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Mass Effect Legendary Edition - PC Performance Thread
- Thread starter astro
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Set your desired resolution in the gamersettings.ini file. It's the only thing that worked for me
Tried that but I am also using SpecialK and things did not end well.
Ah okay I'm not using specialK so had no issues with setting it in the ini
I'm befuddled. In the character creator are you not able to rotate your Shephard? It says click and drag the right mouse to look around but that does nothing.
Turns out SK or at least the settings I was using were fucking with mouse controls.
On a similar note, I made the changes to the .ini to try and disable the (negative) acceleration of the mouse but it still feels off. It's not RE3R bad but still feels off.
On a similar note, I made the changes to the .ini to try and disable the (negative) acceleration of the mouse but it still feels off. It's not RE3R bad but still feels off.
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ME1 is running great for me. On a 9900KS/3090 I'm getting a locked 4K/120 everywhere, except a few dips in the Citadel. Driving around different planets in the Mako has been fine so far too. My GPU usage is between 30-60% though, so once that's fixed I'm sure it will help with any dips.
The only issue I've had is the surround sound. Mine just isn't working at all. I've tried 5.1, 7.1, Atmos, but it all comes out in stereo even though the receiver says it's getting a multichannel signal. I ended up just outputting in stereo instead.
The only issue I've had is the surround sound. Mine just isn't working at all. I've tried 5.1, 7.1, Atmos, but it all comes out in stereo even though the receiver says it's getting a multichannel signal. I ended up just outputting in stereo instead.
It works now that I disabled SpecialK. Not sure what the deal with it is.
There is a fix here in the thread for the surround sound issue. I'm also running through an Atmos receiver and the fix worked for me.
Why is the UI sooo much worse with a controller for me1 vs m+k?
like you can't even see the cooldowns without bringing up the menu. Wild... It's like 2 different games.
like you can't even see the cooldowns without bringing up the menu. Wild... It's like 2 different games.
Probably because they tried to hybridize the original custom PC UI (which had more features than consoles) for this edition and did a poor job of it?
I'm sure the tables will turn once you get to the sequels since those have the existing console-centric UI.
No, they didn't.
If they'd done that, the console users would've had the better inventory UI.
Are you sure? I thought they ported all the QoL features over to the console UI.
The original UI was a lot more limited.
This is the original release:
This is the LE on a Playstation:
There's literally no difference besides changing some of the functions of the existing buttons.
This is the PC UI for reference:
And the LE version:
So you don't see a massive GPU usage with the game on these missions? I cap it at 60, framerate inconsistency is not the issue (well, here at least) - it's the actual load on the GPU. Capping the framerate to 80 on a 3080 GPU is not really 'solving' it too boot - depending on the res (even at 4k) that's pretty atrocious performance for that card.
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Wow, I only saw the video that made it look like they brought those features across.
I didn't realize the controller interface was still trash. I guess the only decent(ish) UI for ME is still just the one that BioWare didn't design.
No problem, I use it all the time with my CFW Switch and it works super well with ME.
Anyone else ever play BioWare's Jade Empire game?
It was basically KOTOR 1.5, except like Mass Effect, world/characters/races created by BioWare, from the ground up, from scratch
It was basically KOTOR 1.5, except like Mass Effect, world/characters/races created by BioWare, from the ground up, from scratch
I so far was on the Moon and on the planet of the Antaeus System.
And on these planets I noticed some heavy framedrops when turning the camera in certain directions. The planets were really empty in comparison to the main story locations but run way worse.
The drops are also easily reproducable. Eg by panning the camera in thebsame direction. Feels like the game has problems loading assets on the fly plus does reload those assets everytime you go into a "grid" or look in its direction.
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yep it was solid.
Alpha Protocol also felt like a similar game in terms of shitty shooting with rpg elements.
You should tell your friends! I never have any luck getting people to discuss it, despite it being well received and a solid BioWare RPG!
So what kind of AA does this use? I assume FXAA. Even at 4K via DSR, there is still a bit of aliasing with it on.
Edit: Also I'm not used to Origin. How do you tell if the game is updated or not?
Edit: Also I'm not used to Origin. How do you tell if the game is updated or not?
There is a 5.1 surround audio fix on Nexus mods that works!
Replace ONE file and boom - it works! Finally an easy fix!
Replace ONE file and boom - it works! Finally an easy fix!
Origin suucks. To fully be fully updated it must have completed the check files, then the download, then the install (the "finishing" state, that I used to hate because it got stuck in there so often). It can take a while, but it does clearly says that it's updated one it's finished.
Neat, I'll check this out
For anyone trying to use SpecialK with this while using KB+M, try having the below settings in dxgi.ini set to true. Now, good luck getting DSR to work. 🤪
[Input.Cursor]
UseHardwareCursor=true
BlockInvisibleCursorInput=false
NoWarpUI=true
NoWarpVisibleGameCursor=true
UseRelativeInput=true
Edit: I mentioned the wrong file.
[Input.Cursor]
UseHardwareCursor=true
BlockInvisibleCursorInput=false
NoWarpUI=true
NoWarpVisibleGameCursor=true
UseRelativeInput=true
Edit: I mentioned the wrong file.
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Jade Empire is great. It's somewhat problematic these days, but at the time, it was a step above anything else BioWare was doing. It probably has the strongest narrative arc of any BioWare game.
It's UE3, so most likely.
It's still kind of an improvement since the original couldn't even have AA.
See if setting the below in GamerSettings.ini does the trick.
[SystemSettings]
BorderlessWindow=True
Fullscreen=False
ResX=[desired resolution]
ResY=[desired resolution]
It's the only way I can get DSR working in fullscreen.
Thanks for the fast response! I'll try that tomorrow when I get a chance, fingers crossed.
urgh. i freaking hate how flaky and pointless the launcher is. ME1 was working fine yesterday... then today i got the same bug of clicking ME1 start or resume and it fails the boot the game and im back at the launcher.
Luckily restarting my pc fixed this... for now.
I don't think ive had this much issue consistently starting a game in at least over 10 years.
Luckily restarting my pc fixed this... for now.
I don't think ive had this much issue consistently starting a game in at least over 10 years.
Made some headway into the game, finished Eden Prime. Definitely noticed the occasional stutter and then had some really odd performance near the tram control. Spinning the camera around quickly makes the framerate/pacing very erratic with the framerate dropping into the 40s for me (FPS capped at 60), meanwhile Afterburner shows that neither the GPU nor CPU utilization were maxed out.
Edit: Went down to 1080p as an experiment and using SpecialK. Just got to the Citadel and not even SK can help with some of the framepacing issues you can run into there.
Edit: Went down to 1080p as an experiment and using SpecialK. Just got to the Citadel and not even SK can help with some of the framepacing issues you can run into there.
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With .ini tweaks the (negative) acceleration is mostly gone. It's still there to a degree but probably only an issue if you are highly sensitive.
Yes, tried tagging you in a post but you probably didn't get a notification since I edited it in.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition - PC Performance Thread
For anyone trying to use SpecialK with this while using KB+M, try having the below settings in dxgi.ini set to true. Now, good luck getting DSR to work. 🤪 [Input.Cursor] UseHardwareCursor=true BlockInvisibleCursorInput=false NoWarpUI=true NoWarpVisibleGameCursor=true UseRelativeInput=true...
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Oh, awesome! I'll try it out later today. Thanks!Yes, tried tagging you in a post but you probably didn't get a notification since I edited it in.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition - PC Performance Thread
For anyone trying to use SpecialK with this while using KB+M, try having the below settings in dxgi.ini set to true. Now, good luck getting DSR to work. 🤪 [Input.Cursor] UseHardwareCursor=true BlockInvisibleCursorInput=false NoWarpUI=true NoWarpVisibleGameCursor=true UseRelativeInput=true...
Hey, a question about this. These settings aren't available in GamerSettings.ini (in Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Game\ME1\BioGame\Config). I tried adding it, but it didn't work. I also tried setting "BlockInvisibleCursorInput" to true, since you said the settings should be set to true, but that also didn't work. Did I miss something?
EDIT: Found the settings in SpecialK.ini inside the MassEffect1.exe profile folder but it still didn't work. :/
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That was my bad, have too many config files on the brain with this game. I'm finding that mouse controls with SK can be finicky and stop working if you look at it funny. I'm using local injection for SK, if that makes a difference. Also using version 21.05.17.
I just tried the same and no luck. Guess I should just wait for a new version of SpecialK, then.
I don't know if it will help, but here's my whole dxgi.ini file.
[Compatibility.General]
DisableBloatWare_NVIDIA=false
RehookLoadLibrary=false
[SpecialK.System]
ShowEULA=false
Silent=false
LogLevel=0
IgnoreRTSSHookDelay=false
UseCrashHandler=true
GameOutput=true
WaitForDebugger=false
EnableCEGUI=true
SafeInitCEGUI=true
TraceLoadLibrary=true
StrictCompliant=false
GlobalInjectDelay=0.0
Version=21.05.17
[ImGui.Render]
DisableAlpha=false
AntialiasLines=true
AntialiasContours=true
[API.Hook]
LastKnown=64
d3d9=true
d3d9ex=true
d3d11=true
OpenGL=true
d3d12=true
Vulkan=true
[NVIDIA.API]
DisableHDR=false
Disable=false
[NVIDIA.Bugs]
AnselSleepsWithFishes=true
DisableAnselShimLoader=true
[Input.Keyboard]
CatchAltF4=true
BypassAltF4Handler=false
DisabledToGame=false
[Input.Mouse]
DisabledToGame=false
[Input.Cursor]
Manage=false
KeyboardActivates=true
Timeout=1.5
ForceCaptureInUI=false
UseHardwareCursor=true
BlockInvisibleCursorInput=false
NoWarpUI=true
NoWarpVisibleGameCursor=true
FixSynapticsTouchpadScroll=false
AntiwarpDeadzonePercent=2.5
UseRelativeInput=true
[Input.Gamepad]
DisabledToGame=false
DisablePS4HID=false
AllowHapticUI=true
EnableNativePS4=false
DisableRumble=false
[Input.XInput]
Rehook=false
PlaceholderMask=0
UISlot=0
SlotReassignment=0,1,2,3
HookSetState=true
AutoSlotAssign=false
[Input.Steam]
UISlot=0
[Threads.Analyze]
MemoryAllocation=false
FileActivity=false
[Window.System]
Borderless=true
Center=false
RenderInBackground=false
MuteInBackground=false
XOffset=0.0%
YOffset=0.0%
ConfineCursor=false
UnconfineCursor=false
PersistentDragPos=false
Fullscreen=true
FixMouseCoords=false
AlwaysOnTop=0
DisableScreensaver=false
DontHookWndProc=false
OverrideRes=1920x1080
[Display.Output]
ForceFullscreen=false
ForceWindowed=false
[Render.FrameRate]
TargetFPS=60.0
BackgroundFPS=0.0
SleeplessRenderThread=false
SleeplessWindowThread=true
EnableMMCSS=true
WaitForVBLANK=false
PreRenderLimit=4
BackBufferCount=3
PresentationInterval=1
RescanRatio=-1/1
RefreshRate=-1.0
LimitEnforcementPolicy=4
[FrameRate.Control]
OverrideCPUCoreCount=-1
[Textures.D3D9]
ClampNegativeLODBias=false
[Render.DXGI]
AutoLowLatency=true
MaxDeltaTime=0
UseFlipDiscard=true
DisableFlipModel=false
AllowTearingInDWM=true
DropLateFrames=true
MaxRes=0x0
MinRes=0x0
SwapChainWait=15
Scaling=DontCare
ScanlineOrder=DontCare
ExceptionMode=DontCare
EnableDebugLayer=false
SafeFullscreenMode=false
Use64BitDepthStencil=false
IsolateD3D11DeferredContexts=false
SkipSwapChainPresentTest=false
OverrideMSAA=-1
sRGBBypassBehavior=-2
LowSpecMode=false
HideHDRSupport=false
[NVIDIA.Reflex]
Enable=false
LowLatency=false
LowLatencyBoost=false
EngagementPolicy=1
OptimizeByMarkers=false
[Textures.D3D11]
Cache=true
PreciseHash=false
Inject=true
InjectionKeepsFormat=false
GenerateMipmaps=false
[Textures.Cache]
MaxEntries=65536
MinEntries=512
MaxEvict=1024
MinEvict=64
MaxSizeInMiB=2226
MinSizeInMiB=384
IgnoreNonMipmapped=false
AllowStaging=false
AllowUnsafeRefCounting=false
ManageResidency=false
[Render.OSD]
ShowInVideoCapture=true
HDRLuminance=4.0625
[Textures.General]
ResourceRoot=SK_Res
DumpOnFirstLoad=false
[DPI.Scaling]
Disable=false
PerMonitorAware=false
MonitorAwareOnAllThreads=false
[Steam.Achievements]
SoundFile=
[Steam.System]
AppID=0
AutoInitDelay=0
AutoPumpCallbacks=true
BlockUserStatsCallback=false
FilterExternalDataFromCallbacks=false
PreLoadSteamClient=false
PreLoadSteamOverlay=false
ForceLoadSteamAPI=false
AutoInjectSteamAPI=true
NotifyCorner=DontCare
ReuseOverlayPause=true
SteamPipeDLL=
CallbackThrottle=-1
[Steam.Social]
OnlineStatus=-1
[Steam.Log]
Silent=false
[Steam.DRMWorks]
SpoofBLoggedOn=false
[Steam.Screenshots]
EnableSmartCapture=true
[AMD.ADL]
Disable=false
[SpecialK.HDR]
scRGBLuminance_[0]=12.5
scRGBPaperWhite_[0]=3.125
scRGBGamma_[0]=1.0
ToneMapper_[0]=1
Saturation_[0]=1.0
MiddleGray_[0]=1.25
scRGBLuminance_[1]=2.5
scRGBPaperWhite_[1]=1.25
scRGBGamma_[1]=1.0
ToneMapper_[1]=0
Saturation_[1]=1.0
MiddleGray_[1]=1.25
scRGBLuminance_[2]=1.0
scRGBPaperWhite_[2]=1.0
scRGBGamma_[2]=1.0
ToneMapper_[2]=0
Saturation_[2]=1.0
MiddleGray_[2]=1.25
scRGBLuminance_[3]=3.75
scRGBPaperWhite_[3]=1.875
scRGBGamma_[3]=1.0
ToneMapper_[3]=1
Saturation_[3]=1.0
MiddleGray_[3]=1.25
Use10BitSwapChain=false
Use16BitSwapChain=false
Promote8BitRTsTo16=false
Promote10BitRTsTo16=false
Promote11BitRTsTo16=false
AllowFullLuminance=true
sRGBBypassMode=-1
Preset=0
[HDR.Presets]
Activate0=Shift+F1
Activate1=Shift+F2
Activate2=Shift+F3
Activate3=Shift+F4
[D3D11.Hooks]
D3D11CreateDevice=c:\windows\system32\d3d11.dll?4fcb0
c:\windows\system32\d3d11.dll=Direct3D 11 Runtime 10.0.19041.746 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
D3D11CreateDeviceAndSwapChain=c:\windows\system32\d3d11.dll?4fe20
EnableGlobalCache=true
EnableLocalCache=true
[DXGI.Hooks]
IDXGIFactory_CreateSwapChain=c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll?606f0
c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll=DirectX Graphics Infrastructure 10.0.19041.964 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
IDXGIFactory2_CreateSwapChainForHwnd=c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll?60fd0
IDXGISwapChain_Present=c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll?59e0
IDXGISwapChain1_Present1=c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll?6ae20
EnableGlobalCache=true
EnableLocalCache=false
DisableBloatWare_NVIDIA=false
RehookLoadLibrary=false
[SpecialK.System]
ShowEULA=false
Silent=false
LogLevel=0
IgnoreRTSSHookDelay=false
UseCrashHandler=true
GameOutput=true
WaitForDebugger=false
EnableCEGUI=true
SafeInitCEGUI=true
TraceLoadLibrary=true
StrictCompliant=false
GlobalInjectDelay=0.0
Version=21.05.17
[ImGui.Render]
DisableAlpha=false
AntialiasLines=true
AntialiasContours=true
[API.Hook]
LastKnown=64
d3d9=true
d3d9ex=true
d3d11=true
OpenGL=true
d3d12=true
Vulkan=true
[NVIDIA.API]
DisableHDR=false
Disable=false
[NVIDIA.Bugs]
AnselSleepsWithFishes=true
DisableAnselShimLoader=true
[Input.Keyboard]
CatchAltF4=true
BypassAltF4Handler=false
DisabledToGame=false
[Input.Mouse]
DisabledToGame=false
[Input.Cursor]
Manage=false
KeyboardActivates=true
Timeout=1.5
ForceCaptureInUI=false
UseHardwareCursor=true
BlockInvisibleCursorInput=false
NoWarpUI=true
NoWarpVisibleGameCursor=true
FixSynapticsTouchpadScroll=false
AntiwarpDeadzonePercent=2.5
UseRelativeInput=true
[Input.Gamepad]
DisabledToGame=false
DisablePS4HID=false
AllowHapticUI=true
EnableNativePS4=false
DisableRumble=false
[Input.XInput]
Rehook=false
PlaceholderMask=0
UISlot=0
SlotReassignment=0,1,2,3
HookSetState=true
AutoSlotAssign=false
[Input.Steam]
UISlot=0
[Threads.Analyze]
MemoryAllocation=false
FileActivity=false
[Window.System]
Borderless=true
Center=false
RenderInBackground=false
MuteInBackground=false
XOffset=0.0%
YOffset=0.0%
ConfineCursor=false
UnconfineCursor=false
PersistentDragPos=false
Fullscreen=true
FixMouseCoords=false
AlwaysOnTop=0
DisableScreensaver=false
DontHookWndProc=false
OverrideRes=1920x1080
[Display.Output]
ForceFullscreen=false
ForceWindowed=false
[Render.FrameRate]
TargetFPS=60.0
BackgroundFPS=0.0
SleeplessRenderThread=false
SleeplessWindowThread=true
EnableMMCSS=true
WaitForVBLANK=false
PreRenderLimit=4
BackBufferCount=3
PresentationInterval=1
RescanRatio=-1/1
RefreshRate=-1.0
LimitEnforcementPolicy=4
[FrameRate.Control]
OverrideCPUCoreCount=-1
[Textures.D3D9]
ClampNegativeLODBias=false
[Render.DXGI]
AutoLowLatency=true
MaxDeltaTime=0
UseFlipDiscard=true
DisableFlipModel=false
AllowTearingInDWM=true
DropLateFrames=true
MaxRes=0x0
MinRes=0x0
SwapChainWait=15
Scaling=DontCare
ScanlineOrder=DontCare
ExceptionMode=DontCare
EnableDebugLayer=false
SafeFullscreenMode=false
Use64BitDepthStencil=false
IsolateD3D11DeferredContexts=false
SkipSwapChainPresentTest=false
OverrideMSAA=-1
sRGBBypassBehavior=-2
LowSpecMode=false
HideHDRSupport=false
[NVIDIA.Reflex]
Enable=false
LowLatency=false
LowLatencyBoost=false
EngagementPolicy=1
OptimizeByMarkers=false
[Textures.D3D11]
Cache=true
PreciseHash=false
Inject=true
InjectionKeepsFormat=false
GenerateMipmaps=false
[Textures.Cache]
MaxEntries=65536
MinEntries=512
MaxEvict=1024
MinEvict=64
MaxSizeInMiB=2226
MinSizeInMiB=384
IgnoreNonMipmapped=false
AllowStaging=false
AllowUnsafeRefCounting=false
ManageResidency=false
[Render.OSD]
ShowInVideoCapture=true
HDRLuminance=4.0625
[Textures.General]
ResourceRoot=SK_Res
DumpOnFirstLoad=false
[DPI.Scaling]
Disable=false
PerMonitorAware=false
MonitorAwareOnAllThreads=false
[Steam.Achievements]
SoundFile=
[Steam.System]
AppID=0
AutoInitDelay=0
AutoPumpCallbacks=true
BlockUserStatsCallback=false
FilterExternalDataFromCallbacks=false
PreLoadSteamClient=false
PreLoadSteamOverlay=false
ForceLoadSteamAPI=false
AutoInjectSteamAPI=true
NotifyCorner=DontCare
ReuseOverlayPause=true
SteamPipeDLL=
CallbackThrottle=-1
[Steam.Social]
OnlineStatus=-1
[Steam.Log]
Silent=false
[Steam.DRMWorks]
SpoofBLoggedOn=false
[Steam.Screenshots]
EnableSmartCapture=true
[AMD.ADL]
Disable=false
[SpecialK.HDR]
scRGBLuminance_[0]=12.5
scRGBPaperWhite_[0]=3.125
scRGBGamma_[0]=1.0
ToneMapper_[0]=1
Saturation_[0]=1.0
MiddleGray_[0]=1.25
scRGBLuminance_[1]=2.5
scRGBPaperWhite_[1]=1.25
scRGBGamma_[1]=1.0
ToneMapper_[1]=0
Saturation_[1]=1.0
MiddleGray_[1]=1.25
scRGBLuminance_[2]=1.0
scRGBPaperWhite_[2]=1.0
scRGBGamma_[2]=1.0
ToneMapper_[2]=0
Saturation_[2]=1.0
MiddleGray_[2]=1.25
scRGBLuminance_[3]=3.75
scRGBPaperWhite_[3]=1.875
scRGBGamma_[3]=1.0
ToneMapper_[3]=1
Saturation_[3]=1.0
MiddleGray_[3]=1.25
Use10BitSwapChain=false
Use16BitSwapChain=false
Promote8BitRTsTo16=false
Promote10BitRTsTo16=false
Promote11BitRTsTo16=false
AllowFullLuminance=true
sRGBBypassMode=-1
Preset=0
[HDR.Presets]
Activate0=Shift+F1
Activate1=Shift+F2
Activate2=Shift+F3
Activate3=Shift+F4
[D3D11.Hooks]
D3D11CreateDevice=c:\windows\system32\d3d11.dll?4fcb0
c:\windows\system32\d3d11.dll=Direct3D 11 Runtime 10.0.19041.746 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
D3D11CreateDeviceAndSwapChain=c:\windows\system32\d3d11.dll?4fe20
EnableGlobalCache=true
EnableLocalCache=true
[DXGI.Hooks]
IDXGIFactory_CreateSwapChain=c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll?606f0
c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll=DirectX Graphics Infrastructure 10.0.19041.964 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
IDXGIFactory2_CreateSwapChainForHwnd=c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll?60fd0
IDXGISwapChain_Present=c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll?59e0
IDXGISwapChain1_Present1=c:\windows\system32\dxgi.dll?6ae20
EnableGlobalCache=true
EnableLocalCache=false
Yeah, that didn't work either... Hopefully the SpecialK team is aware of this bug.
Oh awesome, I'll try that out then. Do you have the specific .ini tweaks needed to remove it?
Damn, it was worth a shot.
Just add or set the below in GamerSettings.ini.
UseMouseDampening=False
UseMouseAcceleration=False