If you cant wait for the patch to see the new client performance, heres a link to download a test version. Keep in mind, this might/will have bugs in it. if you find any, feel free to report them in this post (bugs that are not in the current client)

This also wont fix bugs that are server side issue. But i made too many changes to the rendering code to just push that without further testings.

Just extract that in your ss2 folder and run it instead of ss2.exe

Fixed version is up.
http://www.starsonata.com/jey/client2_t ... 2011V2.zip
December 18
- multiple crash fixes
- HUGE inventory update speed increase (Thanks SAL)
- fixed many crash with the particules systems (namely, freezing in maus)
- fixed a source of random crash on login.

December 17
- fixed the blinked issue when deploying drones/having slaves undocking and other random sources
- fixed most of the warping effect bugs.

Ships in the selection (thing) are squished, like as in left-right dimension is shown as less.

1. Getting whole screen white flashes ... randomly in Echo DG when they happen.

2. SS froze when I tried to exit the DG in Echo. Tried again and after moving thru several gals once again SS froze... reverting back to more playable version... sorry Jey.

I'm off to watch the snail races... I've got $100 USD on EsCarGo.

no need to be sorry, its the whole reason why im not forcing a patch till its tested more. none of these issue you mentioned appeared on my testing rigs, so ill need some more information, what graphic settings did you use. What is your system specs (cpu, ram, gpu). Any details you think would make your case different from a regular testing setup (default settings/medium/high depending on the machine).

i think i found your white flash issue in dg. for some reasons the warping effect is utterly delayed XD. ill fix that, although i would still love to know the specific of your setup so that i can reproduce the stuttering issue

Comp: Dell DXP061
DRAM: 4 GB DDR2-800
CPU: Intel Core2 (6400 @ 2.13 GHz)
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4800
HD: Yes and they are very HARD

Running 2 instances of SETI@Home in the background, one on each processor.

SS/C2 setup:
Pixel Depth: 32
Res: 1680x1050
Filter: Aniso
Graphics Qual: Med
Anti Al: 2x
F.S.: 0
FPS Lim: 60
Lag Kill: 10/20
Full Screen

Went from 10 fps on low to 30 on high, keep up the fixes big guy

new version fixing some of the bugs introduced with the optimisations.

New version crashes on startup for me, sending the dmp in a sec

uploaded a new copy since for some reason your dmp file didnt match the debugging files i had here. try the v2 link.

The new one let's me run it and login but there are no space bases. I gotta sleep but I'll try a new version or whatever tomorrow.

mmm, thats definitly way too weird >_>.. there werent any significant changes per say XD. especially none related to spacebases not displaying ><. Im currently using it on all 15 machines without any issues, so im thinking it might be something more specific to your setup for some reasons.

Could someone else confirm if it work or not ?

I loose bases and most of everything else when I lag out. And thanks to AT&T I've been lagging out a lot lately ((

Have downloaded v2 no blinking and all my bases are here.

With all the check marks in the display fields I'm getting 37fps on high

with them all unchecked I am getting 45-50 fps on high settings and no lag. I have a low end machine and its nice to play again.

Thanks Jey keep up the good work


CH1PS

new version.