Consistently high CPU usage and FPS hit in only ONE location.

[Vulon]

I didn't want to specify the location in the title because it might be considered a spoiler. Figured it's better to be safe than sorry. The location in question is

the institute

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My rig isn't a beast, but it's capable of running the game on Ultra (albeit with shadow distance tweaked down to about 3000) and maintaining a framerate that fluctuates between 40-60 fps just about everywhere. There are a few exceptions that cause performance to dip down into mid to low 30s -- namely the Corvega Assembly Plant and some of the more crowded areas of Cambridge -- but it's much more variable and never consistent like this. Unless my FPS dips down below 30 I'm generally satisfied.

 

But in this place, I average 30fps with dips into mid-to-low 20s in areas like the bioscience labs. Wandering around pretty much anywhere within this location also seems to kick my CPU into noisy fan mode. So, my question is -- has anyone else experienced consistent dips in performance here, or is it just me?

 

I was pretty surprised, since the place is almost completely devoid of shadows and isn't very cluttered compared to many of the larger locations. It looks like a place where I'd expect much better performance than most other places, yet it seems to weigh heavier on my system than anywhere else.