Tweaking for better performance

Hi all,

I'm currently trying to tweak Demigod to perform as best as I can. To give you an impression my system is:

Intel Dual Core 1,6 GHz
3 GB RAM
ATi Mobility x1600 with 256 RAM (yes its a laptop)

I'm putting out an average of 20-25 fps, which imo is way too low for the system requirements and my laptop. But since I am playing some random maps and trying every setting I can find, I currently disabled everything (or put it low) and only have resolution "up" so it matches my widescreen (1280 x 786 if I'm not mistaken).

So now I'm in a map which flows in space with a statue around it. The area is very empty so not much has to be rendered etc. So I was thinking; is it possible to turn those things off to get a better performance? In this space map I'm putting out around 35-40 FPS, which is a noticable difference.

Any other suggestions to tweak are welcome as well. I already updated my drivers which gave me a little FPS boast, but more needs to be tweaked.

To sum it up, what are the possibilities to advance tweak the game and can you disable the surroundings?

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Maybe you want to have a look at the official requirements:

Minimum:

Windows XP SP3 / Vista SP1
2.4 GHz Processor
512 MB Available System Memory
8 GB Available Hard Drive Space
128 MB 3D Video Card (ATI Radeon X1600 / Nvidia GeForce 6800 or better)*
Sound Card
Broadband Internet Connection for Multiplayer
Stardock's Impulse Required for Updates/Digital Download
* Intel integrated chipsets are not supported.

As you can see, you only fit the minimum range (your CPU is too weak for more fps I guess, even it´s dual core).

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Any dual core processor is fine. His bottleneck is the graphics card. The x1600 is for a desktop x1600. The laptop version is usually 1/3 as slow.

Try turning off all background programs. Turn sound to low settings if you haven't already.

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I think they MIGHT be planning to add a setting where the background eyecandy in maps can be rendered to lower graphics.

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that actually MIGHT be a good thing

K some things I gave a go as well.

- Sound settings low
- Using Catalyst Center to aim for performance

Added 3-4 FPS... not something to go nuts over... anyone else with suggestions?

Changed everything in game.prefs btw to 0 or 1 (depending on the option) so everything is really off

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