Nvidia driver performance problem

Doggystyle003 · 2 Feb 2021, 21:42

Version 461.40 works good with nvidia fix mod; Tested it with another guy on a 2v2 map with cheats for a big airbattle.
No lags, almost no stuttering, stuttering free scrolling; Cursor is working too and is not flickering.
The only thing I noticed is screen flickering sometimes but barely noticable. It did not affect the overall gaming performance.

Also make sure that the mod is activated when you create a new game. You can also check that in game under Options -> Gameinfo

System:
Ryzen 9 5900x
RTX 3080
32 GB RAM
Nvidiadriver: 461.40

shultz13 · 2 Feb 2021, 22:23

For the life of me, I cannot find the 'nvidiafix' mod.

Amygdala · 2 Feb 2021, 22:39

@shultz13 try "Nvidia fix"

arma473 · 2 Feb 2021, 22:46

@shultz13 said in Nvidia driver performance problem:

For the life of me, I cannot find the 'nvidiafix' mod.

If you have the most recent version of the client (should be version 1.4) there is a tab called "mods"

If you have an older version of the client, you need to click on "vault" and then click on "mods"

That takes you to the mod vault.

There should be a section called "Recommended UI Mods." The NVidia Fix mod is in that section, it looks like #7.

You can also search for the mod by name. Search for the word "Nvidia" and it will come up. Just search for all mods with "Nvidia" in the name (using the search tools) and it will come up.

The exact name of the mod is "Nvidia fix" (two separate words).

ShEsHy · 3 Feb 2021, 22:42

Does anyone have a non-FAF version of the nvidia fix mod for both FA and vanilla SupCom? I've just reinstalled the games to play through the campaigns and it's impossible to play with this bug.

arma473 · 4 Feb 2021, 00:03

@ShEsHy Have you tried the FAF Nvidia Fix mod with other versions of Supreme Commander? I think it would work with them. All it does is put a single console command in at the start of every match. That probably is 100% compatible with other flavors of SupCom.

You can also enter the console command yourself, just press ` (tilde key) to open the console, then type it in. The command is:

d3d_WindowsCursor

You only have to do that one time per match. But you have to do it every time, which is why the mod is more convenient, because it does it for you.

ShEsHy · 4 Feb 2021, 00:29

I don't have FAF installed, that's why I asked for non-FAF versions (don't think FAF even works on vanilla SupCom). I just reinstalled SupCom and FA to replay the campaigns, and like you said, having to keep re-entering the console command gets annoying (thanks for the command BTW, would've uninstalled the games if it were impossible to fix).

Yeah, the mod has gone from a necessity to a QoL thing :).

CloseKill · 6 Feb 2021, 22:46

The same issue exists on a Surface Pro 7 with the Intel built in graphics. The fix is the same to use the d3d_WindowsCursor console command.

Hammac · 20 Feb 2021, 15:50

@GreenKn1ght You saved my life

IpsilonX · 25 Feb 2021, 20:51

I've tried much of the solutions above, only fix I've found is either dropping mouse polling rate to ~125hz or installing an older driver (I'm using 457.51)
I do want to update this to say that the newest driver (461.72, released today) still causes this issue. Just finished testing it out in a private match, without any additional people. In fact, I think it's actually gotten worse with the latest update. Gonna be reinstalling the old drivers again.

Bhaal · 4 Mar 2021, 18:27

I wonder if nvidia is even aware of this problem... I mean its 3 months now...

tatsu · 3 Apr 2021, 23:53

@Bhaal and if they were, then what?

This is a 14 year old game, and an abandonware at that, I think it's well outside the scope of support. We need to fix these things ourselves, unfortunately.

Dragun101 · 5 Mar 2021, 00:51

Because its not just us, every GPG Game is suffering, and even more recent titles.

nine2 · 6 Mar 2021, 23:28

Update, the devs will incorporate the NVidia fix in the next game patch. In the meantime use the "Nvidia fix" UI Mod - found in the mod vault.

Skha · 15 Mar 2021, 22:10

@IpsilonX The old driver 27.21.14.5751 from november works.

IpsilonX · 17 Mar 2021, 06:21

@Skha I've been using the one from Dec 2nd (457.51) with little issue (if you move the mouse a LOT for a while it'll start to hiccup, but that's about it)
Gonna be testing the one that came out on March 16th and will update it here.

Update: Still causes issues. Have decided to change the polling rate to 125, as that seems to completely resolve the stuttering without having to change the driver again

ikrick · 12 Apr 2021, 19:12

Guys, it's going to be fixed in the next driver!!!

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/441957/geforce-46589-game-ready-driver-feedback-thread-re/

CWSilk · 13 Apr 2021, 08:16

Well well, isn't that a surprise ^^

Was just about to mention I've never had any nvidia driver problems untill yesterday, which was weird as I've been using that driver for several weeks without problems as well. No idea how it suddenly, without any sort of update, caused sound issues in the game and even in the lobby. Just reverted back to driver version 457.09 using the driver's "clean install" function which fixed everything for now.

Still good to see it's getting solved the proper way.
I'll keep this driver install as backup though

nine2 · 15 Apr 2021, 04:30

NVidia released a new driver (466.11) on April 14 which they claim fixes the supcom stuttering issue:

[Supreme Commander/Supreme Commander 2]: The games experience low FPS. [3231218/
3230880]

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/466.11/466.11-win10-win8-win7-release-notes.pdf

However we are getting mixed reports from players about its effectiveness.

If you upgrade the driver and turn off the ui fix mod, do you still get an issue?

Don't forget:

Laticlave has helpfully made a UI mod titled "Nvidia fix" to correct the driver issue until we can get a proper patch out. Feel free to download it from the vault!

AezAkmi · 15 Apr 2021, 09:29

I updated the NVidia new driver (466.11) and removed the ui mod nvidiafix. I did not find any problems.