Right, spent the last 2 days messing around with this game. Until some patches and/ or driver fixes are issued, this is the
ONLY way I can get a really smooth, stutter free gaming experience in WD...
(Note - I'm on Nvidia so may not apply for AMD users)
1. Overclock your monitor to 75hz if you can
2. Set "vsync 2" option in the game menu (half refresh rate). I know, but bear with me!....
3. Don't run SLI. It does work, but has the potential to introduce occasional stutter vs using just one card, and the scaling is not currently that beneficial
4. Textures at high. (Ultra not viable on *any* cards even 6GB Titans according to many reports)
5. AA no higher than Temporal SMAA. Again, *seems* to be all about the Vram, though even at high textures I can't run MSAA, just a stuttering mess if do. And, monitoring my Vram usage by testing in certain part of the game over and over with textures on high and MSAA on, it's only at about 2880, well under the 3GB capacity of my card(s), so I don't think it is just a Vram problem.
6. All other settings to the max
7. Window mode - fullscreen (important).
On my system (See sig) gaming at 2560 x 1080 ultra wide, and using just one card, I get a rock solid 37 fps with absolutely
no stutter at all.
The extra 7 fps by overclocking my monitor achieves a vsynced (vital for smoothness in this game) 37 fps, which in game actually feels really smooth. V similar/ slightly better to a good PS4 'locked' 30fps gaming feel, like Killzone for example, on a decent TV.
Without overclocking my monitor, only a locked 30 fps can be achieved obviously, but this does feel pretty bad. I know 37 fps isn't a giant leap from 30, but it is noticeably better in game.
There is the unfortunate side effect of more motion blur of course, but you can make yourself feel better and 'pretend' you have motion blur set to on in the game options, or actually enable it if you like that kind of thing
Should also add I'm now running sweetFX too. Only using moderate lumasharpen at the moment, which helps to very subtly 'improve' the look of certain textures ever so slightly, and partly makes up for not using ultra textures. Not got past the first night section yet of the game as not played properly yet (due to all this fannying around), so will no doubt experiment with other settings for the slightly washed out daytime appearance many complain about.
I have a pretty strong sytem, especially GPU wise (SLI 780Ti) so I know it sucks balls to not be able to achieve at least 60fps, but whilst the game is in its current state, this really is the only way I can play it. The variable frame rate spikes and stutter with any other settings just make it unplayable for me unless I do the above.
