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Gameplay => Newbie Help (Start Here) => Topic started by: twiest on November 20, 2004, 10:12:30 pm

Title: Help guys my games relli laggyy..
Post by: twiest on November 20, 2004, 10:12:30 pm

hey guys, it took me like 10 mins to enter the game, and then after i entered, its really slow, i cant even move.
so, anyone know what the minimal system requirements should be?

mine
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p3 900
32 MB graphic card
128 MB RAM
WIN XP
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so ya, i tried every mode including safe mode, but its still too laggy. i even set it as 640*480 in 8 bit, i also turned off the music and sound(except i could still hear music).

so ya, leave me a message pls.

Twiest

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Post by: Moogie on November 20, 2004, 10:28:38 pm

I\'m suprised you can even load Windows XP with such a small amount of RAM. You definitely don\'t have enough to play PS... or any other 3D game, really.

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Post by: Shadowfalcon on November 20, 2004, 10:53:23 pm

I cant stress this enough. Update your video drivers. Ill bet that youre using the stock ones that came with windows XP. I hear that those dont have openGL support. Update!

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Post by: Boldstorm on November 21, 2004, 01:37:47 am

With 128mb of RAM and an XP system I wouldn\'t even try and run it in Open GL mode.

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Post by: Shadowfalcon on November 21, 2004, 02:00:09 am

Getting XP to work well with 128mb is easy, if you dont mind shutting down almost every service. (who needs remote registry besides server admins anyway. And that darn Security Center that comes with SP2. *shudders*) anyway, my laptop with 128mb runs XP, with 100mb swap, and 64mb RAM free, so...

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Post by: Seytra on November 21, 2004, 02:03:26 am

You should disable everything you don\'t need anyway, because it\'ll make you less prone to attacks. Seriously, this is one of the most basic yet most important rules of computer security, and of course one that Microtheft still doesn\'t have a clue of.

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Post by: Shadowfalcon on November 21, 2004, 03:05:21 am

really. If i had it my way, i would disable every RPC running. i dont see wtf those are running for on a computer that isnt networked (besides the internet). dern you M$...

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Post by: Myrtl on November 21, 2004, 05:34:40 am

Get more RAM... and a new video card. 32 mb doesnt cut it anymore

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Post by: Iamthom on November 21, 2004, 09:45:34 am

a 32mb graphics card is just fine. if you can match or exceed my specs you will be good

551mhz p3
256mb RAM
32mb ATI Rage fury
Win XP (pro)
and a 20gig harddrive

so yea, i say update your ram, after that you should be running pretty smooth

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Post by: Androgos on November 21, 2004, 11:38:17 am

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Originally posted by Shadowfalcon
really. If i had it my way, i would disable every RPC running. i dont see wtf those are running for on a computer that isnt networked (besides the internet). dern you M$...

The RPC backbone with all it\'s children are one of the most important things in Windows :) Good luck disabling it :P

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Post by: fken on November 21, 2004, 12:06:47 pm

this is not a videocard problem !!!
128Mb of RAM is enough to play on 3D games but not MB : I\'ve a 32Mb video card under a notebook ! but the problem I had was there were only (absolutly sorry for you twiest) 256Mb of RAM. Since I\'ve 512Mb there is no problem under Windows but under Linux I never fund how to install MB... CB thats ok but MB absolutly no way...

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Post by: Moogie on November 21, 2004, 04:19:09 pm

Sure it\'s not a videocard problem. But it would help alot to have decent specs in everything. More videocard RAM takes the strain off the rest of your RAM. And with such poor amounts either way, he has problems. :P

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Post by: Diod on November 21, 2004, 04:37:54 pm

hmmm how do i say this....

Get a new system :)

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Post by: thezambOWNie on November 21, 2004, 08:51:32 pm

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Originally posted by Diod
hmmm how do i say this....

Get a new system :)

like everyone else has said really his only problem is his ram and we should take into consideration a thing called budget machines. Not everyone has the money or the will to go blow a couple hundred for a new videocard or a bigger HD. and besides twiests question was why was the game so laggy. so telling him to just go buy a new system i\'m sure wasnt the solution he was looking for.

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Post by: Junibeater on November 25, 2004, 01:35:21 am

What about dial-up.  People say that each new char in the game uses .1kb/s.  Won\'t that add up, especially me cuz my internets goes at 21.6kbs.  And I live in the boonies so I can\'t get high-speed.

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Post by: Boldstorm on November 25, 2004, 01:40:51 am

The number people are saying is not an amount that adds with each new player but is the amount used per each person on their systems. In theory dial up systems should work just as well but if you are getting max speeds of 21.6 then I would suggest moving j/k. All I could say is you could try and play and see what happens but I definetly would try and find someone or somewhere where you could get a faster connection just to at least download the game.

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Post by: Junibeater on November 25, 2004, 01:48:38 am

no worries for downloads.  well, ill give it a shot. ty