Patch#10 Beta, LoD & terraforming game

[Hetairos]

guys have you tried the LOD shame on the campaign map on medium settings max zoom in to the ground? fly around a little bit and OMG mountains cities and basically everything magically disappearing

[Sagat]

you should make an actual thread over on those Forums there, not just a post that will get buried, this is a major slap in our face, must think we're 10 year old kids if they think they can get away with this

[Puerkl8r]

It's beta for a reason guys, if you don't want these kind of issues, don't opt-in for the beta.

[baptistus]

It's beta for a reason guys, if you don't want these kind of issues, don't opt-in for the beta.

It is not an issue/bug, it is the new LoD setting. We know what is a beta, thank you .

[Butan]

It is not an issue/bug, it is the new LoD setting. We know what is a beta, thank you .

I think he meant, the beta is for testing things. Since this LoD is completely fubar, it needs to be reported to CA, then users should opt-out of it if they can/want.


Now, if they keep that LoD in the official patch 10, this will be completely stupid.

[baptistus]

Since this LoD is completely fubar, it needs to be reported to CA.

This is excactly what we do.

[Toho]

Honestly wtf are these guys doign with patches?
should forever remain offline? because I certainly will never update my patch 9 to this crap.

[Butan]

Do eeet moar!!!

[DogSoldierSPQR]

What happened to CA using "every bit" of our processors to make Rome 2 run nicely?

Instead, we are having the details in our game toned down even more?
Hmmmm.....

[IVIX1]

This is an "LoD Issue" thread over at the CA Support Forums for anyone interested.

http://forums.totalwar.com/showthrea...=1#post1078172

[OSDEA7]

With all these horror stories I will stay on patch 9.1 for now.

[alQamar]

Hi guys, thank you for this wonderful thread and the fact you still keep fighting for a better game. Patch 10 seriously damaged anyone again.

Lucifer, I do not think you are aware about all threads but you certainly missed my one, when I already zaript, myself and others noticed those LOD issues. I made this thread about it once, and there was quite less discussion about it.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...-ins-in-Rome-2

Can you include it in the OP, please.
Guys, I've been banned for posting my observations about their partially wrong statements when it comes to performance issues and their so called improvements. It is honestly time to gather and strike back. Either they will ban you all on .com or we finally get a patch worth its name

I am sick and tired of their panem and circensis! Completely fed up. If you have the chance please also continue to tell them about my observations they doomed into a rant and rave thread here
http://forums.totalwar.com/showthrea...ilous-with-8.1
and feed them with the updated stuff please:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...h-patch-10beta

It still does not deserved to be there, as there was no rant and rave or venting like I have to do right now.

Please continue the pressure. It might be the game is lost in this state as they already declined to do anything but fixing but for god sake we have the duty to defend our position for the honour of our gaming soul!

[the man, the myth, the legend]

I'm pretty sure those LOD's have always been there, am I wrong?

[stevehoos]

I'm pretty sure those LOD's have always been there, am I wrong?

Not to this effect, these new ones you can watch the city grow right before yours eyes.

[alQamar]

Not to this effect, these new ones you can watch the city grow right before yours eyes.

Literally Rome 2 is now acting like this game of my childhood



texture pop-ins galore

[Ganossa]

Literally Rome 2 is now acting like this game of my childhood



texture pop-ins galore

It does look exactly like this scrolling over a city right now. Its constant movement of your environment as you move (besides the huge drop in quality even on extrem settings).
Isnt it the game where you could build everything on your own? Didnt notice its graphic was that bad back then cause features had been so good.

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I included the pop up link in the OP.
To the other links, I dont say that its the complainers fault for constantly complaining about low frame rate but CA somehow had to fix that issue and they chose that everyone has performance problems cause the voice had been so loud. So instead of fixing low level settings they fixed even the extrem settings and ruined their own graphics for gamers that never had a problem to start with.

[DramaBelli]

I'm pretty sure those LOD's have always been there, am I wrong?

no, you're not wrong. Today, before test crappy siege AI with Fake 10 beta, I've made the same siege with still patch 9.1 and I noticed the same LoD.
The fact that "I'm fine" with it it's only 'cause I'm no more getting anxious and unquiet for what after these months I feel as normal. September is far enough, Rome is still overbugged with a siege AI that is the same as Vietnam war for the USA and this is simply "normal" for me nowaday.

But if you ask me to get out from this "feeling it normal" and say if this is game breaking I say peacefully, Yes, it is, even if not so much as this still embarassing AI.

I've lost money buying a bugged game indeed, but I prefer this instead of having developed a so embarassing AI.

[TheCenturion24]

Hm, LODs have always been there aright, especially in Warscape games. Depending on your settings, they were more or less noticeable (and it didn't help that a lot of their LOD models don't match to their original model). Animation LOD too seems more noticeable in Rome II. So if this patch indeed makes it worse... hah... well, I think CA should just back away now. :\

[stevehoos]

Hm, LODs have always been there aright, especially in Warscape games. Depending on your settings, they were more or less noticeable (and it didn't help that a lot of their LOD models don't match to their original model). Animation LOD too seems more noticeable in Rome II. So if this patch indeed makes it worse... hah... well, I think CA should just back away now. :\

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olMg1n3MCuE

[Achilleslastand]

Just like releasing the game with no proper AA and no proper HDR, now they are dialing down the LOD to appear to make the game perform better. They knew this game was a turd even before release day. At this point I not only question their honesty and business tactics but also question their competency as progammers as well. Ten patches in and we get this.
CA you can shove it...............