HOI runs too slow

[Volt]

Hi!
I'm new to this forum, so please don't kick me too hard
Well, my problem is that when I play the campaign, the game gets very slow and laggy as time goes by. In 1943 for example, "extremely fast" isn't any faster than "fast".
I don't understand that, 'cause I've got an AMD 3200, 1GB RAM, GeForce 6600
I'm playing version 1.2 under Windows XP, and as I made my way through the search engine, other people seemed to have some problems with that, too. Yet I didn't find any clue that helped solving the problem, the only thing I know it must have to do with Win XP's memory management. The Victorian FAQ advises to use CacheBooster, but that doesn't work with XP.

Would be great if someone could help me with that...

 

[Castellon]

Happens I think on some AMD systems, some kind of Driver/ hardware combinations.

If you save and then reboot your system ,then load the game, is it as bad or a little better?

 

[Volt]

After doing so there's no noticable change, the problem also occurs when for example starting the '44 campaign, which runs really slow. I guess it's the vast amount of information that has to be dealt with in the late game, but then other people don't have the problem on slower systems.

 

[Castellon]

Yes it is a very hard thing to track down without the system in front of me.

Well give me your Dxdiag and I will take a look to see if anything pops out.
Please run a DirectX Diagnostic:
Start menu –Run - then type Dxdiag, then select each tab across the top of the window, and run the tests on each tab. Then select “Save All Information” button in the lower right of the window. This will bring up a dialog box to allow you to select a name for the file where the information will be saved. You can save it right on the desktop as this will make it easy to find. Then copy the contents of that file from the start to the heading that says “DirectX components” then paste what you have copied into a post in this thread.

 

[Volt]

That's a lot of info to deal with, hopefully you'll find the reason.
And thanks a lot for your effort!

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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/7/2005, 16:46:01
Machine name: PC1
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: German (Regional Setting: German)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
System Model: K8N
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/04/04 14:10:12 Ver: 08.00.09
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 242MB used, 2217MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6600 GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00F1&SUBSYS_2012107D&REV_A2
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug und Play-Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6693 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 3736704 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: Nicht zutreffend
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 2826944 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-43B1-11CF-E869-180003C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x00F1
SubSys ID: 0x2012107D
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A
Deinterlace Caps: {212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{212DC724-3235-44A4-BD29-E1652BBCC71C}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: Realtek AC97 Audio
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00EA&SUBSYS_812A1043&REV_A1
Manufacturer ID: 65535
Product ID: 65535
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ALCXWDM.SYS
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5620 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 6/21/2004 10:53:20, 626204 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 192000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 33, 32
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 33, 32
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: Yes
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Realtek AC97 Audio
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: ALCXWDM.SYS
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5620 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 6/21/2004 10:53:20, 626204 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x41
Format Flags: 0xFFF

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DirectMusic
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DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: n/a
Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
Realtek AC97 Audio, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
Microsoft MIDI-Mapper [Emuliert], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emuliert], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Registry: OK
Test Result: Not run

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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Maus
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Tastatur
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: CYBORG 3D USB
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x06A3, 0x0006
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Combo Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x0D62, 0x001D
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB Combo Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x0D62, 0x001D
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No
Registry: OK

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USB Devices
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+ USB-Root-Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x10DE, 0x00E7
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 57600 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 4736 bytes
|
+-+ USB-HID (Human Interface Device)
| | Vendor/Product ID: 0x06A3, 0x0006
| | Location: CYBORG 3D USB
| | Matching Device ID: usb\class_03
| | Service: HidUsb
| | OEMData: 03 00 08 10 0E 00 00 00
| | Driver: hidclass.sys, 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 36224 bytes
| | Driver: hidparse.sys, 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 24960 bytes
| | Driver: hid.dll, 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 20992 bytes
| | Driver: hidusb.sys, 8/17/2001 15:02:20, 9600 bytes
| |
| +-+ HID-konformer Gamecontroller
| | | Vendor/Product ID: 0x06A3, 0x0006
| | | Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_game
| | | OEMData: 03 00 08 10 0E 00 00 00

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Gameport Devices
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PS/2 Devices
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+ HID-Tastatur
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x0D62, 0x001D
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
| Driver: kbdhid.sys, 8/4/2004 01:46:12, 14848 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 25216 bytes
|
+ Terminalserver-Tastaturtreiber
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 8/4/2004 01:58:36, 40840 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 25216 bytes
|
+ HID-konforme Maus
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0001
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| Service: mouhid
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 23552 bytes
| Driver: mouhid.sys, 8/18/2001 05:22:44, 12288 bytes
|
+ Terminalserver-Maustreiber
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 8/4/2004 01:58:36, 40840 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 23552 bytes

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DirectPlay Service Providers
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DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)

DirectPlay Voice Wizard Tests: Full Duplex: Not run, Half Duplex: Not run, Mic: Not run
DirectPlay Test Result: Not run
Registry: OK

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DirectPlay Adapters
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DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM1
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: LAN-Verbindung - IPv4 -

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DirectPlay Voice Codecs
-----------------------
Voxware VR12 1,4 KBit/s
Voxware SC06 6,4 KBit/s
Voxware SC03 3,2 KBit/s
MS-PCM 64 KBit/s
MS-ADPCM 32,8 KBit/s
Microsoft GSM 6.10 13 KBit/s
TrueSpeech(TM) 8,6 KBit/s

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DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps
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Star Wars Rebellion (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: REBEXE.EXE (0.01.0000.0001)
worms2 (DX7) - Registry: OK, ExeFile: worms2.exe ()

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 12.5 GB
Total Space: 20.0 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: SAMSUNG SP1213C

Drive: D:
Free Space: 12.7 GB
Total Space: 94.5 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: SAMSUNG SP1213C

Drive: E:
Model: HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 49536 bytes

Drive: F:
Model: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 49536 bytes

Drive: G:
Model: Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 49536 bytes

Drive: H:
Model: SCSIVAX DVD/CD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 49536 bytes

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System Devices
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Name: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00F1&SUBSYS_2012107D&REV_A2\4&2E2DECCC&0&0058
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nv4_mini.sys, 6.14.0010.6693 (English), 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 2826944 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe, 6.14.0010.6693 (English), 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 127043 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvcod.dll, 1.00.0000.0015 (English), 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 32256 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvcodins.dll, 1.00.0000.0015 (English), 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 32256 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nv4_disp.dll, 6.14.0010.6693 (English), 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 3736704 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvoglnt.dll, 6.14.0010.6693 (English), 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 5271552 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvcpl.dll, 6.14.0010.6693 (English), 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 4620288 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvmctray.dll, 6.14.0010.6693 (English), 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 86016 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvwddi.dll, 6.14.0010.6693 (English), 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 81920 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvnt4cpl.dll, 6.14.0010.6693 (English), 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 245760 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\help\nvcpl.hlp, 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 161839 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\help\nvwcplen.hlp, 10/29/2004 17:50:00, 55256 bytes

Name: PCI Standard-PCI-zu-PCI-Brücke
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00ED&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A2\3&267A616A&0&70
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 68224 bytes

Name: Realtek AC'97 Audio
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00EA&SUBSYS_812A1043&REV_A1\3&267A616A&0&30
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ksuser.dll, 5.03.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 01:57:24, 4096 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ksproxy.ax, 5.03.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 01:58:24, 130048 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ks.sys, 5.03.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 00:15:22, 140928 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\drmk.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:08:00, 60288 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\portcls.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:15:50, 145792 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\stream.sys, 5.03.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 00:08:04, 48640 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 01:58:28, 23552 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ALCXWDM.SYS, 5.10.0000.5620 (English), 6/21/2004 10:53:20, 626204 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE, 5.01.0000.0028 (English), 6/18/2004 10:31:02, 67584 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ALSNDMGR.CPL, 2.02.0000.0028 (English), 6/18/2004 10:32:34, 15684608 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ALSNDMGR.WAV, 2/5/2002 07:54:58, 141016 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\RTLCPL.EXE, 1.00.0001.0028 (English), 6/18/2004 10:15:46, 7506432 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ALCXSENS.SYS, 5.10.0000.3513 (English), 2/24/2004 05:08:52, 400384 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system\crlds3d.dll, 4.12.0001.2002 (English), 11/21/2002 09:07:10, 765952 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\a3d.dll, 4.12.0001.2009 (English), 8/19/2003 13:36:16, 65536 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Audio3D.dll, 4.12.0001.2009 (English), 8/19/2003 13:36:16, 65536 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\RTLCPAPI.dll, 1.00.0000.0002 (English), 2/9/2004 09:18:18, 155648 bytes

Name: Standard erweiterter PCI-zu-USB universeller Hostcontroller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E8&SUBSYS_813F1043&REV_A2\3&267A616A&0&12
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 26624 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 142976 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 01:57:38, 77312 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 57600 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hccoin.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 7168 bytes

Name: Standard OpenHCD USB-Hostcontroller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E7&SUBSYS_813F1043&REV_A1\3&267A616A&0&11
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 17024 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 142976 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 01:57:38, 77312 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 57600 bytes

Name: Standard OpenHCD USB-Hostcontroller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E7&SUBSYS_813F1043&REV_A1\3&267A616A&0&10
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 17024 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 142976 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (German), 8/4/2004 01:57:38, 77312 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 57600 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce3 250 Parallel ATA Controller (v2.6)
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E5&SUBSYS_813F1043&REV_A2\3&267A616A&0&40
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nvatabus.sys, 5.10.2600.0446 (English), 6/3/2004 04:40:46, 79360 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\idecoi.dll, 1.00.0000.0001 (English), 6/3/2004 04:40:48, 294400 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E4&SUBSYS_813F1043&REV_A1\3&267A616A&0&09
Driver: n/a

Name: NVIDIA nForce3 250 Serial ATA Controller (v2.6)
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E3&SUBSYS_813F1043&REV_A2\3&267A616A&0&50
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nvatabus.sys, 5.10.2600.0446 (English), 6/3/2004 04:40:46, 79360 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\idecoi.dll, 1.00.0000.0001 (English), 6/3/2004 04:40:48, 294400 bytes

Name: NVIDIA nForce3 250 AGP Host to PCI Bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E2&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A2\3&267A616A&0&58
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nv_agp.SYS, 4.12.0001.0377 (English), 10/29/2003 07:02:00, 21120 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NVCOG.DLL, 1.00.0000.0015 (English), 3/25/2004 09:29:00, 32256 bytes

Name: PCI Standard-Host-CPU-Brücke
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E1&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1\3&267A616A&0&00
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI Standard-ISA-Brücke
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E0&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A2\3&267A616A&0&08
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\isapnp.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (German), 8/4/2004 14:00:00, 36224 bytes

Name: NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00DF&SUBSYS_80A71043&REV_A2\3&267A616A&0&28
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nvnetbus.sys, 1.00.0000.0448 (English), 7/28/2004 09:15:38, 12928 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nvnrm.sys, 1.00.0000.0448 (English), 7/28/2004 09:15:24, 57600 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\nvsnpu.sys, 1.00.0000.0448 (English), 7/28/2004 09:15:16, 191232 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\bdco1.dll, 1.00.0000.0000 (English), 7/28/2004 09:11:56, 8192 bytes
Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvconrm.dll, 1.00.0000.0015 (English), 7/19/2004 06:27:34, 32256 bytes

Name: PCI Standard-Host-CPU-Brücke
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1103&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&C3
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI Standard-Host-CPU-Brücke
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1102&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&C2
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI Standard-Host-CPU-Brücke
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1101&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&C1
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI Standard-Host-CPU-Brücke
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1100&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&C0
Driver: n/a

Name: VAX347S SCSI Controller
Device ID: PCI\VAX347S\0000
Driver: n/a

Name: D347PRT SCSI Controller
Device ID: PCI\D347PRT\0000
Driver: n/a

 

[Lothos]

It is normal for the game to slow down as the war progresses because there are more CPU cycles going to AI calculations and more units on the world map. It has been that way since HOI 1 but nothing was never done about it cause most people play on Normal speed which you do not notice the slow down very much. It is only on Fast and above when you do.

 

[Castellon]

Is that it? Normal speed is fine?

There are two types of slow down one is normal as Lothos mentioned.
THere is another slow down that is really bad and only effects some high end systems.

BTW, your video driver is way out of date.

 

[Volt]

Well, not having any comparison, I can hardly say whether the slowdown is "normal" or due to some technical problem...
Playing the game on normal is quite ok, but from around 1941 on, i can't go much faster than that.
On my buddy's system, which is a AMD 2.2 512 RAM, the game runs a little faster than on mine.
But since battle scenarios run perfectly, and as you told me this is a common problem, the slowdown might in fact be normal, so I'll have to accept it.

 

[Castellon]

Sorry, this is the kind of thing that is very difficult to help without being in front of the system.

 

[Lothos]

Castellon the fact he mentions a year that the slowdown starts tells me that is the problem. What I fear for him is once patch 1.3 is released if he installs it the program will get slower because the new AI takes more CPU cycles.

Volt I would suggest going up to 1 gig of memory. That will help cause if you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP when running HoI 2 you tend to go over your 512 megs of memory usage which means the OS will start using hard drive space for memory. I have 1 gig of memory and even though I experience a slow down still around the same time you descirbed yours it is not that bad when playing the game at normal speed.

 

[Volt]

I already have 1 gig of RAM, but maybe I'll just add another 512 MB, as a better AI in 1.3 should be worth that investment

 

[Castellon]

I seriously doubt going higher than a gig of memory will help significantly.
from 256 - 512 = huge difference.
512 - 1Gig = moderate difference.
1 gig+ = little differnce

 

[unmerged(32582)]

Yes, You Are All Correct, But...

My experience says yes you are all correct about the game slowing down over time due largely to increase AI calculations despite a low-end Athlon64 with 1 Gig of RAM. I too have experienced this on my Shuttle SN85g4V2 with a Athlon64 2800+ with 1 Gig of RAM.

However, many of the increased AI calculations are unnecessary. Mostly, I am speaking about the numerous, thousands really in the case of UK, of fleets consisting of ZERO numbers of ships in the AI navies. This mostly seems to affect an AI UK, but any navy heavy AI such as Japan, US, and France, can and does experience this.

I do not know if this has been reported as a bug, but their is a simple work around.
1.) Save your game
2.) Load as an navy intense AI
3.) Pause game
4.) Go port by port to find these bunches of ZERO ship fleets
5.) Select these ZERO ship fleets, and combine them into a single
ZERO ship fleet per port
6.) Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all excess ZERO ship fleets of that nation
are eliminated
7.) Save game
8.) Repeat steps 2 through 7 for any other desired AI
9.) Load as your desired nation and continue play

This is not a perfect nor permanent fix, but it does help.

 

[Castellon]

fp

 

[unmerged(37381)]

I've found out that the more I play it the faster it goes. The first time I played it, it took me so long to play the first year. But i continued to play it anyway, started a different game as USSR it went amazingly faster.

 

[Castellon]

That does not really make sense, unless you had something running in the background the first time you played.

 

[unmerged(37381)]

Yeah, I know it doesnt. I never run anything else the same time as I do playing a game. However for some reason after a few times of playing it the speed of it just improved. It might have been that the virtual memory paging file increased or something Im not sure.

 

[Castellon]

Okay better this way then the reverse.

 

[unmerged(19478)]

Hi I have a simmilar thing I think that there are some steps you can take I remember turning off some part of the game, graphics I think. It removed the rivers abd stuff and the game ran a little faster. there is more out there I just cannot find the seach funtion on the forum you seen it?
CHeers

 

[Castellon]

Check the sticky thread in the Victoria tech support forum, the FAQ on slow downs.