Flamethrower and FPS

[arramus]

Has anyone experienced a HUGE fps drop when someone's using the flamethrower? I just went a few rounds in Mos Eisley Night and fps dropped to just above double figures at some points and it became very stuttery.

This wasn't an issue last week and I don't know if it's a server problem or client problem. It was on my server which is only running default files and tested custom maps.

 

[SgtStress]

Not experienced this issue mate. There were people having a blast with the flamer on MosEiselyNightXS last night and no one complained of an FPS drop (and i didnt notice a drop either)

 

[Anzu]

I haven't gotten it at all either ...

This probably isn't what you want to hear, but it is most likely your computer not being able to handle the flamethrower with the settings you have
I don't know how the flamethrower works, but if it is anything like the particle system valve uses, it could be a little computer intensive...

 

[arramus]

Thanks. I'm going to restart the server and see if that resolves the issue. I also had my first ever KF server crash on another instance today so it's all coming along at once.

 

[arramus]

I haven't gotten it at all either ...

This probably isn't what you want to hear, but it is most likely your computer not being able to handle the flamethrower with the settings you have
I don't know how the flamethrower works, but if it is anything like the particle system valve uses, it could be a little computer intensive...

I don't understand the logic behind this comment as settings have not changed since KF was released and this has never been an issue before and was not an issue last week as my introductory posting announced.

Restarting the server appears to have resolved the issue in this instance.

 

[Discoisntdead]

I'm right there with ya mate. After the fourth patch, both the flamethrower and the siren's "rings of death" drop my fps immensely. The latest patch seems to have fixed it a little bit, but it still exists and it's extremely annoying.
I'll be starting a thread in the bug report forum soonish since more and more people complain about fps issues.