FREE $14.99 Game at EG April 1st - April 8th GET THIS ASAP

[Paul Rudd]

This $14.99 Game is FREE right now(for its launch) at EG. Thank you!!!!!!!!

Been looking forward to this game for a while and had no idea I'd ever receive it for FREE.

Thank You EPIC!!!

[Tristerin]

This looks like something I may get my kids into - wonder if it supports controller input

[Paul Rudd]

39 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

This looks like something I may get my kids into - wonder if it supports controller input

It definitely has controller support. Just played and confirmed it. It's only like a gig in file size, so no reason to wait to install it. You should be able to get around 144 fps at max settings but I did notice that Shadows have the biggest impact on fps. Shadows do look great in this game so probably best to leave them on unless you have like a really high refresh rate monitor or if your hardware is older/on the low budget side. Ambient Occlusion is probably the next fps hit but it seems it's nothing major. Everything else doesn't seem to change fps much at all. For some reason Anti-aliasing seems to have no impact on visuals with it on or off so probably best to just turn it off. I can't really tell what AA does to fps, seems like no impact. Gotta play the game more to figure that out.

 

The game looks and plays great so far. Feels like it's going to be a hit imo.

[Tristerin]

Appreciate that insight!  

[Paul Rudd]

1 hour ago, Tristerin said:

Appreciate that insight!  

Welcome. Upon further research, I've discovered that there's more to the 3 settings I've mentioned. It does look like all 3 of them hold significant impact on fps and visuals. It's very tough to distinguish concrete results because the results are going to vary when you're in different areas of the game. Here is some results I've discovered that are pretty noteworthy.

 

Note, this is just with my hardware(6th gen i5/GTX 1070/1440p 144 Hz Monitor).

 

Shadows - Up to a good 30 fps impact from having them off vs having them on. The difference in fps between Low/High looks to be negligible. However, the difference between Low/High visually seems to be sharp vs soft. So it's safe to say this will be a personal preference of which one to go with if you have Shadows on. Low will be if you prefer a more sharp looking shadow. High will be if you prefer a more soft looking shadow. I personally prefer sharp, so I'm setting this to Low. Again, a reason to turn Shadows off is if you want/need that extra 30 fps.

 

Shadows GPU Usage - Around 10% more with Shadows ON.

Shadows GPU Power - Around 10% more with Shadows ON.

Shadows VRAM Usage - Around 80 MB's more when ON.

 

Ambient Occlusion - Up to a good 22 fps impact from having this on vs having this off. Visually, this is going to be a personal preference. Both look good imo. It's really going to boil down to whether or not you prefer AO imo. That subtle detail vs 20+ fps(in certain areas).

 

Ambient Occlusion GPU Usage - Around a good 22-24% more with it ON. < Very Noteworthy (creates more temp)

Ambient Occlusion GPU Power - Around a good 29-31% more with it ON. < Very Noteworthy (creates more temp)

Ambient Occlusion VRAM Usage - Around 50 MB's more when ON.

 

Anti-Aliasing - Up to a good 20 fps impact from having this on vs having it off. This fps impact is tough to spot because in most areas, it's not a 20 fps impact. It's more of a 1-3 fps impact(in most areas). I was able to discover the 20 fps impact though, in certain areas. Visually, the difference is very subtle. I want to say having AA on is basically FXAA. And having it off, is having it off. Which means, you're still gonna notice tiny jaggies, even with it on. Sit in one spot, to see what I mean. Having AA on does smooth out certain jaggies, but when you play the game in constant motion, you're really not gonna notice the difference. So imo, this setting is going to be a personal preference and a personal discovery(especially if you game in a different resolution than 1440p). I'm gonna turn it off because I want that 20 fps more than wanting the tiniest detail change when it comes to jaggies in motion. If while I'm playing the game it presents an obvious difference later on, then I'll change it, it's that simple.

 

Anti-Aliasing GPU Usage - Around 10% more with it on.

Anti-Aliasing GPU Power - Around 14-16% more with it on. < Might be noteworthy for those with less VRAM GPU's.

Anti-Aliasing VRAM Usage - Around 200 MB's more when ON. < Might be noteworthy for those with less VRAM GPU's.

 

P.S. One last thing to note. A weird discovery. There's one setting in the game that dramatically affects fps in the main menu. Ambient Occlusion. I found that by switching it from on vs off in the main menu, affects fps by 400+ fps. I went from around 144 fps with it on to around a whopping 544 fps with it off. This is something to just keep in mind. Not sure how it's going to affect when you play the game. Maybe it'll affect fps when you're in the air? Or when you're in closed rooms? Who knows. Just something to note imo.

[Tristerin]

@Polemical what GPU?  At work so trying to see which of my PCs I will get set up for her tonight

[Paul Rudd]

6 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

what GPU?  At work so trying to see which of my PCs I will get set up for her tonight

I game on a GTX 1070 paired with a 6th gen i5 manually clocked at 3.2 GHz on a 1440p 144 Hz monitor.

[Tristerin]

6 hours ago, Polemical said:

I game on a GTX 1070 paired with a 6th gen i5 manually clocked at 3.2 GHz on a 1440p 144 Hz monitor.

Ermergerd playing with a controller is the only way lol (I mean you can mouse and keyboard but so much better with Xbox 1S controller) - maxed out Im staying over 144 FPS  @ 1080p - pretty neat game lol

[Tristerin]

Pro tip don't let go of the triggers while flying

 

 

[TVwazhere]

On 4/1/2020 at 8:46 PM, Tristerin said:

Pro tip don't let go of the triggers while flying

 

[Tristerin]

1 minute ago, TVwazhere said:

 

Im sad because this is blocked on the network Im connected to atm