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    Default Re: How to make the game go smoother ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Talbot
    I would definitely think about adding another 512mb ram. Also try turning off shadows if they are own and the shader version, if it is set to 2 change it to 1. That'll make a big difference.
    Im running a

    3.0Ghz Intel Procesor
    with
    GeForce 7600 GT 256MB
    and
    1 Gigabyte of RAM

    I am inches away from being able to play the game at top settings at all times. But in my tests I have found that it makes very little difference whether shadows are high or off. What really impacts performance from what Ive seen, is the anti-alaising. At x8 things really do start to crawl in the epic battles so Ive settled for x4 grudgingly. There is still a tiny bit of stutter in epic sieges though and am contemplating what visual candy I am willing to sacrifice for that a little more performance.

    Now, what is that Shader 1 and 2 business all about? Why would switching to Shader 1 make things faster and would the game be recognisably more ugly if I did so?
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    Default Re: How to make the game go smoother ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Quickening
    Im running a

    3.0Ghz Intel Procesor
    with
    GeForce 7600 GT 256MB
    and
    1 Gigabyte of RAM

    I am inches away from being able to play the game at top settings at all times. But in my tests I have found that it makes very little difference whether shadows are high or off. What really impacts performance from what Ive seen, is the anti-alaising. At x8 things really do start to crawl in the epic battles so Ive settled for x4 grudgingly. There is still a tiny bit of stutter in epic sieges though and am contemplating what visual candy I am willing to sacrifice for that a little more performance.

    Now, what is that Shader 1 and 2 business all about? Why would switching to Shader 1 make things faster and would the game be recognisably more ugly if I did so?
    Quote Originally Posted by Talbot
    I would definitely think about adding another 512mb ram. Also try turning off shadows if they are own and the shader version, if it is set to 2 change it to 1. That'll make a big difference.
    It makes a difference but not too much ... reduces the Ram use ... thats why i put it on 1 .. some video cards have trouble whit version 2 .. but since the game need at lest 512 ram ... :(((
    "One who knows the enemy and knows himself will not be in danger in a hundred battles.
    One who does not know the enemy but knows himself will sometimes win, sometimes lose.
    One who does not know the enemy and does not know himself will be in danger in every battle."

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    Default Re: How to make the game go smoother ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Quickening
    Im running a

    3.0Ghz Intel Procesor
    with
    GeForce 7600 GT 256MB
    and
    1 Gigabyte of RAM

    I am inches away from being able to play the game at top settings at all times. But in my tests I have found that it makes very little difference whether shadows are high or off. What really impacts performance from what Ive seen, is the anti-alaising. At x8 things really do start to crawl in the epic battles so Ive settled for x4 grudgingly. There is still a tiny bit of stutter in epic sieges though and am contemplating what visual candy I am willing to sacrifice for that a little more performance.

    Now, what is that Shader 1 and 2 business all about? Why would switching to Shader 1 make things faster and would the game be recognisably more ugly if I did so?
    Why don't you just up the resolution and get rid of the anti-aliasing then? At 1600x1200 and even 1280x1024 on my 19 inch screen I don't even notice a difference between anti-aliasing on or off and there's not much of a hit these days for upping the resolution compared to upping the anti-aliasing despite what cardmakers say. Just a suggestion of course.

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