Best Performance Boosts

[Ikoma]

So I purchased CK2 from Amazon and got it running on my laptop... barely. I came by these forums and saw the suggestion to turn off trees. It worked great, the game ran much better. But I would still like it run a bit better. What other tweaks have big payoffs in terms of performance?

 

[AndrewT]

Adding more memory is the big one, jumping from 2gb to 4gb for instance. I haven't checked user Mods for a while, I know with EU3 someone made a low-performanec mod that simplified the graphics - if there is such a thing for CK2 that might help you.

 

[Sleight of Hand]

There is -- it makes the game playable on my laptop.

 

[Ikoma]

Thank you so much! That looks perfect. I'll be installing that this evening and continue to try and establish a Danish Empire tonight.

 

[Sleight of Hand]

It certainly makes a difference -- just remember to run the game in political map mode, not terrain.

Make sure to use the FlatMap and TrueMute.zip version, as it offers the most noticeable performance boost.

 

[Ikoma]

OK, that was an absolutely amazing change in performance. Like night and day. You did great work here.

 

[Sleight of Hand]

Unfortunately I can take no credit for that mod.

(I do use it on my laptop though).