Slow Gameplay

[Cyanist]

Okay this is weird.  When i run Planeshift i get these three error messages.

\"Warning: Failed to load \'csddsimg\' ; use \'-verbose\' argument for details.\"

\"Warning: Failed to load \'csjngimg\' ; use \'-verbose\' argument for details.\"

\"Warning: Failed to load \'cssgiimg\' ; use \'-verbose\' argument for details.\"

The thing is the game works afterwards.  Its really slow however and i have no idea why, ppl out there have told me that my PC is better then theirs but they are running smoothly.  

I have a:

AMD Duron 1200+
64mb Geforce 4
384 Ram
Direct X 9.0b
16 Gig space

The game is extremely choppy and unplayable.  I dont know if the error messages have anything to do with it or not.  I have tried both window and fullscreen settings and both are slow but window is even slower.  I have tried all Resolutions and bit depth combos and its still slow.  I dont know whats wrong.  I have a High Speed Sympatico Connection, 10Mbps DSL.  This seems to be quite an impressive game and i would hate for a stupid problem like this to ruin it.

Cyanist

PS: I tried putting an image of the messages but it wouldnt work.

[Moogie]

Those errors are normal.

Graphical lag is completely random for everyone. Lots of RAM helps, not using a Radeon card helps, but it is always random, and not everyone gets lucky. Just make sure your graphics drivers are up-to-date, and that you\'ve run the Updater.

If all else fails, wait for CB.

[Cyanist]

I updated my drivers a while ago, ill do it again and retry.  As for graphical lag, this seems to be permanent.  It wont go away, i dont played for 20 min under these conditions.  I ran the updater as well, and im not sure what CB is.

[Moogie]

CB is the next version of the game, soon to be released (no release date known, though).

[Cyanist]

Okay i think i see what the problem is.  Its not a lag its my computer i think.  I get choppiness in areas that are dense with graphics such as the starting point of the game (the city).  But when i entered that spikey looking building everything flowed smoothly.  This is the same \"behaviour\" as when a system does not meet the specified requirements for a game.  HOWEVER i have had players on this game tell me their system is inferior to mine and yet they do not experience this choppiness.  I have tried turning off sound and music with no result.  I am simply baffled by this.  My internet connection is incredibly fast so i cant see the problem.  I have just upgraded my Nvidia drivers and my direct X from version 9.0b to 9.0c.  

My Direct X diagnostic reports that everything is in working order and i have no spy or adware on my PC as i have 5 different programs to remove such things.  If anyone has experienced a similar problem please inform me.

-Cyanist

[steuben]

like moogie said, it is hit or miss pretty much as to who will get lag and who won\'t.

your internet connection has little to do with the lag. there are people out on dial-up that are probably getting less lag.

the problem is your computer. the mb game engine (crystal space?) is incredibly unoptimized. to the point where choosing the slower performance modes will sometimes improve performance.

at this point you can either suffer through the lag lke the rest of us or wait for cb. there will probably be little you can do to improve performance.

[Zorium]

While I think about it, Moogie do you still need the huge ammounts of RAM in CB or can you get away with 256MB?

-Zorium

[Moogie]

At the start of Alpha testing (phase 1) CB was still hogging far too much RAM (upwards of 700mb). These days, thankfully, the average appears to be 250-300mb, which is a great improvement.

[Cyanist]

I guess ill wait then, nothin to lose.

[Zorium]

At the start of Alpha testing (phase 1) CB was still hogging far too much RAM (upwards of 700mb). These days, thankfully, the average appears to be 250-300mb, which is a great improvement.

Great news, thanks.

-Zorium