Help with old game on modern system (SWKOTOR2)

[nanaki333]

Not sure if I should put this in here or somewhere else. I'm guessing, or hoping rather, that it's video related. I have a 3930K, 32GB DDR3 1600, 2x 7970 xfire. The game is really choppy and does freezes during dialogue for a few seconds. I just got done playing SWKOTOR1 and it ran perfect. Even with the 1080p widescreen fix.

Anybody have any suggestions on what I should try? Maybe my system just isn't up to the challenge of such a demanding game...

EDIT: When I say choppy, I mean it becomes a slideshow! Even on low detail with everything turned off!

 

[Revolution 11]

I remember Kotor 2. Fun game with lots of promise but buggy as hell with whole swaths of missing content. LucasArts should not have forced the premature release of the game. On a laptop, KOTOR2 gets the fans going harder than Crysis.

 

[RavenSEAL]

Turn off crossfire.

1 card alone will give you ∞ FPS anyways...

 

[nanaki333]

Turn off crossfire.

1 card alone will give you ∞ FPS anyways...

the game does no support crossfire natively. i tried forcing crossfire with Radeon Pro and the game would not launch, no matter which profile i used.

And Revolution... you're totally right about it being bug city... the whole way through swkotor i had to constantly minimize and go back in for videos and levels to load.... or my character not moving at all anymore... clicking on things and you just stand there like a doofus... great story though, and the voice acting is great.

 

[frozentundra123456]

I remember Kotor 2. Fun game with lots of promise but buggy as hell with whole swaths of missing content. LucasArts should not have forced the premature release of the game. On a laptop, KOTOR2 gets the fans going harder than Crysis.

yes, KOTOR2, a game with a lot of promise. But the ending was terrible and the plot just didnt make sense to me.

I was hoping for KOTOR 3 to fill in the plot holes and make for an epic final ending. Oh well.

I remember both this game and KOTOR 1 being buggy for me, especially with Vista. I seem to remember some modified .ini files for either this game or the first one. But I ran the game maxed on a 9800GT, so the OPs rig is massive overkill. Going back to a single card would definitely be a good first step.

 

[nanaki333]

i installed it on my wife's PC last night and it played beautifully, as far as FPS goes anyway. had to do minimizing and saving my game, then loading immediately for my character to be able to move again.. she has a 2500K and a 6970 + 6950 xfire. must be something with the 7970...

 

[Lonyo]

Play it on a different computer.
I played through KOTOR1 and KOTOR2 a while back. Rather than being able to use my main computer, I needed to use two other different computers to get them to run, my old laptop and my new laptop.
There was a combination o fhardware, including NV and AMD graphics cards.
The easiest way (seriously) is just to play it on a different computer, assuming you have access to one.
It really doesn't nee much hardware. I played one of the two on an AMD X2 64 laptop with GF6150 IGP for the graphics and it ran well enough.

The game(s) are just really picky and it's honestly simpler to just try another computer.

 

[nanaki333]

Play it on a different computer.
I played through KOTOR1 and KOTOR2 a while back. Rather than being able to use my main computer, I needed to use two other different computers to get them to run, my old laptop and my new laptop.
There was a combination o fhardware, including NV and AMD graphics cards.
The easiest way (seriously) is just to play it on a different computer, assuming you have access to one.
It really doesn't nee much hardware. I played one of the two on an AMD X2 64 laptop with GF6150 IGP for the graphics and it ran well enough.

The game(s) are just really picky and it's honestly simpler to just try another computer.

yeah. i'm going to have to continue on my wife's computer. it's just really irritating that the first 1 worked great (well as great as it's capable of), but this one freezes for several seconds every 1-2 minutes. the fps is super choppy... argh!

at least i'm not alone. so i guess it's hit or miss for most any PC.

i wonder if it'll play on my zenbook

 

[dac7nco]

You should consider setting up a 32-bit XP virtual machine with 1GB RAM. I have KOTOR I/II, Alpha Centauri, Diablo series etcetera in a VM using daemon tools to host the ISOs, and it only takes 12GB disk space and virtually zero CPU time. Plus you can CTRL-G (Alt-Tab) without the game taking a shit.

There's no reason to keep a P4 around when you can run it in a window on half of an SB core, which goes idle when you're not playing.

Daimon

 

[nanaki333]

You should consider setting up a 32-bit XP virtual machine with 1GB RAM. I have KOTOR I/II, Alpha Centauri, Diablo series etcetera in a VM using daemon tools to host the ISOs, and it only takes 12GB disk space and virtually zero CPU time. Plus you can CTRL-G (Alt-Tab) without the game taking a shit.

There's no reason to keep a P4 around when you can run it in a window on half of an SB core, which goes idle when you're not playing.

Daimon

i didn't know virtual pc supported directx

 

[exar333]

Don't forget to check this out if you play KOTOR2 via PC. If not, you will miss-out on a lot. I re-played on PC with all the added content, and it was MUCH better. This is what KOTOR2 should have been from the beginning.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=kotor%202%20pc%20restored%20content%20mod&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fknightsoftheoldrepublic.filefront.com%2Ffile%2FTSL_Restored_Content_Mod%3B111657x&ei=5-gqT6vKBcTm2gXkkK2ODw&usg=AFQjCNF3AaD6QvBcg6lyqFs4ROatO5vVKQ

 

[RavenSEAL]

the game does no support crossfire natively. i tried forcing crossfire with Radeon Pro and the game would not launch, no matter which profile i used.

Why is why I said turn it OFF :sneaky: