OLD BETA patch 14413 - May 4, 2011(!!!) - do not install!

[Thee_oddball]

Originally Posted by Srinidhalaya

Asus P8P67 Deluxe Rev 3.0
Intel 2600k 3.4ghz
Asus 580gtx 1.5gig
3tb HDD @ 6gig/sec
1200w Antec PSU OC edition
8gig Cosair RAM @ 1600mhz


Prior to patch:
Settings maxed
Average 80-120fps over water
Average 60-90fps over land and cities
Average 49fps Black Death recording
No graphics anomalies
No Audio anomalies
No interface problems

Installed beta patch:
Same settings
Drastic reduction in FPS over land and water
Over land, big green circles in the form of a grid appear
Over water, big squares of grass appear in the form of a grid
Audio will chop out and back on
Exit button no longer works in multiplayer servers, required to end proccess to close launcher.exe, ending application does not work

i think you need todo a FRESH patch install, do a file integrity check and then delete your ccahe and install patch again

[Pyrres]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

i think you need todo a FRESH patch install, do a file integrity check and then delete your ccahe and install patch again

That actually helped my FPS quite much. I went to last official patch and then added the newest beta over that. I first tried installing it over the last beta patch and things went ok but FPS was not as good as it is now.

[Thee_oddball]

ok...so far 214 patch wont even launch (plane appears for as split second then nothing) and this latest patch begins to load but then i am stuck at a window that is half black (bottom) and the top looks like the sky from the game...plus i see a throttle indicator in the lower left corner...it looks like the game is trying to launch me right into a mission??? and at the point i have to use task manger to end the game.

I have put this patch in over a fresh install of the official one i have deleted the consents of cache folder and deleted the conf file in both folder which resulted in a launcher error....

anyone else have this happen?

[Siko]

Installed patch, massive improvement for me in terms of FPS and graphics (ie I can turn the options up), Cherbourg/London ran flawlessly at 1600x1050 (I think!) and most options to med/Hi.

Only snag was the dreaded "no esc" to quit ie CLoD crashes and you have to use task manager to quit it and restart. Real shame as this was a big leap forward for me. I have now rolled back via Steam to the last official patch and it is a real backwards step. what was worryin was it took Steam about 5 attempts to roll it back (despite telling me it had been done)....probably me but then again....

[F16_Neo]

Exit button won't work online.
Fps fine, did not compare with pre-patch though.
Stutters really bad, almost as bad as at release. Not building-related as before, I think.
Will put on shelf until fixed.
GF580, i7 2600K, 16GB Ram.

[Gromic]

Originally Posted by F16_Neo

Exit button won't work online.
Fps fine, did not compare with pre-patch though.
Stutters really bad, almost as bad as at release. Not building-related as before, I think.
Will put on shelf until fixed.
GF580, i7 2600K, 16GB Ram.

Why don't you just roll back to the last official patch (per instructions on these forums) and then install the 14305 beta or the one before that? 14413 is known for its multiplayer issues. It's no secret.

With your kit, which is more than adequate, it would be a shame to resignate because of the flaws of a beta patch. That's why its called a beta.

Cheers

[phoenix1963]

It seems it is possible to become disconnected from an online server and drop back to the menu screen, but on hitting Fly, one appears to be back in the server, with the same games stats info, but not actually connected!

56RAF_phoenix

[F16_Neo]

Originally Posted by Gromic

With your kit, which is more than adequate, it would be a shame to resignate because of the flaws of a beta patch. That's why its called a beta.

Cheers

I'll roll back if bad weather occur before good patch.
Just didn't expect to see the stutters again... They'll fix it hopefully next official.

[GopherStibble]

This patch has further improved smoothness of play. I do now have to occasionally kill launcher.exe when trying to exit game. I also still get a graphical bug with the coast of south east UK where it turns into a big square block corner. I don't play online.

Win 7, 32 bit.
Core Duo e6850
Nvidea 450 GTX.

[Srinidhalaya]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

i think you need todo a FRESH patch install, do a file integrity check and then delete your ccahe and install patch again

It was a fresh install. Never installed the previous patch, and I did re do the game, and re installed thinking maybe i had a corrupt download, but same issues.

Removed patch, validated files through steam, game works like a charm for me.