*****Official Deus Ex 3: Human Revolution discussion thread*****

[Duff-Man]

Thats the thing - it isn't a particular area or intensive scene, it *seems to be* completely random. Luckily it doesn't happen too often and is barely noticeable when it does happen - others have reported different though.

The 'stuttering' is due to paging - mainly from DRAM to VRAM.

If you check VRAM usage during gameplay, you'll see that it remains fairly low (around 450Mb in 2560*1600). As you move around city hubs and other large maps, you see occasional 'stuttering' as data is swapped out (some textures are removed from memory to be replaced by others).

Immediately after you load, you will often experience a more severe stuttering, just for a few second. This is HDD-> DRAM paging (as the textures are loaded into system memory). A precache would eliminate this type of paging, but would increase load times.

Anyway, a solid state drive will significantly improve the 'just after loading' stutter, but the stutter from entering new sections of a hub son't see any improvement from this. I suppose having a higher memory bandwidth will help with that, but I doubt it will eliminate the problem entirely.

 

[Klo]

Getgames.

Just returned to Detroit and finding it hard to tear myself away form the game. It is now, for me, GOTY so far. By a long stretch.

I think, looking back at the original, it excels it in some ways. I find the story more interesting and coherent. Also feel compelled to attempt it non-lethal.

Thanks, I take it this is a legitimate website, and not something hosted on some dodgy Russian server somewhere.

 

[GTRacer]

Thanks, I take it this is a legitimate website, and not something hosted on some dodgy Russian server somewhere.

They're totally legit (they're affiliated with some pretty reputable gaming sites), I got my key from there too.

 

[Rezident]

Any fixes for the cut-scene crashes? When most cut-scenes go to load it just freezes on a black screen. Restarts work sometimes but very annoying having to restart three times for the cut scene to work once (first boss battle) beat him and then cut scene at the end crashes so I'll have to do it all over again.

 

[orderoftheflame]

Just finished. Thumbs up from me.

Didn't have any stability / stuttering issues at all fortunately.

 

[Rroff]

The 'stuttering' is due to paging - mainly from DRAM to VRAM.

If you check VRAM usage during gameplay, you'll see that it remains fairly low (around 450Mb in 2560*1600). As you move around city hubs and other large maps, you see occasional 'stuttering' as data is swapped out (some textures are removed from memory to be replaced by others).

Immediately after you load, you will often experience a more severe stuttering, just for a few second. This is HDD-> DRAM paging (as the textures are loaded into system memory). A precache would eliminate this type of paging, but would increase load times.

Anyway, a solid state drive will significantly improve the 'just after loading' stutter, but the stutter from entering new sections of a hub son't see any improvement from this. I suppose having a higher memory bandwidth will help with that, but I doubt it will eliminate the problem entirely.

Yeah moving game from mechanical HDD to SSD does reduce the stuttering just after loading a new area, but does nothing for the memory management stuttering

Also seems some places where the stuttering is due to the physics I think, physics engine seems to randomly get stuck using up CPU time.

 

[Jongo]

Just finished the game, thought it was cracking throughout. Didn't have any issues with it unlike other people seem to have had.

Easily must have spent 25+ hours playing through it originally trying stealthily then after a few muck ups decided to just go with the flow, which mainly involved a lot of silent killings. Most likely going to do a second playthrough and just ignore trying to stealth it and kill everyone i see.

Definitely recommend anyone on the fence of buying Deus Ex to go for it!

 

[B&W]

Some of us cant play because noob Eidos don't fix stuttering bug

 

[LateX'Dog]

Spec:

i7 930 @4.2ghz
6gb ram
2x 1gb 460s

Installed on a SSD drive. Game takes a while to load levels, which is annoying.

No stuttering or any bugs of any kinds I've experienced so far. Apart from the ones i create i.e. throwing a guy into railings and the body bugging out.

But this game is incredible. FAR FAR FAR to short, but this game is just ........ words can just not do it justice. I love it.

I think the game does the series justice, i don't think it tries to be a Deus Ex remake, but at the same time it separates it self and very well.

 

[Secret_Window]

For some reason I have no problems with loading times with levels at all on my pc. I find this weird as I don't exactly have a fast hdd - the only bit that 'might' be called fast is the SATA 6Gbit/s connection on it, which I doubt makes a huge difference. Only takes me a few seconds to load a new level.

 

[Psymonkee]

Anyone know where I can find a weapon dealer in Hengsha?

Looked pretty hard but don't think I saw one anywhere!

 

[[Damien]]

Anyone know where I can find a weapon dealer in Hengsha?

Looked pretty hard but don't think I saw one anywhere!

There's one in the Alice Garden pod place. In a side room on one of the lower levels off the main chamber.

 

[strumpusplunket]

There's one in the Alice Garden pod place. In a side room on one of the lower levels off the main chamber.

Another is in the Huang Sha Hotel (or whatever it's called). On the ground floor, near the entrance/exit.

 

[ZeroUK]

About to start this now... can't wait

 

[cyclonus10]

Hard freezing really doing my head in now. Dx11 or dx9, doesnt matter, less freezing with dx9 granted. Have had around 15 of them in total.
Tried re-installing, tried drivers 11.5, 11.6, 11.7 and 11.8 (ATI ofc)
Get a continuous loading screen somethimes under dx9, have to alt tab and end process and load the game up again.
Just one of the unlucky ones i guess.
Loving the game inbetween the hard freezes tho.

 

[Rezident]

Spec:
FAR FAR FAR to short,

Am I the only one exploring every nook and cranny? Just beat the first boss (twice due to crashes), 29 hours of entertainment so far according to Steam, and I suspect loads more to go. I keep saying 'this is amazing' to myself while playing, it really feels like another one of those 'best games ever' so far. There is so much fun in this game and I bet I've still missed a couple of things, heading to China next, can't wait.

 

[LateX'Dog]

Am I the only one exploring every nook and cranny? Just beat the first boss (twice due to crashes), 29 hours of entertainment so far according to Steam, and I suspect loads more to go. I keep saying 'this is amazing' to myself while playing, it really feels like another one of those 'best games ever' so far. There is so much fun in this game and I bet I've still missed a couple of things, heading to China next, can't wait.

Did the same as you, reading all the ebooks and emails on the computers, hacking every door and computer etc.

But it just seems the "content" is too short. A bit like Mafia 2, amazing game, but just far far far too short.

 

[Mr.Fantastic]

Another is in the Huang Sha Hotel (or whatever it's called). On the ground floor, near the entrance/exit.

I call it a stripper club or Brothel because that what it really is.

 

[strumpusplunket]

I call it a stripper club or Brothel because that what it really is.

Well, that's true.

Noticed earlier tonight there's another weapon dealer, too. In Guanzou. Or whatever it's actually called... basically you go through the metro station from the brothel )) and then after the area transition, turn left and there's a guy round the corner who buys and sells weapons.

 

[Dist]

This game realy needs progress meters on the achievments, I want to know how close I am to the 29 ebooks, and if I have killed anyone or been detected by security systems yet.

At the very least at the end of this playthrough I will have done it on hard, so I can just do a quick play through on easy to get any achievments I have missed.