Huge slow downs in Diablo 2 ...

[Kmart Shopper]

Hey Guys,

I'm fairly knowledgeable with computers and have recently purchased a new laptop and am running into the same, very unusual slowdown in Diablo 2, which I've never experienced before.

Zenoth, you've already nearly singled out any particular point of interest in resolving the issue, so I'll simply provide my setup:

Intel Core2Duo 7200 @ 2Ghz, 4MB Cache
2GB Ram
7400 Go 256MB

It appears to be something other than your 8000 series card.

If I get around to it I will try on my boyfriend's identical laptop with preloaded 97 Forceware drivers.

Sadly the glide wrapper won't work, and running Diablo 2 in software, also, does not work. I commonly use the overmap (I think?) to explore and I get maybe 2FPS while activated - not playable.

Could it possibly be the 1.11 patch? I think this is my first time running with it.

 

[Kmart Shopper]

Alright,

I simply reverted back to the 97 series ForceWare drivers and my problem is fixed. These are HP's "current" drivers for my particular notebook. If you're running 8000 series cards, I recommend at least trying the oldest supported ForceWare drivers to see if it resolves your issues as well. Make sure they're WHQL Certified.

Also worth noting: This choppy gameplay issue also affected other older Direct3D games.