Hi All

I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing worse performance post update. Prior to updating my sim ran very smooth in ultra, virtually no issues but I am noticing significant degradation in performance. I was able to run it in Ultra with little to no issues but since the update have had to modify many of my settings to medium. 

 

Are other people experiencing this and any ideas if there is a solve? Thanks!!

The update changed nothing in terms of performance and graphics, just check the official patch notes. 

Placebo effect is real, but switching from "very smooth in Ultra" to Medium is huge. What are your PC specs? 

Have you recorded any benchmark in reproducible conditions (i.e. landing challenges) before and compared it with now? 

I'm noticing more lag after the update as well.

Prior, I was always at 100% gpu utilization, and had a generally smooth experience between 45-60 fps at around high settings with some tweaking. Only some lagspikes when starting a flight or approaching a city. It wasn't perfect but it was bearable.

Now my utilization is only around 50-70% no matter the settings. And the game only runs around 30fps with a lot of spikes. Its just really frustrating and unplayable now.

This was also happening in an area that I already pre-cached.

I don't know what could be causing it... I'm going to try reinstalling my graphics drivers tomorrow to see if that helps. 

All of the lag I've experienced seems to be due to poor optimization at this point. Every lag spike is due to a drop in gpu power and usage. Im pretty disappointed overall - I just feel like I'm playing a beta or alpha of the game at this point. I wish we were seeing more updates.