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title="NEW - Borderlands 2: Constant frame rate drops while playing; really bad with additionl lighting"
href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84570#c20">Comment # 20</a>
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title="NEW - Borderlands 2: Constant frame rate drops while playing; really bad with additionl lighting"
href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84570">bug 84570</a>
from <span class="vcard"><a class="email" href="mailto:ibullard@aspyr.com" title="Ian C. Bullard <ibullard@aspyr.com>"> <span class="fn">Ian C. Bullard</span></a>
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<pre>(In reply to Kai from <a href="show_bug.cgi?id=84570#c18">comment #18</a>)
<span class="quote">> That's quite possible, though I can see drops (as shown in the attached
> screenshot), when I do nothing particularily intersting besides moving
> around in an area which I've been in for some time. The really bad drops
> (single-digit) indeed seem only to happen upon entering an area, ie. after a
> loading screen.</span >
The drops can occur even if you've been in an area for a while. Borderlands is
a heavily streamed game so new textures/shaders can cause a hiccup. We're
looking at ways to smooth this out.
<span class="quote">> Though I did hear from a friend – using a nVidia card with the proprietary
> driver and DynamicLights=false – that she's seeing occasional
> drops/micro-freezes as well.</span >
That fits with what I expected and matches what I said above.
<span class="quote">> If there's some kind of info I can provide you with, which would make this
> clear, let me know. Maybe Ian from Aspyr can help as well (especially: might
> any option listed at <<a href="http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/ConsoleCommands.html">http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/ConsoleCommands.html</a>>
> help in debugging this? Are there other options that might produce helpful
> output?)?</span >
I don't know of any command that can assist, sorry. Most of the commands are
disabled in release builds.</pre>
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