, or not a vast range, especially if its on Armas Here i might be wrong.

Hey @imV that's great ! you should create your own topic to highlight your creations and so people can communicate directly to your self and your work.

Apologies for the late post again. Videos do go live at the right time just me being crap at posting here. This is Friday 21st episode. Enjoy

sorry its nearly 24 hours late, it did go out on time, but completely forgot to post here. Enjoy

@SquirrelFace Hit the nail on the head. good job, so D3D9.DLL is part of your DX / framework it allows the game to link/talk with other main core parts of your os and the os environment, this file is normally compiled to "fit" your computers environment hardware os etc. However if your running the game on a secondary drive and windows 10 64bit with the latest dx and youv installed the latest DX package, you shouldn't actually need it. BUT this is at your own risk removing it so back it up. * if you are still running a DX 9/10 graphics card and system then you should keep it. but if you wish to try and resolve you either (like iv posted many of times) 1) an Overlay or "screen hooking" feature attempting to use/share the games D3D9.dll , this could be as simple as discords overlay, or even just discord detecting you are playing the game with "live stream" features, this would also be the case if you have steam streaming to friend as "open non request". there are other applications that attempt to hood, Slobs, OBS, MSI , EVGA, the list is massive. includes Nvidia and ms xbox if you use "hooking" or 2) Antivirus / anti-malware / Windows Defender are detecting "suspicious activities" with the game files and are blocking either "file access" or "memory access" when files are used. this can normally be a false positive after large updates. but as always do not just disable security applications/features.. and what you choose is at your own risk. OR 3) for what ever reason the file has become corrupt, this can be due to installation location change, driver update, or OS update. simple fix is to back up the said file and open the launcher (not the game exe) > options > verify files / repair .. then close and reopen launcher to load the game, Note that if you have the game installed to your c; OS primary then you might be having access restrictions especially after an os update. your primary is monitored very tightly . another reason to have the game on a secondary "storage only" drive (no partition, a secondary actual storage device) with a fixed "drive letter path". >> Added note is to get the latest DX package from MS site and install/repair. Dont just outright delete a file from your system if you are unsure,. create a new folder in the "location" of file and title it something like "Bkup d3d9". what ever you want ,. the game wont acknowledge the folder. you can "move" the said file. simply loading into the games lobby menu should with out logging in or even just to the accounts screen should not get you banned. although the game may still suddenly kick you out. @Nettuno In your case with the APB.exe , check your game exe is not being blocked by > option 2 AV / AM / Defender - but also just check your task manger, make sure the game is not running any processes in the background if you get this when trying multiple times. you can move the APB.exe into a new folder, run launcher to verify/repair game to see if this resolves any link issues. Also 64bit os can handle 32bit applications, although you might not have the correct supporting packages , as you will require x64 and x86(32) , so check you have the latest VCredist_86x and Netframe work.

This episode shows that being crap and also bait (not intentionally) can seriously help support your team mates who are on point, win the match. deaths are a great way to spot the oppo and there movements. .. Haze for the Win..

@Infinate Dm me Il try to help. currently got alot going on in personal life. but when i can il ping a message back with some pointers. @Naphta1ene GTX family should be good with no real issues. other then 1650 is not a gaming/strong contender., This issue youv stated happens to me randomly too. its not graphics related, I think its either a server handshake issue, or worse. with apb you shouldnt switch launchers or computers to much, you can lock trades etc from re-intalls and switching. its another counter measure in place. this "may" also cause the lock out. but 3 types of this issue, 1) kick out from log in 2) kick out when selecting a character from within an account (this can just be an issue with handshake between server and client or even getting data from source) 3) kick out once selecting district as load splash screen appears (this i believe is server handshake which is why you get kicked right out to log in screen) in some instances you can just hit ok, go back out to log in screen (if loaded through steam) just hit the steam log in and it will put you straight into character select and you can join a game. what i do when it happens. The kick out and not being able to get back in is a bit more tricky,. if it physically blocks you from logging in, then i would suspect the entire account has been blocked, why ?? dont know. how to fix.. via support, will it be fixed.. duno / probably not any time soon. (due to staff not in the office etc.)

If you get this from the Launcher its normally a firewall/defender or AV blocking something,. standalone you should be ok, but worth a check anyway so your not kicked mid game.

Hello @Ketog Hmm didn't need to quote the entire thing, but ay .. cheers for the note. yes "most" are now "supported". But originally they weren't, and thats where confusion starts for non tech players. So to my understanding some freesync monitors are still not compatible to Gsync (Nvidia) . There is a huge difference to "supported" and "compatible" this is due to the market monopoly between manufacturers and licenses. As well as actual tech (chips) there is a vast list of freesync monitors that are "ment to be" compatible depending on "build versions" etc. Just like my own Samsung freesync monitors are ment to be but are not compatible direct from manufacturers and to nvidia specifics yes I could force them to work. How ever doing so can cause other issues with os and other applications if you do not do it app specific however app specific is still a pain. Iv spent many hours researching and testing. Example of this setting NvC to Gsync full screen or windowed application would cause my editing applications to produce visual errors in all available options. So that's why I have worded my piece how I have to not incorrectly claim a fact. More info check this article Besides that good job drayke trying to help others.

Hello, so I just wanted to update this to my current tweaks which have been really stable. this also includes the recent windows update that caused some fps stutters. As always this is all based on my setup, which is unique, but focuses on a few key factors surround an RTX 3k Graphics card. again usual legal "at your own risk" and this is not for the green fingered pc users. So recap Intel 8 Core 16 Thread @3.2 , DDR4 2333mhz (amount doesn't matter but its more then required and above 10gb.) Graphics Card is an EVGA XC3 Ultra RTX3070 running latest Nvidia drivers. Also Running latest version of Precision X1, with Boost lock off and OSD Disabled. also running OS on SSD, game is installed to a SATA III (3)6gb 3tb HDD. Extra bits of info, Monitors are connected by display port, at 60hz (max for my monitors) OS Version 20h2 (from a fresh iso install not Updated to) build 19042.928, This also includes latest Netframework, VC_distru x86 + x64 , also includes Dx update package to include DX12U from os install. <<< This is very important with RTX 3k, Fresh OS install is best with 3k cards do not install into an old environment. Running the game away from an active OS drive is still key, especially hdd, this being a secondary storage device with out OS or other continuous w/r applications on it. for some reason when i run the game on ssd it just doesn't like it . im not going to dig into this issue. * added note The game is in a completely Vanilla state, no code tweaks or use of AdvL. Iv made a change to the Nvidia Profile for APB Reloaded, (remember this only works if you tell NVC to use Advanced 3d settings) Copy these , you will see iv set a "background fps limit" as my monitors only go to 60hz, so iv set an over head of 10. (remember global settings is what my default is, refer to what is in the ( ) Brackets) but i have kept the game / application fps to unlimited max in game settings are as follows. You can see here i have disabled Vsync, this is because i run the game in "window mode" which the os does not actively support, however within NVC profiles you can enable the profile to try and actively "vertical sync" the application . which in my personal mind does a better job then the game does in full screen. This is how it looks for me, fair enough I run 4k 28" monitors, I run the game in "2k" 2560x1440. (the best res forget 4k even in fullscreen) and yes this res is still overkill for apb in its current state. another pic from game play In game screen grab whilst in action, haze had his head shot , fps on the side, not a massively active scene, but never drops below 61.2 max 62 fps. (vysnc max is 60) Last thing. Nvidia Gsync. This I found out has a habit of been on as default, and for me my monitors although "freesync" do not support Gsync or cross compatibility. you can Enable this feature but really it was causing more issues for my work flow then worth the time. so i disabled the feature out right. Its worth checking if you do not have compatible monitors to turn this off. Hope this helps those who wish to play and are willing to learn/tweak. Oh and if this helps you get into the game and play then give this a ♥ or in the corner so I know we are making progress. thanks