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    Borderlands 2 Gameplay M11X R3 i7

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by bus_dr1v3r, Oct 2, 2012.

  1. bus_dr1v3r

    bus_dr1v3r Notebook Consultant

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    I have recorded a little Borderlands 2 gameplay on my M11X with FRAPS to give people an idea of how good it can look/play on the system. I'm still tweaking my settings, so this isn't the best that it can perform, but it's a start. With FRAPS recording I'm getting about 25-30 FPS, and without I get about 50-60 FPS.

    Vsync ---- On
    Framerate ------ Capped 60 FPS
    Mute Audio On Focus Loss ------- On
    Audio Detect Settings ------ Off
    Resolution ---- 1280 x 720
    Ambient Occlusion ---- On
    Depth of Field ---- Off
    Anisotropic Filtering ---- 2x
    Bullet Decals ----- Normal
    Foliage Distance ---- Far
    Texture Quality ----- Medium
    Game Detail ---- Medium
    View Distance ----- Medium
    Physx Effects ---- Low
    FXAA ------ On

    Also dynamic shadows, texture streaming, and bloom have been disabled in the WillowEngine.ini



    Also, if you want to see gameplay of a different game on this system I'd be happy to provide it as long as I own the game already. Cheers.
     
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  2. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    Its the Bloom that was killing the FPS for me. Gained me a solid 30+ fps once that bad boy was off even at 1080p :) I found that too much going on screen lowered the frames but disabling DOF/AO and bullet decals sorted it.

    Top game. Love ma M11 :D
     
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  3. bus_dr1v3r

    bus_dr1v3r Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, apparently I finished the game last night and after 40+ hours of gameplay NEVER got a single orange weapon. That sucks because I don't like to grind.
     
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Hey that looks awesome! thanks for taking the time on sharing this with us. +1 Rep.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Oct 3, 2012
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