~15 FPS drop from rotorwash (dust) from landed helos

[Baz 0]

So I have around 30 + FPS when I am playing the BIS mission "laser show" and then when the UH-60 comes and lands to extract our SF team my FPS drops to around 17 because of its downwash / rotorwash / dust it kicks up from the ground.

Is there anything I can do to lessen that drastic drop in FPS from the dust it kicks up???

Maybe this is something that needs better optimization from BIS in a future patch?

[-DirTyDeeDs--Ziggy- 0]

don't look at it.

[Baz 0]

kinda hard to do when you need to board it to extract

[-DirTyDeeDs--Ziggy- 0]

sorry, I am being a smartass. If you provide a benchmark mission which quickly displays this rotorwash FPS drop, I will make an effort to help.

[Baz 0]

just play the BIS "laser show" single player operation arrowhead mission and get to the point where you extract VIA helo. When the helo kicks up dust from the ground you should notice the FPS hit.

[EDcase 87]

Are you using any addons like JTD smoke or WarFX? They increase CPU load of course.

[-DirTyDeeDs--Ziggy- 0]

just play the BIS "laser show" single player operation arrowhead mission and get to the point where you extract VIA helo. When the helo kicks up dust from the ground you should notice the FPS hit.

no, that is not a good way to troubleshoot. I was going to help by changing settings and repeating the helo dust scene until I discovered differences. I dont want to play a mission until a chopper shows up.

[Baz 0]

nope I'm not using any addons other than CSM2 and some GUI tweaks to FOV and compass. Okay I will make a sample mission, just give me a few hours cuz I'm away from my PC

[Baz 0]

After some more extensive testing I can conclude that it was not the rotor wash causing the drop in FPS in the laser show mission... But it is in fact the scenery and landscape behind the helicopter that is causing it, namely the trees and dense landscape.

Seems like the vegetation is the cause for my FPS drops and not the helo rotor wash.

[-DirTyDeeDs--Ziggy- 0]

glad I could help :D

[mrcash2009 0]

Whats your view distance settings? That will cause it if fps is looking at landscape, try dropping it a little to find a sweet spot, also set detail to high or lower and keep trying and testing.

[johncage 30]

After some more extensive testing I can conclude that it was not the rotor wash causing the drop in FPS in the laser show mission... But it is in fact the scenery and landscape behind the helicopter that is causing it, namely the trees and dense landscape.

Seems like the vegetation is the cause for my FPS drops and not the helo rotor wash.

seriously, even a desertic terrain like in oa, the trees are causing problems. this wasn't even an issue in chernorgorsk.

did they put in high poly trees? seriously, those trees suck ass and they lag.