GUildWars Factions - Page 9

PurpleXVI · 01-02-2007, 06:16 PM

Koss is his name.

And yeah, it would be handy if you could also just have a global toggle to tell your henchmen when to run, when to fight and when not to froth at the mouth at the sight of the wildlife.

T-D-C · 01-02-2007, 08:12 PM

If the level 24 warlocks have clear purple bodies then you have the gain olias quest active. He is a necro hero.

SpiritWarrior · 01-02-2007, 08:24 PM

I think that's it TDC. The guy is waiting at the end of the road for me, and when I approach I have to kill 6 or 7 of them before he will talk.

They are mages and clerics, I mistook 'em for warlocks because honestly I didn't have time to look between the amount of magic flying at me and me being dead in 5 seconds. I have the guards with me but they still pummel us. The level difference is literally "killing" me. Should I just ignore it for now? Or should I be well able for it with the help from the guards? If so, I will retry it with a new strategy but mainly I was just checking to see.

PurpleXVI · 01-02-2007, 08:34 PM

You'll need human help to tackle it, it's really not that bad if you get a full party, or if you go to Elona/Cantha and grab some other heroes first.

Target · 01-03-2007, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by T-D-C:
Its probably a heating issue. GW can run hard on some machines so post your specs and we can check it out.

OK, lets see if I can remember!!

Athlon XP2400 (2ghz) chips on an Abit NF7 motherboard, PC3200 RAM 512mb (I have ordered 1GB)
80gb maxtor plus 9 (i think) hard drives,
Saphire Radeon 9700 graphics.
STill running windows ME (Have ordered XP)
Video Lodgic / sonic fury 5.1 sound card.
Generic 450W PSU (I think)

I think that's it. It was a good maching 3year ago when I got it!!

SpiritWarrior · 01-03-2007, 07:56 AM

It's still fine for GW. Heat may well be an issue, the alarm goes off when your gpu reaches threshold so check that your CPU is properly ventilated. Otherwise it's some kind of software problem. Are all your drivers updated etc.?

Target · 01-03-2007, 10:07 AM

I think all the drivers are upto date. Next time I try it I'll make sure it's the only think running, no surfing while it's loading!! Hopefully XP and the extra mem will also help. I hope it's not the heat, I don't think I can do much about that.

SpiritWarrior · 01-03-2007, 11:24 AM

If you pop the case open and leave the side cover off, move the CPU and then try it, you could determine if it is heat or not. All this would be for testing only so you don;t have to keep it like that. You could then rule it in or out. GW isn't *that* taxing graphics-wise anyways -not like Oblivion or anything. My old ti4600 ran it fine, with stock fans and no heating issues, frames of about 40-50fps. The major thing I would watch for is anti-aliasing being enabled as that could add extra "heat" per se. Check this in your Ati Driver tab and set it to off if it is.

Target · 01-03-2007, 11:27 AM

Great, I'll give that all a go. Hopefully it will work. I'll be a tad annoyed if I can only play for 5 mins at a time!!

Garnet FalconDance · 01-03-2007, 11:55 AM

If I remember correctly, when this happened to my son's pc, it was his power supply going out.

But when the (nearly) same thing happened on hubby's pc, he popped open his case, put another fan in to further cool the cpu (actually has a small fan blowing into the case as well for marathon gaming sessions

) and it fixed the problem.

Either way, it seems everybody here has covered both possibilities, so good luck [img]smile.gif[/img] .

01-02-2007, 08:12 PM	#82
T-D-C Ironworks Moderator Join Date: October 26, 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 43 Posts: 4,415	If the level 24 warlocks have clear purple bodies then you have the gain olias quest active. He is a necro hero. __________________

01-02-2007, 08:24 PM	#83
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	I think that's it TDC. The guy is waiting at the end of the road for me, and when I approach I have to kill 6 or 7 of them before he will talk. They are mages and clerics, I mistook 'em for warlocks because honestly I didn't have time to look between the amount of magic flying at me and me being dead in 5 seconds. I have the guards with me but they still pummel us. The level difference is literally "killing" me. Should I just ignore it for now? Or should I be well able for it with the help from the guards? If so, I will retry it with a new strategy but mainly I was just checking to see. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

01-03-2007, 07:56 AM	#86
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	It's still fine for GW. Heat may well be an issue, the alarm goes off when your gpu reaches threshold so check that your CPU is properly ventilated. Otherwise it's some kind of software problem. Are all your drivers updated etc.? __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

01-03-2007, 10:07 AM	#87
Target Red Dragon Join Date: April 1, 2003 Location: The Midlands Posts: 1,571	I think all the drivers are upto date. Next time I try it I'll make sure it's the only think running, no surfing while it's loading!! Hopefully XP and the extra mem will also help. I hope it's not the heat, I don't think I can do much about that. __________________ Smoke me a kipper...I'll be back for breakfast!! If you can keep your head when all around are loosing theirs...you probably haven’t grasped the situation!!

01-03-2007, 11:24 AM	#88
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	If you pop the case open and leave the side cover off, move the CPU and then try it, you could determine if it is heat or not. All this would be for testing only so you don;t have to keep it like that. You could then rule it in or out. GW isn't that taxing graphics-wise anyways -not like Oblivion or anything. My old ti4600 ran it fine, with stock fans and no heating issues, frames of about 40-50fps. The major thing I would watch for is anti-aliasing being enabled as that could add extra "heat" per se. Check this in your Ati Driver tab and set it to off if it is. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

01-02-2007, 06:16 PM	#81
PurpleXVI Emerald Dragon Join Date: April 6, 2005 Location: Denmark Age: 38 Posts: 903	Koss is his name. And yeah, it would be handy if you could also just have a global toggle to tell your henchmen when to run, when to fight and when not to froth at the mouth at the sight of the wildlife.

01-02-2007, 08:34 PM	#84
PurpleXVI Emerald Dragon Join Date: April 6, 2005 Location: Denmark Age: 38 Posts: 903	You'll need human help to tackle it, it's really not that bad if you get a full party, or if you go to Elona/Cantha and grab some other heroes first.

01-03-2007, 11:27 AM	#89
Target Red Dragon Join Date: April 1, 2003 Location: The Midlands Posts: 1,571	Great, I'll give that all a go. Hopefully it will work. I'll be a tad annoyed if I can only play for 5 mins at a time!! __________________ Smoke me a kipper...I'll be back for breakfast!! If you can keep your head when all around are loosing theirs...you probably haven’t grasped the situation!!

01-03-2007, 11:55 AM	#90
Garnet FalconDance Mephistopheles Join Date: August 30, 2001 Location: deep within the sylvan splendor.... Age: 60 Posts: 1,443	If I remember correctly, when this happened to my son's pc, it was his power supply going out. But when the (nearly) same thing happened on hubby's pc, he popped open his case, put another fan in to further cool the cpu (actually has a small fan blowing into the case as well for marathon gaming sessions ) and it fixed the problem. Either way, it seems everybody here has covered both possibilities, so good luck [img]smile.gif[/img] . __________________ "Nature tells every secret once." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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