[TSL][Vista]Slow Performance.. >_>

[Lunar4]

Alrighty, so before I even tried to play this game I made sure I did all the steps in the "get K2 running on Vista" thread... anyways...

 

It runs, but its sooo slow. I'd have to guesstimate im getting like 3 - 5 fps at best. I have disable vertex buffer objects=1, and all settings at very low.

 

Thing is, the "Can you run it?" site says I fail to meet the minimum because of my graphics card? Its a ATI Radeon Xpress Series, the site says I pass video ram (with 894mb), 3D, and H&L, but still says I fail the graphics card section?

 

How is that even possible?

[Q]

Please post your specs using the game's configuration utility:

Post your system specs

Sometimes we're just not going to be able to help you if we don't know what kind of hardware you have on your machine. If you don't know what you have on your machine, then follow these steps below:

• Bring up the launcher menu for Kotor 1 or 2.
  
• Click on "Configure".
  
• Click the "Scan Hardware" button on the lower center of the window.
  
• Click "Yes" to continue.
  
• Click "Details" to view your system specs.
  
• Click "Save Report" and save the file to your desktop.
  
• Whenever you post your problem, open the file you just saved and copy and paste the contents to your post.

This will tell me exactly what hardware your system has and we'll go from there.

[Lunar4]

[sWKotOR]

ReportDateTime=1/8/2010 10:38:01 AM

SysInfoVersion=v1.00.60

GameExists=1

GameVersion=v2.00.424

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

 

[OS]

Name=WinXP

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

Service Pack=Service Pack 1

Status=Pass

 

[swapFiles]

?:\pagefile.sys=0

 

[CPU]

CPUCount=2

CPUSpeed=1596

CPUFamily=15

CPUModel=8

CPUStepping=2

CPUVendor=AMD

CPUName=AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-52 1596MHz

Status=Warning

 

[Memory]

RAM=1792

Status=Pass

 

[Disk Free Space]

C: (NTFS), UNICODE=2.80GB

D: (NTFS), UNICODE=60.44GB

X: (NTFS), UNICODE=8.85GB

Status=Pass

 

[CD-ROMs]

DriveLetters=F:\,G:\,H:\

Drives=MAT****A DVD-RAM UJ-850S ATA Device

 

[Video]

Video Card Name=

Video Memory=1024

Desktop Resolution=1280x800x32 @ 60Hz

DirectX=DirectX 9.0c (4.09.00.0904)

OpenGL Version=2.1.7769 Release

OpenGL Vendor=ATI Technologies Inc.

OpenGL Renderer=ATI Radeon Xpress Series

Vid Card Status=Warning

Vid Card Driver Status=Pass

GL Status=Pass

DX Status=Pass

 

[Audio]

Sound Card Name=Speakers (Realtek High Definition 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

RefreshRate=60

 

[sound Options]

Sound Init=1

Disable Sound=0

Force Software=1

 

[Graphics Options]

EnableHardwareMouse=1

FullScreen=1

RefreshRate=60

Width=800

Height=600

Emitters=1

Anisotropy=1

Frame Buffer=1

Soft Shadows=0

Brightness=57

V-Sync=0

Texture Quality=2

Anti Aliasing=0

AllowSoftShadows=1

 

[Game Options]

Disable Movies=0

 

[config]

firstrun=0

 

Really strange... it says I have XP but I have Vista.. >_>

[Q]

Both games came out long before Vista, and are incapable of identifying anything newer than XP.

 

I looked up ATI Radeon Xpress, and it's an integrated GPU that's very, very weak, even by 2003 standards. You're going to have to run the game at 800x600 with low texture quality and with AF, AA, frame buffer effects, shadows, soft shadows, grass and everything else in the graphics menu turned off, with the notable exception of V-Sync, which you may or may not need for the game to run at all. If you find that the game will run without V-Sync, then leave it turned off. Look in the "Advanced" menu and make sure that all that stuff is turned off, too.