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The problem is not necessarily your pc or pcsx2. It is more or less the architecture difference between ps2 and pc. The snowblind engine does some really funny stuff which is hard to emulate. I think a comparable nvidia card would have the same issues. Probably there will be no driver update anywhere in the future that could improve the situation with the current code. For these games pcsx2 (or the gs plugin) would need a completely different approach to run on 'weak' hardware.
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Hey guys,
I got myself a new PC and i'm setting up everything, so i did a little bit of performance testing on games that didn't run well before.
I'm trying Baldurs Gate - Dark Alliance 2 now and i'm getting awful performance. (speedhacks + MTVU)
Right at the beginning, i get ~35fps when using OpenGL. (EE at ~20% VU at ~60%)
Fun fact, it doesn't matter if i use native resolution or 4x resolution. Always about 35fps.
Also no change in fps when i use Blending Accuracy High or Basic.
When i disable MTVU i get ~45fps.
When i disable all speedhacks i have 45-50 fps (even better?).
So MTVU is a real fps killer for this game.
With Directx11 plugin, i get almost constant 50fps. (I'll go with that)
Fun fact, with my new processor i get constant 50fps in Hardware mode... lol
so hardware mode works best for me, but i'll prefer the better graphics directx has to offer.
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I've tried playing Dark Alliance and didn't have any slow downs or any issues with it but I am running on a really good rig so I'm not sure if that'd be the reason why.
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11-29-2015, 01:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-29-2015, 02:02 AM by willkuer.)
I think a general rule of thumb is that ee and vu should be together larger or close to 100%, that ee is the larger one of both and that vu hardly goes above 50% otherwise one should really check if mtvu helps. The first one seems logical the last two are due to experience and potentially subjective/biased/related to the systems I used.
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12-26-2015, 08:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-26-2015, 08:19 PM by Deyadissa.)
I am sorry to bump but I really want to play this game...
I am having the same Slowdown issues with these current specs
Windows 10 x64
16GB DDR3 RAM
Intel 4770k 3.5ghz Quad
Z85 Motherboard
Nvidia 970 x2 SLI (Disabled on PCSX2, just one card)
I am currently using v1.3.1 in GIT.
I am seeing you need a good PC to render this game, but I can render 4k resolution on current games so I am hoping my PC is strong enough?
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Play it on your ps2 if you want zero slowdown for now
CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
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