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[Rastor]

There's a fix for this at Sorcerer's Place.

It's a known bug .

[Anomaly]

I have the same problem with IWD : this game is very slow on my new computer, whereas it runs at full speed on an older system.

For IWD2, the keyboard does not work on this computer ! If I hit 10 keystrokes, one letter only will appear. On the older system, I have no problem with that. I don't know if the game is also slow, since without my spacebar for pause, I can't play.

On the same computer, NWN runs fine with maximized settings. BG2 runs fine, but only with 3D-Acceleration enabled.

[Archmage Silver]

Strange... I have no problems running IWD or IWD 2 on my current setup which is quite modern, link.

I can also run all Baldur's Gates well, and even the Fallout games run without any problems.

[Anomaly]

I should have said that my current system is a laptop... This may explain some things, even if I don't know why. It's a Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66 Ghz dual core) with 1 GB of RAM, Geforce Go 7400 and Windows XP Media Center. Way below your configuration, Archmage Silver.

Why NWN, which should require more computing power, runs perfectly on this computer and IWD 1/2 does not is beyong me.

The older system (on which IWD 1/2 runs perfectly) is a desktop computer with AMD Athlon XP 1500+ (1.33 Ghz) with 256 MB of RAM, Geforce FX 5200 (previously Geforce 2 Ti) and running Windows 2000.

[Archmage Silver]

There shouldn't be any major differences between running IWD on a laptop or a desktop if the hardware is roughly equal, or the laptop has better hardware. There is one possible answer here though: IWD wasn't built to support dual-core CPUs, and just because it runs smoothly under my AMD dual-core CPU doesn't mean it does that with every dual-core CPU out there.

You can try this simple trick:

1. Start the game
2. When at the start menu, minimize the game to get back to your windows desktop
3. Ctrl + Alt + Delete to get the Windows Task Manager up and go to the "Processes" tab
4. Find the IWD process, for example IWD2.exe
5. Right-click on it to get the options, then click "Set Affinity..." and de-select CPU 1 so the game process uses only CPU 0
6. Exit windows task manager and play the game

Edited by Archmage Silver, 11 March 2007 - 05:44 PM.

[Anomaly]

For IWD2, the keyboard does not work on this computer ! If I hit 10 keystrokes, one letter only will appear. On the older system, I have no problem with that.

I found a solution for this specific problem : I needed to kill the "Apoint.exe" process (it is a process related to the touchpad). The touchpad still works , but now the keyboard works very well in IWD2.

[Kissaki]

I don't know if this was mentioned before.

Try lowering Path Search Nodes to 4000 (Path finding is bad anyway so i set it low).

I think it helped me a lot. Especially in hoard fortress.

[aqrit]

http://bitpatch.com/ie_ddrawfix.html

[konva]

Hi, i am forced to play IWD2 in wondowed mode, but still lagging... How could I fix that? Mine spec is:

CPU intel core i7-5820k 6x core, 12x threads, 2x RX 580 GPU, 32GB ram, 64-bit windows.

Why windowed mode? In fullscreen screen flickers, graphically unplayable, with windowed mode playable with large lags.

DDfix cant install, since its for 32bit software.

[The Imp]

How could I fix that?

Reinstall the game into your Windows profile folder if you use the C drive, aka:
Windows 10; C:\Users\<konva>\Games\Icewind Dale\ ... the <konva> being the windows profile name you log into the computer. The "Games" folder can be named that, or "Pelit" or whatever you use as the same term on your language...
Win Vista; C:\Users\<konva>\Documents\Games\Icewind Dale\
...
The 32bit software works in Windows ... it just needs to be installed correctly, aka in the correct folder, as you don't have a full write permissions to non profile folders because Microsoft put a ring around the Operation System install folder, which is why you don't have a software usage licence, but end user licence.

Other methods you should look into, if you mod the game a LOTS, is to perhaps use Generalized Biffing.

Edited by The Imp, 07 July 2018 - 09:53 AM.

[konva]

well, i use tons of mods so C: folder isnt good, right? When i had previous graphic, it was R9 290 and it runs without problems, the problems started when I upgraded to 2x RX 580.

[The Imp]

well, i use tons of mods so C: folder isnt good, right?

Well, the usage of the C drive is only tied to the Windows self intrests, in trying to protect the install drive from various hacks, rather than actual viruses.
But like said, if you use the user profile folder for your install, then it's ok. If you don't want to do that, then you need to use a different drive. And without this, mods won't even work. Cause they alterations made by mods are saved into a C:\Users\<konva>appdate\roaming\<install folder> files which only 64bit .exe's access when they run games, as in the old game is not a 64bit one, so it doesn't.

K, then, when you do that, and you can't think of further things to do, open up the .ini file(should be icewind2.ini or something like that) in the game directory with Notepad, copy paste the files content to a post, I'll look at it. This is the games internal configuration file, and we can see what we are dealing with.

Edited by The Imp, 08 July 2018 - 12:29 AM.

[konva]

okay, here is the config file:

Spoiler

;

; Icewind Dale II - Configuration File

; Copyright © 2001-2002 Interplay Entertainment Corp.

;

 

; Alias

; HD0 should point to the directory in which the game was installed

[Alias]

HD0:=D:\Games\Icewind Dale 2

CD1:=D:\Games\Icewind Dale 2\Data\

CD2:=D:\Games\Icewind Dale 2\CD2\;F:\CD2\;G:\CD2\;H:\CD2\;I:\CD2\

 

[Program Options]

SoftSrcKeyBltFast=0

SoftBltFast=0

SoftSrcKeyBlt=0

SoftBlt=0

SoftMirrorBlt=0

Tooltips=30

Volume Movie=85

Full Screen=0

Screen Position X=0

Screen Position Y=32512

Font Name=

Double Byte Character Support=0

3D Acceleration=0

16Bit Textures=1

Display Frequency=60

Resolution=800

Maximum Frame Rate=30

Path Search Nodes=4000

Translucent Shadows=1

Sprite Mirror=0

Gamma Correction=2

Brightness Correction=0

Backwards Compatible 3d=0

Volume Music=100

Volume Voices=100

Volume Ambients=100

Volume SFX=100

Display Movie Subtitles=1

Strref On=0

First Run=0

NT Smooth Sound=0

BitsPerPixel=32

GLSetup Driver=-1

Shaded Selection Box=0

 

[Game Options]

Mouse Scroll Speed=36

Keyboard Scroll Speed=36

Show Character HP=1

Maximum HP=1

Heal Party on Rest=1

GUI Feedback Level=4

Difficulty Level=5

Critical Hit Screen Shake=1

Show Quest XP=1

Duplicate Floating Text=1

Cheats=0

Darkvision=1

Environmental Audio=1

Attack Sounds=1

Footsteps=1

Always Dither=1

Weather=1

Static Animations=1

Translucent Blts=1

Tiles Precache Percent=100

Grant 2000=1

Chucknomitron=1

Nightmare Mode=0

All Screen Shake=1

Current Loading Hint=1

Locator Feedback Level=3

Bored Timeout=3000

Subtitles=0

Command Sounds Frequency=2

Selection Sounds Frequency=3

Effect Text Level=63

Tutorial State=1

Auto Pause State=8

Auto Pause Center=1

Quick Item Mapping=1

Terrain Hugging=0

Pause On Trap=0

Hotkeys On Tooltips=1

Suppress Extra Difficulty Damage=0

Hit Point Bar Sequence=0

 

[Movies]

BISLOGO=1

INFELOGO=1

WOTC=1

INTRO=1

 

[Multiplayer]

 

[Config]

General=1

Graphics=1

Audio=1

Lock=1

CacheSize=999

[GameSpy]

Enabled=0

Location=US

 

For sure I also attach weidu log. Currently I can play game in windowed mode, with some compatibility options but its so small.. Without compatibility mine windows setup doesnt change but game lags

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