Performance - Game runs slowly in 1.5

[bobthedog]

Integrity​

I have verified my game files (on Steam)​

Yes

I have disabled all mods​

Yes

Required​

Summary​

Performance - Game runs slowly in 1.5

Description​

I tried downloading the 1.5 beta last week and the game ran very slowly, even on low settings (in the previous version it runs smoothly at high settings). I thought this might be an issue with the beta, but it remains in the live 1.5.7 version.

I've attached a screen capture in versions 1.4.2 and 1.5.7 with the same graphic settings (those recommended by nVidia), and the system information generated by Steam.

Steps to reproduce​

Bug is present at all times in the new version.

Game Version​

1.5.7

OS​

Windows

Additional​

Bug Type​

Performance Issue

Save Game​

Attachments​

View attachment system information.txt

Player Pain​

9

 

[Scanz]

only CPU affects on tick speed

 

[bobthedog]

It's not tick speed, the interface lags on the main menu, with the game paused, even deleting or writing text (such as savegame names) is laggy.

 

[bobthedog]

Just noticed that the screen captures needed to be zipped to be included.

 

[coś tam coś tam]

Hello!

Thank you for reporting this issue, however we were not able to reproduce it on our end. I will now move this thread to tech support.
Thank you and have a good day!

 

[AndrewT]

Please do a full clean re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-Vic3
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/Victoria3 AND Documents/Paradox Interactive/Victoria3 folders - In particular make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam Victoria3 or Documents Victoria3 locations, before installing again.
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add Victoria3.exe to the exceptions list of your antivirus app; ESPECIALLY if you have Windows Defender, add it to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list.

UNLOAD GeForce Experience if currently running.

THEN Right click on Victoria3.exe , properties, compatibility. Tick "disable fullScreen optimisations" untick every other box in that dialog, Apply and exit.
Then in the launcher Game Settings menu, select fullScreen display mode, Vsync off, cap refresh rate at 60.


If those don't help:
DXDIAG is a program you run from the Windows search box on the task bar. After running it will open a window and start collecting info with a progress bar in the lower-left corner. When it completes click the 'save all information' button and save it to a file then attach that file here.

Please attach here your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Victoria3/pdx_settings.json .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Victoria3/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log , exceptions.log

 

[bobthedog]

UNLOAD GeForce Experience if currently running.

That did it. Curse you, GeForce Experience! All good now, thanks!

 

[AndrewT]

Great! I have seen before that its attempts to 'optimise' our games can make them play worse.