TXkilla01 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Ok well ive just about had it with this freaking game and i was just getting ready to go take it back to wal mart and demand i get my money back or store credit but since i really love this game and i wish i could play it im going to give it one more chance by asking for some advice on here so hopfully you guys can help me out. I just got this game yesterday and i love it but like every 10 mins or so something goes wrong like the doors and me and the other team members all go black until i move around same with some consoles and enemys. Next it will just make me lag around the room uncontrolable until i just cant move at all and last but not least it will just freeze though this has only happened twice i feel i have not seen the last of it. I really hope there is something i can do so i too can enjoy this great game. I have also patched to the lastest version and i have not DLed anything like mods. My pc is a X2 4800, 2 gigs of ram, one 7800 GTX. Thanks for the help, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Please post your computers specs as indicated in this Read Before Posting A Problem thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXkilla01 Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 My bad [OS] Name=WinXP Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 2 Service Pack=Service Pack 2 Status=Pass [swapFiles] C:\pagefile.sys=2046 [CPU] CPUCount=2 CPUSpeed=2411 CPUFamily=15 CPUModel=3 CPUStepping=2 CPUVendor=AMD CPUName=AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+ Status=Pass [Memory] RAM=2048 Status=Pass [Disk Free Space] C: (NTFS), UNICODE=3.90GB Status=Pass [CD-ROMs] DriveLetters=H:\,I:\ Drives=AOPEN DUW1616/ARR,AOPEN DUW1616/ARR [Video] Video Card Name=NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX Video Memory=256 Desktop Resolution=1024x768x32 @ 60Hz DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904) OpenGL Version=2.0.3 OpenGL Vendor=NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL Renderer=GeForce 7800 GTX/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW! NVidia Driver=6.14.10.9131 Vid Card Status=Warning Vid Card Driver Status=Pass GL Status=Pass DX Status=Pass [Audio] Sound Card Name=Realtek AC'97 Audio Status=Pass ;Game Options from swkotor2.ini [Display Options] FullScreen=1 Disable Movies=0 Disable Intro Movies=0 Sort Modules=1 Width=640 Height=480 BitsPerPixels=32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxsuprastang Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I'm assuming your nvidia drivers are current? Make sure ALL drivers are current such as chipset, sound, gfx card. . .I know what you're going through. . . it REALLY sucks, but don't take the game back, its far too good for that :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Man Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Here's what I would do: 1) Make sure you have updated the game. The patches are necessary. 2) Make sure you have the most recent drivers for your video card and sound card. 3) Set your computer's resolution to match the game's resolution. With the specs you have, you should be able to run it on higher resolution. 4) If your computer came with an integrated chipset, make sure the drivers for it are uninstalled. 5) Check to see if your video card is enabled in Device Manager. The path is Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Display Adapters. 5) You can also check to see if your computer's BIOS is enabling the integrated chipset. Check your computer's tech support page to see how to enter your motherboard's BIOS and disable it. May the Force be with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXkilla01 Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share Posted July 9, 2006 wow cool thanks for replys guys i was almost about to just call it quits on trying but anyways. I have tried all what you guys have said but nothing:(. The only thing im thinking about is if my sound card on the mobo since i really dont have a card is upgraded but i think it is since i went to my mobo website and upgraded to the lastest patch for my mobo so im thinking that might have got it too but i dont know going to check here in a sec. Plus would the sound chip on the mobo be able to cause the type of problems i have explaned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXkilla01 Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share Posted July 9, 2006 ok just checked device manager and it says that my audio driver has not be updated since 5/18/05 lol so do you think that could be it:)? ewww im so excited lol but if i dont get a reply here in say 20 mins cause i gotta reinstall ill will post what happened. wish me luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-1162 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I think the graphics area is giving you trouble. While I'm no computer specialist, I've had the exact same problems you had. And I use a Raedon 7000 (yes, well...). Try downloading the ATI Catalyst Control center. I'm not sure where the link is, but i think RedHawke can give it to you. And also, in the game when you're playing, press Esc and in the menu that comes up (save, load, etc) click on the 'graphics' button. In that, you will see two options called "grass" and "shadow". Disable them by clicking on the round thing next to them. Once i did this, it improved my game's performance drastically. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXkilla01 Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share Posted July 9, 2006 well crap!!! i just got done playing for about 30 mins and it was all going well to about 5 mins ago when the damn thing started to act up again. I guess ill try what you said now RC thanks for reply too btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXkilla01 Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share Posted July 9, 2006 well i just googled that RC and i cant use it:( its only for ATI cards but do you maybe know of anything or nvidia cards? thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Here's what I would do: 2) Make sure you have the most recent drivers for your video card I've noticed this is not always a good thing when playing older games. KotOR1 in particular tended to act horribly and had poorer graphics quality when using newer versions of ATI OpenGL drivers than 4.9 back when I was playing it. (Fortunately it was sufficient to extract the OpenGL DLL file from those older drivers and plop it in the main KotOR folder, since other games worked better with the newer drivers.) I suppose this is only natural since the developers had a specific set of drivers to work against when they made the game. And since both nVidia and ATI drivers are massive hacks that have enormous amounts of application-specific patches and tends to break as much as they fix every update. Apparently it's too much work for them to start over and focus on making one uniform, stable driver platform developers could work against whose core functionality wouldn't change once per month. (I've lost count of the number of times new ATI Catalyst driver versions have broken Neverwinter Nights in one way or another. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXkilla01 Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share Posted July 9, 2006 yeah i have heard of that and i did also try that but i only rolled back to 82.41 since in the release notes for it said something about fixing poor performance for kotor 2 dual core cpus but even after that it still had those problems but i have also read somewhere in my endless amoutr of research that the 70.00 series nvidia drivers work and the 80.00 and 90.00 do not but im not really sure i wanna go back all that way because i play other games like ghost recon advanced warfighter and etc.. But should i and if i do how much will that affect the new games i play? Thanks for reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-1162 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 And also, in the game when you're playing, press Esc and in the menu that comes up (save, load, etc) click on the 'graphics' button. In that, you will see two options called "grass" and "shadow". Disable them by clicking on the round thing next to them. did you try that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Angel Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Maybe you should think about getting the update off of LucasArts.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-1162 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 he mentioned that he has patched to the latest version in his first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxsuprastang Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I've noticed this is not always a good thing when playing older games. KotOR1 in particular tended to act horribly and had poorer graphics quality when using newer versions of ATI OpenGL drivers than 4.9 back when I was playing it. (Fortunately it was sufficient to extract the OpenGL DLL file from those older drivers and plop it in the main KotOR folder, since other games worked better with the newer drivers.) I suppose this is only natural since the developers had a specific set of drivers to work against when they made the game. And since both nVidia and ATI drivers are massive hacks that have enormous amounts of application-specific patches and tends to break as much as they fix every update. Apparently it's too much work for them to start over and focus on making one uniform, stable driver platform developers could work against whose core functionality wouldn't change once per month. (I've lost count of the number of times new ATI Catalyst driver versions have broken Neverwinter Nights in one way or another. ) he's right about some drivers sucking. But RIGHT now I just beat the game with xtreme G drivers installed with no stutters. Try going to tweaksrus.com and downloading the xtreme G drivers for your card. If that doesn't work, try sound card, you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXkilla01 Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 alright well i got it guys thanks though for all the replys. All i had to do was install some x2 cpu patch and add something to the registry. But hey how are the extreme g drivers compaired to the nvidia? thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxsuprastang Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I like them, They aren't like EXTREMELY better, but they aren't worse. I just always get the NEWEST of everything. http://www.nzone.com has nvidia beta drivers. That's the newest you can usually get lol. glad you worked it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Man Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Glad to hear you have it running. Now go kick some Sith butt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-1162 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 or Jedi butt, depending on your alignment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXkilla01 Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 lol was just getting ready to say that i was on the dark side this time around. All the freaking waiting and trying to find out what was going on with this game made me so mad i just had to take it out on someone lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard7666 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I have similar issues (characters going dark/shadowed, then NPCs and player being teleported all over the place) on my X2... Is this what resolves the issue: http://lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=167523 sorry to resurrect thread, but thought someone might know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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