How can I kill the LAG?

**Eragon** · 08-03-2007, 12:00 PM

I have HUGE problems. Everytime i enter a new area and if it lags it haves enemy's in it. When i'm fithing something i get a huge lag attack and i take maybe 20min to kill a dog... graphics are low and the same, graphics in high the same. Got any suggestions?

My specs

Processor: 3.0GHz
Pentium 4.2
Graphic Card: Nvidia GForce 6200 TurboCache 256mb
RAM: 1GB

**Mango** · 08-03-2007, 12:20 PM

Try turning off motion blur if you haven't already. It seems to take a large toll on frame rates depending on where you are.

**Eragon** · 08-03-2007, 12:49 PM

motion blur is off and it still lags like always. Any other ideias?

**Mango** · 08-03-2007, 01:52 PM

Hmmm, is your FPS low, or is it stuttering. Also, what is your normal FPS compared to your laggy FPS. I am assuming that when you say lag, you mean low fps, since if it lags @ a high FPS, that would be something entirely different.

**Eragon** · 08-03-2007, 02:22 PM

My problem is this: when i enter the game thee are no lags its perfect!! I start the game and its great! But when a dog appears everything starts getting slow! And when i'm being attacked its like seeing photos passing. When i hear the dog attacking it appears to me the dog on the ground and when i swing the axe it doesnt appear moving. Just looks like i'm seeing a photoshow with sound. This is what i call lag. Strange i have games with much better graphics and efects and they are not laggy and penumbra just gets realy slow!!!!!

When i fight on penumbra i'm seeing a photoshow, but when i kill the dog passed maybe 20min(of killing the dog), it goes back to normal.
I really need help on this Sad

EDITED: This vid shows how i play penumbra with no monsters.(it lags more on the vid because of the sfotware that was recording.) SPOILER VID: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23HAldnFLjA

**Eragon** · 08-03-2007, 03:23 PM

I just reduced the texture quality to low and turn off the shadows and the game got much better!! But when i enterd one of those doors where u have to open and eletrical gate to reach them it still lags when i fight with the dogs but its much more better then it used to be!
But textures are all crappy looking. Oh well...i need a new computer i guess Smile

**Eragon** · 08-03-2007, 03:46 PM

Sorry problem not solved at all!!! When i go and start playing again its all laggy like it was!!!!!!!

Ideias people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**WindexGlow** · 08-03-2007, 07:34 PM

Eragon Wrote:Sorry problem not solved at all!!! When i go and start playing again its all laggy like it was!!!!!!!

Ideias people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go to your video settings (for penumbra)
Set resolution to the one lower than 800x600 (there's a lower one)
This really improves my performance.

**Eragon** · 08-04-2007, 02:11 AM

well i did that...and its getting better, but still with lots of lag.

i'm still waiting for my rescue-team

**Dark** · 08-06-2007, 01:32 PM

have you reduced your shader quality? (note: setting it on lowest removes shadows)