Serious lag problem

[Mattt]

Hi. I just started playing the full version of the game. It plays fine other than some minor artifacting until I leave the old office (the one early in the game, where you find the explosives manual, among other things). As soon as it loads the mine again, the frame rate is awful, worse than 1 fps. I've tried all of the following, none of which seem to make the slightest difference:
-Apply the 1.02 patch.
-Apply the 1.03 beta patch.
-Turn down some of the graphics options
-Run the game right after booting into Windows, without opening any other apps.

I'm running Windows XP, service pack 2. My system specs:
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor, 2.02 GHz
2 gb ram
GeForce 7900 GT/GTO with 256mb ram

[Fatbaticus]

Hi. I just started playing the full version of the game. It plays fine other than some minor artifacting until I leave the old office (the one early in the game, where you find the explosives manual, among other things). As soon as it loads the mine again, the frame rate is awful, worse than 1 fps. I've tried all of the following, none of which seem to make the slightest difference:
-Apply the 1.02 patch.
-Apply the 1.03 beta patch.
-Turn down some of the graphics options
-Run the game right after booting into Windows, without opening any other apps.

I'm running Windows XP, service pack 2. My system specs:
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor, 2.02 GHz
2 gb ram
GeForce 7900 GT/GTO with 256mb ram

Hmm I don't have any idea sorry but try this uninstall the game uninstall the drivers restart the computer then reinstall the drivers and install the game again i hope it works!

[Fiffel]

Hi. I just started playing the full version of the game. It plays fine other than some minor artifacting until I leave the old office (the one early in the game, where you find the explosives manual, among other things). As soon as it loads the mine again, the frame rate is awful, worse than 1 fps. I've tried all of the following, none of which seem to make the slightest difference:
-Apply the 1.02 patch.
-Apply the 1.03 beta patch.
-Turn down some of the graphics options
-Run the game right after booting into Windows, without opening any other apps.

I'm running Windows XP, service pack 2. My system specs:
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor, 2.02 GHz
2 gb ram
GeForce 7900 GT/GTO with 256mb ram

I got the same problem. It can´t be old graphic card drivers. i have all new up to date.

[Yuhaney]

Could you post your hpl.log?

[Fiffel]

Could you post your hpl.log?

where to find that?

[Yuhaney]

You can find it in "my documents/penumbra/black plague".

[tomcat3000]

Hello,

I have the same problem. Just bought the CD Version of Penumbra, runs very good until I re-entered the mine from the old office, then I got less then 1 fps. Already tried installing 1.02 Patch and lowering graphic setting to min, same result.

My PC:
P4 3.2 GHz
2 GB RAM
GeForce 7800 GS 512 MB (AGP)
Soundblaster Live
WinXP SP 2 + all updates, drivers etc.

-------- THE HPL ENGINE LOG ------------

Creating Engine Modules
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Creating graphics module
Creating system module
Creating resource module
Creating input module
Creating sound module
Creating physics module
Creating ai module
Creating haptic module
Creating scene module
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Initializing Resources Module
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Creating resource managers
Misc Creation
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Initializing Graphics Module
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Init low level graphics
Setting video mode: 1280 x 1024 - 32 bpp
Init Glee...OK
Setting up OpenGL
Max texture image units: 16
Max texture coord units: 8
Two sided stencil: 1
Vertex Buffer Object: 1
Anisotropic filtering: 1
Max Anisotropic degree: 16
Multisampling: 1
Vertex Program: 1
Fragment Program: 1
NV Register Combiners: 1
NV Register Combiners Stages: 8
ATI Fragment Shader: 0
Creating graphic systems
Creating Renderer2D
Renderer2D created
Creating Renderer3D
Load Renderer3D gpu programs:
Extrude
Diffuse
Fog
Creating fog textures: Solid Additive Alpha
init sky box
Renderer3D created
Creating screen buffers size 1280.000000 : 1024.000000
Creating programs
RendererPostEffects created
Adding engine materials
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Initializing Sound Module
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Initializing OpenAL.
Trying to open software device... Success!
Device name: Generic Software
Number of channels: 32
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Initializing Game Module
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Adding engine updates
Initializing script functions
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User Initialization
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Initializing Penumbra: Overture Episode 1
Version $Rev: 679 $
Date $Date: 2007-06-15 15:48:54 +0200 (fr, 15 jun 2007) $
Trying to load vertex program!
Success!
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Game Running
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WARNING: Could not find language file entry 'Show Crosshair:'
Loading collada for 'maps/level01_05_office.dae' took: 563 ms
WARNING: Parent 'group3' couldn't be found! Failed to attach 'artefact_pointLight1' to 'artefact'.Attaching directly to mesh.
Start Num Of: 95
Start Num Of: 3
Loading collada for 'maps/level01_03_shafts.dae' took: 3872 ms
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Texture 'blinn7-fx' was not found!
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry for joint child '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
WARNING: Geometry joint parten '' is missing! Might be connected to bone.
Start Num Of: 166
End Num Of: 120
Start Num Of: 7
Loading map 'level01_03_shafts.dae' took: 18700 ms
WARNING: particle system 0 in plamp1 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in plamp2 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in plamp3 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in plamp4 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in plamp5 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in plamp6 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in plamp7 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in plamp8 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: particle system 0 in plamp9 does not exist anymore!
WARNING: Could not find language file entry 'Show Crosshair:'
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Statistics
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Medium framerate: 36.566363
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User Exit
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Saving to config
Saving keys
Saving to config
Saving keys
Exit Player
Exit Button Handler
Exit Map Handler
Exit Game Message Handler
Exit Radio Handler
Exit Inventory
Exit Fade Handler
Exit Save Handler
Exit Trigger Handler
Exit Attack Handler
Exit Notebook
Exit Numerical panel
Exit Intro story
Exit Death menu
Exit Graphics helper
Exit Main menu
Exit Player hands
Exit Music handler
Exit Map Load Text
Exit PreMenu
Exit Credits
Exit Demo end text
Saving config
Exit Effect Handler
Exit Game
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Exiting Scene Module
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Exiting Input Module
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Exiting Sound Module
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Exiting Graphics Module
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Exiting Resources Module
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Done with tilesets
Done with fonts
Done with scripts
Done with particles
Done with sounds
Done with meshes
Done with materials
Done with Gpu programs
Done with images
Destroyed all textures
Done with sound entities
Done with animations
All resources deleted
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Exiting Physics Module
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Exiting System Module
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- Deleting lowlevel stuff.
Physics
Sound
Input
Resources
System
Graphics
Haptic
HPL Exit was successful!
Saving last config
Deleting ATI shader to 0
Deleting ATI shader to 0
Deleting ATI shader to 0
Deleting ATI shader to 0

[tomcat3000]

Looks like the game has problems with multi-monitor-setups. I have my Windows desktop extended to my TV for TV-Out. If I configure the Forceware-drivers for single-view (just the main monitor) the lags are gone.

[Thomas]

tomcat3000:

Great to hear you found the cause. Perhaps this can help other users too!