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Shift Unleashed 2

Discussion in 'Off Topic - All other stuff here' started by bleco, Feb 24, 2011.

  1. bsft

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    Thats an interesting setting on a GTX 460, I have a gigabyte that is factory clocked to 715 mhz on the core. AA x 2 is ok.
    Still, if game writers are pushing graphics to the point that we need to spend $550 AU (GTX580) up on a GPU, there must be something in it for them.
    Then again Final Fantasy 14 recommends a GTX460 for average settings!
    Time to overclock and melt!
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    Okay I have managed to get anti-aliasing to a decent level now.

    Next problem is SHADOWS. I mean they are poor , especially noticable on MONZA. I even turned them down to low level but they flicker as hell. Anyone else having shadow problems. Tree shadows in particular and also fence shadows.
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    ... Shift 2 poor performance is purely gpu driver and/or game coding related ...


    For AMD GPU's install driver v11.4 Beta (Win 7 All version):
    http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pa ... eview.aspx



    For NVIDIA GPU's install driver v270.51 Beta
    Win Vista / Win 7)
    http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvi ... river.html

    (Vista x64 / Win 7 x64):
    http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvi ... river.html

    (Win XP)
    http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-270. ... river.html

    (Win XP x64)
    http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64-27 ... river.html



    Bleco
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    Even with 11.4. I can't get any decent performance when running triple screens. I have everything set to low and frame rates are still pretty bad.
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    Hey Mike,

    noob question but did you restart Windows after installing catalyst 11.4? Maybe you could try to flush your amd drivers registry with driver sweeper, restart and then apply 11.4 ...

    Are you running an unpacked installation or any mods? One perticular camera mod found on racedepartment made the game run with half fps on my system ...

    What about the performance on 1 single monitor ?

    I am getting a constant 60fps with everything maxed out even AA on my hd5870 ... It runs VERY smooth and graphics are superb!

    Are you running 2 cards ? Try only one ... I think both AMD and NVIDIA drivers are not ready for Crossfire and SLI...

    Your system if I remember correctly is more powerfull then mine ... It as to be something with either the gpu driver or installation ...

    Did you set your card to use the game settings?

    Hope you get it run smoothly soon cause this game is very good with proper mods... nothing to do with Shift 1


    Regards


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    Hi Bleco,

    I'll try to clean out the existing drivers and reinstall to see if it makes a difference. I'll also try disabling one of the GPU's. The card is set to use all game settings.

    I'm running the tire mod but also tried it without the mode. I'm not running an unpacked installation.

    Have not tried it on a single monitor (don't see the point :) )

    Thanks for the suggestions.


    ....Mike
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    bleco Member Gold Contributor

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    It is obviously pointless for you to run only one monitor when you can have 3 ... just trying to eliminate causes ... :)

    I recommend these mods to start with:

    - Camera control mod (a must) by Racer_S
    - No blur + wheel shake by Japamd
    - Removed crash effect by Zahir Khan
    - Minimod (lattest version with dll) by Juls
    - No intro and outro movie by Tobias Kluge

    Good luck, this game is a blast ...


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    LOL.....Thanks :)
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    I was wondering if anyone else can run the game without the game disc, just realized mine runs without one.
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    bleco Member Gold Contributor

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    Maybe it deactivates the disk check once you activate your copy online??



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    ERGH! online activation! I will be looking for a crack to override this, besides, I do not plan to play online anyway.
    Otherwise, ********************** may have an exe patch to save using the disc if it requires it to start the game.
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    Sorry guys, but x-simulator.de forum is no place to exchange game cracking tips.

    regards
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    My apologies, will not let it happen again.
    Kindest regards, David.
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    Did someone figured it out and came out with an injector file for Shift 2 ?



    Bleco
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    Hi Bleco!
    I would like to hear that it's available. In fact that's the reason I did not buy it yet.
    ...sometimes I forget to power on my AMC and when I start the car (rFactor) it's so weird to have no motion. :thbd:
    x-sim is the best!
    :highfive:
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    I second this, really wish i knew how to make an injector
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    I third this, perhaps someone can list a SIMPLE set of instructions as I looked at the NFS shift details and went...WTF!!!???....
    Maybe I am needing a brain upgrade, but I cannot make sense of


    Need for speed details

    Don't wait!
    Insert them in the force-injector (converted with the windows calculator to decimal), run NFS, select the task in the injector and you get the values ...

    Don't forget to upload the working profile to the online database (Button on the botom of the injector) with detailed game informations for the other users.
    Maybe this are map coordinates, maybe this are the accelerations or the velocitys?
    Maybe this values are car oriented, maybe they are map oriented.



    Alright Folks, I have not plugged these values in to X-Sim but they should do just fine with Injector.

    Pitch: float: 0x00BDDDFC * 1000, limits (-200,200) add log. scaler in Profiler
    Roll: I'll get back to you on this one. Let me take another look. Maybe needs pointer
    Lateral G's: float: 0x00BC8DC8 * 60000, limits (-70,70)
    Speed: float: 0x00C14AF8 * 100 (0,lightspeed)
    Elevation: doesn't add much to this title
    You may have to fiddle with the multipliers a bit to get a clean run in Injector, upper limit is 10000 so do your best. Maybe Sirnoname can add another 0?
    Make sure to convert speed to G's in Injector.have Fun

    I have isolated all the values separately to see whats what and i noticed there are 6 of them.
    DEMON:
    0x00BDDDFC
    0x00BC8DC8
    0x00C14AF8

    CXC:
    0x00BDDE08
    0x00BDDE0C
    0x00BDDE10


    Can someone explain a simpler method of doing this? :sos: