Gameplay problems

[Matador]

I don't know if this is the correct place to post this, but it is one of the few places I can start a new thread. Anyway I am playing MTW VI, running Windows XP, Nvidea GeForce4 MX 4000, DirectX 9, pentuim III 1 GHZ, 384 MB ram, 13 GB free space. Problem: during battles, no matter how small the armies, I have horrible lag. I have made sure accelaration is on full and display on 16 bit(advice from another forum):book: , have tried reinstalling the game numerous times, reinstalled directx, reinstalled video drivers, downloaded patches, and defraged my drive. NOTHING WORKED!!:wall: I have had this game for many years and have uninstalled and reinstalled it many times and never had any problems. The only thing I can think of that has changed since it was last installed (and working) is I switched from DSL to Cable. I did not have to install anything for the cable modem, it is plug and play, so that shouldn't matter, right? Any thoughts would be appreciated. :help:

[Celtic_Guardian]

Im not much of a tech guy, but i would suggest a Defrag and a good Virus scan. A disk cleanup wouldn't hurt either probably. I'm sure someone else here can help you more than me.

[Matador]

Well I tried the virus scan and disk cleanup. No luck. I already tried a defrag and that did not help. I just uninstalled MTW VI and reinstalled only MTW and I still have the same problem. This is really lame, I have a huge battle waiting in my campaign but with the lag it would take hours to play. Any other suggestions??

[Celtic_Guardian]

Try updating your video drivers, the game should work well with those specs, i used to play it with much less.

[Geezer57]

Anyway I am playing MTW VI, running Windows XP, Nvidea GeForce4 MX 4000, DirectX 9, pentuim III 1 GHZ, 384 MB ram, 13 GB free space.
With MTW and your hardware, the most compatible video card drivers are v61.77 (or earlier), which can be found here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_61.77.html

Give them a try, and see if your issues don't improve.

[Matador]

With MTW and your hardware, the most compatible video card drivers are v61.77 (or earlier),

IT WORKS!!:jumping: v60.85 ended up working the best. It is still not perfect but it is playable. Thanks for the information. I was getting very frustrated. You saved me from going to an asylum. Thanks again.

[Geezer57]

IT WORKS!!:jumping: v60.85 ended up working the best. It is still not perfect but it is playable. Thanks for the information. I was getting very frustrated. You saved me from going to an asylum. Thanks again.
Good going, Matador - glad to hear you're back in business again! ~:cool: