Assassin’s Creed Origins

CaptainRAVE · 30 Oct 2017 at 11:09

darkgen said:
What does that mean? The adaptive thing? I turned it off. Is it best to leave it on then?

It says it adjusts AA on the fly to keep performance at a set fps. It eats up some vram, but the game doesn't seem to use much of that anyway. Haven't switched it off since I can't see any jaggies and fps holds at a solid 60.

Ayahuasca said:
First SP game I've wanted in a while but don't think my 1080 will cope very well with it at 4k, likely pick it up when it's cheap.

The CPU seems to struggle more than the GPU at 1440p. I wonder how it would perform at 4K.

Glanza · 30 Oct 2017 at 11:21

So far so good?

I haven't played an AC since 2 properly but kept up with the story.

darkgen · 30 Oct 2017 at 11:28

CaptainRAVE said:
It says it adjusts AA on the fly to keep performance at a set fps. It eats up some vram, but the game doesn't seem to use much of that anyway. Haven't switched it off since I can't see any jaggies and fps holds at a solid 60.

Interesting; I'm already pushing my luck playing at 3440p on a 980Ti but will definitely give this a go at a setting of 45FPS later.

CaptainRAVE · 30 Oct 2017 at 11:41

darkgen said:
Interesting; I'm already pushing my luck playing at 3440p on a 980Ti but will definitely give this a go at a setting of 45FPS later.

I went from drops to 8fps to a solid 60 by setting AA at a targeted 60fps and also a total fps limit of 60 with the other frame rate setting. I was only hitting 80-90fps anyway and it didn't feel smooth. It is now very smooth. So worth a try!

AWPC · 30 Oct 2017 at 11:42

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/as...ce-origins-likes-8-or-more-threaded-cpus.html
Loves 6-8 CPU Cores FPS wise!

Put this one on your xmas wish list & see if you can get someone to buy for you

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/asus-shows-assassins-creed-origins-rog-strix-1080-ti-edition.html

CaptainRAVE · 30 Oct 2017 at 12:13

AWPC said:
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/as...ce-origins-likes-8-or-more-threaded-cpus.html
Loves 6-8 CPU Cores FPS wise!

Put this one on your xmas wish list & see if you can get someone to buy for you
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/asus-shows-assassins-creed-origins-rog-strix-1080-ti-edition.html

In my case the 1080Ti is only working at 70%. My CPU is usually 90-100%. Doesn't surprise me about the 6-8 core love. Ubisoft do love to tax the CPU with their games. Shame more isn't pushed to the GPU.

Digital X · 30 Oct 2017 at 12:16

If I put some eaten apples on top of my CPU that should help.

Still got 2 mace weapons and 3 shields to level up so that's the goal for today while I am at Siwa, maybe a Bizar if I can get the cash.

benjii · 30 Oct 2017 at 12:57

Here's an interesting article that may explain the issues people are having with high CPU usage.

VincentHanna · 30 Oct 2017 at 13:00

Does that mean that due to anti-piracy, it's conceivable that the Xbox One X version (which won't need anti-piracy DRM) might end up performing better than PC?

Usher · 30 Oct 2017 at 14:16

I'm baffled as to how I get to use the hidden blade which I obtained earlier in the game, on previous AC games you could walk up behind an enemy & stab them with it but it doesn't seem to work that way with origins unless I'm missing something, I press attack & out comes the big sword, what am I doing wrong?

sativa1874 · 30 Oct 2017 at 14:27

Usher said:
I'm baffled as to how I get to use the hidden blade which I obtained earlier in the game, on previous AC games you could walk up behind an enemy & stab them with it but it doesn't seem to work that way with origins unless I'm missing something, I press attack & out comes the big sword, what am I doing wrong?

Only works with assasinations I think.

darkgen · 30 Oct 2017 at 14:28

Usher said:
I'm baffled as to how I get to use the hidden blade which I obtained earlier in the game, on previous AC games you could walk up behind an enemy & stab them with it but it doesn't seem to work that way with origins unless I'm missing something, I press attack & out comes the big sword, what am I doing wrong?

Heh; In the same boat. I've not been able to assassinate anyone yet! It’s all been take-downs and button mashing

It is annoying that you can't pick and dump guards who are seemingly just rolling and rocking about on the ground.

Usher · 30 Oct 2017 at 14:34

I've not assassinated anyone yet either so maybe that explains it, that's a bit naff if you can't use it any other time

agnes · 30 Oct 2017 at 15:03

Huh, so if it's DRM destroying my CPU when playing, even though I've paid for it, I'll get the cracked version when it's up so I don't have to kill my CPU like that. And likely get a nice boost in performance... Ohhh ubisoft, you almost won me back over with this reworked AC, but even with this epic game. You're still a bunch of *****.

https://torrentfreak.com/assassins-creed-origin-drm-hammers-gamers-cpus-171030/

darkgen · 30 Oct 2017 at 15:07

agnes said:
https://torrentfreak.com/assassins-creed-origin-drm-hammers-gamers-cpus-171030/

Wow; that's a poor show. When will publishers realise, all they're doing is further alienating their actual customer base.

benjii · 30 Oct 2017 at 15:07

agnes said:
Huh, so if it's DRM destroying my CPU when playing, even though I've paid for it, I'll get the cracked version when it's up so I don't have to kill my CPU like that. And likely get a nice boost in performance... Ohhh ubisoft, you almost won me back over with this reworked AC, but even with this epic game. You're still a bunch of *****.

https://torrentfreak.com/assassins-creed-origin-drm-hammers-gamers-cpus-171030/

The cracked version will still have the DRM running, it'll just have been bypassed. The only way you can get a performance boost is if the developers choose to remove the DRM like they did with Doom.

agnes · 30 Oct 2017 at 16:42

benjii said:
The cracked version will still have the DRM running, it'll just have been bypassed. The only way you can get a performance boost is if the developers choose to remove the DRM like they did with Doom.

Then fingers crossed, however, this is ubisoft, so very, VERY unlikely.

benjii · 30 Oct 2017 at 17:09

agnes said:
Then fingers crossed, however, this is ubisoft, so very, VERY unlikely.

People have been reporting the problem and Ubisoft said they're aware. It wouldn't surprise me if they dragged it out as long as possible and the fix they release is just the removal of VMProtect. Once they're past the release window, sales will slow down and DRM won't matter as much.

RockSteddy · 30 Oct 2017 at 17:25

Damn I've been determined not to buy until I complete some other games but reading this thread is tempting me too much! Typically the price has gone up as well, really don't want to pay £40 plus!

CaptainRAVE · 30 Oct 2017 at 17:26

benjii said:
People have been reporting the problem and Ubisoft said they're aware. It wouldn't surprise me if they dragged it out as long as possible and the fix they release is just the removal of VMProtect. Once they're past the release window, sales will slow down and DRM won't matter as much.

This seems likely. Wasn't there another Ubisoft title that this happened with and they removed the drm eventually?