Darksiders Runs Like Shit ???

[skipclarke]

Hey so I just got darksiders on the Steam deal and I start the game,
the graphics look like ****, very plain, no detail whatsoever, and I'm only facing 3 enemies and the game runs at 40 fps ??? What gives?

[BHawthorne]

Resolutions are broken for 5x1P even hex editing the configuration file like suggested in another thread.

[skipclarke]

Huh? I'm not sure what you are trying to say :nudgenudge

I did the hexedit for 5760 x 1080 and it looks like the resolution works fine but performance is shit, I should be getting 150 fps with the level of graphics this game has, instead all I get is 30 - 40

[Armenius]

5x1-P is five monitors in one row oriented in portrait configuration, but he may have not read your entire post.

To your point about performance, this game is a console port so low performance from a mediocre looking game on PC is to be expected.

[H.A.M.mer]

Hey so I just got darksiders on the Steam deal and I start the game,
the graphics look like ****, very plain, no detail whatsoever, and I'm only facing 3 enemies and the game runs at 40 fps ??? What gives?

I am running 2 HD6970 in CFX and also experiencing performance issues in Darksiders.
Set to 5760*1080 pixels, performance often dips down in outside areas.

IIRC the problem is that this game does not support any kind of multi-gpu-setup (neither CFX nor SLI) which is why AMD and NV have disabled support via drivers / profiles by default.

Perhaps you could try forcing multi-gpu (AFR-mode) via drivers or a config-tool like RadeonPro / NV Inspector to see if this improves the framerates.

[LordJuanlo]

It looks like a problem with multiGPU rigs, I run it on single 6970 in EyeFinity (6048x1080 BC) and framerate is perfect

[-Sn1PeR-]

What hex edit value are you using for 6048x1080? That is exactly what I want to run it at off of my 5870.

[Hydralisk_X]

It might have to do with multi-GPU.

I don't recall whether or not I ran with a single 5870 or 5870 xfire, but my performance was very good. Unfortunately you can't just turn off SLI to run with 1 gpu in surround...

Try running on a single monitor and see if SLI lowers performance or not.

[BHawthorne]

Huh? I'm not sure what you are trying to say :nudgenudge

I did the hexedit for 5760 x 1080 and it looks like the resolution works fine but performance is shit, I should be getting 150 fps with the level of graphics this game has, instead all I get is 30 - 40

What I'm trying to say is neither 6000x1920 or 3000x800 work using the hex edit trick. At least it works somewhat for 3x1L. 5x1P resolutions auto reset to default resolution.

[LordJuanlo]

What hex edit value are you using for 6048x1080? That is exactly what I want to run it at off of my 5870.

17A0

[-Sn1PeR-]

[quote]What hex edit value are you using for 6048x1080? That is exactly what I want to run it at off of my 5870.

17A0

Thanks! I can't believe that's all it took. Worked great.

[skipclarke]

Well after some gaming thus far it appears I'm getting 90 indoors, so I'm poised to blame outdoor performance on lack of optimization.