help, insanity encroaches!

[asmorrey1]

in some circles i think i am already officially insane

basically I have tried altering cfg and profile files, i've tried a programme that shuts down all un-neccasery services, programmes etc. I've got latest drivers, patches and the such. I've set compatability to xp. I've reduced visuals (changing which doesn't seem to make much difference at all?!).

I'm at my whits end. I still can only manage around an average of 10-11FPS (according to Fraps) with a maximum of 27.

My system:

Intel core 2 due e8200 2.66GHZ;
1GB Sahpire radeon 4870 HD;
2GB ram;

Running on windows 7 RC build 7100.

Is there anything else i can do or is it time i throw in the towel? Is the game worth keeping or will this stuff eventually be fixed in patches?

Thanks alot for any help in advance.
Regards,
Adam M

[wooly-back-jack]

basicly we are being told to sit and wait

[asmorrey1]

Oh, well i wonder if i can get a refund (most probably not!). For goodness sake, why release it in this state! I wouldn't buy a chair with three legs or a car with a bust engine would i! I mean maybe you can't compare these different types of market but it just seems almost a slap in the face. Oh well rant over *grabs his ticket number and heads to the back of the que*

p.s its confusing and annoying that some peoples can get to play this perfectly well! why can't i? Worth a reinstall?

[Andy09]

I wouldn't buy a chair with three legs or a car with a bust engine would i

Well you must of cause you got suckered into buying this game just as I did.

[ModeZt]

what are your gfx settings? with your hardware you must be getting at least 25-30 fps in avarange.

[asmorrey1]

My settings are:

Texture:high
AF:V High
AA: Disabled
Video memory: Default
Both 3d resolution and normal resolution: 1440x900x32
Terrain: Normal
Object detail:low
Shadow:High
Postprocess effects:Off
Interface:Normal

I also changed scene complexity to 160k, my view distance is quite far but only because i didn't notice much change in performance by having it high. Do you think i should change some of my settings? Thanks for the help

[Ebud]

My settings are:

Texture:high
Shadow:High

... my view distance is quite far...

And there you go. If you turn everything... everything... down to low and a nearer viewdistance and you still have problems then worry. I had to bottom out everything at then go up in small increments.

[asmorrey1]

righto i'll go through and try that, i guess i have been a little cocky in the expectations of my system i'll report back afterwards. Thanks

[Ebud]

righto i'll go through and try that, i guess i have been a little cocky in the expectations of my system i'll report back afterwards. Thanks

Your welcome, I hate it too, but the engine has just always been a hog. It seems like I can only play these games 2-3 years after release because by then I have a machine that has enough brute force to handle it. I can run "most other games" really well, but they are made completely different so I know why they run better

I think if most people started low and worked their way up instead of jumping in, maxing out everything and then wondering why it lags, then there wouldn't be so many unhappy customers.

Good luck.

[Private Plowjoy]

in some circles i think i am already officially insane

basically I have tried altering cfg and profile files, i've tried a programme that shuts down all un-neccasery services, programmes etc. I've got latest drivers, patches and the such. I've set compatability to xp. I've reduced visuals (changing which doesn't seem to make much difference at all?!).

I'm at my whits end. I still can only manage around an average of 10-11FPS (according to Fraps) with a maximum of 27.

My system:

Intel core 2 due e8200 2.66GHZ;
1GB Sahpire radeon 4870 HD;
2GB ram;

Running on windows 7 RC build 7100.

Is there anything else i can do or is it time i throw in the towel? Is the game worth keeping or will this stuff eventually be fixed in patches?

Thanks alot for any help in advance.
Regards,
Adam M

What in-game settings are you using? A lot of performance-related problems tend to be self-inflicted because of over-estimation on what a system can handle.