Dayz Fps and lag

[foxtrot129 0]

Hi, i have a quick question on lag in the dayz mod and bad fps basically.  I know theres a lot to take into account when looking at fps in dayz and running the mod itself.  I have a shit computer to be honest but it can run arma just fine with 30+ fps in vanilla arma with settings on high. My question is when i join a server the less people there are the better fps i get?  When theres quite a few in the server i get shit fps and laggy.  It doesnt matter if the server just restarted either i still get bad frames.  I play on many many servers some better than others but all with the same issue.  I dont know why this happens and i know that arma isnt really optimized right and that dayz in turn isnt optimized as well.  But i see loads of people on youtube playing popular dayz servers with loads of people yet they have a constantly good framerate.  Hopefully what i am asking makes sense and someone can help me out!  thanks 

[Conkykillz 791]

Please use the Search Function as there is more Threads on this matter than the SA

[kichilron 8550]

I'm going to help you either way, for I am a nice 

 

That's got to do with their frames and how they set it up. But either way - here's a guide you should follow, while keeping in mind that DayZ behaves differently, so try to set your graphics up for DayZ:

 

 

dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/28160-guide-how-to-set-up-your-graphics-properly/

Edited October 27, 2013 by kichilron

[Death_Dealer 3155]

Arma 2 and DayZ is a gamble when it comes to FPS

 

some systems run it well, others not so much - there really isn't anything you can do unfortunately other than wait for the standalone, which will be a much smoother experience

 

[foxtrot129 0]

thanks a lot for the replies! I will give the guide a shot!  I believe i have done this before but none the less i will see what happens!  And yes the standalone will be much better!  Thanks for the help!

[h3l1x 327]

I'm playing on a c2d 3.16ghz system with 4gb of ram (3.6 since I use winxp) and a 2gb version of 6950 gpu and using high settings with all extras disabled (AA, postprocessing, HDR, etc). On empty servers I usually get 60 FPS (I have vsync enabled), on low pop servers 50 and in full servers it becomes almost unplayable, 30 fps and lots of lag/desync. And I'm not talking about different servers where other factors also should be taken into account. For example, I join a server which is empty at the time and I get 60 FPS, and no lag at all. So I keep playing and more people join, the more people the bigger my FPS drop and lag. With 10 people it's stil ok, with 30 and more it's not.

 

So it's not just you. I'm not sure how exactly the spawning and the whole data exchange thing between clients and the server works, so I can't answer you why this happens from a technical standpoint. Maybe it's the fact that more people = more zeds, more vehicles moving, more loot spawn points, more calculations. Fact is, it does happen to a lot of us, and for me the only viable solution for now is to play on low pop servers so my eyes don't hurt from the bad FPS and zeds don't desync and hit me after I've killed them, or changing from a rifle to a melee weapon takes 30secs.

Edited October 28, 2013 by h3l1x

[starthealmighty 597]

More people means more actions that your client has to handle, If you have a bad processor that makes it struggle 

Its all about hardware, Arma2 is one of the worst optimized games, That only runs on 32-bit

I recently upgraded from a Normal hard drive to an SSD, and simply doing that Has Given me an extra 20+ FPS when im running through the main towns  

[King of kong 1117]

I get 40-50 FPS with everything on low in SP. In the citys I get 10-12 FPS in Arma, and in dayZ I get 4-6 FPS  in the citys