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fps help!!!
drunkbear
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hey i just finally got AOC working and at some spots im getting .4 fps. thats not even 1 frame per 2 seconds.. but im averaging about 4 or 5. my system is not the greatest but it is definetly capable of better than that on low res... any suggestions here?
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I don't know what sort of system you have but some things I found to be helpful:
Turn shader model version down and grass off.
Shadows from character only.
Water from ground only.
And the thing that made the biggest difference, nearly doubling my fps was: System Memory Texture Cache - turn it all the way to the max. I was shocked at the difference that made to my performance.
These things are all in Video settings, Advanced.
While I know this may sound like a crazy idea... go to Video Options and change them to Medium. It might take a few for them to load, but give it at least 3min. Once your computer has stopped grinding away go to Advanced Options and turn shader model to 2.0. If it still lags turn your view distance down to lowest possible setting and do the other things Signe suggested.
My computer is mid range and I had assumed Low meant it'd work smoother. That was wrong and I heard someone else over talking in guild who suggested to try Medium as there have been some known issues with Low.
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1. If you have Vista make sure you have Service pack 1 installed. If you got the OS 5 months ago you have it. If not, you may need to download it at microsoft.com
2. What is your video card? What kind is it? What is the specs? Do you have uptodate drivers on it?
3. How much RAM do you have? I know they said 1 is the bare minimum but i would say 2 gigs of ram should be minimum
4. In your video options turn off shadows, bloom effect.
I really need to see your specs tho
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
i have the radeon 1100 and 2g ram. and yes i have vista pack 1 and updated my drivers
..is this a laptop?
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
ya
If you're using a laptop then turning the System Memory Texture Cache up all the way to max is especially important. It's the reason they included it in the options.
also, there's been some issues with laptops recently. They should work it out soon
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
well i turned on the cache all the way up and im still at 2 fps. like i said my system is about medium end and does meet the requirements but this is just unaceptable.idk what else to do.
bump
you have a low end gaming system. the 1100 (correct me if I am wrong) is an integrated (shares with your system memory) graphics card. I am honestly surprised that it will even boot the game.
the ati xpress 1100 is slightly above intel's GMA 900 but below the GMA 950. you should be able to run WOW or LoTRO at low settings at about 20-30 fps. I used to use my laptop with an intel GMA 950 to play these games from time to time when I traveled. I tried playing Tabula Rasa on it and...... not so much. I am mentioning this to give you an idea of where you stand with your set up.
the only way to make AoC run better is to put it on a computer with a dedicated graphics card.
the minimum requirements for AoC calls for a dedicated 128mb ati 9800 or nvidia 6800.
"For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, 'If I live, I will kill you. If I die, You are forgiven.' Such is the rule of honour..."
ya i know that my graphics card isnt very good but i have talked to a few ppl with the same card as me on a laptop and they said that they were getting close to 25 fps. so i was seeing if there was any more advanced settings i could tweak to make this run better. and i have no way of contacting the otherppl with the same setup as me now.
and bottomline anyway i am only 15 and im in alot of trouble right now so i cant buy a video card for a while cause i dont have the money and my parents wouldnt let me buy one anyway... so is there anything i can do for my card i have now?
other than that turn all your settings off or as low as they will go.
"For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, 'If I live, I will kill you. If I die, You are forgiven.' Such is the rule of honour..."
other than that turn all your settings off or as low as they will go.
Bummer
bookmarked for the awesome tips
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