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KoToR tweaking...?

As Oblivion was a big fluke on my side, I decided to borrow a copy of KotoR from one of me mates. Awsome game, by the way, but as in my computer's nature: It lags. Lags bad. And I cant for the life of my figure out why: My computer overkills the system requirements of the game...

So, anyone have any tips of how to tweak your comp for the game? I really like to finish it, but the lag kills it...:ninja:

Game needs 1GHz processor - I've got 2.4.
Game needs 256mb RAM - I've got 1.5 gigabytes...

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Tsuyu;49396 said:
As Oblivion was a big fluke on my side, I decided to borrow a copy of KotoR from one of me mates. Awsome game, by the way, but as in my computer's nature: It lags. Lags bad. And I cant for the life of my figure out why: My computer overkills the system requirements of the game...

So, anyone have any tips of how to tweak your comp for the game? I really like to finish it, but the lag kills it...:ninja:

Game needs 1GHz processor - I've got 2.4.
Game needs 256mb RAM - I've got 1.5 gigabytes...

:unsure:
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Don't know much about all that.

do you have anything running in the background? like Mozilla, or MSN or something?
 
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Tsuyu;49396 said:
As Oblivion was a big fluke on my side, I decided to borrow a copy of KotoR from one of me mates. Awsome game, by the way, but as in my computer's nature: It lags. Lags bad. And I cant for the life of my figure out why: My computer overkills the system requirements of the game...

So, anyone have any tips of how to tweak your comp for the game? I really like to finish it, but the lag kills it...:ninja:

Game needs 1GHz processor - I've got 2.4.
Game needs 256mb RAM - I've got 1.5 gigabytes...

:unsure:
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Really wierd that it lags as it doesnt need a powerful computer AT ALL. You made sure all GFX drivers are up to date and that your Direct X is latest version (KOTOR is old game and shouldnt need it to be honest). Your computer should be able to run it NO PROBLEM, what GFX card do you have?
 
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Yeah, the lag really bothers me. And I just upgraded me drivers aswell, the card being ATI Radeon 9600...

The only thing I can think of is my motherboard that.... pre-dates the wheel, quite frankly...But it is strange how other games handles so nicely. I can for example run Fable at max graphic with no lag.
 
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Tsuyu;49409 said:
Yeah, the lag really bothers me. And I just upgraded me drivers aswell, the card being ATI Radeon 9600...

The only thing I can think of is my motherboard that.... pre-dates the wheel, quite frankly...But it is strange how other games handles so nicely. I can for example run Fable at max graphic with no lag.
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You tried turning some of the GFX options down? KOTOR is older than Fable so should run much better to be honest, you checked you GFX card compatibility with it?

Hexadecimal;49414 said:
Never played KotOR on pc, but I do know people had a lot of problems with running it...

a patch is available from Lucasarts which deals with a lot of issues with running the game as well as fixing glitches in game...

LucasArts Entertainment Company | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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Yeah should try this aswel +rep Hex for finding link.
 
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I AM running 1.03 :unsure: And I do remember seeing the Radeon 9600 being supported aswell...God, I tell you, the devil lives in this computer.
 
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Tsuyu;49422 said:
I AM running 1.03 :unsure: And I do remember seeing the Radeon 9600 being supported aswell...God, I tell you, the devil lives in this computer.
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You cleaned your system with Adaware or CCleaner etc recently?
 
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Good idea, doing that as we speak. Also, the game comes with a built-in program to test your system, and it passed the test on every point....
 
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Tsuyu;49428 said:
Good idea, doing that as we speak. Also, the game comes with a built-in program to test your system, and it passed the test on every point....
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Like i said it SHOULD run perfectly by all rights, just something is slowing it down.
 
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Funny thing is how it is only in certain areas, or parts of it. Like if there is a long hallway it might run smoothly until I get halfways in it, then lag, then run smoothly after I exit the halfway...
 
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Tsuyu;49437 said:
Funny thing is how it is only in certain areas, or parts of it. Like if there is a long hallway it might run smoothly until I get halfways in it, then lag, then run smoothly after I exit the halfway...
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That is really strange as the game isnt demanding AT ALL and shouldnt even get close to slowing your specs down.

Minimum System Requirements
System: 1 GHz CPU or equivalent
RAM: 128 MB
Video Memory: 32 MB
Hard Drive Space: 4000 MB

Recommended System Requirements
System: 1.6 GHz CPU or equivalent
RAM: 512 MB
Video Memory: 128 MB

Techniqual Support

LucasArts | Official Site
 
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Tsuyu;49428 said:
Good idea, doing that as we speak. Also, the game comes with a built-in program to test your system, and it passed the test on every point....
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yeah, but the test wasn't all that it was supposed to be, hence the patch...

Added in detection for Soft Shadows support for ATI video cards based on the supported driver version.

Added a check for the minimum graphics card driver version for ATI and NVIDIA based video cards as stated in the Troubleshooting Guide. If you scan your hardware and do not meet the minimum requirements for the game, you will be prompted to launch your web browser to download the latest drivers.
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Dark Drakan;49440 said:
That is really strange as the game isnt demanding AT ALL and shouldnt even get close to slowing your specs down.
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Yeah I know! :'(

And it is not the areas that would be more demanding either, i.e where there are alot of NPCs - it is just random areas, but always the same areas.
 
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Tsuyu;49443 said:
Yeah I know! :'(

And it is not the areas that would be more demanding either, i.e where there are alot of NPCs - it is just random areas, but always the same areas.
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Ive edited with recommended and Minimum specs plus Technical Support Site.
 
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Dark Drakan;49446 said:
Ive edited with recommended and Minimum specs plus Technical Support Site.
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Argh, nobody seems to be having the same problem....:'(
 
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Tsuyu;49470 said:
Will do ol' chap. While I wait in line for download - what exactly does it do?:lol:
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Apparently helps with lag from what ive been reading about but i cant be 100% sure as im only going on what ive read. There were 2 types one for KOTOR and other for UT2004 (both suffered lag on machines they shouldnt have because of radeon cards)
 
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Dark Drakan;49473 said:
Apparently helps with lag from what ive been reading about but i cant be 100% sure as im only going on what ive read. There were 2 types one for KOTOR and other for UT2004 (both suffered lag on machines they shouldnt have because of radeon cards)
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Sounds promising...^_^
 
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