Extreme lag on opening screen/menu/game

**daedalus871** · 01-02-2011, 07:57 PM

(01-02-2011, 07:41 PM)Lee Wrote: Have you tried lowering the number of SSAO samples? It may sound silly if you have a good amount of technical skill and already tried it, but if you just set everything to maximum without looking, that would mean you have it set to 128. This means it would need to render the SSAO 128 times per frame, which caused a lot of lag for me.

Thanks for your help, but i tried the saso combinations. I even tried changing everything in-game through the options menu. It took 20-min(I timed it) due to lag and it was unsuccessful. I was thinking that it may be a directx issue. I just started Red Faction Guerilla and it had some amazing lag, only in campaign, but i fixed it with "-no3d10" which made it use dx9. However, Amnesia doesnt have an option like that(that I know of)

**Chopper** · 01-03-2011, 10:09 PM

I gave up trying to get my Steam version to work. So I just got a pre-patched version and its playing normal.

P.s. I can play it maxed out smashingly

**daedalus871** · 01-03-2011, 10:12 PM

(01-03-2011, 10:09 PM)Chopper Wrote: I gave up trying to get my Steam version to work. So I just got a pre-patched version and its playing normal.

I guess its a problem with steam then. I guess I'll have to get a non-steam version and see if it plays. Thanks for your help everyone.

**Chopper** · 01-03-2011, 10:25 PM

(01-03-2011, 10:12 PM)daedalus871 Wrote:
(01-03-2011, 10:09 PM)Chopper Wrote: I gave up trying to get my Steam version to work. So I just got a pre-patched version and its playing normal.

I guess its a problem with steam then. I guess I'll have to get a non-steam version and see if it plays. Thanks for your help everyone.

I have a link to the one I used if you want me to PM it to you or you can add me to steam. Ill send you a PM with my name.

**daedalus871** · 01-03-2011, 11:46 PM

(01-03-2011, 10:25 PM)Chopper Wrote:
(01-03-2011, 10:12 PM)daedalus871 Wrote:
(01-03-2011, 10:09 PM)Chopper Wrote: I gave up trying to get my Steam version to work. So I just got a pre-patched version and its playing normal.

I guess its a problem with steam then. I guess I'll have to get a non-steam version and see if it plays. Thanks for your help everyone.

I have a link to the one I used if you want me to PM it to you or you can add me to steam. Ill send you a PM with my name.

Thanks but I already found a copy.

**Chopper** · 01-04-2011, 04:03 PM

Well I just patched my none steam version of the game and till works great. So I have chocked it up to be a problem with steam. What it is Devs will have to figure it out. Its out of my pay-grade.

**daedalus871** · 01-04-2011, 11:17 PM

(01-04-2011, 04:03 PM)Chopper Wrote: Well I just patched my none steam version of the game and till works great. So I have chocked it up to be a problem with steam. What it is Devs will have to figure it out. Its out of my pay-grade.

Nope, no change. Its still a slide show.

**Ryze** · 01-08-2011, 09:40 PM

i have this same problem and i never used the steam version...any ideas?

**thedaemon** · 01-08-2011, 10:59 PM

SSAO is a huge performance hit. I'd keep it at 8 to be safe. I tried to turn it to 128 and my computer had a hissy fit.

**Ryze** · 01-08-2011, 11:26 PM

(01-08-2011, 10:59 PM)thedaemon Wrote: SSAO is a huge performance hit. I'd keep it at 8 to be safe. I tried to turn it to 128 and my computer had a hissy fit.

what exactly is SSAO and how can i change it?
kind of a technical novice lol and i dont see anything like that
at the start up menu