Too low FPS on 1.0

[heldro]

Hello, i can play 0.98 on medium settings with an average of 35-40 fps most of the time. But when playing 1.0 my fps drops below 20fps on low settings most of the time.

The system + specs im using can be found in this link.
ASUS F501A-XX118V [F501A-XX118V]: specificaties, reviews, aanbiedingen en meer | Hardware.Info Nederland

Is there something that could help me or is it just bad luck for me?

[Daniel]

Lol... 1st of all, for playing such awesome game as PR, u get a dedicated graphics-card, like at least (Nvidia GeForce) GT 640M (M meaning mobile). Integrated Intel HD graphics 3000 for PR on 1366x768 is a joke...

Btw. did u check out this smart thread? (the huge fps-hell on Saaremaa is known issue and that "devil" it's being searched for...

https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f26-pr ... ssues.html

[LITOralis.nMd]

Besides what mentioned below, turn off all the Aero glass themes in Windows. The idea is to use every available byte of video memory to run the game, instead of running aero glass in the background.
You need to seriously tweak a system using a Intel HD 3000 iGPU to be able to run PR1.0 at a minimallyt acceptable FPS.
A place to start:
Windows 8, 7 , Vista, and XP Tweakguides from Tweakguides.com TweakGuides.com - The TweakGuides Tweaking Companion

LITOralis.nMd']Recording with Fraps cuts fps by 50% on ALL systems. NO way around this afaik.

As for increasing your fps, we have some common solutions,
delete the shaders cache in your c:\Users\[USERNAME]\Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\cache folder
then
1. defrag your hard drive. the PR and addons installers tend to get fragmented, which slows down read/writes and slows down fps.
2A. Download and install IOBit Gamebooster3. Speed Up Slow Computer, Keep PC and Internet Secure, Freeware Download - IObit
MajorGeeks.com has a decent video tutorial on using this program:
Using IOBit Game Booster 3 by Majorgeeks.com - YouTube

2B. Read through these guides:
Windows 8 Install & Optimization Guide for SSDs & HDDs ─ Sean's Windows 8 Install & Optimization Guide for SSDs & HDDs
Windows 7 Install & Optimization Guide for SSDs & HDDs - Sean's Windows 7 Install & Optimization Guide for SSDs & HDDs
Windows 8, 7 , Vista, and XP Tweakguides from Tweakguides.com TweakGuides.com - The TweakGuides Tweaking Companion

3. Download Bitsum ProcessLasso Free. Make sure you download the correct version, Free 32 bit or Free 64 bit, Process Lasso - Automate and optimize priorities, CPU affinities, power profiles, and much more!
-- Start PR, alt tab to desktop, open ProcessLAsso window, right click on PR.exe, TR.exe, BF2.exe, PRMumble.exe and pnkbstra.exe and pnkbstrB.exe and give them default priority status of High, set the Tr PR and BF2 to gaming mode, and give them high or higher access to RAM.
4. Determine which OS you have, and if it is 32 bit or 64 bit. Once you are 100% certain you know , follow this guide for your OS:
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27-pr ... b-ram.html

5. Check your Page File, if set to a sliding value, I suggest
deleting pagefile.
rebooting.
resetting pagefile manually to a single minimum/maximum.
Here is the raw information to determine your correct pagefile: How to determine the appropriate page file size for 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008 and or Windows 2008 R2
And here is a video tutorial to figure out your correct pagefile size:

then optionally:
manually setting it to a single minimum/maximum, and getting a defrag progam that will move the pagefile to the beginning of your hard drive. A free option:FAQ Special files - How do I defragment "C:\pagefile.sys" (the swapfile)?


SO.
Step 1. fixes any hard drive issues.
Step 2. shut downs unneeded background processes freeing up RAM and system resources.
Step 3. Gives the BF2 and PR and PRmumble and punkbuster programs High priority for RAM and system resources.
Step 4. Gives the BF2 and PR.exe programs the ability to use individually over 2GB of RAM when needed, and reduces the amount of RAM being reserved (wasted) by the OS.
Step 5. Create fixed size Pagefile and defragmenting it.

[LITOralis.nMd]

An easy way to turn off aero glass themes and other desktop UI elements is this program:
Ultimate Windows Tweaker, a TweakUI for Windows 7 & Vista