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Worms: Armageddon => Tech Support => Topic started by: Dub-c on June 01, 2012, 12:15 AM

Title: Lag issue
Post by: Dub-c on June 01, 2012, 12:15 AM
Ok since I Installed Windows Vista Service Pack 2 I have been have screen lag issues. Could be a coincidence but it started occurring around this time. It is weird because it see it on my opponents turns also.

The steps I have taken:

Fresh restart
Limiting startup programs
Updated graphics card
Cleaned dust from laptop

Any help would be greatly appreciated as it is almost impossible to rope.
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: StepS on June 01, 2012, 08:11 AM
if you think that the problem isn't in graphic card, try AntiLag (http://myfiles.my1.ru/wa/wk/wkAntiLag.dll).
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: avirex on June 02, 2012, 11:38 AM
i would do system restore, if you think it was from something you dl/ or installed...


but thats just me.. too lazy to get to the root of the problem and fix it properly, id just go back to when it was working just fine :D
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: Ray on June 02, 2012, 01:16 PM
Tell us some information about the hardwares please.
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: Phanton on June 02, 2012, 01:46 PM
drops packets .. and desyn are poblemas of wa?

I reinstalled  wa.   but did not resolve... :(

someone can say something about it ???
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: kekskruemel on June 02, 2012, 04:12 PM
omg, vista?! better use win7! :)

maybe you need more RAM (I don´t know how much you have or what PC you are using)
maybe there is a programm in the background, which uses much of your RAM. check the taskmanager.

Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: theredi on June 02, 2012, 04:34 PM

maybe you need more RAM (I don´t know much you have or what PC you are using)



not enugh ram? for game realised in 1999?? duuuuude are u jokin or think he has less than 256 mb? ;O

minimal:

   1. procesor IBM PC Intel Pentium 100Mhz
   2. 32MB RAM.
   3. CD-ROM 2x
   4. Karta graficzna SVGA 2MB RAM lub lepsza
   5. Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME (gra nie była projektowana dla systemów Windows NT/2000/XP)

optimal:

   1. procesor IBM PC Intel Pentium 150Mhz
   2. 64MB RAM
   3. CD-ROM 8X
   4. Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME (gra nie była projektowana dla systemów Windows NT/2000/XP)
   5. Karta graficzna SVGA 4MB RAM.
   6. Karta dźwiękową 16-bit zgodna z DirectX

Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: MonkeyIsland on June 02, 2012, 04:53 PM
You are wrong theredi :P

More RAM helps windows to function better. Windows is not RAM-friendly like linux. It has a good potential to chew RAM the second it gets a chance.
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: Ray on June 02, 2012, 05:01 PM
And if you have a Firefox release with a nice little memory leak that uses up, say, 1,9GB of your RAM, what do you end up with?

Although, that is unlikely. Dub, please give some specific information about what hardware you use so we can help you.

If you have an nVIDIA graphic driver, try this:


No guarantee that this works.
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: kekskruemel on June 02, 2012, 05:40 PM
the windy "3d-background" in worms need much more memory as you think ;)
maybe you should turn it off and look what happens^^
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: Dub-c on June 02, 2012, 05:57 PM
I always rope with black background.

Hardware Info:

Asus Notebook G50VT Series
Processor: Intel Core Duo CPU T9400 @ 2.53 GHz
Memory (RAM): 4.00 GB
System Type: 64-bit Operating system

Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2

Nvidia GeForce 9800M GS


Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: StepS on June 02, 2012, 07:48 PM
maybe there is a programm in the background, which uses much of your RAM. check the taskmanager.
not ram, but rather CPU.

I always rope with black background.

Hardware Info:

Asus Notebook G50VT Series
Processor: Intel Core Duo CPU T9400 @ 2.53 GHz
Memory (RAM): 4.00 GB
System Type: 64-bit Operating system

Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2

Nvidia GeForce 9800M GS

Did you try what I suggested? it highs up the WA process priority automatically.
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: Dub-c on June 02, 2012, 08:15 PM
maybe there is a programm in the background, which uses much of your RAM. check the taskmanager.
not ram, but rather CPU.

I always rope with black background.

Hardware Info:

Asus Notebook G50VT Series
Processor: Intel Core Duo CPU T9400 @ 2.53 GHz
Memory (RAM): 4.00 GB
System Type: 64-bit Operating system

Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2

Nvidia GeForce 9800M GS

Did you try what I suggested? it highs up the WA process priority automatically.

Didn't work.
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: Ray on June 03, 2012, 06:38 AM
Did you try what I suggested? I didn't put together such a nice step-by-step list for nothing, you know how much work that was? At least 4 minutes of my very valuable time! :o :)
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: kekskruemel on June 03, 2012, 09:22 AM
deinstall service pack 2 and look what happens^^
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: Dub-c on June 05, 2012, 02:37 PM
And if you have a Firefox release with a nice little memory leak that uses up, say, 1,9GB of your RAM, what do you end up with?

Although, that is unlikely. Dub, please give some specific information about what hardware you use so we can help you.

If you have an nVIDIA graphic driver, try this:

  • 1. Open your nVIDIA Control Panel, you can reach that from your desktop by right clicking on it, or from the tray icons, or from your Windows Control Panel.
  • 2. On the left side, you should see a small menu saying "Select a Task..." at the top. Under "3D Settings", click on "Manage 3D settings".
  • 3. Now on the right side, you should see two tabs, click on "Program Settings".
  • 4. Here, first tick the checkbox that says "Show only programs found on this computer". Then click on the button that says "Add" and browse your wa.exe.
  • 5. Now, if you have selected in the dropdown menu, there should be some options below. Find "Vertical sync" and turn it off.

No guarantee that this works.

Sorry, I tried it and it didn't work.
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: StepS on June 06, 2012, 07:40 PM
Try to disable "Landscape in VRAM"
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: Dub-c on June 07, 2012, 03:19 AM
Try to disable "Landscape in VRAM"
Where would I find this?
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: MonkeyIsland on June 07, 2012, 04:23 AM
Worms => Options => Advanced => Game fieldset (bottom left)
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: Dub-c on June 07, 2012, 04:32 AM
WHOOOOO I'M BACK!!!!
Title: Re: Lag issue
Post by: StepS on June 08, 2012, 10:05 AM
i'm glad it helped  :) i remember that in some of my tests the game would lag with that option.
this could be added as a solution if someone else has this problem
(BTW: quick turnoff method: run /Tweaks/LandInVram_Disable.reg* from WA folder)

* - if you don't use WA.ini instead of registry