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Consistent lag in UT99



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Ryu

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I downloaded and installed UnrealTournament99 a few days ago on my brand new computer. It used to run fine on my old computer, but now when I booted it up and started playing, my character's movement, firing rate etc, was way too fast, and every few seconds I got stuck with a shaky screen for a bit. Then Azu suggested I'd run the game in Windows 98 compatibility, which I did, and the shaky screen disappeared. Though the lag didn't disappear completely, cause when I play the game now, I suddenly walk slowly, then at normal rate again, and so on. The same happens with guns if I try to fire right when the lag hits me. This problem persists in both online and offline matches, so I don't think it has anything to do with my connection.

So far, this is what I've tried;

- play in Windows 98/95 compatibility
- edit boot.ini with /usepmtimer at the end
- updated my video card drivers
- disabled one core (dualcore comp) while playing UT
- added cpuspeed=2800 to the shortcut

None of them worked obviously, so if anyone has any further ideas, I'd gladly hear them.

Specs:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2
Dual Core 3800+
2.00GHz, 1,00 GB
GFX: NVidia GeForce 7300 LE
 
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Update: He managed to figure it out...

He had his battery configuration on Max Power Save...
(Which will underclock a chip.)

Basically, he wasn't getting the full power. -.-

(The methods I mentioned are for problems arising from using dualcore chips and UT.)

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Most dualcores have 'Minimal Power use' by default, as I learned a few days ago. So if anyone else has problems like these while playing any of their games, you should check your Energy management settings first.
 
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