Game runs very slow at the Start of each lvl

Opusa · Post by **Opusa** » 2009-08-08, 19:31

Hi,

I'm using Vista Home Premium 32bit, Z95 and Antares Z XP Installer, both from this Site.(Easyer to use than the Dos-Version I have)
The Problem is, that the Game runs very slow at the Beginning and at the End of each LvL.
The Sound slows down while loading the Videos in between and the Screen which shows the Points and Rank reached in the finished LvL.
OK at the End and in between it isn't that bad but in the Beginning its very bad.
I don't know what it could be but maybe some one had the same Problem and knows what i could do to solve it.
And i can only use Antares Z XP Installer as Admin not as a normal User.

Meeky · Post by **Meeky** » 2009-08-10, 20:49

Opusa
I play without cut scenes enabled and thus have no difficulties you describe at level loading.

To get rid of the sluggishness when fort blows, try do set LOW detail level in the game options menu.
As for administrator privileges, which is required by installer, it's not something to be suprised with, because the game itself will not run at user account (try to run WinZ.exe alone)

Opusa · Post by **Opusa** » 2009-08-10, 23:35

hm, ok I'll try this out, thanks.
But the biggest Problem i have is that the Game is running slow at the Beginning of each LvL, maybe half a min.

Meeky · Post by **Meeky** » 2009-08-11, 21:55

Opusa wrote: But the biggest Problem i have is that the Game is running slow at the Beginning of each LvL, maybe half a min.

Do you mean that you get the slowdown even if cut scenes are off?

Opusa · Post by **Opusa** » 2009-08-29, 11:16

Unfortunately it hasn't changed anything. The Cutscenes are off and all the Graficdetails are on LOW but its still the same. On the Beginning of each LvL the Game is very slow and at the End.

E: Even if I push the "Menü"-Button, to Save/Load or change Preferences while I'm in a LvL the Screen freezeing (also the Time so it is not that bad).

Meeky · Post by **Meeky** » 2009-08-31, 05:30

Try to download latest Antares patch version 1.7 beta 3 and see whether it helps.

Opusa · Post by **Opusa** » 2009-09-09, 13:23

I got the new Patch but the Problem is still the same.
The Game runs well, so i think im able to live with this litte problem.

Opusa · Post by **Opusa** » 2009-09-10, 20:17

Now I'm using your Winzmod in windowmode and the game runs pretty good!
Is it possible to get the Window a little bit bigger? I tried /svga and the other one but it doesn't change anything.

Meeky · Post by **Meeky** » 2009-09-11, 07:04

Hm, glad to hear that!
What do you type in the command prompt?

Opusa · Post by **Opusa** » 2009-09-11, 16:29

I'm starting it with /w3d /svga. Actually it doesn't matter if i start with /svga or with /xga or without it has no effect.

Meeky · Post by **Meeky** » 2009-09-11, 17:11

Opusa wrote:I'm starting it with /w3d /svga. Actually it doesn't matter if i start with /svga or with /xga or without it has no effect.

No, I meant full command line

Are you sure, that you run WinZMod.exe with this parameters?

Opusa · Post by **Opusa** » 2009-09-13, 15:21

C:\D:\Winzmod.exe /w3d /svga or /vga if its this what you asking for.

Thats how i start the Game in a Window. I tried to start the Winzmod.exe in fullscreen to see what happens and found out that the game runs smooth only in Windowmode at the moment on my Notebook.

Meeky · Post by **Meeky** » 2009-09-13, 15:52

Opusa wrote:C:\D:\Winzmod.exe /w3d /svga or /vga if its this what you asking for.

Thats how i start the Game in a Window. I tried to start the Winzmod.exe in fullscreen to see what happens and found out that the game runs smooth only in Windowmode at the moment on my Notebook.

Is your game installed directly in the root directory on C (or is it D:\)?
Suppose that you have copied the content of the archive to Z directory and run it correctly, you say that, when you run WinZMod with only /svga or /xga parameter alone, the game still runs in 640x480 resolution?

To find out the reason of the problem run WinZMod with following paramters: /w3d /svga /dbg.
At background you will see the second black console window. Check it's list to see 800x600x32 mode.

Opusa · Post by **Opusa** » 2009-09-14, 10:43

Ok, now thats what I've done so far:

I've done anything like it was described by you in other posts in this forum.
I used this comline: [D:\Z\WinZMod.exe /w3d /svga /dbg] , i got the Debug-Window but it was empty all the time.

After that i tried: [D:\Z\WinZMod.exe /xga /w3d /dbg] and the result was fullscreen and no other changes, still no output in the Debug-Window.
Also tried [D:\Z\WinZMod.exe /w3d /xga /dbg]
[D:\Z\WinZMod.exe /w3d /dbg]
[D:\Z\WinZMod.exe /w3d /dbg /?]
Resul of these: No Changes at all, no Output in the Debug-Window

Well i can start it in the Windowmode but can't change the resolution, it always stays the same.

Meeky · Post by **Meeky** » 2009-09-14, 13:01

Opusa, have you tried /dbg parameter alone?
Just D:\Z\WinZMod.exe /dbg

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