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Anybody having FPS issues with BG2:EE

EnterHaerDalisEnterHaerDalis Member Posts: 813
in Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
I'm feeling super depressed about the framerate issues with BG2:EE so far =(

I never used to have ANY issues at all until the 1.2 patch for BG:EE and now for BG2:EE

The triggers are random, it happens anywhere from at complete random to when you cast a stinking cloud spell. The game slows down by at least 50% if not more for a random period of time. I don't know what the problem is to be honest and I don't think anybody else does including the devs. Unless they changed the minimum requirements for 1.2 and bg2 or screwed with the graphics some how it's a saddening mystery


I don't know.... I slugged through it for the 1.2 patch but I don't think I have it in me to do SoA and ToB with such choppy 25% speed gameplay. Bleh

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  • SharGuidesMyHandSharGuidesMyHand Member Posts: 2,580
    I haven't played much of BG2:EE so far, but I did experience the same sort of framerate issues with BG:EE after downloading the new patch, which I hadn't had before.
  • MessiMessi Member Posts: 738
    Working fine for me. Have you tried updating your drivers?
  • jackjackjackjack Member Posts: 3,251
    I had this problem as well - it pushed me to finally update my drivers.
  • EnterHaerDalisEnterHaerDalis Member Posts: 813
    Messi said:

    Working fine for me. Have you tried updating your drivers?

    Everything is up to date

    As I already stated

    I had NO PROBLEMS AT ALL before 1.2 and BG2:EE. Everything was running seamlessly and I never had any sort of framerate issues at all. Since 1.2 and BG2:EE the framerate randomly takes a 75% dive and it's virtually unplayable

    The only thing I can think of is 1.2 and BG2:EE use some new graphics shader or something was changed

  • MaconaMacona Member Posts: 70
    I'm the same mate. Ever since 1.2 the game slows to a crawl whenever there's a spell effect going on.

    I haven't tried BG2EE yet, but I guess it's the same.

    ((One odd thing: Pre 1.2 the cinematics were juddery for me, now they run as smooth as the Fonz))
  • VikingRVikingR Member Posts: 88
    Weird. I had performance issues before 1.2. Now, most of them are gone though.

  • TrentOsterTrentOster Administrator, Developer Posts: 433
    What hardware are you seeing performance issues with?
    We've re-written major chunks of the file and memory handling, so performance choke points have changed. Understanding the hardware and the scenarios where slowdowns are seen will help us with the issue.

    -Trent
  • EnterHaerDalisEnterHaerDalis Member Posts: 813
    TrentOster said:

    What hardware are you seeing performance issues with?We've re-written major chunks of the file and memory handling, so performance choke points have changed. Understanding the hardware and the scenarios where slowdowns are seen will help us with the issue.

    -Trent

    Yeah, that explains it.... My hardware is very, very, very old and outdated but I got by fine before 1.2 and BG2:EE. I guess this is the end of the line in terms of BG.

    Windows XP SP3 ver 2002
    Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00Ghz
    3.5GB of Ram (I have 4GB in the slots but only reads 3.5)
    Radeon X600 256MB video card

    Yes, my video card is a relic of ancient history. I had a pretty good run with it. For shits and giggs, check this out lol http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=MOBILITY+RADEON+X600
  • EnterHaerDalisEnterHaerDalis Member Posts: 813
    @TrentOster

    I actually found a relative solution - sometimes if you zoom all the way in, then back out to a desired level the framerate will actually go back to normal. It doesn't work all the time and it's basically putting lipstick on a pig but it's worth trying for anybody with the same problem I have
  • MaconaMacona Member Posts: 70
    TrentOster said:

    What hardware are you seeing performance issues with?
    We've re-written major chunks of the file and memory handling, so performance choke points have changed. Understanding the hardware and the scenarios where slowdowns are seen will help us with the issue.

    -Trent

    ATI Radeon HD 4850 series
  • tyrannicaltyrannical Member Posts: 19
    I don't know if there has been a change since release but I noticed some very infrequent but still noticeable frame drops. my 6970 should be able to run this without trying. it doesn't really bother me at all but I thought id mention it
  • enneractenneract Member Posts: 187
    This happens for me too, has happened since beta.

    It has something to do with sounds, at least in my case. The game drops frames for 1-3 seconds immediately before a sound which hasn't been played for a while is heard. This does not happen with every frame, but it certainly happens relatively frequently.
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