Batman Arkham will [not] be uncapped beyond 30 FPS anytime soon on PC. (or at all.) [Update 3 = they are]

[Rohith_Kumar_Sp]

Update 3 : 



Update 2 : 

Rocksteady has finally got its act together and is working closely with the team over at Iron Galaxy Studios in order to get the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight up to scratch after its initial release fell flat and had to be pulled from Steam entirely.
 

The first patch for the game comes in at 67MB and brings some important fixes to the mix, such as allowing motion blur to be disabled in the .ini file, allowing users to verify their game files in Steam without having to re-download the whole game and fixing up a bug that disabled rain and ambient occlusion effects that are present in the console versions of the game.

Update : Warner Brothers suspends sales of PC version suspended until its fixed : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/393463-official-batman-arkham-knight-pc-sales-suspended/

Reported earlier that a team of 12 Angrymen were working on the newest Batman Arkham knight game has turned into a tale of horror : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/392368-rocksteady-and-external-pc-development-partner-of-12-people-investigating-batman-arkham-knight-performance-issues-update-4/
since then Rocksteady has announced that they are still working on the game and if their announcement is any indication, the game will be capped at 30 FPS for the time being and insist users on not modifying the INI files.

what i don't understand was why would the game run at 60 FPS in the benchmarks but not the main game and why would nvidia release 60 FPS trailers if they know this game would be capped at 30. 



 

Dear Batman: Arkham Knight PC owners,
 
We are aware that there are performance issues for some users playing Batman: Arkham Knight on PC.  WB Games is working diligently with our development teams, NVIDIA and AMD, to identify and fix the issues as quickly as possible.  
 
Please know that we value input from those who are playing the game and we are continuously monitoring all threads posted in the Official Batman: Arkham Knight Community and Steam forums, as well as any issues logged with our Customer Support.  If you are experiencing any issues with the game, please be sure to report it to support.wbgames.com.
 
In the meantime, we wanted to provide recommended, in-game graphical settings for those with minimum and recommend specs hardware.  We will provide recommended settings for the Ultra specs as soon as we are able to conduct more tests. At the bottom of this post, you can find additional information that may help alleviate some of the most frequent issues that some players are experiencing.  Also, for reference, we have included a list of the minimum, recommended, and ultra hardware requirements.
 
If you purchased your copy of the game through Steam and are not satisfied with your experience, you can request a refund at help.steampowered.com (Steam refund policies can be found here: http://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds).
 
Thank you for your patience as we work on resolving these issues and please be sure to check back for updates. 
 
Minimum Hardware Specs
(or equivalent)
Resolution: 1280x720
V-Sync: Off
Anti-Aliasing: Off
Texture Resolution: Low
Shadow Quality: Low
Level of Detail: Low
Interactive Smoke/Fog: Off
Interactive Paper Debris: Off
Enhanced Rain: Off
Enhanced Light Shafts: Off
 
Expected:  30fps (capped)
 
It is incredibly important that users with a min spec video card with 2 GB of dedicated VRAM (or 3 GB on AMD) to keep the Texture Resolution set to Low.  Increasing this to Normal will cause significant performance issues.
 
By default, the game may set the user’s monitor to the maximum output offered.  Users should reset to 720p on min spec hardware.
 
With these settings on Min Spec AMD GPU’s, users can expect some minor texture pops, occasional loading symbols during fast-paced scenarios, and some hitches & stuttering when gliding or driving the Batmobile.
 
 
Recommended Hardware Specs
(or equivalent)
Resolution: 1920x1080
V-Sync: On
Anti-Aliasing: On
Texture Resolution: Normal
Shadow Quality: Normal
Level of Detail: Normal
Interactive Smoke/Fog: Off
Interactive Paper Debris: Off
Enhanced Rain: Off
Enhanced Light Shafts: Off
 
Expected: 30fps (capped)
 
The Recommended Spec is intended to deliver an experience on par with the current generation of gaming platforms. 
 
For an optimal experience, users with recommended spec hardware should not set their resolution higher than 1080p.
 
By default, the game may set Shadow Quality and Level of Detail to High on Recommended Spec hardware.  Users should revert these to Normal.
 
With these settings on Rec Spec AMD GPUs, users can expect some minor texture pops, occasional loading symbols during fast-paced scenarios, and some hitches & stuttering when gliding or driving the Batmobile.  To help alleviate this, AMD users using Rec Spec GPU’s should turn Texture Resolution, Shadow Quality, and Level of Detail to Low.  We continue to work closely with AMD to resolve these issues as soon as possible; make sure you have the most current drivers and check back here for updates on when the next driver version is available.
 
Additional Recommendations
We do not recommend that users change anything in the game’s .ini files as this will potentially negatively impact performance, including frame rate, and stability.
 
At this time we do not recommend using NVIDIA’s GeForce Experience or AMD’s Gaming Evolved Optimization tools.
 
We’re currently working on improving streaming performance from mechanical hard drives (HDD).  Addressing this is one of our top short-term priorities.
 
For users that have an SSD available, we’ve noted increased streaming performance when the game is installed to that type of drive. 
 
Once again, we’d like to stress the importance of having the latest drivers from your graphics card manufacturer.  Staying up to date could potentially alleviate many performance issues, and will improve your game experience.
 
-          NVIDIA GeForce users should use GeForce GameReady WHQL Driver version 353.30
-          AMD users should use Catalyst 15.6 beta driver
 
Crossfire on AMD is currently not supported.  This is to be addressed in a future driver update from AMD.
 
Eyefinity (multi-monitor) on AMD is currently not fully supported.  This is to be addressed in a future driver update from AMD.
 
When running Nvidia SLI, using the NVIDIA Control Panel to set one card as a dedicated PhysX card may improve performance.
 
Players should not disable and/or edit the size of their page file.  Windows manages this automatically, and leaving this at the default settings will provide an optimal experience when playing Arkham Knight.  We strongly recommend that users avoid making edits to this.

Source : http://community.wbgames.com/t5/Official-Announcements/Update-On-PC-Performance/td-p/572899

[Cyrus49]

All the people have to do is change a number in one of the game files, but it's still terribly optimized

[thekeemo]

Wow i thought people were exaggerating the issue but now...

[Rohith_Kumar_Sp]

All the people have to do is change a number in one of the game files, but it's still terribly optimized

that will cause the game to break period, those physx effects and game effects are optimized for a 30 FPS game.

[Murdoch]

So turn everything to low / off and cap fps at 30. Problems solved.

 

What a lazy port. Haha.

 

Arkham Potato.

[mr moose]

It kind of reminds me of the need for speed issue where the FPS was capped and became unplayable when unlocked.

[sirtoby]

I really hope that the suit wearing moron at WB who is responsible for this is getting fired soon

[wyattzx]

I'll enjoy my 97fps on Arkham City. Which is, by the way, a vastly superior game. :-)

[imthewalrus]

Well at least they are doing something and not just blaming it on gamers like ubisoft did.

[soaringchicken]

"Oh crap we stuffed up, hang on a sec"- Arkham Knight Devs 2015

[Bouzoo]

And so the legend continues.

[rhyseyness]

And once again a terrible game makes a tonne of money due to pre-orders

[evilarceus]

They insist us to not change the INI files? Do they think us PC players will play at 30 fps?

[Kodiack]

Steam has the perfect refund option for this.

 

[evilarceus]

Everyone knows you should not play anything 30fps near a PC gamer.

[wyattzx]

Steam has the perfect refund option for this.

 

Let's see.. 

 

• It frequently crashes ✔
• Its frame rate is too low ✔
• The game didn't match the videos and screenshots ✔

Hell, it practically needs an "All of the Above" option.

[SImoHayha]

I made something for this occasion

 

[Murdoch]

And once again a terrible game makes a tonne of money due to pre-orders

 

You've got to wonder what Nvidia thinks of this situation, considering how much they (presumably) paid Rocksteady to bundle Arkham Potato with all recent GTX 980 & 970 sales. Did they know how little effort they were gonna put in?

[Toddwjp]

You've got to wonder what Nvidia thinks of this situation, considering how much they (presumably) paid Rocksteady to bundle Arkham Potato with all recent GTX 980 & 970 sales. Did they know how little effort they were gonna put in?

 

they are probably pissed as it will negatively effect them, even if shits free it still shit and the card owners wont be happy with it

[tavirosu]

So turn everything to low / off and cap fps at 30. Problems solved.

 

What a lazy port. Haha.

 

Arkham Potato.

At this point, I'll just wait 1 year for the GOTY to pop up. I bet but then the game will be playable!

[Dabombinable]

Whoever typed that they intend to deliver an experience on par with the 'current' generation of gaming platforms (i.e, the outdated 'next gen' consoles), should be shot.

[Murdoch]

At this point, I'll just wait 1 year for the GOTY to pop up. I bet but then the game will be playable!

 

You could try waiting a few years and just brute force it with overpowered hardware? But honestly, I still think it would still run like crap uncapped.

 

Speaking of which, you can really tell which games are poorly coded, when they still run like crap on new hardware after they've aged a few years. I fired up Dawn of War 2 the other day, it was maxing out my 980 while on a menu screen and playing a DivX video. lol.

[brownninja97]

just pour salt onto that wound, that should solve things.

[That Norwegian Guy]

At this point, I'll just wait 1 year for the GOTY to pop up. I bet but then the game will be playable!

 

Do you absolutely have to?

 

I don't understand this mentality. "They screwed us over, albeit possibly temporarily, completely on purpouse, let's wait and buy the game later, that'll teach them!"

 

How about just never buying it at all. Or have you literally played everything on Steam already, and MUST have every new assembly-line BBB game?

[Dabombinable]

Do you absolutely have to?

 

I don't understand this mentality. "They screwed us over, albeit possibly temporarily, completely on purpouse, let's wait and buy the game later, that'll teach them!"

 

How about just never buying it at all. Or have you literally played everything on Steam already.

That works far better than 'I'll buy it when its fixed'.