New to Mods help

macky · 12-07-06, 03:49 PM

Not played SH3 for an age. For no apparent reason I installed GW 1.1 and got hooked all over again

But...I am struggling with very slow frame rate when things get busy. I have also loaded on SH3 commander, and had to quit as I went down to 1fps as I let my first fish go

My system is:

2.8Ghz Intel P4 with 1.5Gb RAM. Graphics is an ATI 9600 run with omega drivers and I have an SB Audigy 2 soundcard. I know it ain't new but it should run these shouldn't it?

Any help would be appreciated

bigboywooly · 12-07-06, 03:51 PM

Did you by any chance install the enhanced sea floor ?

macky · 12-07-06, 04:01 PM

Yes, is that it?

danlisa · 12-07-06, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by macky

Yes, is that it?

Yep, that mod is a killer of FPS.

I had a 9600 when I first d/l GW. The ports are the biggest problem 15 - 20 fps. A suggestion is to goto an outside view and do a 360 deg rotatation to 'load' all the textures. It'll be smooth from then on.

bigboywooly · 12-07-06, 04:10 PM

IIRC the sea floor mod is the only one that cant be changed by reinstalling GW1.1 again
You will need the stock textures and replace the enhanced ones

bert8for3 · 12-07-06, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

IIRC the sea floor mod is the only one that cant be changed by reinstalling GW1.1 again
You will need the stock textures and replace the enhanced ones

Oops, sorry, didn't realize you couldn't undo the enhanced seafloor just by reinstalling GW and deselecting. Assumed it was the same for all of the GW install options.

macky · 12-07-06, 04:10 PM

Many thanks

I'll uninstall all and reinstall without that

btw, with my spec, will I be able to install GWX?

Nice to be back fellow sailors

bigboywooly · 12-07-06, 04:13 PM

Read above RE install

Your system is way better than mine and GWX runs ok
Slows down a bit in harbours but then only have a 1.79Ghz Processor and 1Gb Ram and a crappy Radeon 9250 card :rotfl:

danlisa · 12-07-06, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macky

Many thanks

I'll uninstall all and reinstall without that

btw, with my spec, will I be able to install GWX?

Nice to be back fellow sailors

So far GWX has been reported to be the same (or slightly less) type of system impact. GWX will run fine on your sys.

melnibonian · 12-07-06, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by macky

btw, with my spec, will I be able to install GWX?

I'm in a worse boat as you are in terms of computer specs. In general GW and GWX need quite a bit of CPU and RAM. I have only 512MB RAM but I also have 3.3GHz CPU so the game runs fine. If you have no problem in running GW you should run GWX as well. You might see some low frame rates and ocasional freezes in the screen in harbours and in places with loads of graphics but in general the game runs without any problem.

bert8for3 · 12-07-06, 04:11 PM

Just re-install GW and make sure that the enhanced seafloors option is not selected. My specs are lower than yours and GW runs just fine.

12-07-06, 03:49 PM	#1
macky Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 129 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	New to Mods help Not played SH3 for an age. For no apparent reason I installed GW 1.1 and got hooked all over again But...I am struggling with very slow frame rate when things get busy. I have also loaded on SH3 commander, and had to quit as I went down to 1fps as I let my first fish go My system is: 2.8Ghz Intel P4 with 1.5Gb RAM. Graphics is an ATI 9600 run with omega drivers and I have an SB Audigy 2 soundcard. I know it ain't new but it should run these shouldn't it? Any help would be appreciated

12-07-06, 03:51 PM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Did you by any chance install the enhanced sea floor ? __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-07-06, 04:10 PM	#5
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	IIRC the sea floor mod is the only one that cant be changed by reinstalling GW1.1 again You will need the stock textures and replace the enhanced ones __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-07-06, 04:13 PM	#8
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Read above RE install Your system is way better than mine and GWX runs ok Slows down a bit in harbours but then only have a 1.79Ghz Processor and 1Gb Ram and a crappy Radeon 9250 card :rotfl: __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-07-06, 04:01 PM	#3
macky Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 129 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yes, is that it?

12-07-06, 04:10 PM	#7
macky Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 129 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Many thanks I'll uninstall all and reinstall without that btw, with my spec, will I be able to install GWX? Nice to be back fellow sailors

12-07-06, 04:11 PM	#11
bert8for3 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,124 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Just re-install GW and make sure that the enhanced seafloors option is not selected. My specs are lower than yours and GW runs just fine.