my god... this engine wasn't coded very efficient imho - Page 3

ice3 · 02-22-2002, 04:01 AM

I have experience some lag after long periode in the game (like 6 or more hours in a row), then the swap file from windows exploses and the game start to be shocky. Just quit the game and wait 10 minutes to force windows to purge the swap.

You can also add some parameters in the win.ini file to force windows to use the full RAM before hitting the swap file.

Gothmog Lord of the Balrogs · 02-22-2002, 04:50 AM

Personally I think this was postet by KallDrexx to brag about his new computer, and all of you kept following up, leaving me full of envy!

SubEffect · 02-22-2002, 02:19 PM

I play Wiz8 on two sytems, one of which is a bit old (P3/550, 320MB of RAM, TNT2 Video) and I have to quit the game after reloading a save game about 4-5 times. The game REALLY lags hard. I am pretty sure it's a memory issue. When I exit Wiz8, there is only 75MB left out of 320MB. I run MemTurbo to clean it up, then I can reload the game and it's just fine until I load save games multiple times. I run XP.

On my main system (P4) I don't notice those problems at all. It's bizarre. I've even rebuild the older machine once (not due to the Wiz8 issues) and the same problems remain.

Draq · 02-22-2002, 04:05 PM

only time I had a problem with the game slowing down was when I managed to get into a battle (out in the forest) vs 49 mobs...yes I said 49. now the 49 mobs werent the problem, it was when I cast fireball...the game actually froze up for about 8 seconds before i started to show all the damage. Yes, I won but I was backed into a corner...3 mobs max could hit me at one time.

Kinfyr · 02-22-2002, 05:16 PM

I'm just confused as to why someone would underclock their cpu?

Erichvoneisental · 02-22-2002, 06:32 PM

Someone tried the Athlon bridge cutting trick to change the CPU multipler and messed up (At least thats the usual cause of a underclocked athlon XP)

biggus · 02-23-2002, 06:15 AM

underclock possibly because the motherboard cannot handle the CPU speed?

Nydlari · 02-23-2002, 06:48 AM

I don't know why this guy specifically underclocked his proccessor, but in general here are a few reasons:

1) If it's an Athalon, running at full clock speed can occassionaly cuase glitching in the pipelines due to bad architecture, so underclocking can make them more stable.

2) Uses less power.

3) There is no need to run at full speed on high end processors unless you have a lot of very fast memory since it will bottle neck through the memory. (By fast and a lot, I mean RAMBUS and 512Meg plus)

KallDrexx · 02-23-2002, 04:12 PM

I underclocked for 2 reasons. One and formeost was heating was an issue (which I have now fixed thansk to 2 fans and a bigger case) but I am only up to an XP 1600+ now because i need to upgrade my bios to support the 1700+

Anyways I don't get much hardware lag (well not enough to cry about) i can live with it. I mainly wanted to see if this was a problem with evyeroen else. It does strike me that the guy with a 2000+ also experiences hardware lag... *shrugs*

I also have win2k installed.. dunno if that matters.

02-22-2002, 04:01 AM	#21
ice3 Drow Warrior Join Date: January 15, 2002 Location: Ravenshore Posts: 268	I have experience some lag after long periode in the game (like 6 or more hours in a row), then the swap file from windows exploses and the game start to be shocky. Just quit the game and wait 10 minutes to force windows to purge the swap. You can also add some parameters in the win.ini file to force windows to use the full RAM before hitting the swap file. __________________ Knowledge is Power

02-22-2002, 04:50 AM	#22
Gothmog Lord of the Balrogs Dungeon Master Join Date: February 4, 2002 Location: Norway Posts: 71	Personally I think this was postet by KallDrexx to brag about his new computer, and all of you kept following up, leaving me full of envy! __________________ Better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven<br />----------------------------------<br />This is Unix land.<br />In quiet nights you can hear M$-Windoze machines reboot.

02-23-2002, 06:15 AM	#27
biggus Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 5	underclock possibly because the motherboard cannot handle the CPU speed? __________________ biggus

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02-22-2002, 02:19 PM	#23
SubEffect Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 22, 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 27	I play Wiz8 on two sytems, one of which is a bit old (P3/550, 320MB of RAM, TNT2 Video) and I have to quit the game after reloading a save game about 4-5 times. The game REALLY lags hard. I am pretty sure it's a memory issue. When I exit Wiz8, there is only 75MB left out of 320MB. I run MemTurbo to clean it up, then I can reload the game and it's just fine until I load save games multiple times. I run XP. On my main system (P4) I don't notice those problems at all. It's bizarre. I've even rebuild the older machine once (not due to the Wiz8 issues) and the same problems remain.

02-22-2002, 04:05 PM	#24
Draq Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: IL Posts: 10	only time I had a problem with the game slowing down was when I managed to get into a battle (out in the forest) vs 49 mobs...yes I said 49. now the 49 mobs werent the problem, it was when I cast fireball...the game actually froze up for about 8 seconds before i started to show all the damage. Yes, I won but I was backed into a corner...3 mobs max could hit me at one time.

02-22-2002, 05:16 PM	#25
Kinfyr Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 34	I'm just confused as to why someone would underclock their cpu?

02-22-2002, 06:32 PM	#26
Erichvoneisental Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 21, 2002 Location: Des Plaines, IL Posts: 4	Someone tried the Athlon bridge cutting trick to change the CPU multipler and messed up (At least thats the usual cause of a underclocked athlon XP)

02-23-2002, 06:48 AM	#28
Nydlari Manshoon Join Date: November 23, 2001 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Age: 51 Posts: 181	I don't know why this guy specifically underclocked his proccessor, but in general here are a few reasons: 1) If it's an Athalon, running at full clock speed can occassionaly cuase glitching in the pipelines due to bad architecture, so underclocking can make them more stable. 2) Uses less power. 3) There is no need to run at full speed on high end processors unless you have a lot of very fast memory since it will bottle neck through the memory. (By fast and a lot, I mean RAMBUS and 512Meg plus)

02-23-2002, 04:12 PM	#29
KallDrexx Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 19, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 18	I underclocked for 2 reasons. One and formeost was heating was an issue (which I have now fixed thansk to 2 fans and a bigger case) but I am only up to an XP 1600+ now because i need to upgrade my bios to support the 1700+ Anyways I don't get much hardware lag (well not enough to cry about) i can live with it. I mainly wanted to see if this was a problem with evyeroen else. It does strike me that the guy with a 2000+ also experiences hardware lag... shrugs I also have win2k installed.. dunno if that matters.

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