Couple of Technical Questions

CSG Lipfert · Post by **CSG Lipfert** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:45 pm

Hola!,

First off, hello and I'm new to this game and site. Looking forward to this game, been searching for awhile for something our group can work together on.

1, As per system spec's below, I'm using Nvidia Inspector to manage my cards and would like to get help with AA / AF settings with MS / SS aswell?

2, My SB X-FI seems to be crackling while in the game, only game so far this has happened while using, any idea?

I have searched the forums and not found anything related, but again, I'm new.

Thank you in advance!

Post by **Vice** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:58 pm

As for #2, it can happen with sound devices that don't play back the sounds in their original forms (ie they resample it through various filters/algorithms in efforts to compress the sound so it can fit through a narrow PCI gateway). The transitioning, filtering, bus requests, delays, and changes in the 'wave forms' can result in pops/clicks as well as altered playback (that is, the new artificially generated sound effect doesn't exactly match the original sound effect as produced). The effects can vary from systems to system and game to game. For example, a more CPU hungry game might have the effect more than a lighter CPU game on a certain system.

You can test this by simply disabling/uninstalling the X-Fi and use the motherboard's built in sound system (which might be something by Realtek on that configuration). See if the problem goes away.

There can also be other causes. Creative offers this support page for other steps and options (along with additional information on causes): http://support.creative.com/kb/ShowArti ... ?sid=24669

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:24 pm

Hi CSG Lipfert, good to hear from you. Hope to see you in MP in the future.

CSG Lipfert · Post by **CSG Lipfert** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:14 pm

From post: 139266, Topic: tid=9469, author=Vice wrote: As for #2, it can happen with sound devices that don't play back the sounds in their original forms (ie they resample it through various filters/algorithms in efforts to compress the sound so it can fit through a narrow PCI gateway). The transitioning, filtering, bus requests, delays, and changes in the 'wave forms' can result in pops/clicks as well as altered playback (that is, the new artificially generated sound effect doesn't exactly match the original sound effect as produced). The effects can vary from systems to system and game to game. For example, a more CPU hungry game might have the effect more than a lighter CPU game on a certain system.

You can test this by simply disabling/uninstalling the X-Fi and use the motherboard's built in sound system (which might be something by Realtek on that configuration). See if the problem goes away.

There can also be other causes. Creative offers this support page for other steps and options (along with additional information on causes)

Interesting read, I see that one of the video card settings (AFR/AFR2) can be an issue.

Does EM have a benchmark mission?

[Edited on 6-25-2012 by CSG Lipfert]

[Edited on 6-25-2012 by CSG Lipfert]

CSG Lipfert · Post by **CSG Lipfert** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:22 pm

From post: 139267, Topic: tid=9469, author=thetiebers wrote:Hi CSG Lipfert, good to hear from you. Hope to see you in MP in the future.

With any luck you will see a host of CSG'ers.

Post by **Vice** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:29 pm

Does EM have a benchmark mission?

No, but you can constantly monitor your FPS and clock/timer offset value by holding down the tilde key (~) or scroll lock key. The number in the upper left is the FPS value and you can retrieve that pretty much any time you are flying your spacecraft anywhere in the game.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:29 pm

Hi CSG Lipfert, welcome to the game and forum!.....Hope to see you out there some time!.....