Stuttering, Small freezes and framerate Issues

[w1cked313]

You don't really have to do all these things, especially registry cleaning and stuff. Just follow these steps no matter what you have done to the game and the latest stutterfix will be applied correctly.

Oh and stutter5_fix is really stutter4_fix with the final .cfg file changes Jens mentioned. It's not something I made myself. It is what Jens said to do bundled together in a .rar file. What I'm trying to say is guys you don't have to be "afraid" of the file I uploaded just because it's not from Jens.

Well as a final try,

I deleted the game, deleted My Documents/amesia, cleared all registry values, then did a clean install of Amnesia A Machine For Pigs

- Got to select profile menu and exited to generate a main_settings.cfg file.

- Installed the patch 5 properly, verified the files within that .zip were in my main install folder of amnesia, deleted main_settings.cfg

- Launced the setup launcher and the game did not detect my gfx card so set it to medium

- Created new profile and new game

- Soon as game is done with the first cut scene, stuttering every second that I walk, wait 5 minutes, game is still stuttering every second that I walk, every half second when running.

Not sure how to proceed further as every avenue seems to be exhausted, the game is virtually unplayable on my end.

Specs

i7
GTX 670M
12GB Ram

[plutomaniac]

Have you tried different settings at .cfg file for StreamBufferSize? You have to proceed with 1024 intervals meaning 1024 -> 2048 -> 4096 -> 8192 -> 16384 -> 32768 (stutter5fix current value).

As I already said, you don't have to uninstall the game every time. It's not needed and you are getting tired for no reason. You can simply edit your current main_settings.cfg with the values mentioned above (first try 4096 & 8192 as lower than that will most probably cause sound issues), make a new profile and start a new game.

[Robby]

A bit odd when some people with powerful setups are having severe performance issues while someone with a weaker setup (like me) can run the game at a solid 20-60FPS on 1024x768 (I rarely get that).

My setup, btw:
AMD Athlon X2 II 250 (3.0GHZ, dual-core)
Nvidia GeForce 9500GT DDR2 1GB
2GB DDR3 RAM (either 1066MHZ or 1333MHZ, PC can't detect properly)

It could also be caused by certain "features", but I don't know. It runs fine here, and it's weird considering my weaker PC.

[plutomaniac]

It's not really about graphics settings or fps in this thread's case because the stuttering problem can appear even on the highest-end machines no matter what settings are chosen. It's more of a audio optimization issue would be my guess.

[spidernetlabs]

Another day, another test(s):
Test #1: modified .cfg (StreamBufferSize="8192") - new profile - new game - custom graphics settings -> crackling sounds, massive frame drops even on the main menu, stutters;
Test #2: modified .cfg (StreamBufferSize="16384") - new profile - new game - custom graphics settings -> crackling sounds, massive frame drops even on the main menu, stutters;
Test #3: modified .cfg (StreamBufferSize="32768") - new profile - new game - custom graphics settings -> stutters.

Previous tests here.

Specs:
i3 540 @ 3.06 GHz
8 Gb RAM @ 1333 MHz
ATI Radeon HD 4670 w/ 256 Mb
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA - 179 Gb free.
Fragmentation: 1% in 3 years. I've never done a defrag. And Mac OS X doesn't need to.

I'm out of ideas.

[jens]

Can you post your hpl.log so we can verify that the game is running on the 670M and not the integrated intel chip?

i7
GTX 670M
12GB Ram

[jens]

It is likely the stutter is not fixable on your configuration, it is below the minimum requierments and even if meeting the minimum it should be expected to not have an optimal experience.

Another day, another test(s):
Test #1: modified .cfg (StreamBufferSize="8192") - new profile - new game - custom graphics settings -> crackling sounds, massive frame drops even on the main menu, stutters;
Test #2: modified .cfg (StreamBufferSize="16384") - new profile - new game - custom graphics settings -> crackling sounds, massive frame drops even on the main menu, stutters;
Test #3: modified .cfg (StreamBufferSize="32768") - new profile - new game - custom graphics settings -> stutters.

Previous tests here.

Specs:
i3 540 @ 3.06 GHz
8 Gb RAM @ 1333 MHz
ATI Radeon HD 4670 w/ 256 Mb
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA - 179 Gb free.
Fragmentation: 1% in 3 years. I've never done a defrag. And Mac OS X doesn't need to.

I'm out of ideas.

[iLLcAtTiViSsiMo]

just joined forum. while the game runs flawlessly for me, i've been assisting a gamer in a steam discussion and directed him here when i found this thread. glad to see frictional is working so hard to resolve this for those that can't fully experience AAMFP properly.
my only concern is that a patch may be released that will break the game for those of us NOT experiencing any issues. is this a possiblility? i love the game and while i feel it should run properly for all fans of the series, i would hate to see a fix for one group of players break the game for the rest of us.
good luck to all!

[spidernetlabs]

It is likely the stutter is not fixable on your configuration, it is below the minimum requirements and even if meeting the minimum it should be expected to not have an optimal experience.

I'm aware that the GPU is pretty weak, but there are users with weaker configurations then mine and they can enjoy the game without (or less) stutters. Even on the lowest settings I still get stutters; If I omit the stutters I get a decent frame rate, 30-50 fps depending on the level. Maybe it's not all my GPU's fault.

[iLLcAtTiViSsiMo]

It is likely the stutter is not fixable on your configuration, it is below the minimum requirements and even if meeting the minimum it should be expected to not have an optimal experience.

I'm aware that the GPU is pretty weak, but there are users with weaker configurations then mine and they can enjoy the game without (or less) stutters. Even on the lowest settings I still get stutters; If I omit the stutters I get a decent frame rate, 30-50 fps depending on the level. Maybe it's not all my GPU's fault.

hey i feel your pain, but what i think jens should have said is that the problem needs to be resolved on machines that are 100% capable of even running the game FIRST

in other words, your "configuration" only adds more variables to the equation. once a solid known good fix is found for a system with known good configuration, only then can you apply the fix and determine if your gpu may be the only problem, contributing to the problem or not the problem at all.

don't get me wrong, i want this whole thing to work out for you, but there's logic involved here that can't be ignored. your issue may only prolong the actual fix. patience man.