Clint_johnston22 Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Ok, so I recently built (clarification: Had built) a new computer. Has a souped up video card. NVIDIA 8600 GTS to be precise. For some reason it is not working with KOTOR2. I can play for about 5 minutes, and the video goes to pot. I believe it is probably a driver issue (6.14.0011.6921), I think the newest drivers are connecting with the game because it is older. Someone suggested that the game is not understanding the drivers for the newer cards because of a reading error. I wondered if a patch could be constructed to fix this. So I came here to the game developers site. Hope I wasn't too unclear. Tell me what details you needand i'll get them for you.
Deadly_Nightshade Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Could you post your system specs? "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
Clint_johnston22 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Posted April 15, 2008 AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual core 6000+ Processor 4 GB dual chanel DDR2 RAM 500 GB SATA2 Hard Drive Geforce 8600 GTS 256 MB Pci-express video card Integrated 7-channel audio Am I missing stuff? Let me know what you wish to know and I'll get it.
Deadly_Nightshade Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Kotor II does not like duel-core CPUs, you should try running it on one of the two cores. "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
Swxpert Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 on my single coreVS. dual core threre really isn't a difference in performance.
Clint_johnston22 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Posted April 15, 2008 I'll try it. Thanks for the idea.
Deadly_Nightshade Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 (edited) on my single coreVS. dual core threre really isn't a difference in performance. You might have a duel processor (id est a Core 2 Duo), those are different from a dual core and do not have many of the problems that come up with those CPUs. Edited April 15, 2008 by Deadly_Nightshade "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
samm Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Huh? Spreading fud, are we? It really doesn't matter to your OS if your processor has two cores "glued together" (C2D) or two cores on one die (X2). Also, if the game was having issues with the dual core processor, this would likely produce different results than the video going pot, in the OPs words. I still wait for results, but video problems occurring after a certain time in game are more often related to overheating or ram issues, probably driver problems. So if setting the core affinity doesn't help, check your temps during gameplay. Citizen of a country with a racist, hypocritical majority
Deadly_Nightshade Posted April 15, 2008 Posted April 15, 2008 Huh? Spreading fud, are we? It really doesn't matter to your OS if your processor has two cores "glued together" (C2D) or two cores on one die (X2). But it does seem to make a difference to some applications - don't ask me why but it does. "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
Clint_johnston22 Posted April 16, 2008 Author Posted April 16, 2008 Found a gadget that gives me ALL the specs. Might be useful [sWKotOR] ReportDateTime=4/15/2008 2:07:18 PM SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60 GameExists=1 GameVersion=v2.10.427 GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\ [OS] Name=WinXP Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 2 Service Pack=Service Pack 2 Status=Pass [swapFiles] C:\pagefile.sys=2046 [CPU] CPUCount=2 CPUSpeed=3015 CPUFamily=15 CPUModel=3 CPUStepping=3 CPUVendor=AMD CPUName=AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ Status=Pass [Memory] RAM=2048 Status=Pass [Disk Free Space] C: (NTFS), UNICODE=343.12GB Status=Pass [CD-ROMs] DriveLetters=D:\ Drives=TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S202G [Video] Video Card Name=NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS Video Memory=256 Desktop Resolution=1024x768x32 @ 60Hz DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904) OpenGL Version=2.1.2 OpenGL Vendor=NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL Renderer=GeForce 8600 GTS/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW! NVidia Driver=6.14.11.6921 Vid Card Status=Warning Vid Card Driver Status=Pass GL Status=Pass DX Status=Pass [Audio] Sound Card Name=Realtek HD Audio output Status=Pass ;Game Options from swkotor2.ini [Display Options] FullScreen=1 Disable Movies=0 Disable Intro Movies=0 Sort Modules=1 Width=640 Height=480 BitsPerPixels=32 RefreshRate=60 [sound Options] Music Volume=85 Voiceover Volume=85 Sound Effects Volume=85 Movie Volume=85 Number 3D Voices=30 Number 2D Voices=64 2D3D Bias=1.50 EAX=2 Sound Init=0 Disable Sound=0 Force Software=0 [Graphics Options] Grass=1 Shadows=0 EnableHardwareMouse=1 FullScreen=1 RefreshRate=60 Width=1024 Height=768 Emitters=1 Anisotropy=1 Frame Buffer=1 Soft Shadows=0 Brightness=57 V-Sync=0 Texture Quality=2 Anti Aliasing=0 [Game Options] Enable Tooltips=1 Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000 Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000 Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000 TextureVariation=9 BodyVariation=0 AppearanceType=127 PCGender=1 GameCompleted=0 CurSithLord=0 Hide InGame GUI=0 Use Small Fonts=0 Hide Unequippable=0 Tutorial Popups=1 Subtitles=1 Mini Map=1 Floating Numbers=1 Status Summary=1 Enable Mouse Teleporting To Buttons=1 Mouse Sensitivity=44 Difficulty Level=1 Auto Level Up NPCs=0 Mouse Look=0 AutoSave=1 EnableScreenShot=0 Reverse Mouse Buttons=0 Reverse Ingame YAxis=0 Reverse Minigame YAxis=0 Combat Movement=1 UnlockedPlanetSongs=3 TooltipDelay Sec=1 Disable Movies=0 EnableCheats=1 [config] firstrun=0 [Keymapping] Action286B=8 Action286A=7 Action285B=10 Action285A=9 Action284B=54 Action284A=51 Action283B=54 Action283A=51 Action282B=69 Action282A=73 Action281B=53 Action281A=76 Action280B=69 Action280A=73 Action268=52 Action265=58 Action264=57 Action263=43 Action262=85 Action261=84 Action260=83 Action259=82 Action258=81 Action257=80 Action256=79 Action255=78 Action254=77 Action253=31 Action245=75 Action244=55 Action243=67 Action242=74 Action241=87 Action240=56 Action239=68 Action238=82 Action236=83 Action234=81 Action232=80 Action230=79 Action228=78 Action226=77 Action225=70 Action224=90 Action223=31 Action222=25 Action221=24 Action220=29 Action219=28 Action218=42 Action217=87 Action216=65 Action215=63 Action214=60 Action213=62 Action212=61 Action211=66 Action210=59 Action209=71 Action208=89 Action207=72 Action206=30 Action205=55 Action204=67 [Autopause Options] End Of Combat Round=0 Mine Sighted=0 Enemy Sighted=1 Party Killed=1 Action Menu=0 New Target Selected=1 [Movies Shown] Movie10=1 Movie 9=1 Movie 8=1 Movie 7=1 Movie 6=1 Movie 5=1 Movie 4=1 Movie 3=1 Movie 2=1 Movie 1=1 Movie 0=13 Also, I've been told that single core games simply only use core of the dual (and yes I'm sure) core processor. How might I test the temperature during gameplay?
Deadly_Nightshade Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Also, I've been told that single core games simply only use core of the dual (and yes I'm sure) core processor. Yes, but sometimes they try to use both and glitch - you should disable one for that application. "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
Lidda-Bit Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 (edited) Above you said you had 4 gigs of ram, but in that readout it only listed 2 gigs. Might want to make sure your other 2 gigs are okay in there Do you have any problems so far in other games? And holy bantha poodoo, are you playing at 640x480 like that says? Edited April 16, 2008 by Lidda-Bit
Clint_johnston22 Posted April 16, 2008 Author Posted April 16, 2008 Not to my knowledge. (I had it on 1024x768, but also tried it with 800x600) I'll check out the ram thing.
Swxpert Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 well check it out that could be your problem right there
Clint_johnston22 Posted April 16, 2008 Author Posted April 16, 2008 Nope. But you guys who thought processor were close. See below (I typed a form letter, so sue me) Many thanks to all for their suggestions and assistance. I FINALLY got somewhere. both my KOTOR and KOTOR 2 TSL games are now working. Video wise anyhow. I found the answer on Lucasarts tech support forum. A user named Emkay1001 suggested to someone else with the same problem that they upgrade their processor drivers. He provided links (see below) and now the video on my game is working properly. Now if I could just learn how to be more evil some way, My dark side characters always suck! AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor Driver Version 1.3.2.0053 for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (x86 and x64) AMD Dual-Core Optimizer
Deadly_Nightshade Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Glad you fixed the problem. "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
Lidda-Bit Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Oh! Of course that was it , no game really runs well without those. I almost never suggest those as a fix because I thought they were pretty much standardly installed right after windows is.
samm Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Haha, my bad guessing that it couldn't be the processors fault Btw, I thought that an update for Win XP made the dual core optimizer obsolete quite some time ago... Anyway, glad it works now Citizen of a country with a racist, hypocritical majority
Darth_Windu Posted April 17, 2008 Posted April 17, 2008 Yeah that was an odd one, I have almost the exact system but with only 2Gb of RAM and an 8500GT. I would suggest you remove some of your RAM though, XP doesn't recognise 4Gb and it will actually make your system run slower. TSLRP Closed Beta Tester
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