RO runs like crap..

[havokie]

Hi,

I just got RO. My problem - it runs like absolute crap. My specs are dated, but modest - P4 3.2Ghz, 1.5Gb Ram, 7600GT.

Even if I run the game at the lowest settings, I still get about 20fps...but it's the same on high and low, no real difference. It starts off with about 60-100 fps but then just plummets once anything happens on screen. Totally unplayable online basically.

Please don't suggest new drivers or that my card/hardware is bust - my other games, including the much newer and more intensive FEAR and Battlefield 2, run flawlessly at high settings. I've tried new drivers to no avail, and tried reinstalling the game. Please help...

Back to Day of Defeat if I can't solve this....

 

[havokie]

And by runs the same on both high and low, I literally mean I get the exact same FPS on 1280x1024 with everything on high as I do when I have it at 320xwhatever res with everthing on lowest.

 

[Colt .45 killer]

the only thing i can suggest is to try fiddeling with your settings, ie: try turning off the hdr lighting. i know that made my comp stop lagging badly on leningrad.

 

[PermenentMarker]

It starts off with about 60-100 fps but then just plummets once anything happens on screen. Totally unplayable online basically.

Your computer should run it fine if it starts up and plays a tiny bit above 50fps
Why it drops is the question.

with every other game running and a problem like that, I suggest deleting Ro and reinstalling it.

I have reinstalled bf2 quite a few times, with other games working fine...

RO is worth it

besides that i suggest

checking your display settings
verticle sync off
check if the aa and af are on application controlled or manually maxed out.

Check your processes.
Make sure your running the minimum of background applications

in ro, hdr bloom => off

 

[Floyd]

Try degragging your hard drive and your steam files. (Steam files can be done from one of the steam items.)

I've got a P4 running at 3.0Ghz, 2 Gb RAM and a 6600 GT. It runs fine and is totally playable for me. As Permanentmarker suggests, check that HDR Bloom is OFF, too.

Floyd

 

[fiftyone]

I installed a Desktop enhancement/toys program once, created shear havoc with RO, double check what you have running in the background.

If something is using up your processor resources RO will suffer more than most other games that I know of !

 

[havokie]

I've tried everything....

I get the same FPS on the lowest of low settings as I do on maxed out settings - so obviously something is restricting it, but I don't know what. V-Sync is not on, nor is AA or any AF.

I get 31fps on maxed out settings in kared? (or whatever that first map is called), and maybe ONE extra frame per second if I run at 320x200 with everything on off and on lowest. So it's not a question of horsepower to run the game, I just don't know what it is.

I've tried disabling all unnecessary programs running, tried reinstalling, new drivers, defragging, everything. And again, much newer and more intensive games like Fear and BF2 run perfectly...

Thanks for all the suggestions so far but still the same...

 

[ButchCassidy]

Have you gone through this thread and tried the tweaks which can make a considerable difference to how RO runs on some PC's?

http://www.redorchestragame.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10701

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

I don't exactly know how Nvidia works, but with my ATI card, I can set the card to use the application (game) settings or override the game settings and use faster or higher quality settings set directly in the graphic drivers. Perhaps one of those is in conflict? Just a suggestion.

Your system is slightly better than mine, and I would suspect it should run a little better than mine. I get decent to good fps. RO is very cpu intensive and relies on that more than your graphic card.

Do you have a sound card or onboard sound? If onboard sound, it will be using some of your cpu for that. Suggest making sure you have the latest DX9. Would you have any antivirus running in the background that might be trying to autodownload? (mine sometimes does that and it pisses me off to no end no matter how many times I set it to manual in Admin Services) Also, just try running everything at medium settings till it is figured out. It has to be something overlooked that once found, will get everything running great.

Good luck and hope to see you in game!

 

[[TW]DrGuppy]

...It starts off with about 60-100 fps but then just plummets once anything happens on screen...

Not really sure what the problem is but this makes it sound like an overheating issue. Might want to check the temp. of your graphics card.