I recall it being kind of a mess when it first came out. Does it still crash randomly or can I expect to be able to play through the story without issue?
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OP I highly encourage you to go to Steam forums for the game and also Reddit to get a more diverse perspective on performance and bugs/issues. When I checked in July (when I was considering playing it), there were reports of absolutely catastrophic bugs and display issues that made the game unplayable for some. Not sure if those particular issues have been resolved (they were introduced as an unintentional byproduct of a patch, apparently), but within the month or so I was keeping up on the state of the game, Rockstar hadn't acknowledged, much less addressed the issues. So good luck.
you will always find reports like that on any pc game specific forum.
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I don't recall it having any major issues when it launched, actually remember it being praised for being well optimized. I did just buy it on Steam and returned it because performance wasn't ideal for me...playing on GTX 970, which is below recommended spec. Will have a 2070 super in a few weeks and my buy it again to see how it runs.
Only issues I've had with it were with audio stuttering with an external sound card (had to use optical cable just for this game). Other than that... very solid performance on an slightly older cpu (i7 4760k, gpu 1080ti) that caused issues with every OW ubisoft title I've played. solid 60 fps, no crashes.. needed a bit of options fiddling though.
I was planning on using Xbox One X equivalent settings but at 1080p.
What GPU do you have? It doesn't run well on Pascal GPUs and older. I think AMD GPUs run it fine?
I'm planning on getting either an RTX 3060 or a 3060 Ti before playing it.
Textures have to be on Ultra otherwise they look incredibly muddy.
You should be able to get 1440p and a decent amount of headroom with those.
I've been playing for quite a few days now. My biggest problem was a bug where a shop would always show up as closed whenever I got near it. Fixed it by saving and reloading the game.
Aside from a few minor graphics glitches and the fact that the game's audio is ALWAYS too low (have to correct it in the Windows sound mixer every time I launch), it's an excellent port. Still 0 crashes.
Aside from a few minor graphics glitches and the fact that the game's audio is ALWAYS too low (have to correct it in the Windows sound mixer every time I launch), it's an excellent port. Still 0 crashes.
Interesting, what resolution? I was under the impression that 1080ti wasn't enough for a stable 60fps, but I'm at 1440p. If I can do a solid 60 at 1440p by just lowering the settings a bit, I'm definitely biting on the PC version one of these days.
1440p. Not even all that low settings, mostly high. A few options on ultra that aren't costly going after digital foundry a video from alex.
The game looks somewhat soft at 1440p, so I recommend a bit of sharpening via Nvidia control panel. It definitely was the most visually stunning game I've ever played, so go for it (:
I'm still at 1080p but had my resolution scale set to 1.5x to improve IQ, with most settings on Ultra/High save for Reflections and Atmospherics and much of the advanced graphics settings which were at Medium with a few things like the various quality settings still on High/Ultra.
Game looks sharp and crisp and maintains 60fps most of the time save for really dense areas like Saint Denis(which at its worst never goes below 50 and usually falls between 55-60). I can share full settings if you like.
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The online part is still a mess of course, like on consoles, but the main game is polished and works great. Crazy beautiful of course, also.
While I understand your thinking here, I can't ever encourage anybody to go to the Steam forums, for anything, ever.
What a cesspit.
depends on the setting, but overall, yeah, high across the board in this game is way beyond consoles, medium often higher. See Digital Foundry for a more detailed look of course.
Saint Denis at night is omg. Saint Denis at night in fog in the rain is OMG.
The weather effects in general are just lovely. There are a bunch of different rain types, thunderstorms in the distance, all that stuff. God damn.
Random crashes in games are usually a sign of unstable hardware; typically an overclock (even factory-overclocked).
Not always, of course, but a lot of people are quick to blame the game instead of their hardware.
Um! Mines stayed above 60 and i downsampled in the process above 1440p. What CPU are you using?
I've been waiting for a new GPU to play this. But Nvidia is making that difficult. Any chance of a Series X or PS5 patch?