Need some help. thanks (:

posted on January 16th, 2010, 4:53 pm

well i play Star Trek Armada II ALOT . i found your patch and i saw that it seemed to offer alot more than the original and so i downloaded it. everyone ran smoothly except the game. Upon playing a 2v2 instant game to test things there was EXTREME lag on a small 2v2 map. even when i push the graphics down to the lowest settings the lag is almost unplayable and gets worse in battles. (it even lags when im building stations!!!).

This lag is like a huge FPS drop. in armada II i NEVER lagged even on the crummy specs my laptop has to offer and its intel gma 950 video card with 224.0 avaliable video memory. Now armada II is not very graphically demanding however this mod seems to have changed that and my computer simply cannot handle it. how is that?

here are my specs :

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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/16/2010, 16:45:50
      Machine name: GEORGE-ECCFBBC3
  Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp.051011-1528)
          Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
      System Model: HP Compaq nc6400 (RM100AW#ABU)
              BIOS: KBC Version 56.34
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU        T5600  @ 1.83GHz (2 CPUs)
            Memory: 1016MB RAM
          Page File: 267MB used, 2174MB available
        Windows Dir: C:WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
    DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode



Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
    Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
        Chip type: Intel(R) GMA 950
        DAC type: Internal
      Device Key: EnumPCIVEN_8086&DEV_27A2&SUBSYS_30AD103C&REV_03
  Display Memory: 224.0 MB
    Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
      Driver Name: ialmrnt5.dll
  Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4543 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 3/23/2006 12:38:50, 45694 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
  WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
              VDD: n/a
        Mini VDD: ialmnt5.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 3/23/2006 12:47:06, 1166972 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-64E2-11CF-3362-A710A2C2CB35}
        Vendor ID: 0x8086
        Device ID: 0x27A2
        SubSys ID: 0x30AD103C
      Revision ID: 0x0003
      Revision ID: 0x0003
      Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
        Registry: OK
    DDraw Status: Enabled
      D3D Status: Enabled
      AGP Status: Not Available
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run



now if my laptop could run armada II without problems, i dont know why it will not run this one without running it at around 10FPS =.=. any solutions or suggestions that does not say "BUY A NEW COMPUTER" because armada runs without lag without the patch.

[Dominus_Noctis]

posted on January 16th, 2010, 4:57 pm

Last edited by Dominus_Noctis on January 16th, 2010, 6:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.

FO has a lot higher requirements than AII, so buying a new computer is unfortunately your only hope. Using an integrated card is a guarantee for disaster with Fleet Ops I'm afraid 

Apparently it is possible, so listen to the advice from the people below me

posted on January 16th, 2010, 5:00 pm

oh. well ill uninstall the mod then. thanks anyway

posted on January 16th, 2010, 5:05 pm

Sorry mate

[SIAK83]

posted on January 16th, 2010, 5:05 pm

Last edited by SIAK83 on January 16th, 2010, 5:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I play FleetOps on my Laptop often. on lowest graphic settings and 800x640x32 i have no problems. and your Laptop is much stronger, so i dont know why you have problems.
My Laptop has:
Intel core duo 2x1,6GHz
512 MB RAM
Standard Graphic card use up to 128MB from Laptops RAM
XP Home SP3 with bricoPack VistaInspirat
DX9

posted on January 16th, 2010, 5:12 pm

hold on, i run fleet ops with a simlar system.

i have the 945gm chipset with the GMA 950, same as you

i started off with similar RAM to you, my processor is weaker than yours, you are running a core 2, i'm running core 1.

you're running a less resource hungry OS, winxp, i'm running vista, and i could still run fleet ops.

my laptop handled fleet ops fine with several AIs back then, now its even better as i upgraded RAM.

i think you have a different problem not a too little resources problem.

maybe you're running stuff in the background that you don't need. if you reinstall your OS and load fleet ops only it will be faster. try drop fleet ops resolution a bit as well. that might help.

posted on January 16th, 2010, 5:20 pm

Using an integrated card is a guarantee for disaster with Fleet Ops I'm afraid 

If it's a guarantee, why do I play FO with an onboard Nvidia chip without lagging performance? The chip on my mainboard is from 2007 and I never had problems (except for the recent access violations since v. 3.1.0)

posted on January 16th, 2010, 6:37 pm

Ok, fine, it's mostly a guarantee in my experience. I guess I'm wrong though, so I will edit my post . Thanks for clarifying 

posted on January 16th, 2010, 6:48 pm

i don't think he's coming back  

posted on January 16th, 2010, 6:51 pm

If it's a guarantee, why do I play FO with an onboard Nvidia chip without lagging performance? The chip on my mainboard is from 2007 and I never had problems (except for the recent access violations since v. 3.1.0)

Nothing to thank about 

posted on January 16th, 2010, 8:43 pm

Why don't you have XP Service Pack 3??????

 
  Also ... Your comp is about as strong as mine (I just upgraded to 1500 RAM though ).  If you keep your resolution on xxx - xxx - 16 and not 32 I think you'll do better.

posted on January 16th, 2010, 9:07 pm

Hmm, it seems like gstorey is gone forever. 

posted on January 17th, 2010, 12:30 am

i'll pm him that all hope is not lost.

[gstorey]

posted on January 17th, 2010, 1:30 am

Last edited by gstorey on January 17th, 2010, 1:33 am, edited 1 time in total.

really sorry guys had to go out. Well... i dont know what exactly is wrong then. i think its my graphics driver.. it lacks certain things and so puts all the work on the CPU to compensate. but, i did look at task manager and the CPU usage was barely above 10%.

*EDIT* since i just re-installed windows i forgot to update my drivers to the latest version (which includes major tweaks and fixes) so i will try that now.

posted on January 17th, 2010, 1:41 am

Hope it works and sorry for the misinformation previously