Just started and need advice

sep257 · 10-09-2002, 08:25 PM

Hey yall...just installed for the first time today and as expected, my gameplay is choppy. I know im gonna need a new agp card, my 32mb diamond stealth just doesnt seem to cut it. What are you all using and what do you recommend? My system also has an AMD Athlon 700mhz, 665MB ram.

Thanks for you advice!

True_Moose · 10-09-2002, 08:34 PM

If you run it at 640x480 or 800x600, your specs should be fine. Don't turn up the detail though (duh!) You desperately need a new vid card though...although my friend ran it on a TNT2.

sep257 · 10-09-2002, 08:35 PM

I am currently running under 800x600. Too slow to even attempt higher.

Ronn_Bman · 10-09-2002, 08:52 PM

My main question is, how choppy?

I had a slight stutter in the game on my new machine, so I bought a GeForce4 ti4400 graphics card($190), and brought my RDRam up to 512(an additional $150), but guess what? It didn't really change anything with the game.

I've read on the Bioware boards that this game HAS a slight stutter.

My machine is better for the effort(and $), but it didn't make the game any better.

It DID fix a slight stutter with my DVD player software [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

I'm not familiar with your card, but if it's only a slight problem you might want to save your cash

I sold my Geforce2MX card to my friend, with a PIII 450 and 256MG RAM, and his game runs great! Really great!

Just my experience though, and some card don't just need to be upgraded....some cards HAVE to be upgraded. [img]smile.gif[/img]

sep257 · 10-09-2002, 09:09 PM

well, choppy as in laggy, like over the whole game, about a 1-2 second delay when I click on anything, even the dialogue box options, menu selects...etc...the character like "blips" across the room. also when i fire up NWN, the screen is blank, but the music plays ( after the intro movies), and i have to ctrl-esc and then bring it back up to see the menu. any thoughts?

Alasdair Shadowheart · 10-10-2002, 06:51 PM

I'll be getting NWN next week, and im running on a NVidia Geforce2... Hmm, will it run alright with that? Only 64MB Ram though -_-

Jim · 10-10-2002, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Alasdair Shadowheart:
I'll be getting NWN next week, and im running on a NVidia Geforce2... Hmm, will it run alright with that? Only 64MB Ram though -_-

I'm running a PIII@770 with a GeForce2 GTS 32 MB with 256 MB system ram and the game runs really sweet. I run 1024x768 with the 32 MB texture pack and high detail and I get around 30-45 FPS constantly which is more than enough for an RPG.

One thing with these Geforce 2 cards is that they're not really cut out to run 32 bit colour rendering, and unfortunately NWN doesn't give you the option to change the colour depth in the menus (it defaults to 32). If you look in the nwn.ini file there is actually an option to force 16 bit colour rendering which gave me roughly a 30% speed increase.

sep257 · 10-10-2002, 08:15 PM

hahaha i downloaded the updated driver for my 32mb agp matrox g4..and it rubs sweet!! hardly any lag now... i think i still might upgrade to get things a little smoother. i love this game! im never leaving the house again!

banzai · 10-11-2002, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sep257:
[ snip ] My system also has an AMD Athlon 700mhz, 665MB ram. [ snip ]

If you use Win 9x (95 / 98 / ME) you *could* get problems because these versions just support 512 MB RAM (see MS knowledge base). More than 512 MB RAM is actually slowing down your system a bit because of MS´ *bad* implementation of the memory management routines. As a rule of thumb for Win 9x up to 256 MB RAM speeds up your system, from 256 to 512 it depends on the actual application if your system speeds up or slows down and more than 512 is not supported by MS and your system is slowed down a bit.
If you have an otherwise compatible system and updated all relevant drivers but still have *mysterious* problems try downgrading your system to 512 MB RAM.
And remember this just applies to Win 9x - for NT / 2000 feel free to add up to 4 GB

...

Hope that helps.

magnetism · 10-11-2002, 02:02 PM

Athlon xp 1700+
512MB PC2700 RAM
10k ultra160 drive

I had at first a tnt2ultra and played throught the game and thought was great accepting all the suggested settings.

Then I bought a geforce4 ti4400(for allied Assult), and saw what the game was supposed to look like OMFG...what a dramatic difference. It loads 4x as fast.
and never ever chopped. I cranked everything up to the max and set the res highter. God i just love the waving grass and flower pots in the houses.

$<-->horsepower seems the ti4400 has a great ratio.

10-09-2002, 08:25 PM	#1
sep257 Dungeon Master Join Date: May 26, 2001 Location: Buckeye Central--OHIO Age: 47 Posts: 68	Hey yall...just installed for the first time today and as expected, my gameplay is choppy. I know im gonna need a new agp card, my 32mb diamond stealth just doesnt seem to cut it. What are you all using and what do you recommend? My system also has an AMD Athlon 700mhz, 665MB ram. Thanks for you advice! __________________ \"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to.\"<br />\"Never let school interfere with your education.\" -- Mark Twain

10-09-2002, 08:34 PM	#2
True_Moose Gold Dragon Join Date: June 18, 2002 Location: Wolfville, NS / Calgary, AB Age: 37 Posts: 2,563	If you run it at 640x480 or 800x600, your specs should be fine. Don't turn up the detail though (duh!) You desperately need a new vid card though...although my friend ran it on a TNT2. __________________ [img]\"http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/true_moose/Siggy.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

10-09-2002, 08:35 PM	#3
sep257 Dungeon Master Join Date: May 26, 2001 Location: Buckeye Central--OHIO Age: 47 Posts: 68	I am currently running under 800x600. Too slow to even attempt higher. __________________ \"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to.\"<br />\"Never let school interfere with your education.\" -- Mark Twain

10-09-2002, 08:52 PM	#4
Ronn_Bman Zartan Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: North Carolina USA Age: 58 Posts: 5,177	My main question is, how choppy? I had a slight stutter in the game on my new machine, so I bought a GeForce4 ti4400 graphics card($190), and brought my RDRam up to 512(an additional $150), but guess what? It didn't really change anything with the game. I've read on the Bioware boards that this game HAS a slight stutter. My machine is better for the effort(and $), but it didn't make the game any better. It DID fix a slight stutter with my DVD player software [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] I'm not familiar with your card, but if it's only a slight problem you might want to save your cash I sold my Geforce2MX card to my friend, with a PIII 450 and 256MG RAM, and his game runs great! Really great! Just my experience though, and some card don't just need to be upgraded....some cards HAVE to be upgraded. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"http://home.carolina.rr.com/orthanc/pics/Spinning%20Hammer%20Sig%20Pic.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

10-09-2002, 09:09 PM	#5
sep257 Dungeon Master Join Date: May 26, 2001 Location: Buckeye Central--OHIO Age: 47 Posts: 68	well, choppy as in laggy, like over the whole game, about a 1-2 second delay when I click on anything, even the dialogue box options, menu selects...etc...the character like "blips" across the room. also when i fire up NWN, the screen is blank, but the music plays ( after the intro movies), and i have to ctrl-esc and then bring it back up to see the menu. any thoughts? __________________ \"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to.\"<br />\"Never let school interfere with your education.\" -- Mark Twain

10-10-2002, 06:51 PM	#6
Alasdair Shadowheart Dungeon Master Join Date: August 20, 2002 Location: Bluefield, WV Age: 38 Posts: 63	I'll be getting NWN next week, and im running on a NVidia Geforce2... Hmm, will it run alright with that? Only 64MB Ram though -_- __________________ \"I remember the feeling... I discovered solace, there. My only true taste of life was experienced in my death. I walked across the coldest shadows that your reality had taught me to fear... Your reality is now beneath me - And there it shall stay.\"<br />-Laisrean Shadowheart

10-10-2002, 08:15 PM	#8
sep257 Dungeon Master Join Date: May 26, 2001 Location: Buckeye Central--OHIO Age: 47 Posts: 68	hahaha i downloaded the updated driver for my 32mb agp matrox g4..and it rubs sweet!! hardly any lag now... i think i still might upgrade to get things a little smoother. i love this game! im never leaving the house again! __________________ \"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to.\"<br />\"Never let school interfere with your education.\" -- Mark Twain

10-11-2002, 02:02 PM	#10
magnetism Manshoon Join Date: November 5, 2001 Location: Napa Valley Age: 53 Posts: 166	Athlon xp 1700+ 512MB PC2700 RAM 10k ultra160 drive I had at first a tnt2ultra and played throught the game and thought was great accepting all the suggested settings. Then I bought a geforce4 ti4400(for allied Assult), and saw what the game was supposed to look like OMFG...what a dramatic difference. It loads 4x as fast. and never ever chopped. I cranked everything up to the max and set the res highter. God i just love the waving grass and flower pots in the houses. $<-->horsepower seems the ti4400 has a great ratio. __________________ Magneticus prefers, like a cat, to play with a mouse that squeaks.

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