NWN-Whats with the lag? Help!

utturkey · #1 (**permalink**) 09-08-2003, 12:10 AM

i just got NWN and my PC hardware exceeds the recommendation but even on the lowest graphic settings the lag is so bad the game isnt even worth playing. do i need a super video card or what? my PC specs are :

922 pentium 3
384 ram
32mb Nvidia g-force 2 MX/MX 400
DirectX 8.1

Xandax · #2 (**permalink**) 09-08-2003, 12:18 AM

It is most likely the graphics card as you, yourself, is touching.

Try playing around with the settings and your resolution to see if you can't improve it. With low graphic quality, the game should be able to run somewhat proberly.
But it might be a case of to little avaible RAM, you don't mention what OS you have, but it could be that it takes up to much RAM, so that memory needs to be swapped often. It could also be a slowing factor.

Do you have SoU also? Because some have (myself inclusive) felt a performance hit when installing SoU.

utturkey · #3 (**permalink**) 09-08-2003, 12:24 AM

My OS is Xp, how do i check to see how much memory is free?

And i have tried running the game on the lowest settings possible and the lag is still really bad

Xandax · #4 (**permalink**) 09-08-2003, 01:35 AM

Trying going into the "task manager" (ctrl+shift+esc) and then the 3rd tap (don't know the english word for it -only got the danish XP on this machine I'm at currently).
On that screen there should be a view of your current free memory and used.

384 might be a tad low with XP, although I can't say for sure, seeing as I am not running XP from home. (running W2K at home)

garazdawi · #5 (**permalink**) 09-08-2003, 03:08 AM

The tab is called performance and you want to look at the Physical Memory(k) tab

utturkey · #6 (**permalink**) 09-08-2003, 01:52 PM

its says ive got about 217700 out of about 390000. i think it may have something to do with my OS because ive tried EVERYTHING

Ron_Lugge · #7 (**permalink**) 09-08-2003, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xandax
Do you have SoU also? Because some have (myself inclusive) felt a performance hit when installing SoU.

Did you ever manage to fix that?

Xandax · #8 (**permalink**) 09-08-2003, 10:23 PM

I've not tried really - my systemspecs can afford to take a performance hit (p4 2.4 ghz, 512 ram, geforce 4 etc), especially when it is (mostly) when a lot is happening, like in various cut-scenes.

The hit I took aren't so bad, just wasnt' what I had expected, wich is why I'm wondering if NwN is "just" shappy coded

But when I get more time ... like after this enormous project I'm working on now is done - it is one of the things on "my list".

@utturkey:
try checking your running applications and seeing if you have several running (same screen, just use the application tab). If you have some running, try closing them to see if that can improve performance. Also if you know a little about them, you can try the same with process.

But ultimately, I think it is the graphics engien that is hard on your graphics card, but still - it shouldn't be as bad as you descipe on lowest quality setting.

Ares2382 · #9 (**permalink**) 09-09-2003, 02:15 PM

Just curious do you have the latest video drivers? Cause if you don't that might be the problem as well.

Xandax · #10 (**permalink**) 09-11-2003, 04:15 AM

Hmm - seems I've found that there supposedly are some compability problems between nVidia and DX 9.0, this could account for some of my "lag".
(read that nVidia weren't DX9.0 compatible regarding development on Halflife 2 - where nVidia cards lagged seriously apparently)

I haven't looked futher in to this yet (am in school, working at the momement ...almost)

Unfortunally - it doesn't help you much, but somebody else can maybe use this information.

Ron_Lugge · #11 (**permalink**) 09-11-2003, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xandax
Hmm - seems I've found that there supposedly are some compability problems between nVidia and DX 9.0, this could account for some of my "lag".
(read that nVidia weren't DX9.0 compatible regarding development on Halflife 2 - where nVidia cards lagged seriously apparently)

I haven't looked futher in to this yet (am in school, working at the momement ...almost)

Unfortunally - it doesn't help you much, but somebody else can maybe use this information.

That would explain why a few months ago it seemed to run fine, and doesn't now! I recently updated my *(#@&(%*# drivers!

Ares2382 · #12 (**permalink**) 09-11-2003, 06:43 PM

Not a 100 % sure but I think the latest drivers from nVidia fixes this problem, also you might wanna try to update your directx 9.0 to 9.0b

Ron_Lugge · #13 (**permalink**) 09-11-2003, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ares2382
Not a 100 % sure but I think the latest drivers from nVidia fixes this problem, also you might wanna try to update your directx 9.0 to 9.0b

I'm runing the latest drivers, I think (D/Ling now) and I'm running DX 9b.