Game version: 1.0.78.0
I would appreciate some suggestions as to how I can extend my play time on battery and reduce the heat. Thanks for reading.
I have to wonder where you might be that you have the time to spend hours playing the game but you cannot for some reason plug the power adapter into the wall socket instead of running on batteries. You might want to think about that for a minute. Maybe you need to take the power brick along with you--that would completely solve the battery problem, of course.
More to the point, though...laptops are the worst possible platforms for gaming--they are designed for small, work-related tasks that don't require a lot in the way of power. Every component inside a laptop is designed around power conservation (to extend battery life) *not* around performance. Games, however, are designed to run without regard for power conservation, some games requiring more performance than others, and thus more power than others--there's scant room inside for ventilation, and the more power a game demands the more power goes to your components and the *hotter* things get inside the case. That's why your batteries drain so quickly.
Simply put: laptops are not designed to run 3d games on batteries. Period...;) And they aren't much better when you plug them into the wall. What you are experiencing is par for the course with a laptop. Running games on a laptop is very much trying to hammer the proverbial square peg into the round hole...;)
Best gaming platform: desktop, hands down. No batteries, powerful components, great ventilation, lots of room in the case, etc., makes for a much better gaming experience all around. You can also service your desktop and upgrade your desktop component by component at your convenience--no can do any of that with a laptop. I know this isn't what you're really asking, but it's just the truth--"You can't make a silk purse out of a sou's ear," etc...;) Put a desktop together and enjoy life...be nice to yourself...:D
