Every_Mn Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 Hey, I just installed KoTOR II on my dad's new HP computer, and it crashes. Alot. It barely runs when its not crashing, even with the settings turned as low as they can go. It looks like crap and is still unacceptably choppy during gameplay. Now, this wouldn't surpise me normally, considering the computer is not exactly designned with fancy games in mind, but... Half-Life 2 (and other Source engine games) run perfectly and smoothly all day with all settings turned as high as they can possibly go, including anit-aliasing and HDR lighting, etc. Which I think is weird. What could be the problem? I'm not don't know the specs on the computer so I can't help much as far as that stuff goes...
shadowriath Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 KotoR2 use's ALOT of vertex shaders which can cause a nasty amount of graphics lag. These are used to create the smoke and fog...two of the larger lag creaters, shadows being abit bigger. Half Life 2 was designed to run on much lower grade system but maintain visual quality. Yeah a rarity to see with titles now. Doom3 equaly high with visual quality but instead of useing directx it use's opengl which it's engine hasn't been updated for some time. post a dxdiag, lets see if we can make it run smoother at least.
Sturm Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 true, what part of the game does it crash? during the loading sections? depending on your specs - thats probabally the main cause or your gfx card...
PerfectCr Posted March 26, 2006 Posted March 26, 2006 (edited) Problem 1 is that it is an HP. :D Problem 2 is that it probably has crappy integrated graphics. KOTOR will not run something so powerless unless you run it at 640x480. Edited March 26, 2006 by PerfectCr
Bokishi Posted March 27, 2006 Posted March 27, 2006 Well he was able to use hdr, that is no feature of integrated graphics. Current 3DMark
stonespyder959 Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 I recently purchased a Dell XPS with an NVIDIA Geforce 7800 graphics card and still encounter
kirottu Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 What could be the problem? I'm not don't know the specs on the computer so I can't help much as far as that stuff goes... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do you have dual core? This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
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