1) MWO Vitric Domination random game 2022-10-08
Channel: Ben Millard
Date: 2022-10-08

Kit Fox Purifier 6xERML ECM JJ. First game I've tried recording, just to test settings and frame rates. It was a good game for me but nothing special.

I mess up the killshot on the second Fafnir because I was still getting a bit of shake from the JJs. Just a tiny overlap but it threw the shot upwards and rightwards and my correction wasn't far enough. Is it even possible to correct a 'shaken shot' or does it lock the offset?


About the game:

MechWarrior Online (2013) is free to download but a sign-up by e-mail is required. It is updated slightly each month:
https://mwomercs.com/game/patch-notes

Vitric Station map was added to Quickplay in 2022. It's based on the Vitric Forge map from Faction Play.

Domination mode means fighting over the yellow circular zone near the middle of the map. If either team controls the zone uncontested for a total of 1 minute, that team immediately wins. Usually, this mode is won in Quick Play by destroying the entire enemy team before either team counts down the circle.


About the recording:

* Fraps full version
* MWO running in Full Window mode, 1920x1200 @ 60fps so Fraps is set to record "half size" and 25fps.
* VirtualDub compression to H264 video (YV12 colour depth, 1536kbps bitrate target) and MP3 audio (stereo).
* I usually edit out loading screens and off-mission decision-making.


Laptop specs:
* ASUS GL702VMK (2017, undervolted and repasted on raised feet)
* CPU: Intel i7-7700HQ
* RAM: 16GB DDR4 2400MHz (2x8GB Kingston HyperX)
* GPU: nVidia GTX 1060
* OS: Windows 10 64-bit
* Monitor: 24 inch Dell U2410, set as primary screen in Windows.
* NVMe Storage (game): 500GB Samsung OEM 950-ish
* SSD Storage (capture): 500GB Crucial MX100 (only 150GB free)
* WiFi: Intel 8260 802.11ac
* ISP: PlusNet Fibre ~40Mbps down ~18Mbps up