TSL extremely laggy

[NewGuy]

Hello, I decided to replay both KOTOR and TSL recently. I've had no problems with KOTOR and at first no problems with TSL. I decided to update my video card driver a few days back. Afterwards, TSL wouldn't even open. It would show the opening screen, and then the screen would be completely black except for the mouse cursor.

 

I changed to a different driver and I was able to finally see the main menu. However, everytime I open any saved game, it is extremely laggy to the point where it's unplayable. At times the game doesn't even load and the game crashes.

 

I have no idea what might be causing this issue.

 

I am running this game on a laptop on Windows XP. Here is the information that I got from the Configuration test from the game:

 

[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=10/10/2008 5:00:15 PM

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v2.10.427

GameInstallLocation=C:\Program Files\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\

 

[OS]

Name=WinXP

Version=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 2

Service Pack=Service Pack 2

Status=Pass

 

[swapFiles]

C:\pagefile.sys=1536

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=1

CPUSpeed=1839

CPUFamily=6

CPUModel=14

CPUStepping=8

CPUVendor=Intel

CPUName=Genuine Intel® CPU T2400 @ 1.83GHz

Status=Pass

 

[Memory]

RAM=1024

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=17.69GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=D:\,E:\

Drives=HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GMA-4082N,TSSTcorp CDW/DVD TS-L462C

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

Video Memory=512

Desktop Resolution=1440x900x32 @ 60Hz

DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=2.1.2

OpenGL Vendor=NVIDIA Corporation

OpenGL Renderer=GeForce Go 7300/PCI/SSE2

NVidia Driver=6.14.11.7648

Vid Card Status=Warning

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000.

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

RefreshRate=60

 

[sound Options]

Music Volume=85

Voiceover Volume=85

Sound Effects Volume=85

Movie Volume=85

Number 3D Voices=32

Number 2D Voices=32

2D3D Bias=1.00

EAX=0

Sound Init=0

Disable Sound=0

Force Software=0

 

[Graphics Options]

Grass=0

Shadows=0

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=1

RefreshRate=0

Width=800

Height=600

Emitters=1

Anisotropy=1

Frame Buffer=0

Soft Shadows=0

Brightness=57

V-Sync=1

Texture Quality=2

Anti Aliasing=0

 

[Game Options]

Enable Tooltips=1

Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000

Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000

Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000

TextureVariation=13

BodyVariation=14

AppearanceType=579

PCGender=0

GameCompleted=0

CurSithLord=2

Hide InGame GUI=0

Use Small Fonts=0

Hide Unequippable=0

Tutorial Popups=1

Subtitles=1

Mini Map=1

Floating Numbers=1

Status Summary=1

Enable Mouse Teleporting To Buttons=1

Mouse Sensitivity=44

Difficulty Level=1

Auto Level Up NPCs=0

Mouse Look=0

AutoSave=1

EnableScreenShot=0

Reverse Mouse Buttons=0

Reverse Ingame YAxis=0

Reverse Minigame YAxis=0

Combat Movement=1

UnlockedPlanetSongs=33

TooltipDelay Sec=1

Disable Movies=0

 

[config]

firstrun=0

 

[Keymapping]

Action286B=8

Action286A=7

Action285B=10

Action285A=9

Action284B=8

Action284A=7

Action283B=54

Action283A=51

Action282B=69

Action282A=73

Action281B=53

Action281A=76

Action280B=69

Action280A=73

Action268=52

Action265=58

Action264=57

Action263=43

Action262=85

Action261=84

Action260=83

Action259=82

Action258=81

Action257=80

Action256=79

Action255=78

Action254=77

Action253=31

Action245=75

Action244=55

Action243=67

Action242=74

Action241=87

Action240=56

Action239=68

Action238=82

Action236=83

Action234=81

Action232=80

Action230=79

Action228=78

Action226=77

Action225=70

Action224=90

Action223=31

Action222=25

Action221=24

Action220=29

Action219=28

Action218=42

Action217=87

Action216=65

Action215=63

Action214=60

Action213=62

Action212=61

Action211=66

Action210=59

Action209=71

Action208=89

Action207=72

Action206=30

Action205=55

Action204=67

 

[Autopause Options]

End Of Combat Round=0

Mine Sighted=0

Enemy Sighted=1

Party Killed=1

Action Menu=0

New Target Selected=1

 

[Movies Shown]

Movie10=0

Movie 9=0

Movie 8=0

Movie 7=0

Movie 6=0

Movie 5=0

Movie 4=0

Movie 3=1

Movie 2=128

Movie 1=0

Movie 0=0

 

As you can see I've tried to reduce the settings in an effort to reduce the lag but it hasn't helped.

 

Any help that anyone can provide would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[DarthParametric]

First off, please don't call it lag. That drives me up the freaking wall when people call it that. What you are experiencing is a framerate reduction. Lag is an increase in ping times over an internet connection.

 

If you experienced no issues with an earlier Forceware revision then I would advise you to roll back to whatever version that was. I have run K1 fine on my laptop. It's a C2D 2GHz with a 7600. Can't recall the exact revision but I'd hazard a guess that it's running one of the 168 drivers. Seems to me there are issues with the Odyssey engine and OGL versions over 2.0.

[NewGuy]

So just after posting I decided to do some more noodling around. Turns out under Compatibility tab of swkotor2, it was being forced to run under Windows 98 compatibility. I have no idea how that came to be since I didn't touch that tab, but I unchecked it.

 

Everything's running as smooth as normal.

 

Thanks to Parametric for his quick response.

[Inyri]

First off, please don't call it lag. That drives me up the freaking wall when people call it that. What you are experiencing is a framerate reduction. Lag is an increase in ping times over an internet connection.

"In computing and especially computer networks, lag (slang) is a symptom where the result of an action appears later than expected. While different kinds of latency are well defined technical terms, lag is the symptom, not the cause."

 

Source

 

Instead of semantically attacking the poster maybe you could stick to just answering his question.