Games are JUmpy

[Matty1992]

I have installed a new game but it is jumpy. It isnt jumpy all the time. As
its a car game and other traffic or i go into a more detailed place, its
then when it goes jumpy
like it has a shortage or graphics memory or something. Is there a booster i
can add to my Media Accelerator or anything thaat will increase the memery.

I am running Windows Vista Home Premium
2GB Ram
and 1.4Ghz processor.

The game is 18 Wheels Of Steel Convoy but it was made in 2005, and even when
i change the graphics to low there is no change.


P.S i have tried in the game section but no one has answered.

Thanks

 

[Malke]

I have installed a new game but it is jumpy. It isnt jumpy all the time.
As its a car game and other traffic or i go into a more detailed place,
its then when it goes jumpy
like it has a shortage or graphics memory or something. Is there a booster
i can add to my Media Accelerator or anything thaat will increase the
memery.

I am running Windows Vista Home Premium
2GB Ram
and 1.4Ghz processor.

The game is 18 Wheels Of Steel Convoy but it was made in 2005, and even
when i change the graphics to low there is no change.


P.S i have tried in the game section but no one has answered.

What video card do you have?
What are the system requirements of the game?
Have you looked on the game's support website for known issues?

Malke

 

[Dwarf]

Hi Matt,

You need to provide more details about your machine in order for someone to
be able to assist you, and please note that it may be several days before you
get a reply to a post and that it is possible that you might not get a reply
at all. To start things off, let me ask you a question. Are you using
on-board graphics or do you have a graphics card installed? Generally
speaking, on-board graphics are fine for office work, but they are not really
suited to gaming. From the basic information you provided, your system meets
the 'Premium Ready' system requirements for Windows Vista. However, your CPU
is at the lower end of the spectrum, and you might find an improvement if you
upgraded it to a faster model. Also, make sure that you have installed the
latest graphics driver from the manufacturer.
Dwarf

 

[Matty1992]

Thanks for both of your help i will try and get as much information as i can.
First these are the system requirments for the game as you can see it dosent
really demand good graphics.
Windows® 98/ME/XP CD • Pentium® III 800 MHz or faster • 256 MB RAM •
DirectX® 9.0 (included on CD) • 32 MB 3D video card with T&L and DirectX 9.0
compliant video drivers • DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card • 400 MB free
hard disk space • 8X CD-ROM drive • Mouse • Keyboard

For the media accelerator this is what i can find,

ntel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile Report


Report Date: 03/08/2008
Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 18:49:55
Driver Version: 7.14.10.1437
Operating System: Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium* , (6.0.6000)
Default Language: English
DirectX* Version: 10.0
Physical Memory: 2037 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory: 8 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory: 358 MB
Graphics Memory in Use: 164 MB
Processor: x86 family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13
Processor Speed: 1462 MHZ
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2A02
Device Revision: 03


* Accelerator Information *

Accelerator in Use: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Video BIOS: 1436
Current Graphics Mode: 1280 by 800 True Color (60 Hz)



* Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator *


Active Notebook Displays: 1


* Notebook *

Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Display Type: Digital
Gamma Value: 2.20
DDC2 Protocol: Supported
Maximum Image Size: Horizontal: Not Available
Vertical: Not Available
Monitor Supported Modes:
1280 by 800 (60 Hz)
Display Power Management Support:
Standby Mode: Not Supported
Suspend Mode: Not Supported
Active Off Mode: Not Supported

* Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners

The thing i find strange is that i can run other games that require higher
spec like a train simulator 2002 and a flight simulator 1998 these games
require much more spec than this game. As i say its a car game when there is
alot of traffic or i go into a city it seems to slow down and go jumpy. I
really want to get this sorted out, is there anything i can either download
or chan ge any setting that will boost the performance of the game. Thanks
for the help guys.

 

[Dwarf]

Hi Matt,

Thanks for the reply. I see from your system specifications that you are
using a laptop. Some games, although your system may meet or even exceed the
requirements, will not run satisfactorily on such systems. In addition, I
notice that the specs for the game do not mention Vista. This isn't
surprising since the game was manufactured before the release of Vista. You
may need to run this game in compatibility mode. On checking the game
manufacturer's website, there is a patch available for this game, however
this an old patch released in 2006. It may or may not help you with your
problem. Keep checking the game manufacturer's website to see if there are
any newer patches to enable the game to perform better when run in Vista,
although this would seem unlikely as this is the latest update that I could
find. As you note, other games seem to run OK in Vista, but this is exactly
the same situation that we had when upgrading from Win98SE to XP - some games
would work whilst others wouldn't (or at least, not satisfactorily without a
patch).
Dwarf

http://www.valusoft.com/store/valusoft/DisplayHomePage

http://www.valusoftsupport.com/ProductProfile.asp?pid=397

Thanks for both of your help i will try and get as much information as i can.
First these are the system requirments for the game as you can see it dosent
really demand good graphics.
Windows® 98/ME/XP CD • Pentium® III 800 MHz or faster • 256 MB RAM •
DirectX® 9.0 (included on CD) • 32 MB 3D video card with T&L and DirectX 9.0
compliant video drivers • DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card • 400 MB free
hard disk space • 8X CD-ROM drive • Mouse • Keyboard

For the media accelerator this is what i can find,

ntel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile Report


Report Date: 03/08/2008
Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 18:49:55
Driver Version: 7.14.10.1437
Operating System: Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium* , (6.0.6000)
Default Language: English
DirectX* Version: 10.0
Physical Memory: 2037 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory: 8 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory: 358 MB
Graphics Memory in Use: 164 MB
Processor: x86 family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13
Processor Speed: 1462 MHZ
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 2A02
Device Revision: 03


* Accelerator Information *

Accelerator in Use: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Video BIOS: 1436
Current Graphics Mode: 1280 by 800 True Color (60 Hz)



* Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator *


Active Notebook Displays: 1


* Notebook *

Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Display Type: Digital
Gamma Value: 2.20
DDC2 Protocol: Supported
Maximum Image Size: Horizontal: Not Available
Vertical: Not Available
Monitor Supported Modes:
1280 by 800 (60 Hz)
Display Power Management Support:
Standby Mode: Not Supported
Suspend Mode: Not Supported
Active Off Mode: Not Supported

* Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners

The thing i find strange is that i can run other games that require higher
spec like a train simulator 2002 and a flight simulator 1998 these games
require much more spec than this game. As i say its a car game when there is
alot of traffic or i go into a city it seems to slow down and go jumpy. I
really want to get this sorted out, is there anything i can either download
or chan ge any setting that will boost the performance of the game. Thanks
for the help guys.

 

[Malke]

Thanks for both of your help i will try and get as much information as i
can. First these are the system requirments for the game as you can see it
dosent really demand good graphics.
Windows® 98/ME/XP CD ? Pentium® III 800 MHz or faster ? 256 MB RAM ?
DirectX® 9.0 (included on CD) ? 32 MB 3D video card with T&L and DirectX
9.0 compliant video drivers ? DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card ? 400 MB
free hard disk space ? 8X CD-ROM drive ? Mouse ? Keyboard

Thanks for your good work at providing the details. I think Dwarf covered it
all. You don't have a gaming laptop, but it's more a compatibility issue.
Some older games will run in a non-native operating system and some games
won't. Try the things that Dwarf suggested and if nothing works, then I'm
sorry but the game won't work in Vista the way it should.

Malke

 

[Matty1992]

Thanks for the reply, currently i am downloading a patch the 2006 one. Not
sure if this will help but i will give it a try, what site did you find them
on do you have the link so i can keep an eye out?

And would you say the game meets the requirements to my laptop?

Thanks to both.

 

[Dwarf]

Hi Matt,

I posted the links in my previous post, but here they are again. The first
is to the main page of the manufacturer's website and the second is to the
support page for your particular game.
Dwarf

http://www.valusoft.com/store/valusoft/DisplayHomePage

http://www.valusoftsupport.com/ProductProfile.asp?pid=397

 

[Matty1992]

Right the situation is:

I updated using the 2006 patch made alot of changed turning it to version
1.02. Infact it made it worse, when you set the graphics to low on it it is
not bad but still to jumpy to play. Like you said it needs to be played in
compatability mode, how do i do that?

Thanks any other help will be appreciated.

 

[Matty1992]

I am now starting to think it is a game related problem as when i hit the
button that shows the processes on start up well on the main menu it just
shows a stream of buffering error untill i acctually click start. I am not
sure. I am stull curious as how to start a game in windows vista
compatability mode.

Will leave it till the morning.

Cheers for the help.

 

[Dwarf]

Hi Matt,

To run a game (or program) in compatibility mode, do the following. If the
game/program shortcut icon is displayed on the desktop, right click it. If
not, browse through the 'All Programs' list on the start menu until you find
it. Again, right click on it. This should bring up a context menu. One of the
options is 'Properties', and you should select this option. This brings up
the properties page for the game/program in question. Select the
'Compatibility' tab. Under the heading 'Compatibility mode', click to put a
tick in the check box next to 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:'.
Next, select a suitable mode from the drop down list box below. You might
also need to check/clear the options under the 'Settings' heading. Please
note that you may need to try many combinations of modes and settings before
you are successful. It is possible, however, that the game/program doesn't
require full compatibility mode, in which case you just need to try different
combinations under the 'Settings' heading. I suggest that you first try
checking the last 3 options here, ie 'Disable visual themes', 'Disable
desktop composition' and 'Disable display scaling on high DPI settings'.
Please note that some games/programs are simply not compatible with Vista,
and that none of these options will work. In that case, the game/program in
question will require a patch from the manufacturer.
Dwarf

 

[Matty1992]

Thanks for that info, i have tried it and there is not difference. I
contacted the company of the game and they said it will not run as exspected
with vista so thats it then. Just want to say thanks for the help you have
tried you best . Cheers