Graal stutters/doesn't play smooth

DustyPorViva · #1 06-06-2010, 05:06 AM

I've recently upgraded to Windows 7 and now Graal runs at a very stuttered pace. It's not exactly running slow(fps stays a consistent 20), it's just not smooth. All my other games run fine.

I've tried running it in compatibility mode, I've tried disabling visual themes, tried setting the affinity to 1 CPU... none of this seems to work. The Graal editor runs absolutely fine. OpenGL mode runs worse(12-15fps).

I have the most updated drivers for my graphics card. DXDIAG:

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   Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600)
System Manufacturer: ECS
       System Model: MCP61M-M3
               BIOS: Default System BIOS
          Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 250 Processor (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
             Memory: 2048MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 2048MB RAM
          Page File: 943MB used, 3151MB available
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11

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Display Devices
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          Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series  
     Display Memory: 1274 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 506 MB
      Shared Memory: 767 MB
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.0024 (English)
     Driver Version: 8.732.0.0

Oh, and I'm running Graal v5.

Crono · #2 06-06-2010, 07:01 AM

does it run smooth then suddenly stutter for a short bit and then continue running smooth? if so this happens on my laptop :/

DustyPorViva · #3 06-06-2010, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crono

does it run smooth then suddenly stutter for a short bit and then continue running smooth? if so this happens on my laptop :/

It's hard to explain. It runs perfectly fine for about 10 seconds and then you notice it's not very smooth. Like... every 5 steps you can tell there is a subtle... stutter. It's not even a fraction of a second, but it's very noticeable as it constantly happens as you run around.

cbk1994 · #4 06-06-2010, 07:34 AM

I've been noticing this since probably v5 on both XP and 7.

Craigus · #5 06-06-2010, 01:35 PM

Had this problem with both XP and now W7 to - with V5

Fulg0reSama · #6 06-06-2010, 02:22 PM

This rarely happens but usually its if I have like media player on. Do you run anything else while playing?

Zeke_iPhoneGP · #7 07-03-2010, 03:01 PM

I believe it's the same problem I have too. I believe reading somewhere that it is a memory leak on the windows client. Try running it in fullscreen mode. That is what I've been doing. :P (I've only heard of the leak on windows though, it runs fine on my ubuntu linux, and I have no clue about the mac client)