Some "issue" with EFB to Ram and idle skipping enabled.

**Xtreme2damax** · 10-22-2012, 04:12 AM #1

I was just testing New Super Mario Bros. and noticed an issue. Since I wanted full effect I enabled EFB to Ram w/ cache and idle skipping (since the option mentions speedup with it enabled). Speed was great except with the EFB -> Ram cache enabled coins don't spin and boxes don't animate. So I disabled EFB -> Ram cache and I lost 20 FPS.

However I tested some more and disabled idle skipping which brought me back to full speed with EFB -> Ram w/out cache enabled, all bells and whistles working. :/

I am not sure if this is a bug or if that's intended but I wanted to report it in case something can be done.

**Axxer** · 10-22-2012, 04:17 AM #2

So let me get this straight:

1. Idle Skipping + EFB->RAM + Cache = no spinning coins, full speed
2. Idle Skipping + EFB->RAM + No cache = spinning coins, drastic sped drop
3. No idle skipping + EFB->RAM + No cache = spinning coins, full speed

Is this correct?

**NaturalViolence** · 10-22-2012, 04:25 AM #3

I doubt it's a bug. Why it works is a mystery but since we don't really know what the game is trying to do this kind of stuff tends to happen.

**Xtreme2damax** · 10-22-2012, 04:27 AM #4

(10-22-2012, 04:17 AM)Axxer Wrote: So let me get this straight:

1. Idle Skipping + EFB->RAM + Cache = no spinning coins, full speed
2. Idle Skipping + EFB->RAM + No cache = spinning coins, drastic sped drop
3. No idle skipping + EFB->RAM + No cache = spinning coins, full speed

Is this correct?

Yes, that is correct.

**DefenderX** · 10-22-2012, 04:39 AM #5

That's strange man.

**Xtreme2damax** · 10-22-2012, 04:55 AM #6

Well this is weird..

When I run the game sometimes it will be slow with EFB -> Ram, on the next run it could run full speed without changing anything. Everything still works regardless of whether the game runs fast or slow. o_O

**NaturalViolence** · 10-22-2012, 05:19 AM #7

Please tell me you don't have the settings open while you're running the game.

**Xtreme2damax** · 10-22-2012, 05:26 AM #8

(10-22-2012, 05:19 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Please tell me you don't have the settings open while you're running the game.

No, I do not have any settings open while playing nor did I open the settings while playing.

Unrelated but I noticed projection issues still aren't fixed. RE: Code Veronica still broken, Sonic & Black Knight and Sonic Unleashed still don't work without a projection hack in DX9 at least.

**LordVador** · 10-22-2012, 06:48 AM #9

(10-22-2012, 05:26 AM)Xtreme2damax Wrote: RE: Code Veronica still broken

It still is indeed

**Xtreme2damax** · 11-01-2012, 11:26 AM **#10**

I don't know why but enabling OpenCL makes the game run full speed with EFB -> Ram, although there are some occasional drops that last a second or two.