Larian Studios Forums Divinity 2 - Ego Draconis (English) Technical problems [solution?] Shuttering, slow menus

Maybe it is little illegal, but I use russian crack* (1.3.15.107) for 1.03 patched game AND GFX is fast, no slowmotion in menu (eg. inventory)! It seems that protection is disaster. Of course it dont fix in-game bugs...

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Backup Yours saves - I tested and works but...

I have found a tweak to the ntfs file ssytem that happened to fix my stuttering issue.. wqas so bad I could barely play (core 2 duo e7200 OC'd 4.03 8GB of ram 8800 GT 512MB)

This fixed it for me Type in the following command to increase the cache setting:

fsutil behavior set memoryusage 2

To check the current value, type in this command:

fsutil behavior query memoryusage

To change the setting back to the default, use this command:

fsutil behavior set memoryusage 1

where would i type these commands on windows 7? or are these in game commands? if they are in game how do i get the command line to come up?

But in that way You change system settings for one, pure coded game. Try russian crack and use default Windows settings - imho it is more compatybile for other apps.

Why does nobody believe me, when I say that? SuckaRom is the worst!

Checked on my version of the game, and it works very well. No crashes nor other problems appeared so far.

im on vista but ill give you the steps of how to open the command prompt

Click Start
Click Computer
Right Click C drive
Click open command prompt
copy and paste fsutil behavior query memoryusage
Hit enter to check default

Im my case it was set to zero. Not sure if thats good or bad but i entered fsutil behavior query memoryusage 2 in. About to run the game and see if i can tell a difference.

First, I hate DRM, it only punishes the people that own a legal version, it is a pity the there is so much pirating, but current DRM sucks IMHO,
Second, I am running Win7 Ultimate and when I type the query in the comand box it says I need Admin Priv, here I go off to MSSCKS for a answer

command prompt is in the all programs/accessories menu ( sorry for the long delay for me to get back to you...) mine was set at 0 as well and after changing to 2, stuttering problem is gone I can play on extreme settings @ 1680x1050... after checking default, if it is set at 0, then go back and change to 2.. and I am 90% sure your problem goes away.. what is being altered is the file system cache buffer. make sure to right click it and choose run as administrator otherwise you cannot change system settings I hope this helps.. let me know if it works for you

Checked, no change for me. W7 x64.

thx for the feedback.. possibly an issue somewhere else for you..the in game stuttering is a problem with the hard drive steaming the data usually cache related..what are your system specs?

HardLine you are running Vista, that command "query memoryusage", can't be used in Win7

Why it can't? Command seems to be still in W7, but i didn't notice any change so maybe it doesn't work .

No need for a cmd. You can change it VIA the registry. That is, if it even exists in your OS.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc785435(WS.10).aspx

I don't recommend you messing with it though. But if you do, set a restore point just in case something goes wrong.

didnt work for me. Vista 64 btw. Only thing that seems to help is setting priority to high in the task manager.

I am running windows 7 x64 and yes there is a way to go into the registry to do it as well.. I just have known this way from my head since vista.. the amt of ram also plays a part on this setting.. you should make sure you have over 2GB to set it to 2, however 1 is safe for all memory sizes

I failed to mention that the computer requires a restart after changing this setting .. another thing you should do regardless, is set a static pagefile... instead of system managed change the min and max to 1.5X the ram in the machine

lol. looks like ill try it again if thats the case since i didnt restart yesterday.

let me know how it goes.. i am hoping I stumbled on an actual fix for everyone

it can and does run in windows 7 X64 as that is what i m running.. you just have to run the cmd as administrator and it WILL work I can link you to a page that backs me up if you wish

How would one do this on XP, if its possible?

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that cannot be done on XP sorry.. the util works but you cannot alter it in the same way..

Yeah your right, I found the option but nothing changed.

Well I found strange and funny but WORKING solution for stuttering. Install Opera Browser(ver 10.10), turn it on and minimize it to tray. Then turn on the game. I tried it 5 times and game is working a lot better. I know it's lame and stupid way but it doesn't matter as long as it works :P
Greetings

If you just want to change the system cache in xp, it can be done through regedit. But I not too sure if it can solve your problem. Do it at your own risk

Hkey_local_machine\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet \Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
ClearPageFileAtShutdown...change from 0 to 1
LargeSystemcache...change from 0 to 1

Next navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\FileSystem. Here were are going to edit 1 option and add 1 option.

1st Edit NtfsDisable8dot3nameCreation from 0 to 1

2nd Right click away from any REG_WORD values and choose New pick DWORD Value and change its name to NtfsMemoryUsage hit Enter

Now right click on this DWORD and Modfiy...change 0 to 2

This sounds like such a big troll, I must check it out, downloading now. Is it supposed to remove stuttering completely or just "ease it" like most solutions so far? (like changing through cmd the memory cash)?

EDIT:
Well didn't seem to do anything. I already reduced my sutterings to minimum with turning cash to 2, maybe this is supposed to do the same or something (not completely remove suttering but minimize it), but as far as removing the suttring problem, nothing was changed...

ACSS, I would really like to try this, but Im not following and have mo idea where to start. What is regedit?

Regedit is a registry editor, a database used by Windows and most programs to store configuration settings, file associations, etc. It can be started by clicking on Start | Run (or WinKey + R) typing in regedit and hitting enter. You may want to make a backup before proceeding, just in case. There are probably better guides than this, but that was what came up in a quick Google search.

On second thought, Im not going to mess with this.

I know its a kinda old thread.
But after hours of trying to fix the stutter i looked for a nocd.

Tried that but still no joy,but i did encounter a prob with the nocd.
things diapered in front of my eyes lol.

Like i was talking to a quest giver that walks around,turned around then turned to look at him again to ask about the quest and he was inv with the ! in yellow above his head.
still tried to click on it and he disappeared.

So no point using a nocd if that happens lol.

But still stuck with the stuttering.
Also used every fix thats possable from this these threads still no joy.

Hello, This is my first post please bare with me.

I Recently got Divinity II - Ego Draconis. i have the shuttering, & Slow menus in the game,
My system spec's: Manufacturer: e Machines. Model: ET1331G. Rating: 7.1
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II x8 235e processor 2.70 GHz. Installed memory (RAM): 12.00 GB
System Type: 64-bit win 7 OS. display 42" HDTV RCA LCD. NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512mb
Driver 8.17.11.9713 HDD 4TB. pageing file 1TB..

As far as i can tell my system exceeds the requirements to run the game. any help?

the FPS limiter program did the trick for me. it isn't entirely smooth but I've got at least a 200% better framerate now, it runs a lot smoother and now I'm happy.

I found something that worked for me, i added to a SSD (solid state drive) to my system and moved all the installed files to the SSD and the game is running great no delay in game menu's and the shuttering has stopped completely now, guess it was just a HDD problem i had.

Madcatz, Is your paging file really 1 TB? 1,000 GB?! I really don't think Windows would even begin to know how to use that much page file. I have heard as a rule of thumb is you only need the equivalent of your ram for the page file to be the most useful.