Winspww2 does run well anymore

[Zombieritual]

I'm sorry if this is the wrong Place for a technical question. when scrolling over the map it doesn't run smoothly, does anyone have an idea why?

Here are my specs:

Operativsystemets namn Microsoft Windows 8
Version 6.2.9200 build 9200
Ytterligare beskrivning av operativsystemet Inte tillgängligt
Operativsystemets tillverkare Microsoft Corporation
Datornamn CAESAR
Datortillverkare FUJITSU
Datormodell LIFEBOOK AH532
Datortyp x64-based PC
System-SKU
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2328M CPU @ 2.20GHz, 2200 Mhz, 2 kärnor, 4 logiska processorer
BIOS-version och -datum FUJITSU // Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Version 2.05, 2012-09-28
SMBIOS-version 2.7
Version av inbäddad styrenhet 255.255
BIOS-läge UEFI
Baskortstillverkare FUJITSU
Baskortsmodell Inte tillgängligt
Baskortsnamn Baskort
Plattformsroll Bärbar
Tillstånd för säker start På
PCR7-konfiguration Bindning är inte möjlig
Windows-katalog C:\windows
Systemkatalog C:\windows\system32
Startenhet \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Nationella inställningar Sverige
HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) Version = "6.2.9200.16384"
Användarnamn Caesar\CAESAR\Sara
Tidszon Västeuropa, sommartid
Installerat fysiskt minne (RAM) 4,00 GB
Sammanlagt fysiskt minne 3,86 GB
Tillgängligt fysiskt minne 1,82 GB
Sammanlagt virtuellt minne 7,36 GB
Tillgängligt virtuellt minne 5,48 GB
Växlingsfilsutrymme 3,50 GB
Växlingsfil C:\pagefile.sys
Hyper-V - Tillägg för VM-övervakningsläge Ja
Hyper-V - Tillägg för adressöversättning på nivå två Ja
Hyper-V - Virtualisering aktiverad i inbyggd programvara Ja
Hyper-V - Dataexekveringsskydd Ja

[Mobhack]

Did it work OK before on this computer and O/S?. If so, what has recently changed on your computer (new video driver, whatever?).

If you have only recently changed to Windows 8 then have you followed the instructions for installing the game under vista/seven or later as pinned in the sticky message at the top of the forum? - specifically, it should not be installed under /program files/.. post Windows Vista due to Microsoft's UAC.

Also - have you tried playing with the scroll speed variable on the MISC tab of the GameOptions launcher programme?.

Cheers
Andy

[Zombieritual]

I just got this laptop yesterday, so it didn't work from the start I have not installed the game under program files. Yes I've tried the scroll speed both pushing it up to max and lowest. The problem is that both when the vehicles move and when scrolling over the map, the game hickup for a millisecond. The game works fine otherwise.

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by Zombieritual

I just got this laptop yesterday, so it didn't work from the start I have not installed the game under program files. Yes I've tried the scroll speed both pushing it up to max and lowest. The problem is that both when the vehicles move and when scrolling over the map, the game hickup for a millisecond. The game works fine otherwise.

Well - those few folk who have tried under windows 8 seem to be saying that it is a better experience then the previous Vista/Windows 7. (Though Windows 8 is something I'll be avoiding completely and waiting to see what 9 is like. I have played with it in the shops and detest the front end Fisher-Price "metro" blocks utterly and completely. If I wanted a mobile phone, I would have bought one, not a PC!).

Have you tried in windowed mode rather than full-screen? - Just set the size to "desktop", if you have the full game. Also - try switching to GDI mode rather than directX.

If you only have the free version and are restricted to 800 mode then if your laptop's native resolution is greater than that then it could be better to physically set the screen to 800x600 mode (if it allows it) before firing up the game.

Also - look through your Windows 8 help for compatibility modes, and ensure that it is not thinking that the game is a "metro" Fisher-Price type application but is a proper desktop PC mode application (apparently 8 is a bit Jeckell and Hyde that way as well) etc.

Andy

NB - unit movement is controlled by the movement delay option on the MISC tab, so that also may be worth playing with. Start with try halving it perhaps.

Also - turn all sounds off, just in case its the sound driver causing hiccups (turn all sounds off in the games preferences screen and also the mouse click to off in the GameOptions launcher MISC tab).

[Zombieritual]

The game ran just fine in windowed mode. I also tried to change it to GDI, and turn of the sound, but that didn't change anything. I also run the gsme in compability mode for windows xp pack 3.

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by Zombieritual

The game ran just fine in windowed mode. I also tried to change it to GDI, and turn of the sound, but that didn't change anything. I also run the gsme in compability mode for windows xp pack 3.

Windowed mode in "desktop" resolution is the best way for any windows version post XP, really.

It's got everything that full-screen mode has, but it cooperates with windows task-swapping and so on. Plus you can see the task bar at the bottom of the screen for the time and notifications of incoming emails etc.

Full-screen mode uses the old and time-honoured MSDOS method of manipulating the 256 colour palette, which seems to not work too well post XP and needs a special batch script to kill the aero desktop in vista and seven since those 2 use the exact same 256 colour palette for the transparency and other effects of "aero" thus nuking the game to a psychedelic mode. (The same goes for many older games - I got the batch script idea from other games forums with a little bit of goggling).

All you need do in windowed/desktop mode is set the scroll sensitivity for the screen edge to what you like if the default does not suit.

cheers
Andy

[Zombieritual]

So am I doomed to play it in windowed mode on this laptop?

[Imp]

Originally Posted by Zombieritual

So am I doomed to play it in windowed mode on this laptop?

Windowed mode is actually superior if you think about it.
I normally play in desktop so its full screen anyway but sometimes shrink it slightly so I have a border on one side.
I get system alerts like say email & can flick to doing other stuff during the AIs turn easily, then just watch the replay which is a lot faster.
You could even have APcalc open as I noticed this mentioned in another of your posts, or your notes on how effective weapons are till you come to grips with the game.

[Zombieritual]

Yes it works but I prefer it in full mode

/Zombieritual

[DRG]

I have NO IDEA why anyone bothers with full screen mode.....NONE. When Andy perfected windowed desktop we should have gone with that and eliminated full screen altogether as it would have eliminated hundreds of hours of aggravation dealing with a format NEITHER of the developers use.

We have been saying for years that if it works in one or the other format...it works. There are too many variables between PC hardware and software to assure that both modes work for everyone so I REALLY don't understand the "doomed to play it in windowed mode" sentiment.
Don