Strangely low framerate in Shadow Fight 2 for Windows 8
I've been playing Shadow Fight 2 (Windows Store version) for about 2 months now, and recently a friend of mine decided to play the iOS version. The iOS version appears to have a much better framerate!
Despite my "slower" Windows version:
- The timer still kept time accurately (1s in-game = 1s realtime)
- Gameplay was still acceptable
- Background particles moved at the same speed
What I've tried:
- Lowering graphics quality (framerate actually dropped)
- Reinstalling
- Going offline/online (only reduced loading time)
Computer specs:
- Windows 10 Pro
- Intel 6th-gen i5 core
- 4GB RAM
Special notice: Using a temperature-monitoring program, it appears that Shadow Fight 2 runs smoother (comparable to the framerate of the iOS version) when my computer is above 38°C.
What is the reason behind this? Is there anything I can do to improve the framerate of the game?
Best Answer
I once worked porting a game from iOS to Windows 8.1 app. The process was quite cumbersome to say the least. The problem with 8.1 apps is that they sometimes require an extra layer of processing to handle the Windows OS calls. As previous Windows products, it doesn't like following standards so much. It prefers to establish its own.
Even after the porting, the game didn't work as well as in iOS, we spent some time fixing things that got broken out of nowhere during the transformation, and in the end the game worked well, but nos as flawlessly as in the iOS version.
So I'd say that if the game was not originally developed as a Windows 8.1 app, then such game is likely to have porting issues, as developing for the other platforms is quite different than developing to Windows 8.1. Keep in mind also that this will affect the use of your computer resources by the game, as, if it is a port, the game will be designed to work with low resources and not with a full fledged PC. That's one of the cons of the 8.1 app portability. You can only avoid the previous issues when building the game in question from scratch with the Windows 8.1 environment as a target.
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Can Shadow Fight 2 be played on PC?
Now you can always play Shadow Fight 2 on PC and Mac with the free BlueStacks Windows app.What is the total MB of Shadow Fight 2?
AboutSupport URL:Nekki Games SupportLast Updated:05/31/2022Current Version:2.20.0File Size:434.1 MBPublisher Country:Cyprus7 more rows•May 31, 2022Why Shadow Fight 2 is not working?
Navigate to your device's settings. Under Apps , find Shadow Fight 2 and clear its cache. Reboot the phone and make sure no unnecessary apps are running in the background when you launch the game. You can also try opening the game without WiFi.Is Shadow Fight 2 offline game?
If you haven't already, try Shadow Fight 2. It can be played offline (except duels and raids). For SF3 it will be a while before offline version is added, if at all.Shadow fight 2 on Windows 8 (slow performance)
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