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    10 FPS on DIablo II

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Satyrion, Aug 13, 2008.

  1. Satyrion

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    hey guys i am playing Diablo 2 again and right now am a lvl 43 ice sorc.

    Anyway when i go to kill Baal and stuff or places there r a lot of action i get like 10-15 fps. When i am in town i get about 50-60. This game ran well on my old pentium 266 mhz and the worst and oldest intel graphic chipset from like 1997 or something.

    Why do i get so low FPS on the laptop in my spec? I play CSS with average 35 FPS on a 30 people server.

    Could it be because i need to run it in software mode?
     
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  2. HELPr

    HELPr Notebook Geek

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    Are you runnig low fps all the time or more when you are casting tons of blizz or orb?
     
    HELPr, Aug 13, 2008
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  3. JCMS

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    Try de-enabling Vsync
     
    JCMS, Aug 13, 2008
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  4. Satyrion

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    Only when when i cast tons of spells and stuff like that.
     
    Satyrion, Aug 13, 2008
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  5. Satyrion

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    How do i so that in Diablo? There r noe features for it in the game and on my properties video card i dont see V-Sync anywhere.
     
    Satyrion, Aug 13, 2008
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    synic, Aug 13, 2008
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  7. Deify88

    Deify88 Notebook Consultant

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    Play in windowed mode, the framerate will increase substantially.
    To do this, right click the executable, go to properties, and add -w at the end of the Target. It will look like this: "C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Diablo II.exe" -W
     
    Deify88, Aug 13, 2008
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  8. Mippoose

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    Nvm.

    It needed a space.
     
    Mippoose, Aug 13, 2008
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