Tanks Mort
Just had a look at the gobbledegook that is Task Manager:o
I have 31 processors running ! oh boy wotzwot
Yes please to this offer
"I can post my apps running if yours are top heavy (i.e. you've got 30-40 apps running) and you can shut some of yours down and see if my apps work for you OK."
I do bottom out most of the game options and this does make a big difference
Thank you for your help Mate
Darren
KnightsCross

KC apps running in XP Task Mangler
 

G'day Mate:
Tasks left running are:18 in number

rundle32.exe 4,256K
rundle32.exe 4,192K
svchost.exe 3,692K
SixEngine.exe 18,460K
This app is specifically for my Asus Motherboard high performance setting!
so N/A for you
explorer.exe 20,368K
svchost.exe 2,752K
svchost.exe 16,276K
svchost.exe 4,068K
taskmgr.exe 4,292K
svchost.exe 3,344K
nvsvc32.exe 4,704K
Isass.exe 1,044K
services.exe 3,132K
winlogon.exe 2,708K
csrss.exe 3,028K
smss.exe 388K
System 240K
System Idle Process System 28K


This works for me - ignore SixEngine as said

All the best - Mort:salute:

Thank you Mort:rock:
will give this a go and let you know how I go:yeah:
Do you raise you TvsT processor setting ? mine is set "below normal"
:salute:Darren
KnightsCross

Running TvsT better
 

Hi Darren

When you say do you raise the TvsT processor setting I assume you mean my PC processor (In Other Words my intel chip!); if so, the answer is yes. I have 3 settings of which I set it to Turbo (or some such waz!) anyway the highest of the three.
Overclockers recommend the BIOS setting but I'm just using an Asus m/b bit of software (comes with the m/b drivers etc) as a little utility programme. It won't give you big increases as it's very conservative and it suits me at present. If I go for some heavier overclocking I'll alter the BIOS if I feel I need more grunt.

Cutting down the background apps will free up more processor power for TvsT (and any other game actually) but as others have rightly said your system will barely cope with the demands of the game. Having said that I am hoping with everything optimised as much as you can and setting the gameplay options to low there will be a chance you can get it to run. If not succesful it will have to be (IMO) a new system, since upgrading what you have won't be worth it. :damn:

Best of Luck with this

Mort

G'Day Mort
Thanks for your help,been out of action for a day my injuries caught up with me :nope:
I'm sure your recommendations helped, I've been able to play as the gunner all the way to the end of a game. I can usually play only one game before I reset and clean with crap cleaner, small concession but this stops the game going haywire. What a shame we have to bottom out the game options, it looks great with them maxed out but I don't get far, at least I know what I'm missing.
I can play with your apps + one [18]which is some sort of system app that keeps turning itself back on so I figure it needs to stay on..I also have an external program called Tune Up Utilities, which has a turbo mode, I find this helps also. So now with this and your app settings, I can play all positions with minimal disruption, it's great being able to play the gunners pos :yeah:
As for a new system, being on a pension there's not much play money and I can't get a loan, I can do one of those rent till you buy things but you end up paying through the nose, I'm putting a little bit away each week and should have enough in around 10 to 12 mths.
I really appreciate yours and the forums help, so thank you
Darren
KnightsCross

One more thing, ahhh come back it's not that bad :ping: LOL, sometimes for a change of scenery I go onto multilayer, I note everyone seems to have problems with this, I can play with no problem against 1 bot for up to 1/2 hr and then it shuts down my pc :doh: I crapped myself the first time ! but I just start up again, clean and all is well. It's funny that I appear to have less problems while playing multi until it abruptly shuts down, this is just an observation for you !

G'day KC
 

Hi Darren
Sorry to hear you've been crook mate. I get a small problem from time to time too it's a pain in the ar** called Mrs Panzer Commander :haha:

Joking - I got a ruptured/herniated disc after (can you believe) getting fit!!!! . Had all sorts even an operation (laminectomy) but get trouble if I overdo it.
Anyway I certainly hope your a bit better.
It's a real bummer cutting all the visuals down but it might be the only way to get this workable until you get upgraded. It's the nature of the game - have you also tried Karkov Steel Fury. Not as good but would probably run and look much better on your m/c - look up screenshots I think you'll like it too. I too am on a pension now so I know you've got to make the best of what you've got sometimes. To be practicle though you only have to look at the systems other guys have got and see they're not getting massive performance out of their systems either. I'm happier you can run it anyway, even if it's a bit "neutered".

Quote - "One more thing --aaaah come back it's not that bad !! :haha:
I like that - you got a good sense of humour and I should say "Oh No!! not a another bl***y come back merchant more bl***y grief!!"

No Darren I don't play MP anything actually. Probably missing out on some aspects but I like SP (if it cuts it!!) but I can see the obvious attraction of "human" opponents.
Good to know you've got something positive and I am happy to help if I can. Can I quote you as a satisfied customer?? Most people I help usually commit Hari Kari :haha:
All the Very Best for now - Mort

Hi Mort
I had a look at Karkov Steel Fury 1942 and decide to splurge on myself and get :D it, I'll let you know when I get it [it's coming from USA] about 10days or so
Tanks again for your help
:salute:
Darren
KnightsCross

Those Bloody Disc's
 

In 1993, I was classed A Grade fitness in the Army. I was an Assault Troop Instructor and having a great year. I was awarded The Soldiers Medallion for Exemplary Service and told I was going to Somalia as a Crew Commander AFV. Sounds good so far, I thought it was my year, well like you I buggered L4/5/S1 disc's, all I did was pick up a 30kg box of paper, dam, that was something I did almost daily. Some years after that I had a driver go through a red light and hit me on my motorbike, I'm lucky to be here, but that is a whole other story, this one left me with C4/5/6 in the neck and nerve damage. So I suppose I can say I understand your pain, although I don't think that's much of an achievement.LOL

Somalia Story
My mates that went over come back with a wealth of experiences, one of them goes like this
On one of the roads they had set up a road block, at night 2 men maned the boom, while the rest of them rested or slept inside a mud brick hut [another 7 men]. This went on for about 3 weeks and this particular night they all decided to sleep outside the hut along the wall. Around 3am they were awakened by load explosions and covered in debris :o
They reacted quickly and captured 3 insurgents on the other side of the hut after they had each thrown grenades into the hut. Apparently they were shocked to see them still alive as they had been watching them go into the hut. They were also taking fire from another group who escaped into the night. This other group must have told there story as they thought they saw it, [ ie grenades went into the hut and the Aussies came running out], because the local rumor went around that the Australians were bullet proof and you cant kill them :yep:
Sometimes it's good to be lucky
These men were first into Somalia, before the US & Black Hawk Down

Darren

Steel Fury user made misisons
 

Hey Knightscross once you get Steel Fury and get all the mods installed including the Tiger 1.0 if you're interested I'll email you 30 or so user-made missions I 've made involving the Tiger I tank against T34/85, JS2s, KV1s and 2s and T34/76.My missions are just huge tank battles ( my latest one involves 120 tanks fighting it out !).With another ZW member we've made some missions as well and I modified russian-made user missions into German ones.If you like shootouts, actions and want to practice your marksmanship you'll like them.Just let me know:shucks:

Cheers

Wow frinik :D
That sounds excellent
Is the Tiger mod a playable tank ? that will get me going :03:
Sounds like you have done a lot of work on this game, well done.
I am really looking forward to this game after Mort recommended it, and now with your mods it
sounds even better :yeah:
Thank you
:salute:Darren
KnightsCross

Tiger Mod
 

Absolutely Knightscross!Withte Tiger 0.98 and 1.0 mod you get to play models such as the TIger I, Tiger II, the Js2, The T34-85, the KV2 and there´s a new Steel Panzer version 1.5 coming in less than a month which will allow you to play the Marder, the Flakvierling, the Hetzer,the Stug IIIF, the Panther, Su76, 85, 100 the ISU 152 the Elefant-Ferdinand in addition to the original T34-76, KV1, Mathilda Mark II and the Mark III as well as the Panzer II, III, IVF1 and F2 and the stug III C .Already many tanks have been added like the T26, T51, the T38,T60, Panzer IIc, Stug IIID,the Panzer IIIg and light armoured vehicles like the BT5 and B10, the SKDFZ 232, 251 and 451.There's one mod that even allows you to drive a Soviet truck for one mission.

That's why I have been able to make those user/made missions based on the TIger I.As soons as the new SP 1.5 mod comes out.I'll modify them adding the Panther and the Koenigstiger and the Soviet SUs.The mission editor is very user friendly so I have little merits but I have to hone my skills and make more refined m,isisons.This is a project Friedrich Wilhelm another ZW member and SF afficionado as well have in mind.He is the one who deserves the credit for getting me started.

Variety/wise SF is great like Panzer Elite but with better graphics, AI and effects.

Cheers

Frinic Karkov mod a Soviet truck now you're talking!
 

Frinic Hi Mate :salute:
What sadist made a Soviet truck driveable eh!! I enjoyed Steel Fury a lot what was good about it was the release package worked great "out of the box" with no big FPS or settings/gameplay issues. Even the ground troops worked (and bled!!) very well. I don't know if the damage models were spot on as the Matilda seemed to be able to hit (earlier series) German tanks with very little effect (i.e. took many rounds to disable/knock out German Armour). I've not actually had the time to try out the Mods but some look great - nice to know you recommend them.

Is Zee going to release a driveable Soviet truck?? If so Lc should test it :haha:

I'd better watch what I say as Lc is now an Officer :yeah: so probably due for a crutch upgrade as well (silver with oak leaves?).

All the best - Mort:salute:

SF user-missions
 

Hi Morty Tiger mate I left a post for you on the Steel Fury thread in this forum a while ago.I offered to email you some of my user-made missions for the Tiger in SF.I ain´t ZeeWolf merely a ZeeSheep:har: but I have made 30 decent tank-shootout missions with my last one fielding 120 tanks.


A Russina modder made that mission with a truck.More a masochist than a sadist if you want my opinion:timeout:

The damage model is not an issue anymore with the biggies in play JS2, Tiger I and II, the KV2 tanks sizzle and burn bright.

Cheerio

Doh I missed it Frinic
 

Sorry I missed that offer you made - very good of you, I am usually tied up making IL2 missions though. I've been making them for years I just don't have time for everything:wah: Life's too short isn't it.

What I would really really like is to crack the TvsT editor! I tried it a few times but I'm in need of some basic tutoring. I don't really want to make maps/terraforming stuff but would be really happy to be able to produce simple missions/actions on existing maps.

I don't think I'd have the time to do anything really complicated; if it took Zeewolf a year to learn the whole thing it would probably take me 3 years to produce a simple mission :har: I found the editor guide fairly unhelpful unless its me and I just don't get it.
IL2 - by comparison is a breeze, I know i've done it for years and practice makes you quicker; but it's certainly more user friendly.

Keep up the good work, I may have a go at Karkov Steel Fury again sometime in the future and I would love some basic tips on mission making myself from you then - if your offer still holds. I have never tried SF mission editor at all.
Appreciated mate:up: Mort

SF and IL2
 

Morty, my offer still stands. I can email you my SF missions anytime you want!All you have to do is give me your email address so I can yahoo them to you.Re the tutorials,I got a tutorial package from fellow ZW member Friedrich Wilhelm and I can email it to you as well.The Mission Editor of Sf is fairly user-friendly.

If you have user-made misisons for IL2 I am a taker. Although I don't play the game myself( I love planes but I like to fight with my feet on the ground although I wouldn't mind having a stab at UBoote games.) but my 2 sons just plain love it.

Best and be quiet unless your Panzer Commander at home hears you chatting on a tank sim forum....:nope:.Mine is very accomodating she even instals my games and mods when I don't have the time.....:sunny:

Cheers

Thanks Frinic very good of you
 

Frinic
Appreciate your offer, I'm being a bit cagy here as I'm awaiting delivery of a new laptop. I use my laptop for all things internetty, and downloads etc.

The delivery is due in about 3 days (I opted for the cheap delivery!!!!:wah:).

Problem I have is getting all the software I need for it and making friends with Win7:hmmm:.
My old laptop (the one I am using now) has all the stuff I need on it but most not compatible with Win7.

If you've lost the will to live with this true life adventure of Morty I've nearly finished :haha: So there will be a short delay where I suffer the pain
of getting the new PC up and running and sourcing the best (for me) sotware for CD/DVD burning, antivirus, anti spyware etc and all that good stuff. It should be easy but as ZW rightly said there's always something! :nope:
BUT after that I'll PM you with all details and we can sort it out.
Many thanks
-Mort (Still a Gunner - today!!) :salute:

PS; If I disappear off the forum the new laptop was not a success :har:

AD or PC?
 

Morty my Man you sound like a man on life support?Hang on your new love will be home in 2 -3 days!

I just ordered my desktop pc ( a first for me, a serial laptop owner) and it will be at least 3 to 4 weeks before I can admire my handsomeness in that cute 24", true bright or whatever it's called these days screen and enjoy the bliss of 8 gigs of RAM., a 2.8 ghtz processor , the crude details of a dedicated 1.5 gb graphic card while storing all the passions of my life on the One terabyte( 1000 gigs you read correctly) of hard disk space....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH:wah: the longing, the pain, the sweet agony of unfulfilled expectations and the never ending torture of waiting for the loved one......

Ok enough poetry!This is just to say that I share your pain my Mortyfied friend and companion of misfortune!

BTW anyway you can put Mrs. Panzer Commander on a USB memory stick and erase the file by mistake????:88)

Cheers

Hi Guyz
My game is running at 7fps down to 2fps but mostly stays around 4/5 so for me this is good and I get a good game out of it :D
SFK 1942 has not been shipped yet :wah:
Thanks for the help and I shall let you know when I hear more on SFK

Hope you are all well :woot:
Darren
KnightsCross

PS I understand the pain :doh: to well :nope: good luck and may the panzer be with you :rock:

FPS
 

Knightscross are you talking about the fps on the high end Kursk release?Wow such low values!What resolution do you play?

Mine are as low mind you but with the light version and with res 1068 x 724.

Hang on SF will be soon.I am looking forward to installing it with all my mods ands missions as well as Zee´s TvsT Kursk etc on my new , improved rig.

Cheers:up:

KC & Frinic
 

KC I guess with your rig it's difficult to get FPS up to the 10s - or more. I think you'll like Steel Fury as I believe you'll get better results.
Keep your discs pumped up - I've just given mine a beer infusion!

Frinic that sound like a screamer you've bought (not an i7 by any chance?). My laptop is an Asus - Intel i5 but only 4Gb of RAM and a med Graphics card so probably not good for TvsT but I didn't really get it for that. I might try and run it later for a test but I think the GPU will be the bottle neck on this machine. I'd like to hear how it runs TvsT when you're all up and running. I assume you'll get Win7 with it?? You should be OK with 8Gb RAM. I had to make recovery discs for my new PC and I was amazed it took 4xDVDs !!!!!:o so the Asus drivers and Win7 is a fairly big programme. It must be compressed if you get a retail copy on one disc!!

BTW Mrs Panzer Commander cannot be deleted, she's like a Norton Antivirus you can try but you will never fully succeed. She can be overwritten sometimes; but it's not worth the follow up retribution!!:wah:
And we're in love again since she's approved the Asus notebook budget for this financial year!!!:haha: Although I feel this is a temporary euphoric state set to change if I lock myself away at Kursk!!!

All the Best - Mort:salute: