Help please! Game is really slow and hard to play.

posted on August 10th, 2010, 12:46 am

I downloaded FleetOps and when I finally got to play it it, my computer cant play it good enough so it's really choppy and bad.   Is there anything I can do?
Here's my stuff!

CPU Type                                          Intel Pentium IIIE, 800 MHz (6 x 133)
      Motherboard Name                                  Compaq Deskpro
      Motherboard Chipset                              Intel Solano i815
      System Memory                                    512 MB  (SDRAM)
      BIOS Type                                        Compaq (08/09/00)
      Communication Port                                Communications Port (COM1)
      Communication Port                                Communications Port (COM2)
      Communication Port                                ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

    Display:
      Video Adapter                                    RADEON 7200 SERIES  (32 MB)
      3D Accelerator                                    ATI Rage 6 (R100)
      Monitor                                          Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB]  (L860802442B0

posted on August 10th, 2010, 12:52 am

I would recommend more ram, but I have played with less.  You do have a pentium 3 it looks like though, so thats prally your problem, but to fix that would require a huge overhaul.

Are you playing with the lowest graphics settings?  If not I would suggest it aswell

posted on August 10th, 2010, 1:03 am

i did some checking.

im reasonably sure that 512mb ram is the max your chipset will handle.

im partially sure that a pentium 3 is also the max your chipset can handle.

so to answer your question, there is probably little you can do to upgrade your machine. it is probably time to buy a new one, even a budget one from today will run fleetops.

its quite rare to see such a computer last so long. you must take great care of it.

[dave1701]

posted on August 10th, 2010, 2:41 pm

Last edited by dave1701 on August 10th, 2010, 2:50 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Thanks for your advice.  Yea.  This computer only plays outdated games.    Unforchunatly, Fleet Ops is too good for it.  According to the requirements, it should even be playing fleet Ops.  My parents are afraid of buying a computer for some reason, so I'll probobly have moved out of the house before the get a new one.

You think its the CPU not the Video Card?

Would an  Older version of fleet Ops work better?

posted on August 10th, 2010, 2:48 pm

the video card isnt too powerful at only 32mb

but even if u upgraded the video card, your processor is rather weak.

upgrading your video card would probably still not allow you to play fleetops well.

posted on August 10th, 2010, 2:52 pm

you replyed quick, while I was editing my post , anyway would an older verstion of fleetops work better?

[Anonymous]

posted on August 10th, 2010, 2:55 pm

Last edited by Anonymous on August 10th, 2010, 3:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.

hmm, well I believe beta2 might work, but it is old, and not nerely as good as fo 3.1.3

Actually, the 3.0PR might work for you too.  I would try that first.

but depending on what kind of mony you have, an upgrade(a slightly newer pc) would be pretty cheap.  you could find one twice as good as what you have got for around $100.  one a little better for $50

posted on August 10th, 2010, 2:56 pm

you replyed quick, while I was editing my post , anyway would an older verstion of fleetops work better?

it might, older versions of fleetops had less fancy graphics.

but you wouldn't be able to play online, you will get version mismatch.

but if single player of an older fo is the best u can do, then by all means do it.