Messed up frame-rates/graphics problems

[AndrewT]

OK, I don't see anything indicating a problem there. Let's try a complete reinstall; move any valued saves elsewhere and uninstall the game. Now manually delete the game directory (this is vital). Install the game again, but don't use the suggested path c:\program files\paradox ... etc, instead use a new path outside the system directories such as c:\games\rome or whatever. Then apply patch 1.2.

 

[TGHoplite]

Wow it's been a while since I posted here.

Uh, your last instructions didn't do anything differently.

 

[AndrewT]

You reinstalled the game fresh in a new directory, and applied the 1.2 patch, and fixed the refreshRate as before ... and it still doesn't run at all?

There have been new video drivers released, try http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_175.19_whql.html for 32bit Vista or http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_175.19_whql.html for 64bit.

 

[TGHoplite]

I have those drivers. It runs but its totally glitchy, like as if it were getting a really bad frame rate, and when I got to scroll across the landscape it jumps halfway across europe.

 

[AndrewT]

But again: you did as I suggested and installed in a directory other than the suggested one of c:\program files\paradox etc ? If so, well, I'm really not sure what to suggest. Can we see your new settings.txt one more time pls?

 

[TGHoplite]

But again: you did as I suggested and installed in a directory other than the suggested one of c:\program files\paradox etc ? If so, well, I'm really not sure what to suggest. Can we see your new settings.txt one more time pls?

Yup. It's in C:/Games/Rome


gui={
language=l_english
}
graphics={
size={
x=1024
y=768
}

refreshRate=60
fullScreen=yes
shadows=no
shadowSize=1024
multisampling=2
anisotropicFiltering=0
gamma=50.000004
}
sound_fx_volume=100.000000
music_volume=100.000000
scroll_speed=100.000000
camera_rotation_speed=50.000000
zoom_speed=50.000004
mouse_speed=50.000000
master_volume=100.000000
ambient_volume=50.000000
mapRenderingOptions={
renderTrees=yes
}
lastplayer="Mr Human"
lasthost=""
serveradress="diplomacy.valkyrienet.com"
autosave="NEVER"
difficulty="NORMAL"
outliner={
9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 }

 

[AndrewT]

OK, try these settings:

fullScreen=no

multisampling=0

mapRenderingOptions={
renderTrees=no

and see if that helps at all.

 

[TGHoplite]

nope

 

[AndrewT]

Well I'm out of ideas. Maybe it's a bad CD or something. Do you have a different machine around to try it on?

 

[Surt]

Or a different gfx card?

Or a more generalized PC error seach, try

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[Tovarits]

Same thing...

I have same proplem and my hardware is enough to run Eu: Rome. I have Amd Athlon 3200(2,1 ghz i think), 1512 mt ram, and videocard something over 250 mb. Same thing in Eu III, but i can still play it, but in Rome it is just lagging.

 

[Surt]

Have you tried to change the settings for your gfx card, f.ex. on my NVidia card i can go to "Performance and Quality Settings"

There I can make a new profile called "Rome"
Then I browse to find the RomeGame.exe and chose it as my application.

Now I can change the settings for Rome, just to test I check the Anti alias and Anisotropic filtering and for each uncheck the apllication controlled box and set them both to off, I now see that the value beside each is "Off".

It seems like I get a better gfx performance and the cpu performance is same as before.

 

[TGHoplite]

I have same proplem and my hardware is enough to run Eu: Rome. I have Amd Athlon 3200(2,1 ghz i think), 1512 mt ram, and videocard something over 250 mb. Same thing in Eu III, but i can still play it, but in Rome it is just lagging.

Yes, I get the same problem with the EUIII demo, but say I go to play a game and it's like that all I have to do is resign and start a new game - then everythign is nice and smooth.

 

[unmerged(147304)]

Yes, I get the same problem with the EUIII demo, but say I go to play a game and it's like that all I have to do is resign and start a new game - then everythign is nice and smooth.

Wow after hours of searching and trying various suggestions, this is the only solution that worked for me... one from a year ago. Doing a resign and start new game makes my pc run smooth as silk at 1920x1200 all settings maxed.