Weird fps lag when running SI

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Ajanti

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Before the SI patch/expansion my fps would drop considerable (slide show) whenever I was close to a large city or a large crowd of players. After the SI patch/expansion nothing has changed. As far as I can tell, my fps are exactly the same. However, one thing has changed since the pacth/expansion. I get some weird fps lag (similar to screenshot lag) that seems to be related to the combat/chat window. Here are three examples that will cause fps lag when I play:

1. Selecting a target with my mouse pointer (lag occurs exactly when the "You target <name>" message pops up in the combat window).

2. Pressing the "target nearest enemy" key (lag only occurs if I get the "No monster target in range" message).

3. Scrolling down in the combat/chat window (lag occurs when I try to scroll below the last line (which is not possible)).

I can provoke a slide show by spamming No. 2 or No. 3 (above).


I have no idea why I get this lag, and I have not heard of anyone else who has this problem (also, I do not get this lag when I run my non-SI version of DAoC). I have formatted my harddisk, installed DAoC and SI, installed various graphics drivers, and installed various versions of DirectX, more times than I care to remember. Nothing has helped so far.

My computer:
AMD XP 1800+
512 MB RAM
GeForce3 TI 500
(3DMark2001 score: 6500)

My in-game settings:
800x600 resolution
No water effetcs, No shadows
Clipping range "near", char LOD "off"
(Basicly, all settings are set for optimal preformance)


Any help/ideas/suggestions/guesses/comments will be greatly appreciated.
 
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mid_Efour

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Originally posted by Ajanti
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My in-game settings:
800x600 resolution
No water effetcs, No shadows
Clipping range "near", char LOD "off"
(Basicly, all settings are set for optimal preformance)


Any help/ideas/suggestions/guesses/comments will be greatly appreciated.

hmm a few things,

1) ur systems pretty much the same as mine, infact a generation better just.
2)mines actually quite laggy in cities its freaking awful <5fps
3) RvR it can stutter massivley but not as bad as the old engine
4) im getting a 128mb gfx card very soon, i was thinking this is the main problem im having.
5)why even use SI client if u have all them effects turned off? :)
6) yes i knwo what u are talking about with "laggyness not caused by conection" its like the D3D lag i used to get in counterstrike its complrltey generated by your own pc, nothing to do with ISP connection, its a crap answer but id just reinstall dx9 and drivers again...... what elese can u do ? maybe its GF3`s ill post here as soon as this gf4 is installed, i have a bad idea that ive just waisted £100+ but what the hell :p
 
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mskin

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classic was smooth now the new trees make my sound scratchy when looking at them :///
 
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mid_Efour

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well 128mb card didm't fk all. but i can play with some AA switched on now :)

SI and D3D is just graphically laggy, i run thru people, i cant time opening styles like i used to, its hard to chain combos in melle, but it looks nice i admit but its not right, nealry a years learning timings messed up, old habits die hard :(.............

and my PC is now melting
 
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Gabrial

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I gotta admit i feel a bit ripped off - the lag is exactly the same or even worse with SI than it was before. Enter DC is just crazy lag and it takes longer to clear than before.
 
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Tar-Aldarion

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Try Run the classic DAoC. I did that and sill getting the same lag! :(

I used to run DAoC smoothly but after 1,57 it sux. Always have a yellow triangle in the center and when RvR combat goes Red! Always green the right square!
 

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