Neverwinter Nights Platinum Problem

[Ulric Van Bergen (UVB)]

I am running a Dell Dimension 8100:
1.7 GHZ P4
384 MB RAM
100 GB HD
64 MB NVidia Geforce 2 Ultra
SoundBlaster 16
32x16x8x CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo

I have never had a problem running ANY game I have gotten my hands on until
now. My system exceeds ALL the minimum requirements and almost all the
recommended requirements for this game. The only recommendation not met is
the RAM. It recommends 512 but requires only 256. I have 384. This game
should run fine on minimum settings. It runs like Alaskan Molasses. I have
never in my life seen a game run so slow and jerky. What is the deal. I
know people with lesser systems that run this game with no problems
whatsoever. HELP!!! PLEASE!!!!


UVB

 

[Neil Dela Osa]

That is strange. Are you running any third party applications in the
background (like a virus scanner) while playing the game? What display
drivers are you running (Start>Run>Dxdiag). Did you alter the game
settings which might make it run slower such as setting a high game
resolution like 1600 x 1200 or high levels of ansiotropic / anti-aliasing?

 

[Guest]

From my own experience with the game, the listed requirements are very
misleading.

The minimum requirements are just enough to make you able to actually run
the game, and the recommended requirements are enough to make the game
playable at low graphic settings. But to see all the bells and whistles, you
need something more powrful.

Performance is also largely dependant on the module you are playing though.
Particulary the scripts in a module can eat up a lot of CPU power, and large
modules can also quickly devour your RAM. Since most community module makers
tend to target their modules on the latest in hardware, those with
yesterday's tech can get left behind.

 

[Ulric Van Bergen (UVB)]

From my own experience with the game, the listed requirements are very
misleading.

The minimum requirements are just enough to make you able to actually
run the game, and the recommended requirements are enough to make the
game playable at low graphic settings. But to see all the bells and
whistles, you need something more powrful.

Performance is also largely dependant on the module you are playing
though. Particulary the scripts in a module can eat up a lot of CPU
power, and large modules can also quickly devour your RAM. Since most
community module makers tend to target their modules on the latest in
hardware, those with yesterday's tech can get left behind.

Well, I updated all my graphics drivers and patched the game and that
solved the problem. It runs excellently at the low default settings and I
see no point in changing them.

 

[Neil Dela Osa]

I'm glad you were able to resolve your problem. Thank you for keeping us
updated.