Low FPS during siege assaults

**sapi** · 05-02-2007, 12:57

Originally Posted by FactionHeir

Details to low does not remove smoke from chimneys at all actually. Maybe lessens the amount. To really remove em, you gotta do what I outlined :D

Really?

Interesting - I haven't seen any since I changed that setting; guess I've just been playing the wrong size sieges

I stand corrected

**Matty** · 05-02-2007, 13:09

My computer is about the same spec as yours running a 128MB video card (Geoforce 7300), same processor, 2 meg RAM and its fine - I had exactly this lag problem before I upgraded the video card to what I have now, so maybe you need to increase the RAM? I have most of the graphic features on and it runs smoothly.

**Richard The Tiger Heart** · 05-02-2007, 13:13

Originally Posted by Matty

My computer is about the same spec as yours running a 128MB video card (Geoforce 7300), same processor, 2 meg RAM and its fine - I had exactly this lag problem before I upgraded the video card to what I have now, so maybe you need to increase the RAM? I have most of the graphic features on and it runs smoothly.

Runs smoothly on all settlements/castle types? Geforce7300 and the Geforce6600GT do not have a substantial performance difference. I even think that the 6600 beats the 7300, although im not sure.

About the RAM, does anyone share Matty's opinion?

**Bartix** · 05-02-2007, 13:44

Laggy big settlement type is game problem, do not think hardware exists to eliminate.
M2TW never used all my system memory (check Task Manager), I have 7950 also and much fast Core2duo.
Other type battles nice frame rate with many options and high resolution.

**Zajuts149** · 05-02-2007, 13:53

I have more or less the same specs that you have, and suffered severe lag in siege battles, even on low settings. Then i exchanged my very old Ti4200 videocard with a new X1300(can't remember specs, but it's a decent card at an affordable price), and every battle is running smoothly

**Matty** · 05-02-2007, 13:56

Originally Posted by Richard The Tiger Heart

Runs smoothly on all settlements/castle types?

Yep, cannon towers, flaming arrows, the full shooting match

**bbeltx** · 05-02-2007, 14:20

Pay attention to the shadows quality and antialising either. When I'm in a massive battle I used to set down the units details, that really increases my perfomance besides shadow and antialiasing, however you cannot set down shadow in the game, only in main options.

**Shahed** · 05-02-2007, 17:54

I have another suggestion for you. This tweak replaces the city textures with low res (512*512) ones and it's really helped remove the lag for me:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1103

**Richard The Tiger Heart** · 05-02-2007, 20:09

Originally Posted by Sinan

I have another suggestion for you. This tweak replaces the city textures with low res (512*512) ones and it's really helped remove the lag for me:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1103

So the settlement lag seems to be a texture problem. Seems as if some cards dont use of its full power to process the textures. Rather weird. It may also be a problem driver...Ill need to do some testing.

But thanks for the tweak anyway. If it works then it is even better than the one FactionHeir suggested.