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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuraScrolling freezes the game(5 posts)(5 posts)
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Posted January 02, 2015
After installing the recommended mods (fan patch, townmaps, high-res patch) I started playing just now.

But the game freezes frequently when scrolling or opening the map. I guess it buffers graphics/NPCs or the like because the little loading clock appears in the top right corner. This takes anywhere from 5-20 seconds and appears to be happening more in high density areas.

I'm running the game on Win7 x64, 1920x1200.

Any suggestions?
Post edited January 02, 2015 by Anthedon
Posted January 02, 2015
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Anthedon: Any suggestions?
Uninstall the hi-res patch; it always seems to be more trouble than it's worth. Run the game as normal (which IIRC is windowed mode) and your lag should disappear.
Post edited January 02, 2015 by TwoHandedSword
Posted January 02, 2015
Removing the hi-res patch has almost fixed it. I still get the occasional freeze, but they don't last as long and don't occur as frequently. I'll try another resolution later, maybe 1024x768. The standard one is a little too close to the action.
Posted January 02, 2015
Glad I could help somewhat. I'd also suggest reading some of the other recent (or recently necro'd) threads for specific technical suggestions you could try. Best of luck to you.
Posted January 03, 2015
Addendum: Renaming/Removing the ddraw.dll located in the Acarnum folder completely fixed the issue, even widescreen resolutions work fine now.
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