[Crow550]

I made an Autoexec.cfg with some commands found here: http://www.tweakguides.com/HL2_8.html

I used:

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fps_max "60"

r_fastzreject "-1"

ai_expression_optimization "1"

r_threaded_particles "1"

r_threaded_renderables "1"

snd_mix_async "1"

mat_queue_mode "2"

mat_compressedtextures "0"

mat_clipz "1"

While having mat_queue_mode on 2

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mat_queue_mode [-1,0,1,2] - This setting determines the threading mode the material system uses. A value of -1 uses the default for your system, a value of 0 uses synchronous single thread, 1 uses queued single threaded mode, and value of 2 uses multi-threaded mode. Many users report performance increases on multi-core systems when setting this variable to a value of 2.

The game will play fine for X amount of time then just lock up. Which sucks as I get 10-15 more FPS.

I also added these launch options to Synergy:

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-novid -threads 3 -high

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

[Krazy Kasrkin]

Synergy is based on the Source Engine 2007 MP, it is single threaded with 'alpha' drivers for multi-threadeding, therefore highly unstable.

r_fastzreject "-1" - On by Default
ai_expression_optimization "1" - has some issues with vcd's not resuming while you look away then back again, performance gain is negligible anyway.
r_threaded_particles "1" - On by Default
snd_mix_async "1" - can cause bad sound flickering.
mat_compressedtextures "0" - significantly increases your GPU's memory usage. If you have enough, then it's probably ok.
mat_clipz "1" - On by Default

I dissuade anyone to use r_threaded_renderables 1 or mat_queue_mode 2 with this codebase.

If you wish to 'tweak' out synergy, I'd recommend
fps_max 60
mat_picmap -10 - maxout texture quality
dsp_enhance_stereo 1 - Increase sound quality (if you use headphones or have really nice speaker setup.)

In other words, don't use multi-threaded cvars. The only way for Synergy to support multi-threading is await for a new codebase to be released for mod authors.

[Crow550]

 Krazy Kasrkin, on 09 November 2011 - 11:45 PM, said:

Synergy is based on the Source Engine 2007 MP, it is single threaded with 'alpha' drivers for multi-threadeding, therefore highly unstable.

r_fastzreject "-1" - On by Default
ai_expression_optimization "1" - has some issues with vcd's not resuming while you look away then back again, performance gain is negligible anyway.
r_threaded_particles "1" - On by Default
snd_mix_async "1" - can cause bad sound flickering.
mat_compressedtextures "0" - significantly increases your GPU's memory usage. If you have enough, then it's probably ok.
mat_clipz "1" - On by Default

I dissuade anyone to use r_threaded_renderables 1 or mat_queue_mode 2 with this codebase.

If you wish to 'tweak' out synergy, I'd recommend
fps_max 60
mat_picmap -10 - maxout texture quality
dsp_enhance_stereo 1 - Increase sound quality (if you use headphones or have really nice speaker setup.)

In other words, don't use multi-threaded cvars. The only way for Synergy to support multi-threading is await for a new codebase to be released for mod authors.

How would these apply for other Source Engine games?

[Krazy Kasrkin]

For the most part they work fine in all Valve source games, it's just SourceMods really.