APB Reloaded FPS Problem fixes!

Dear ePvpers,

I know A LOT of people suffer from this, and i had all of this myself too.
Since im stubborn and cant give up easy, i kept looking and looking for a solution, and finally found some.
Some might work for you, so i say its worth a shot!

Most frequent problem creator:

HARD DRIVE.

Every Apb player knows if you're at this point looking for a fps fix, you've seen multiple people say RAM RAM RAM get more RAM, what if i tell you no?
I have a computer with 4GB Corsair vengeance ram, and also i did have the lag and i DID fix it.
The problem with APB is, it doesn't allow your hard drive to focus on different things at the same time, for a smooth performance Apb lets say asks all the attention.

DISCLAIMER: Not all of these fixes have to do with your hard drivers.

FIX 1:

Start Apb > Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Will bring you to your task manager) > down in your left corner you can click Show processes from all users, do that > Right click APB.exe > Set priority > Above normal/High.
For some players, this improves it ALOT and for some it helps slightly to none.

DO NOT USE REAL TIME THIS IS ABLE TO CRASH YOUR COMPUTER.

FIX 2:

Go to start > Go to Start -> Right Click My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Advanced Tab -> Performance Settings.
Select Adjust for Best Performance. Go to the Advanced Tab and Under Virtual Memory select Change. Select Custom Size and adjust the setting according to the size of your current available hard drive space that you want for Virtual Memory.

After 10GB it doesn't really matter anymore since there's a cap, so
For example: You have 17GB free space, set your custom size to 10000 - 10000.

FIX 3

For some of you this ain't acceptable and i get that, but if you're really desperate to play, and the fixes above did not work for you this might be working, maybe worse looking but its all about being able to play!

Go to the directory...
x64 Bit:
Code:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\GamersFirst\APB Reloaded\APBGame\Config"
x32 / x84 Bit:
Code:
"C:\Program Files\GamersFirst\APB Reloaded\APBGame\Config"
Open "APBCompat.ini" using NotePad ++.
Press CTRL+F and type
Code:
[AppCompatBucket1]
and then select Find Next.

Now select everything from VideoQuality=1 to ShadowVolumePrimitiveScreenSpacePercentageThreshol d=0.25 .
Copy everything below and replace the selected area:
Code:
VideoQuality=1
StaticDecals=True
DynamicDecals=True
LevelParticles=False
DynamicLights=True
DynamicShadows=False
BlobShadows=False
LightEnvironmentShadows=False
CompositeDynamicLights=False
DirectionalLightmaps=True
MotionBlur=False
DepthOfField=False
AmbientOcclusion=False
Bloom=False
QualityBloom=False
Distortion=False
DropParticleDistortion=True
SpeedTreeLeaves=True
SpeedTreeFronds=True
OnlyStreamInTextures=False
LensFlares=True
FogVolumes=True
FloatingPointRenderTargets=True
Trilinear=True
OneFrameThreadLag=True
UseVsync=False
UpscaleScreenPercentage=True
Fullscreen=True
AllowD3D10=False
EnableHighPolyChars=False
SkeletalMeshLODBias=0
ParticleLODBias=1
DetailMode=2
ShadowFilterQualityBias=0
MaxAnisotropy=1
MaxMultisamples=1
MinShadowResolution=64
MaxShadowResolution=128
ShadowFadeResolution=96
ShadowFadeExponent=0.5
ShadowFadeStartDistance=2500.0
ShadowFadeEndDistance=7500.0
MaxDynamicShadows=0
SunRenderQuality=0
TrueSunMinScreenSize=0.2
ParticleMaxWorldSpaceArea=500000.0
ResX=1024
ResY=768
ScreenPercentage=100.000000
SceneCaptureStreamingMultiplier=1.000000
FoliageDrawRadiusMultiplier=0.000000
ShadowTexelsPerPixel=2.000000
bEnableVSMShadows=False
bEnableBranchingPCFShadows=False
bAllowBetterModulatedShadows=False
bEnableForegroundShadowsOnWorld=False
ShadowFilterRadius=1
ShadowDepthBias=.008
ShadowVolumeLightRadiusThreshold=1000
ShadowVolumePrimitiveScreenSpacePercentageThreshol d=0.25

Press CTRL+F and type
Code:
[AppHWConstraintsBucket1]
and then select Find Next.
Now select everything from [AppHWConstraintsBucket1] to the end of the file.
Copy everything below and replace the selected area:
Code:
[AppHWConstraintsBucket1]
fMipBiasDiffuseLocalPlayerCharacterTextures=-1.0
bCompressDiffuseLocalPlayerCharacterTextures=false
bCompressDiffuseLocalPlayerVehicleTextures=false
bCompressDiffuseOtherPlayerCharacterTextures=false
bCompressDiffuseOtherPlayerVehicleTextures=false
bCompressNormalTextures=true
nMaxMemoryCacheEntryCount=120
AudioCompatMode=0
MaxMemoryUsedByTextureStreaming=314572800
MaxMemoryUsedByTexturePool=150000000
MaxMemoryUsedByMeshStreaming=104857600
NumberOfTextureCreationPerFrame = 10
MaxFreeMemoryUsedByVBPool=20971520
MaxFreeMemoryUsedByIBPool=5242880
[AppHWConstraintsBucket2]
fMipBiasDiffuseLocalPlayerCharacterTextures=-1.0
bCompressDiffuseLocalPlayerCharacterTextures=false
bCompressDiffuseLocalPlayerVehicleTextures=false
bCompressDiffuseOtherPlayerCharacterTextures=false
bCompressDiffuseOtherPlayerVehicleTextures=false
bCompressNormalTextures=true
nMaxMemoryCacheEntryCount=120
AudioCompatMode=0
MaxMemoryUsedByTextureStreaming=314572800
MaxMemoryUsedByTexturePool=150000000
MaxMemoryUsedByMeshStreaming=104857600
NumberOfTextureCreationPerFrame = 10
MaxFreeMemoryUsedByVBPool=20971520
MaxFreeMemoryUsedByIBPool=5242880
[AppHWConstraintsBucket3]
fMipBiasDiffuseLocalPlayerCharacterTextures=-1.0
bCompressDiffuseLocalPlayerCharacterTextures=false
bCompressDiffuseLocalPlayerVehicleTextures=false
bCompressDiffuseOtherPlayerCharacterTextures=false
bCompressDiffuseOtherPlayerVehicleTextures=false
bCompressNormalTextures=true
nMaxMemoryCacheEntryCount=120
AudioCompatMode=0
MaxMemoryUsedByTextureStreaming=314572800
MaxMemoryUsedByTexturePool=150000000
MaxMemoryUsedByMeshStreaming=104857600
NumberOfTextureCreationPerFrame = 10
MaxFreeMemoryUsedByVBPool=20971520
MaxFreeMemoryUsedByIBPool=5242880
Now go to the directory...
x64 Bit:
Code:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\GamersFirst\APB Reloaded\Binaries"
x32 / x84 Bit:
Code:
"C:\Program Files\GamersFirst\APB Reloaded\Binaries"

Right click APB.exe -> Send to -> Desktop (create shortcut) . ALWAYS USE THIS SHORTCUT. Bucket 1 is minimal so in-game press O -> Video Settings and set it to Minimal. Then select the Advanced tab and make sure everything is off and at the lowest possible setting. Every 2 weeks or if you get a file error make a backup of the APBCombat.ini and run the loader to update, then replace the APBCombat.ini again.


Hope this helped you out, and good luck on the streets of apb!
If this helped you out, just tell me!

Best regards,

Nosferatu