Deus Ex: Human Revolution - out Feb 11

[LifeOnMars]

Thanks for the ideas techtard. My power settings are already on High Performance and always are. Same goes for the graphics card (max performance). Core parking has no effect on my 2500k, it's always at 100% readiness.
I actually should have updated my specs, windows is now installed and running off 1 HDD and games off the caviar black. Other than this and portal I have no issues in any other games.

Incidentally I just fixed portal

Core affinity to 1, fps max of 62 in the in game console. Vsync on and no stutter in sight. That's still with max settings so no sacrifices made YIPEE

Now I just have to sort out this strange beast of a game.

I'm currently on the EIDOS forums and it seems a number of people are still having stutter issues with DEUS EX HR so that's reassuring. I have emailed their customer support and have also been active on the STEAM forum.

I will post if anything gets resolved or if I come up with my own solution (as with portal)

[techtard]

Alright, good luck with getting the game to run properly. It really is worth it, at least I think so.

[LifeOnMars]

Well just to update you, a guy on the Eidos forums encouraged people to post to some gaming sites complaining that the stuttering was still an issue on various PC configs. I myself also emailed these sites and lo and behold, Joystiq actually posted a story

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/de...tuttering-req/

[LifeOnMars]

I have been able to reduce the stuttering by running nvidias frame limiter at 60fps and using D3DOverrider rather than the ingame vsync/triple buffering but it still macrostutters/frameskips alot whilst moving into certain areas.

I'd say it's playable but not acceptable by any means. Not happy, the game looks awesome.

[FordGT90Concept]

I'm pretty sure they abandoned DXHR and have moved on to another project.

[LifeOnMars]

Yep and sadly there is still alot of people who have not been able to play it properly. Myself obviously included.

[LifeOnMars]

I am pleased to say I finally fixed my game and I can now play it relatively stutter free at max DX11 settings. Here's how I sorted it -

- install latest beta drivers
- use MSI Afterburner framerate limiter and set to 60fps, this has to be running in the background
- click play button on Steam for the game and select "Setup Deus Ex:Human Revolution" option.
- click "set to default" option, then ok
- click play button on Steam for the game and select "Play Deus Ex:Human Revolution"option which takes you into the game.
- Now select all your graphic options that you want (I play max DX11) but make sure to select the vsync and triple buffering option
-Load your save or start a new game wherever you are at

I have to carry out that same process in bold blue writing everytime I play the game to have a stutter free experience (Only tiny little saving stutters are apparent which is perfectly normal with mechanical HDDs). If I don't carry that procedure out it will have GPU usage issues, frameskipping the whole works. I genuinely feel there may be a problem with the startup initialisation of the game and for some people, like myself. it is not hooking correctly. A buggy launcher maybe?

I'm now able to fully get lost in the Deus Ex world and enjoy the game....it's awesome!!

[Drone]

Just finished missing link. No matter how strange it seems but Missing Link was less lackluster than hr! In fact it was better.

[FordGT90Concept]

Yeah, because of the fact there is no scripted boss fight. Those boss fights tended to ruin the game (always have to be thinking ahead to them when picking equipment).

I just wish Missing Link was part of the main game instead of being completely separate.

[entropy13]

Originally Posted by LifeOnMars

I am pleased to say I finally fixed my game and I can now play it relatively stutter free at max DX11 settings. Here's how I sorted it -

- install latest beta drivers
- use MSI Afterburner framerate limiter and set to 60fps, this has to be running in the background
- click play button on Steam for the game and select "Setup Deus Ex:Human Revolution" option.
- click "set to default" option, then ok
- click play button on Steam for the game and select "Play Deus Ex:Human Revolution"option which takes you into the game.
- Now select all your graphic options that you want (I play max DX11) but make sure to select the vsync and triple buffering option
-Load your save or start a new game wherever you are at

I have to carry out that same process in bold blue writing everytime I play the game to have a stutter free experience (Only tiny little saving stutters are apparent which is perfectly normal with mechanical HDDs). If I don't carry that procedure out it will have GPU usage issues, frameskipping the whole works. I genuinely feel there may be a problem with the startup initialisation of the game and for some people, like myself. it is not hooking correctly. A buggy launcher maybe?

I'm now able to fully get lost in the Deus Ex world and enjoy the game....it's awesome!!

I never had stutters happen to me.

[LifeOnMars]

Originally Posted by entropy13

I never had stutters happen to me.

cool story bro
This was to potentially help people that have had similar issues to myself.

[Frick]

Originally Posted by LifeOnMars

cool story bro
This was to potentially help people that have had similar issues to myself.

Will pass it on to a friend of mine who have crazy stutter on a very good system. I didn't have stutter as well, but just ignore entropy, he's weird.

[qubit]

Originally Posted by LifeOnMars

I am pleased to say I finally fixed my game and I can now play it relatively stutter free at max DX11 settings. Here's how I sorted it -

- install latest beta drivers
- use MSI Afterburner framerate limiter and set to 60fps, this has to be running in the background
- click play button on Steam for the game and select "Setup Deus Ex:Human Revolution" option.
- click "set to default" option, then ok
- click play button on Steam for the game and select "Play Deus Ex:Human Revolution"option which takes you into the game.
- Now select all your graphic options that you want (I play max DX11) but make sure to select the vsync and triple buffering option
-Load your save or start a new game wherever you are at

I have to carry out that same process in bold blue writing everytime I play the game to have a stutter free experience (Only tiny little saving stutters are apparent which is perfectly normal with mechanical HDDs). If I don't carry that procedure out it will have GPU usage issues, frameskipping the whole works. I genuinely feel there may be a problem with the startup initialisation of the game and for some people, like myself. it is not hooking correctly. A buggy launcher maybe?

I'm now able to fully get lost in the Deus Ex world and enjoy the game....it's awesome!!

Thanks for the fix. I haven't got round to playing the game yet, but if I experience stuttering, I'll know where to look for the fix.

[entropy13]

Originally Posted by LifeOnMars

cool story bro
This was to potentially help people that have had similar issues to myself.

And how does my reply of "I never had stutters happen to me" preclude you from helping others that have similar issues? If I say, "that won't help me", then maybe your response would have been understandable. Yet that's not what I posted. Let me use the same smiley, this time in an appropriate manner.

Originally Posted by Frick

Will pass it on to a friend of mine who have crazy stutter on a very good system. I didn't have stutter as well, but just ignore entropy, he's weird.

I'm weird? Might as well say that Sweden is a tropical country.

[LifeOnMars]

Originally Posted by entropy13

And how does my reply of "I never had stutters happen to me" preclude you from helping others that have similar issues? If I say, "that won't help me", then maybe your response would have been understandable. Yet that's not what I posted. Let me use the same smiley, this time in an appropriate manner.



I'm weird? Might as well say that Sweden is a tropical country.

I never said that your reply prevented me from helping others but it simply added nothing to the help I provided. You might as well have just put "I had eggs for breakfast this morning" and it would have held the same value. (ie worthless )

You see, some people with certain configs have had stuttering issues with the game,myself included. Thousands of others have had no issues like yourself. Personally, I think Frick nailed it with his comment

Had a couple of PMs on the Steam forum to say that my fix had helped them so it may be worth a shot to those who are having problems. That's me done with this thread.

[LifeOnMars]

Deus Ex HR recieved an update on Steam today and I now have no stuttering whatsoever fully maxed.....I can now finally play the damn game all the way through without any fixes/sacrificial goats or any adjustments. Thank you Eidos

[techtard]

Nice! Looks like it's time to play some more Deus Ex HR. Haven't played since I upgraded to a shiny new i5-2500k.

[erixx]

Have they removed the boss battles? I have the wrong weapons and cannot pass one, and have other things to do instead of repeating levels....

[FordGT90Concept]

Ha! No.

All the bosses are beatable with weapons found in their respective levels.

Boss 1: pick up and throw gas/explosive barrels
Boss 2: heavy machinegun
Boss 3: laser rifle, but anything will work--just keep shooting (ideal: grenade launcher 5 hits on "Give Me Deus Ex" right at the start and its over)
Boss 4: laser rifle makes it piss simple--just keep shooting if you don't have one

[erixx]

Hey man, that is cool! Yeah... but I destroyed the heavy machinegun as I had no access to the right computer to stop it shooting.... Lots of things to do in another way...

[FordGT90Concept]

When I play it ("Give me Deus Ex"), I do:
Boss 1: Throw Heavy arm augmentation (thrown pretty much everything in the room at him)
Boss 2: EMP grenades and fully upgraded Heavy Machinegun (400-600 rounds) -- the arm upgrade that eliminates recoil effects is a big help here but not required
Boss 3: fully upgraded grenade launcher (less than 6 grenades)
Boss 4: fully upgraded laser rifle (less than 500 ammo)

I always kept 4+ EMP grenades in my inventory as "Plan B" should Plan A fail.

Only Boss 1 and 2 pose any challenge using the above method and that's because it is a timing thing. Just try it a few times to figure out when to throw stuff/grenades and it's pretty easy to finish.

[RejZoR]

Everyone complained how hard it was to fight the first boss. It wasn't for me. And i was in full stealth tactic till that point. I never even thought of going full force against him anyway. And i didn't. There are gas canisters in that room, throwing them at him will poison him, making the job far easier than by doing anthing else. Basically i finished him only with things in that room and i haven't really used any other weapon than EMP grenade soon after i've entered the room.

So, run in the room, hide behind the barrier, toss over the EMP grenade to shut off his augs, then you have gas canisters on the right side (very close). Toss it at him. Do the same with explosive barrels. Repeat. You won't even need a weapon to do it other than EMP to make your life easier since he'll be without augs for the time being.