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    FXIV Issue

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Jasperiel, Jan 13, 2011.

  1. Jasperiel

    Jasperiel Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everyone,
    I recently have been using my Alienware m17x to play Final Fantasy 14, and my Framerate is garbage, absolute trash. I can't even play on standard easily. [Even at 1600x1200 windowed its trash, my native is 1900x1200]
    Is anyone else having this issue?
    Catalyst drivers v10.12 [Yes I have XFire enabled]
     
    Jasperiel, Jan 13, 2011
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  2. Falross

    Falross Notebook Geek

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    It might be the game itself. I read somewhere that Square wasn't charging subscription fees until they had fixed the game.
     
    Falross, Jan 13, 2011
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  3. Jasperiel

    Jasperiel Notebook Enthusiast

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    It is, im just looking for a config that works.
    Portal maxxed out doesnt do this to me.
     
    Jasperiel, Jan 13, 2011
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  4. daranik

    daranik Notebook Deity

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    Don't run things in the background only run the game, turn down shadows, try lower video settings, also you could be in a high dense area and the server can't handle the load. Just cause you have to video cards doesn't mean you can run everything max. Even my single GPU 5870m eats it a bit, but turn down shadows firstly. This game is much more taxing then portal btw.
     
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  5. mtness

    mtness loitering

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    heres the settings i use
    go into: FFXIV config settings/video settings

    display mode: Windowed
    Window size: 1920x1050
    multisampling: No AA
    General Drawing Quality 8 (standard)
    background drawing Quality 5 (high)
    shadow Detail standard

    FFXIV config settings/Graphics

    Ambient Occlusion: un-ticked
    Depth of field: un-ticked
    Disable cutscene effects: un-ticked
    Texture Quality: high
    Texture Filtering: high

    that gives me solid a60FPS outside cities and 25-35 in cities...

    hope that helps
    good luck
     
    mtness, Jan 13, 2011
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  6. Jasperiel

    Jasperiel Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah it did, thanks a lot man. Just an FYI apparently my buddy with one 5870 can run this with higher settings, we have identicle motherboards, and ram I find this odd.
     
    Jasperiel, Jan 14, 2011
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  7. mtness

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    yeah im really happy with how the game runs with those settings, it allows me room to have shadows on, physics on etc in game as well, and still have other applications going on in the background, DTV/Music etc, the game looks great at those settings for me, so i dont need it to be any higher.....

    hope you enjoy he game, for me im giving S.E until next month to release news/patches saying what this new development team will be doing, if i dont hear anything ill be leaving the game.
     
    mtness, Jan 14, 2011
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