Massive Framedrops

[Sento]

I get massive framedrops when there are a lot of fire sources on screen (torches, candles etc.). Is there a way to fix this? F.e. reducing the resolution of fire effects or anything like that?

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[DoubleYou]

This is likely caused by particle lights from Embers XD. You can tweak the ENB settings sometimes to help this.

[Sento]

5 hours ago, DoubleYou said:

This is likely caused by particle lights from Embers XD. You can tweak the ENB settings sometimes to help this.

I've set the value under:

[Particles]
iMaxDesired=

to the minium requirement (1500) as suggested in the mod description by Embers XD but the framedrops are still the same.

[DoubleYou]

You might just have to disable the particle light effects to solve it. You should consider starting a conversation on the mod page about it, as he will likely know better.

[Mousetick]

Have you tried the 'Optimized' particle light quality option in the Embers XD installer? STEP Guide recommends the 'High' option by default.

[Sento]

On 11/29/2022 at 9:55 PM, DoubleYou said:

You might just have to disable the particle light effects to solve it. You should consider starting a conversation on the mod page about it, as he will likely know better.

23 hours ago, Mousetick said:

Have you tried the 'Optimized' particle light quality option in the Embers XD installer? STEP Guide recommends the 'High' option by default.

Thanks for the help. I talked with the mod creator on the mod page about that. He suggested the same.
To fix this I did the following:

1. Reinstalled the mod with the "Optimized settings" option in the FOMOD installer.

2. I've set the "iMaxDesired=" value at the [Particles] section to "2000" via BethINI

4. I've set "EnableBigRange=", "EnableShadow=" and "EnableNormalMappingShadows=" to "false" in enbseries.ini.

4.  I've set "OptimizeSmallRange=" to "true" in enbseries.ini.

This reduced the lag for around 20 - 25 fps when there are a lot of fire sources on screen.

[DoubleYou]

Thank you for following up and sharing this useful information. 

[Kattmandu]

On 12/1/2022 at 6:44 AM, Sento said:

Thanks for the help. I talked with the mod creator on the mod page about that. He suggested the same.
To fix this I did the following:

1. Reinstalled the mod with the "Optimized settings" option in the FOMOD installer.

2. I've set the "iMaxDesired=" value at the [Particles] section to "2000" via BethINI

4. I've set "EnableBigRange=", "EnableShadow=" and "EnableNormalMappingShadows=" to "false" in enbseries.ini.

4.  I've set "OptimizeSmallRange=" to "true" in enbseries.ini.

This reduced the lag for around 20 - 25 fps when there are a lot of fire sources on screen.

Rudy ENB for CW recommends selecting Optimized as well...

"Embers XD". ENB fire effect from my preset is prepared for Mindflux's mod. Choose the Orange flames and Optimized version, Disabled Red Glow and Reduced Yellow Glow

[z929669]

We may want to also recommend the Optimized version in the guide.

Needs testing though with some compares.