Performance Problems

[Dark_Ansem]

These are my system specs

It's a laptop. XXXXM series are Mobile GPUs.

"System":
Vista Ultimate 32bit / Service Pack: 2
Processor:T7500 2.2 Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4GB + Readyboost

"Display":
Video Card Model: 8600M GT
Video Driver Version: 190.38 NBF
Video Driver Date: 14/07/2009

"Sound1":
Sound Card:
Sound Card Driver Name: Sigmatel High Definition Audio Codec
Sound Card Driver Version: 6.10.0.5614
Sound Card Driver Date: 13/09/2007

NWN info:
Game Version: Diamond 1.69
Game Expansions: SoU, HotU, going to get DoD
Game Language: English
NWN Config Calculated Video RAM: 2048
NWN Config Calculated CPU Speed: 2194
NWN Config Calculated Video Quality: Best

The info of the nwnplayer.ini

[Game Options]
Memory Level=1
Memory Access=1
TooltipDelay uSec=100000
Enable FloatyTextFeedback=1
Hide SecondStoryTiles=0
Single Player ItemLevelRestrictions=0
Single Player Enforce Legal Characters=0
Client CPU Affinity=0
ClientEntireChatWindowLogging=0
LogMyEmoteUsage=0
In-game Text Swear Filter=0
Visible Cloaks=1
Heartbeat Logging=0
Difficulty Level=2
Log Model Errors=0
Death Logging=0
MouseoverFeedback=1
TextBubbleMode=1
CODEWORD=rangersandhamsters

[Control Options]
Zoom Speed=3.000000
CameraTurnSpeed=1.000000
Enable ScreenEdgeCameraTurn=1
CameraMode=1

[Profile]
ShowMessageOfTheDay=1
Client Port=5120
ShowDDMessage=0
ShowPregenChars=1
JournalPage=0
[Server Options]
One Party Only=1
MaxCharLevel=40
Game Port=5121
Max Players=6
Server Name=Server
GameSpy Enabled=1
Game Type=0
Disable AutoSave=0
CD Banned Behavior=0
Suppress Base Servervault=0
Disallow Shouting=0
ShowDMJoinedMessage=1
Saving Throw Automatic Failure On 1=1
BackupSavedChars=0
Validate Spells=1
Examine CR On Creatures=1
Examine Effects On Creatures=1
Max Hit Points=0
Hide Hit Points Gained=0
Restore Spell Uses On Login=0
Always Reset Encounter Spawns=0
Master Server Authentication Required For Player Login=0
Account validation required during Master Server down times=0
2DA Cache Size=10
[Trap Colors]
FriendlyColor=0,255,0
HostileColor=255,0,0
[Script Options]
Enable Profiling=0
Enable Logging=0
[Banned Ips]
0=
[Banned Players]
0=
[Banned CD Keys]
0=

and the relevant part of nwnconfig

[Version]
Game=1.69

[OS]
OS=Windows XP v5.1 build 2600 Service Pack 2
Result=2
Skip=0

[Processor]
Type=Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7500 @ 2.20GHz
Vendor=GenuineIntel
NumCPUs=255
Speed=2194
Result=2
Skip=0

[RAM]
RAM=2048
Result=2
Skip=0

[Video Card]
Type=
VRAM=2048
Desktop Resolution=1440x900
Desktop Color Depth=32
Result=2
Skip=0

[Open GL]
OpenGL Installed=1
OpenGL Version=3.1.0
ATI Driver=
nVidia Driver=
Result=2
Skip=0

[Direct X]
DirectX Installed=1
DirectX Version=DirectX (9.0+) (4.09.00.0904)
DirectX Build=4.09.00.0904
Result=2
Skip=0

[Misc]
Last Run=29/06/2010 11.59.52
Scanning=0

can you help me in identifying what causes lag?

[DM Heatstroke]

can you help me in identifying what causes lag?

Have you downloaded & installed drivers from Nvidia?  If not, you are using the Microsoft Drivers for your video chip & they don't do OpenGL.

[Dark_Ansem]

they are NotebookForums Optimized Drivers from Fenuxx.

http://www.notebookforums.com/forum304.html

what bothers me more is if the hardware actually meets the recommended requirements for HotU... driver issues can be workaround, I guess.

[DM Heatstroke]

Try these out & see if you get better performance, aside from that, you may want to ask the guy who tweaked the drivers you are using.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook-win7-winvista-257.21-whql-driver.html

[Dark_Ansem]

thank you. have you noticed wheter there's anything wrong in my INI files?

[DM Heatstroke]

thank you. have you noticed wheter there's anything wrong in my INI files?

Maybe here:

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[Video Card]
Type=
VRAM=2048
Desktop Resolution=1440x900
Desktop Color Depth=32
Result=2
Skip=0

[Open GL]
OpenGL Installed=1
OpenGL Version=3.1.0
ATI Driver=
nVidia Driver=
Result=2
Skip=0

Because this is what mine looks like:

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[Video Card]
Type=ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series  
VRAM=512
Desktop Resolution=1600x900
Desktop Color Depth=32
Result=2
Skip=0

[Open GL]
OpenGL Installed=1
OpenGL Version=3.2.9232
ATI Driver=6.14.10.9232
nVidia Driver=
Result=2
Skip=0

I seriously doubt you have 2GB of VRAM in a laptop.  Have you ran the NWConfig program?

[Dark_Ansem]

of course I did. maybe the custom drivers are messing the thing up? or it does not recognie laptop hardware?

[DM Heatstroke]

of course I did. maybe the custom drivers are messing the thing up? or it does not recognie laptop hardware?

Probably.  I'd try the Nvidia drivers & run NWSetup again after you get them installed.  I know for a fact the custom drivers you are running have an old version of OpenGL in them.

[Dark_Ansem]

so they're not good? that is a reason I could be getting slowdowns?

[Dark_Ansem]

updated to 257.15 still lags but now I believe it's different. an area where it lagged often was smooth and one smooth now had lag.

EDIT: I don't know wheter it's relevant or not, but I noticed that in the toolset if I jump on the Mist Dragon my CPU usage rises, a lot.

[Dark_Ansem]

unless of course it's the Diamond Edition fault, of my poor performance. I still have my Gold somewhere...

[DM Heatstroke]

updated to 257.15 still lags but now I believe it's different. an area where it lagged often was smooth and one smooth now had lag.

EDIT: I don't know wheter it's relevant or not, but I noticed that in the toolset if I jump on the Mist Dragon my CPU usage rises, a lot.

Try turning off all the graphics options & re-enabling them one by one.  I think texture animations can cause what you are describing, but I may have the wrong option.

[Dark_Ansem]

so I should disable that option in the ini file?

[heimdallw32]

What module are you encountering performance issues with? I've noticed that performance can potentially vary wildly from one to the next, depending on a bunch of factors.

[Dark_Ansem]

in all the OC campaigns and Darkness over Daggerford