A4 - Very Slugish on Windows XP
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Apprentice
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written Thursday, March 9 2006 21:08
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While the previous thread was very entertaining, with people attempting to analyze Jeff's threading model and message queue, I would like to get some good old fashioned technical support. The game is running very slowly on my computer: Windows XP Sp2 Intel P4 3.2 Ghz, HT 1.5 GB Mem Asus (nvidia) 6600 GT 128 MB EQ II set on high runs smooth as silk, so I don't think my computer is the issue, unless A4 is conflciting with something special. Any ideas? Posts: 6 | Registered: Sunday, September 22 2002 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Thursday, March 9 2006 21:19
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well, I've had the same issue, and nothing seems to help. It is bad enough at times that the border mouseclicks don't do anything, and I'm left with keyboard only. Try turning off the sound, or whatever is available in the preferences, or hope (like me) that Jeff finds the problem and turns out a patch or update. Sorry to not be very helpful, I've given up. -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Board Administrator
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written Friday, March 10 2006 13:57
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Try running the game after a fresh restart with no other programs running. Does this help? Also, try reinstalling your display drivers (and perhaps DirectX). Odd problems like this are often fixed by this (even if your display drivers are up to date ... sometimes they become corrupted). - Jeff Vogel -------------------- Official Board Admin spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com Posts: 960 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Saturday, March 11 2006 14:46
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Ok, upgraded to DirectX Dec 2005... I was at 9.0c ... not sure if there was anything actually upgraded, and I updated to the latest NVidia drivers. Rebooted my comp, stopped all other programs. At first the game ran pretty smoothly, but over the course of the next few hours it slowly deteriorated. I am sorry, but I forgot to check memory / handles / threads / GDI objects ... maybe you have a leak somewhere? I will try and check it out next time I play. Posts: 6 | Registered: Sunday, September 22 2002 07:00 |
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Board Administrator
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written Monday, March 13 2006 12:32
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Thanks for letting me know. I'm adding something to the support page now. Anything else you notice is greatly appreciated. - Jeff Vogel -------------------- Official Board Admin spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com Posts: 960 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Saturday, March 18 2006 07:31
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As I noted on the other thread the game leaks like crazy if you have two displays and makes the game run at a crawl. After turning off my second display everything ran fine. If no fix is provided there should atleast be a warning if the game detects several active displays :P . Posts: 3 | Registered: Saturday, March 4 2006 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, March 20 2006 09:16
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quote:Odd. I've had no problems running A4 on my desktop with 2 displays. Edit: This is my fabled 400th post. I would like to dedicate it to a member who was banned a mere week ago. oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! oh yeah the 400 post! [ Monday, March 20, 2006 09:23: Message edited by: Tyranicus ] -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Monday, March 20 2006 18:52
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Cute, Tyro. Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, March 20 2006 19:00
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Glad you liked it. ;) Too bad I used my 400th post in Tech Support where few people will see it. [ Monday, March 20, 2006 19:04: Message edited by: Tyranicus ] -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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His Mighty Tentacle
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written Thursday, March 23 2006 18:13
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Happy 400. -------------------- If I could make just one wish, I would want a tasty vlish. Geneforge IV. Still no tasty vlish. Posts: 1104 | Registered: Tuesday, February 12 2002 08:00 |