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Excessive VAS usage in P3D V3.4 triggered by OPTIMIZE_PARTS

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FYI, LM have a ticket open for possible VAS issues in P3D v3.4 and I've been working with them on it.

 

I believe I have found one possible source of the excessive VAS usage, please try changing the following entry in your Prepar3D.cfg:

 

[sIM]
OPTIMIZE_PARTS=0
 
The default value is 1, set the value to 0.
 
Important that you delete your Shaders folder (i.e. C:\Users\Rob\AppData\Local\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3\Shaders) after making this changes.  
 
So far I've seen about 250 MB VAS reduction when testing with Milviz 737-200 and PMDG 737-600.  
 
This is NOT going to cure OOMs in P3D, graphics settings and many add-ons can still OOM P3D, but it might explain the VAS difference between V3.3 and V3.4.  In V3.3 the OPTIMIZE_PARTS=1 was mostly beneficial in performance and VAS, but in V3.4 that seems to have changed.  Hopefully LM can isolate and report back.
 
If anyone cares to try this change, please report back your findings and which aircraft was used.
 
Cheers, Rob

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Very interesting, thanks a lot Rob.

Will try and report back.


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AFAIK OPTIMIZE_PARTS=1 should optimize usage of all cpu cores? No performance difference with =0?


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Will try rob might help my poor 747 if i could gain back 250 i would be very happy


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OPTIMIZE_PARTS is related to aircraft models ... nothing to do with CPU cores/threading.

 

Cheers, Rob.

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I'll give it a try.  I have a noticeable increase in OOMs  with 3.4.  From zero in 3.3 to roughly 3 out of 5 flights in 3.4.


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Yes, 3.4 is definitely got a ~200/300 Mb of VAS usage

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Yes, LM is aware.  

 

So anyone reporting back from setting OPTIMIZE_PARTS=0 in terms of VAS usage?

 

Cheers, Rob.

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Good Morning Rob,

 

Thanks for the heads up and postimg this here.

I tested it a moment ago and have to say that i cannot see any difference in VAS use....

 

Will try more scenarios today and report back.

 

Anyway thanks again, Carsten


Carsten U

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So anyone reporting back from setting OPTIMIZE_PARTS=0 in terms of VAS usage?

 

Hi Rob,

 

I did a quick test.

 

OPTIMIZE_PARTS=1

Aerosoft EDDF v2, PMDG 777, No weather -> 1.21 Gb free VAS after loading, 1.29 Gb free VAS after approx. 1 minute just sitting on the runway

 

OPTIMIZE_PARTS=0

Aerosoft EDDF v2, PMDG 777, No weather -> 1.25 Gb free VAS after loading, 1.31 Gb free VAS after approx. 1 minute just sitting on the runway

 

So no significant change in VAS. With 1.3 Gb free VAS in the above scenerio, free VAS is approx 100 Mb lower than in v3.3 on my system.


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OPTIMIZE_PARTS=1 saved around 100-200Mb PMDG737. Shaders rebuilt after changing setting without deleting folder.


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OP...parts=1 FT YSSY Orbx AU   AS2016 PMDG737 NGX Free VAS=1302 dropped to 1242 after 1 min

 

OP....parts=0  Same as above =VAS Free 1241

 

Seems no difference.


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