Preformance issue.

The new beta has brought a major preformance decrease. I used to be able to run the game on low/medium settings with no lag and max settings with some lag. This is really sad because the new everything is so much fun. It makes me want to cry when I am playing :grin: . Heres my Dxdiag.

System Information
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Time of this report: 12/18/2008, 18:49:49
       Machine name: HOME
   Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814-1233)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Compaq Presario 061
       System Model: ED878AA-ABA SR1630NX NA540
               BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
          Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+,  MMX,  3DNow, ~2.2GHz
             Memory: 1022MB RAM
          Page File: 416MB used, 1178MB 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 Unic

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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce 8600 GT
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0402&SUBSYS_C7563842&REV_A1
   Display Memory: 512.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1152 x 864 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: hp L1702 flat panel monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024
      Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0011.7519 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 5/16/2008 13:01:00, 6108928 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes
  WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
              VDD: n/a
         Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 5/16/2008 13:01:00, 6557408 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4742-11CF-AD46-5DE700C2CB35}
        Vendor ID: 0x10DE
        Device ID: 0x0402
        SubSys ID: 0xC7563842
      Revision ID: 0x00A1
      Revision ID: 0x00A1
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A 
 

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Sound Devices
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            Description: Realtek AC97 Audio
 Default Sound Playback: Yes
 Default Voice Playback: Yes
            Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4370&SUBSYS_2A27103C&REV_02
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: ALCXWDM.SYS
         Driver Version: 5.10.0000.6290 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: No
          Date and Size: 8/6/2008 14:45:14, 4122112 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
         HW Accel Level: Full
              Cap Flags: 0xF5F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 192000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 26, 25
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 26, 25
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
               Registry: OK
      Sound Test Result: Not run

            Description: Modem #2 Line Playback (emulated)
 Default Sound Playback: No
 Default Voice Playback: No
            Hardware ID:
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 81
                   Type: Emulated
            Driver Name:
         Driver Version:
      Driver Attributes:
            WHQL Logo'd:
          Date and Size:
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider:
         HW Accel Level: Full
              Cap Flags: 0x0
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
               Registry: OK
      Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices
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            Description: Realtek AC97 Audio
  Default Sound Capture: Yes
  Default Voice Capture: Yes
            Driver Name: ALCXWDM.SYS
         Driver Version: 5.10.0000.6290 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 8/6/2008 14:45:14, 4122112 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x41
           Format Flags: 0xFFF

     

938 views 4 replies
Reply #1 Top

Agreed.  I opened task manager to see how much the game was using, and it said Demigod was using 1.2 GB of my RAM.  Wow.

 

8800GT, Core2duo, 2GB DDR2

seems like it shouldn't slowdown on low settings, right?

Perhaps it was due to the game having to work AI for 9 AI's, but it still should be playable....

Reply #2 Top

One of the settings controls fog of war quality (fidelity?). Turning that down a tick made things waaay better for me.

Reply #3 Top

Well, it´s fine for me.

Playing with ~13 fps with an old cpu and gpu (Pentium 4/7600GT) with mid/settings are ok :)

(But I´ll switch the settings to low/mid ^.^)

Reply #4 Top

You tolorate 13fps?  You sir, are bold.