Mac Screen Tearing HELP!

**Petch1984** · 09-10-2013, 12:56 PM

I am playing on (late 2012) iMac. I am experiencing screen tearing, please help. I far exceed the recommended specs and have v-synce turned on.

**jens** · 09-10-2013, 01:17 PM

I think you can install the a control panel for the graphics card, by downloading installer from amd/nvidia. Then you have a control panel in the System Preferences and you can use that to force vsync on/off if it is not working using the game option for some reason.

**Petch1984** · 09-10-2013, 01:19 PM

Nothing I do has any effect, I've tried lowering and disabling settings and I've changed the resolution. This is pretty annoying, I hate screen tearing and can't play this game with it. There is no point - the screen tearing for me is scarier and more off-putting than any in game terror.

(09-10-2013, 01:17 PM)jens Wrote: I think you can install the a control panel for the graphics card, by downloading installer from amd/nvidia. Then you have a control panel in the System Preferences and you can use that to force vsync on/off if it is not working using the game option for some reason.

Thanks for the reply, I will try that but I don't think it will work because I've tried it in the past and you generally cannot access the control panel for iMacs. Any tips on how to do it? Thanks.

**jens** · 09-10-2013, 01:28 PM

I'm sorry but forget that, it seems my memory was of something very old and not supported any longer. At least I could not find any new up-to-date catalyst control center or similar to use, but I do remember having had it at some point.

I tried to google a bit but could not find anything about forcing vsync or similar on a Mac. On my 2011 Mac with a ATI 4670 the vsync is working fine so I can't reproduce the error. At the moment I can't think of any solution/workaround.

**Petch1984** · 09-10-2013, 01:33 PM

Can I set a specific framerate in the games config files? Something like.. Maxframes=60

I'm on a 27' iMac, the screen is 2560x1440, if that helps.

**jens** · 09-10-2013, 01:41 PM

There should already be a limitfps which is set to 60. But I think we have a fix, hopefully later today there will be an update out that improves the vsync.

**Petch1984** · 09-10-2013, 01:44 PM

(09-10-2013, 01:41 PM)jens Wrote: There should already be a limitfps which is set to 60. But I think we have a fix, hopefully later today there will be an update out that improves the vsync.

Thanks, it's better to play this game late at night anyway haha.

**Petch1984** · 09-10-2013, 04:36 PM

Hey, is there any news on a vsync update yet? Or should I wait until tomorrow? Thanks.

**jens** · 09-10-2013, 05:25 PM

No news yet, we have it updated for Windows, but not sure when the Mac update will be made. Hopefully today, but have not heard back yet!

**Petch1984** · 09-11-2013, 02:20 PM

[EDIT] Since the small update there is a new option available. Just turn off adaptive vsync in the options.