Announcing the Augmentrex project (includes a fix for the 1 FPS bug) - v2.0.0

[Zor]

Hello,

Since I finally got fed up with the 1 FPS bug, I spent the last few days reverse engineering the game to try to fix it. While I haven't found the root cause of the issue, I have found one way to fix it, with a few side effects.

For more information and downloads, head over here: https://github.com/alexrp/augmentrex

If you have any issues getting it to work, either post here or open an issue on GitHub (I'm more likely to notice those sooner).

[Bryan]

Looks like stellar work indeed

I took the liberty of making this a sticky for easier access, as it's bound to be useful to many.

[Lasius]

If this works I will build a temple and worship you

[Zor]

It's very easy to verify that it works. Just start the game with it attached, go to some arbitrary Tokyo area, get an FPS drop, and then type 'patch-long-ray-vm' in the console window. It will instantly resolve the FPS drop.

[Lasius]

Just to be clear: 'patch-long-ray-vm' is used to toggle the effect on, same command again will toggle off? I cant wait to give this a try later today. Thank you very much for putting your time and effort into this.

[Zor]

Yep, that's right. You can toggle the patch at any point, even in the middle of gameplay (which you have to do for Ash and Oculis, for example).

[skullhead222]

hallo,

i cant find the Augmentrex.exe file from the github page please help

[Zor]

Go to the releases page: https://github.com/alexrp/augmentrex/releases

[chaos0ne]

it´s a good work from you. Maybe you Need the DVD Version or the data from the DVD Version to find out what the failure is?

[SuE]

Hi, first,  thanks for your effort
I play on AMD processor so I probably do not experience the "real" FPS bug. However, I always have severe FPS drop at the end of Upper Edo castle,  where the unique mad oni crusher is.  Unfortunately, it occured with your augmentrex on too. So I guess, it is different issue?
I started the game from the augmentrex, log looked okay, so I guess it was active at that time or is it necessary to toggle it on with the command?

[Zor]

You have to toggle the fix on with the 'patch-long-ray-vm' command. It's not on by default.

[SuE]

oh, thanks, I give it another try, then

Update:  works like charm
no FPS drop on way to Natan, no FPS drop due to moth spawns and killing of moths swarms

love you 

[Lasius]

[Zor]

Glad to hear it worked.

By the way, if anyone here happens to have Hellgate Global still lying around, I'd love it if you could send me a copy somehow. Having various versions of the game is really helpful when reverse engineering, and unfortunately the drive I had the game from back when I still played has long since died.

[chaos0ne]

have only steam Version and DVD Version. have test between both versions the most Settings cames later in the game from corean Version. i see that one or two skills drigger the 1 fps bug. with lower Settings it Comes not so often. i think the dx9 Version is a Little bit broken with it Maybe wrong dll´s too

or Maybe ill be wrong with that