VSync issues in Windows 10
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Thank you for all this input to my concern. It’s remarkable how alive the community is, even after all those years since the release of the game.
I will try the border-less windowed solution and will give a feedback.
I’m still trying to figure out what causes this VSync permanent off, but so far I haven’t had any success.
@FriendlyFire: What’s your hardware config? Do you play vanilla patched 1.1 version, too? I have Win10 Build 1511.
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I’m playing modded all the time, so my FPS doesn’t really get all that high, and I rarely play with other people so I’m not particularly bothered by the skipping that happens at high FPS.
I’ve been unable to get FL’s built in frame rate limiter to work as well, but I don’t think it’s got anything to do with Windows 10. I’ve been able to use V-Sync fine (GTX780) though, which is why I’m confused by your situation.
You could also try using RivaTuner, it occasionally can do a better job than the drivers at forcing that kind of option.
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And i prefer more than 60 FPS than always constant FPS at 60.
And i always keeping VSync Off at my driver properties and game settings. -
So I tried Borderless Gaming.
The aspect ratio is stretched to both sides and the mouse pointer is a bit jumpy in game. But the gameplay is a lot better.I don’t understand how anybody could play above 60hz due to the erratic display behaviour. I mean just unlock the frames in Freelancer and turn circles and you can see instantly how irregular the frame rate is.
I will try to install Freelancer on a second Win 10 machine which has an GT 740 nvidia passive card. This PC has a fresh install of Windows 10.
The one PC I tried Freelancer on earlier just has the Windows 10 Upgrade without installing all apps. -
And i do not understand why do people need to hide wish to show how cool the are. Why not just create topic to compare with others own hardware specs? -
So I tried installing Freelancer on a fresh installed (not upgraded) Win10 64-bit version. Installation and patching went OK, but after starting the game in Fullscreen 1600x1200x32 resolution and using Fraps to determine fps it was the same scene 180+ frames per second.
This PC has Nvidia 740 passive graphics card.
My other 2 PCs are identical and have Core i7-6700K and GTX 980 Ti cards. Both upgraded to Win 10 64-bit.
I think it must have something to do with the DirectPlay feature which is required to run Freelancer.
@Helloween:
My comments about the VSync were not meant in any way to offend people who turn this feature off. I’m used to gaming with VSync ON and therefore I immediately notice screen tearing.Does anybody have a working full screen mode with VSync ON?
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Dual boot win7/10 for legacy. If you’ve upgraded a copy of 7 you can still use 7 I think, but it won’t receive security updates.
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So I’ve looked into it and the short answer is that you cannot do V-Sync for DirectX 8.
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So will using enb dx9 converter solve the problem?
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Deinstall Norton instead.
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Any D3D8 ENB will work with the game, especially if you don’t actually put any shaders on it.
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I’ve not been able to get FL (original game) to work at all on Windows 10, either the 64x or 32x (two different laptops). Can’t load the DirectPlay and don’t know enough about Windows OR FL to try workarounds. Can anyone who knows something about the Windows 10 32x program explain to me (in simple terms) how I might get this game going? (this is the only reason I am in any way nostalgic for earlier versions of Windows - that I can’t play FL)
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Just install the game via setup from CD or ISO if you have one.
Then patch to 1.1.Afterwards apply the no-CD patch from this site and you are ready to start Freelancer.
During the first start of FLServer Windows 10 notifies you about a feature upgrade DirectPlay. This feature is needed for Freelancer to start.
I installed Freelancer on 3 machines running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.
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Thanks. Installing as Administrator worked like a charm. I installing things in the correct order helped immensely.
