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Saints Row: The Third - Hulkamania runs wild in Steelport, brother!

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  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    Damn. I really wish I could get Saints Row 2 to run nice on my pc.
    Three different pc's since I bought it and none of them have been able to run the game without massive slowdowns, stuttering and just terrible framerate in general.
    I hope SR3 gets a better port than SR2. Not like that would be very difficult.

  • Rock HolidayRock Holiday Registered User regular
    heenato wrote:
    The best part about the stig there is the dead Samedi in the background. Just leaves the mind to wander as to why and HOW the stig did it.

    I'm not even sure if I'm the one that killed him.

    Fun fact: Sometimes if a Saint is driving a chop shop car, they'll scream and drive off in terror as a normal citizen would.

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  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Rizzi wrote:
    Damn. I really wish I could get Saints Row 2 to run nice on my pc.
    Three different pc's since I bought it and none of them have been able to run the game without massive slowdowns, stuttering and just terrible framerate in general.
    I hope SR3 gets a better port than SR2. Not like that would be very difficult.

    Did you go through the SR2 PC FAQ? There are a few ways to help with the performance problems with the port, and most people can get it to run well now:
    http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1715922

    Also, what are your specs?

  • CaptainNemoCaptainNemo Registered User regular
    Hate to be that guy, but I can still dual wield in the Third, right? Right?!

    PSN:CaptainNemo1138
    Shitty Tumblr:lighthouse1138.tumblr.com
  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    i5 2400, 4GB DDR3 Ram, 6850 gpu. Fluctuates from 60 (good!) to like 15 (bad!).
    Tried everything I could find.

  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Hate to be that guy, but I can still dual wield in the Third, right? Right?!

    They show the player dual wielding kobras with lights attached in the leaked videos posted last night in the thread.

  • MayGodHaveMercyMayGodHaveMercy Registered User regular
    Rizzi wrote:
    i5 2400, 4GB DDR3 Ram, 6850 gpu. Fluctuates from 60 (good!) to like 15 (bad!).
    Tried everything I could find.

    That's bizarre. I've got an i5 2500, 8GB RAM, and a GTX 460 and it runs like butter at high settings in 1680 x 1050.

    XBL: Mercy XXVI - Steam: Mercy_XXVI - PSN: Mercy XXVI
  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Rizzi wrote:
    i5 2400, 4GB DDR3 Ram, 6850 gpu. Fluctuates from 60 (good!) to like 15 (bad!).
    Tried everything I could find.

    What OS? What hard drive rpm?

    Did you clear out prefetch, reboot, and make sure you had nothing else running? Did you use powertools to get the game running at the right speed?

  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    edited September 2011
    I'm running it at 1280x720 because there's no support for 1360x768. So I dunno. Just wish I could terrorize some folks. :(
    Yeah. I've done all that. Windows 7 and 7200rpm.

    Rizzi on
  • MayGodHaveMercyMayGodHaveMercy Registered User regular
    edited September 2011
    What about that resolution tool that some guy made?

    http://blog.gib.me/2009/01/06/saints-row-2-resolution-editor/

    MayGodHaveMercy on
    XBL: Mercy XXVI - Steam: Mercy_XXVI - PSN: Mercy XXVI
  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    That's my resolution fixed. Thanks.

  • Rock HolidayRock Holiday Registered User regular
    I decided the ninja outfit, while fun, looked a little bulky (even without my fat boss). I came up with this instead, using paintball masks and swat gear.

    http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/540652348039584805/FCB01C9B8237523F5ED6DDB32D7BE4E9B96D7E1B/
    You can't see me.

    Just so my post isn't too short, have this too. My Boss that kinda reminds me of Bluto from Popeye or something
    http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/540652348019437420/AEFE79EB8EB39DF5EF0104F00E7E27FCDBD81927/

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  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Rizzi wrote:
    I'm running it at 1280x720 because there's no support for 1360x768. So I dunno. Just wish I could terrorize some folks. :(
    Yeah. I've done all that. Windows 7 and 7200rpm.

    If you have Realtek HD Audio drivers, have you tried switching to simple stereo? I know that's helped a couple people as a last resort.

  • Casually HardcoreCasually Hardcore Once an Asshole. Trying to be better. Registered User regular
    ...wait a minute...has anyone made a popeye in this game? Cause that's one character that'll be at home in this world.

  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    IdolNinja wrote:
    Rizzi wrote:
    I'm running it at 1280x720 because there's no support for 1360x768. So I dunno. Just wish I could terrorize some folks. :(
    Yeah. I've done all that. Windows 7 and 7200rpm.

    If you have Realtek HD Audio drivers, have you tried switching to simple stereo? I know that's helped a couple people as a last resort.
    How would I do this?

  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Rizzi wrote:
    IdolNinja wrote:
    Rizzi wrote:
    I'm running it at 1280x720 because there's no support for 1360x768. So I dunno. Just wish I could terrorize some folks. :(
    Yeah. I've done all that. Windows 7 and 7200rpm.

    If you have Realtek HD Audio drivers, have you tried switching to simple stereo? I know that's helped a couple people as a last resort.
    How would I do this?

    Fair warning: I didn't bother installing them on my system, so this is secondhand knowledge I got from others who said it fixed the stuttering after everything else failed.

    My understanding is there's a Realtek HD Audio icon that runs in your system tray that lets you adjust surround sound and all that stuff. Double clicking it gets you into your sound settings where you disable all effects and enhancements and change it from surround to stereo.

  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    Oh. It's already like that.

  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    Disable ancient occlusion, or whatever that one setting is. Might be anisoptric filter or something to that effect. Also disable motion blur as that's a bit funky.

  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    Tried that. Did nothing. :P
    So I dunno. I guess I'll go play something else while I wait for SR3.

  • Rock HolidayRock Holiday Registered User regular
    ...wait a minute...has anyone made a popeye in this game? Cause that's one character that'll be at home in this world.

    Too bad there aren't sliders for the arms so that you could have giant arms on a skinny guy. That would be amazing with the milkbones cheat.

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    The more I watch those two leaked vids, the more I like what I see. Some of the animations are rough, and the street is bizarrely shiny, but the game looks fun as hell.

  • MayGodHaveMercyMayGodHaveMercy Registered User regular
    Rizzi wrote:
    That's my resolution fixed. Thanks.

    I'm still trying to figure out why the hell your machine won't run it. I mean, with those specs, it should be fine. What about running it in compatibility mode for Vista, or something?

    XBL: Mercy XXVI - Steam: Mercy_XXVI - PSN: Mercy XXVI
  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    What are these rough animations? I only saw one melee QTE glitch.

  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    It runs. Just uh.. Not great. Or even good.

  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Rizzi wrote:
    It runs. Just uh.. Not great. Or even good.

    After you cleared out prefetch and rebooted, did you check the folder and make sure that sr2 created a .pf file after it first ran?

  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    edited September 2011
    Yep.
    SR2_PC.EXE-FFFF9F73.pf

    Rizzi on
  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    edited September 2011
    Rizzi wrote:
    Yep.
    SR2_PC.EXE-FFFF9F73.pf

    Did you try the new version of powertools that automatically calculates the timescale? Maybe you had it set too high/low?
    http://saintsrowpowertools.com/beta.html

    Do you have at least 2200 Mb Available memory when looking at Task Manager before running sr2?
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    EDIT:
    Have you tried running windowed instead of fullscreen?

    Disable page file and reboot?

    Turn off motion blur and ambient occlusion?

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  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    I'll try the new powertools to be sure. Got more than enough memory, and I've tried the rest. :P

  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    The new powertools make the game run in super slow motion by default.

  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Rizzi wrote:
    The new powertools make the game run in super slow motion by default.

    The auto timescale is only working correctly for some users. It seems to be about a 50/50 shot. We're still working on it.

    Other than a clean OS reload, I'm officially out of ideas. Sorry man.

  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    It's ok. :P I'm sure I'll get to play it one day.

  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2011
    What are these rough animations? I only saw one melee QTE glitch.

    I don't know, some of the melee animations seemed a little odd, the one melee combo looked like bad pro wrestling, with the Boss's hands nowhere near the guy he was punching. Overall, it looked great.

    I just played SR2 for nearly four hours. Such a fun game. I'll be sad when my nephew asks for it back.

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  • Casually HardcoreCasually Hardcore Once an Asshole. Trying to be better. Registered User regular
    I don't know, it's pretty obvious that they are going for a 'pro wrestling' feel with that moveset.

  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    What are these rough animations? I only saw one melee QTE glitch.

    I don't know, some of the melee animations seemed a little odd, the one melee combo looked like bad pro wrestling, with the Boss's hands nowhere near the guy he was punching. Overall, it looked great.

    One of those npcs where it looked off was already dead (you could see the blood under her head before the QTE even started.) I think the engine just glitched when it shouldn't have let you continue the beatdown.

  • Dox the PIDox the PI Registered User regular
    It would be hilarious if the boss wasn't hitting him on purpose.

  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    Dox the PI wrote:
    It would be hilarious if the boss wasn't hitting him on purpose.

    The Boss snaps a neck in an effort to remove a mask, feels slightly embarrassed. He’s not above snapping a neck or two, has no particular affinity for necks, but it wasn’t what he was trying to do in this particular case. In fact, it was quite the opposite: he’d begin the altercation with the idea that if he could remove the mask, its host (this would be the Pierce word for it) might be able to leave, maybe even catch a late movie. Maybe he would see someone at the movie, someone substantially more interesting than the screen. Maybe what seemed like a one-off thing wouldn’t be, because that happens sometimes, and maybe fifty years from now they would be arguing over which bell pepper looked the freshest. Stupid, Goddamn, sticky, stupid masks

  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    I don't know, it's pretty obvious that they are going for a 'pro wrestling' feel with that moveset.

    Yes, of course and it is awesome.
    IdolNinja wrote:
    What are these rough animations? I only saw one melee QTE glitch.

    I don't know, some of the melee animations seemed a little odd, the one melee combo looked like bad pro wrestling, with the Boss's hands nowhere near the guy he was punching. Overall, it looked great.

    One of those npcs where it looked off was already dead (you could see the blood under her head before the QTE even started.) I think the engine just glitched when it shouldn't have let you continue the beatdown.

    Yeah, hopefully that was the case.

    Saints Row 2 had... three? four? unique combat styles. I wonder if SR3 will have multiple styles to choose from.

  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    Seems like the majority has been spent on the new pro-wrestling moves, I don't know if we'll get other styles. There seems to be plenty of unique animations though.

  • BasilBasil Registered User regular
    I still can't get over the groin button.

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