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Dragon's Dogma 2

I'm disappointed they haven't even made an attempt to improve the performance, I was expecting this patch to address it slightly. The issue with the game is there is no culling (frustum, occlusion, etc.). Hopefully next patch, the game is great other than the performance.
 
I'm disappointed they haven't even made an attempt to improve the performance, I was expecting this patch to address it slightly. The issue with the game is there is no culling (frustum, occlusion, etc.). Hopefully next patch, the game is great other than the performance.
What makes you think there's no culling in the engine? Those are pretty basic things.

Dlss frame generation is a nice boost, I think I'll buy this next sale now...
 
Waiting on REFramework to be updated here before I start my first game of DD2. I can't really play without the FOV boost and mouse smoothing fix that comes with it; motion sickness is too much for my brain without those fixes.
 
What makes you think there's no culling in the engine? Those are pretty basic things.

Dlss frame generation is a nice boost, I think I'll buy this next sale now...
Well once I clipped through a wall and noticed nothing was culled as usual in other games, maybe their implementation is just different.
 
I'm disappointed they haven't even made an attempt to improve the performance, I was expecting this patch to address it slightly. The issue with the game is there is no culling (frustum, occlusion, etc.). Hopefully next patch, the game is great other than the performance.
You’re saying the inclusion of frame gen did nothing for performance?
 
You’re saying the inclusion of frame gen did nothing for performance?
It makes the game smoother, but adds undesirable input latency. The game without frame-gen runs mostly between 40-70 fps depending on the location. So going up to 80-140 FPS with framegen will feel more like 30-60 FPS, but less visually jarring, due to the increased smoothness. Framegen is a good addition to the game but does not fix performance.
 
It makes the game smoother, but adds undesirable input latency. The game without frame-gen runs mostly between 40-70 fps depending on the location. So going up to 80-140 FPS with framegen will feel more like 30-60 FPS, but less visually jarring, due to the increased smoothness. Framegen is a good addition to the game but does not fix performance.
So are you playing with frame gen on or off?
 
So are you playing with frame gen on or off?
When I played, I chose not to use frame gen, I did test it and it did make the game smooth (via RE Framework and FG Mod, it worked flawlessly). I ended up capping my FPS at 50 instead which was a pretty decent experience, but I prefer minimizing latency. Framegen is great for people who don't notice the latency added from it.
 
I'm disappointed they haven't even made an attempt to improve the performance, I was expecting this patch to address it slightly. The issue with the game is there is no culling (frustum, occlusion, etc.). Hopefully next patch, the game is great other than the performance.
RE Engine does have culling and Dragon's Dogma 2 is using those features, but they're very outdated compared to culling methods we have now. Remember earlier in the thread when I had mentioned that this was the first open world game to use the engine and there might be issues. RE Engine works extremely well in games like Resident Evil where you're just herded through corridors, or fighting games that have small arenas, but a persistent open world RPG is another ball game.

Somewhat ironically, MT Framework was originally designed by Capcom to handle games like Lost Planet due to Unreal Engine 3 being severely limited in how well it performed with larger games like it, or games that had many active AI entities like Dead Rising. Funny how Capcom went in the direction of Unreal Engine with their successor.

The successor to RE Engine is supposedly more robust to handle a wider variety of game types, but who knows when and what game will use it.
 
Title Update (06/27/2024)

-Fixing issues around CPU overload in certain situations

Frame rates in areas with a lot of NPCs, such as town centers, should be improved...in addition, turning the graphics settings to low should further improve frame rates...players on Steam can achieve the same results from changing their graphics settings
Further frame rate improvements are planned for future updates as well

https://www.dragonsdogma.com/2/en-us/topics/update/
 
I really wanted to like this game... I need to give it another go and put at least 24 hours into it..
 
I was having strange stuttering issues when enabling Frame Gen in the wilderness; it looks like the game isn't really able to deal with framerates above 120. I finally fixed the issue by capping the monitor refresh rate to 120hz in the game menu and capping the FPS to 120hz also in the game menu. No more stuttering in high fps situations with FrameGen enabled !

Other thing that seemed to be helping with the visuals is to use the NVIDIA Profile Inspector to Force DLSS 3.1.11+ to Render at 0.999x on preset E. While the UI still gets visual corruption, the game itself looks better. Forcing DLAA breaks the game; you end up with a black scene.
 
Same here the thing as a whole is pretty clunky not much finesse . It's ok but design is way off not very fluid.
Yeah that’s a good way to describe is in a word. I mean it’s gorgeous and seems like the kind of game I would easily get lost in but it felt sort of awkward. And for an open world it felt railed. That said I’m gonna try it again and put some effort into it.
 
Haven't played since first week or two. I should probably just reset the game, I don't think I'm that far in.
 
why'd you stop playing?...performance issues or was the game itself not that good?
I dunno, a bit of both I suppose. I wasn't really immersed as I am usually with other RPGs. Kind of just stopped and never went back.

I got to the big city, and ended up adventuring well past where I probably should have been questing.... The map and progression of it all was a little confusing, but I was only a handful of hours in, so that's expected. I'll pick it back up and try again.
 
Have they removed the highly restrictive DRM activation limit or totally removed the DRM? I'm waiting to buy it until they fully remove it due to issues on Linux.
 
Dragon's Dogma 2- Title Update (Major Update)

Added Features and Adjustments

・Further fixes to issues around CPU overload in certain situations
・Reducing frequency of crashes
・Adding Casual Mode
 ・Reduced inn fees for staying at an inn
 ・Reduced price of Ferrystones
 ・More difficult for weight carried to become "Heavy" or "Very Heavy"
 ・Less Stamina expended when dashing outside of battle
 ・Loss gauge will not increase when selecting "Load from Last Save" after the Arisen dies
 ・Pawns will recover from dragonsplague without a "devastating calamity" occurring, even if the symptoms progress to a terminal stage

*Frame rates in areas with a lot of NPCs, such as town centers, should be improved...in addition, turning the graphics settings to low should further improve frame rates
Players on Steam can achieve the same results from changing their graphics settings

**You can change to Casual Mode mid-game from the Game Settings section of Options in the title menu...however, if you are already playing in Casual Mode, you will be unable to change to Normal Mode...there are some trophies or achievements you cannot unlock in this mode

full patch notes at link...

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2054970/view/6976727636231899159
 
Seems pretty decent now. 4090/7800x3D/4K - no constant stutters, like before. Feels smooth.
 
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why do they preorder!?
For this game, because I loved the first one and it wouldn't matter to me as long as my rig could run it at 30+ fps min. I had to play it the day it was released. :) I went through the game with at least 40+ FPS so while I wasn't super impressed performance wise, I still liked the game enough to play through 2x which is a rare for me to do. IDK why but this particular game just resonates with me especially the first one.
 
For this game, because I loved the first one and it wouldn't matter to me as long as my rig could run it at 30+ fps min. I had to play it the day it was released. :) I went through the game with at least 40+ FPS so while I wasn't super impressed performance wise, I still liked the game enough to play through 2x which is a rare for me to do. IDK why but this particular game just resonates with me especially the first one.

ok but did you gain anything other than relieving fomo?
 
ok but did you gain anything other than relieving fomo?
There was no fomo at all for me. What I gained was simply I got to play a new iteration of a game I really wanted to play as soon as possible. I also got to play it with no spoilers so I could make the discoveries myself. The first time through was kind of terrible since I missed so much. I always wonder how much time some of these sites spent to learn all the stuff I found out about when I looked through them on my second time round.
 
There was no fomo at all for me. What I gained was simply I got to play a new iteration of a game I really wanted to play as soon as possible. I also got to play it with no spoilers so I could make the discoveries myself. The first time through was kind of terrible since I missed so much. I always wonder how much time some of these sites spent to learn all the stuff I found out about when I looked through them on my second time round.
riiiight... so you could have just bought it that day.
cool story...
never pre-order.
 
For this game, because I loved the first one and it wouldn't matter to me as long as my rig could run it at 30+ fps min. I had to play it the day it was released. :) I went through the game with at least 40+ FPS so while I wasn't super impressed performance wise, I still liked the game enough to play through 2x which is a rare for me to do. IDK why but this particular game just resonates with me especially the first one.
It resonates with me too. The recent patch, which fixed the stuttering, was exactly what I was waiting for. I’ll spend the entire winter on this.
 
save some room for STALKER 2
Actually… lol… what I meant was, I’ll spend the winter with Dragon’s Dogma 2 and, quite literally a few dozen games I’ve barely begun, or just plain need to finish.

I actually maintain a list of the ‘few’ titles I feel the need to play.

This is it:

Dragon’s Dogma 2
Outlaws
Forbidden West
Black Myth Wukong
F1
Cyberpunk
Avatar
Dead Island 2
Red Dead 2
BG 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Hellblade 2
Fires of Rubicon
The Last Of Us Left Behind
Hogwarts Legacy
Ratchet And Clank
True Colors
Prince of Persia
Lords of the Fallen
Diablo 4
Midnight Suns
Starfield
Alan Wake 2
Returnal
Halo
Sep 19 Ragnarock
Sep 19 FC25
Oct 4 Until Dawn
Oct 8 Silent Hill 2
Oct 25 Black Ops
Oct 29 Double Exposure
Oct 31 Dragon age Veilguard
November 15 AC Shadows
November 20 Stalker 2
Dec 9 Indiana Jones and The Great Circle

I have a full time job and I’m also trying to finish a novel and I also have about 50 movies and a dozen tv shows I want to watch. I ride a mountain bike as well.

That said, I don’t have kids. How in the hell do people with kids find the time to finish games? LOL.
 
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I decided to give it a go on this sale. I'm enjoying it so far, pretty much exactly what I expected. I started with archer class and might be regretting it so far, but hopefully will enjoy it enough to level all vocations anyway. I still find the traversal a bit tedious but it definitely adds to the tension.

did you play the first game?...how does it compare?
 
Yesterday, CAPCOM celebrated the 2nd anniversary of the release of Dragon's Dogma II...at first glance, fans of the action roleplaying game were a bit disappointed, as they were hoping for the announcement of a DLC or expansion

however, upon more careful inspection of the artwork, the Japanese developer might have at least dropped a tease...the artwork features an unknown character with their back turned, and, most importantly, there's a letter that enterprising fans have translated using the official alphabet of Gransys, one of the first game's regions...the letter allegedly says: "Sightings of Griffins Flying in From the Northern Region of Organ Have Been Confirmed"...Dragon's Dogma II features references to a northern region that is never unlocked in the game...

https://x.com/DragonsDogma/status/2035612518706487326

Dragon's Dogma II.png
 
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