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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuraScrolling very jerky(14 posts)solved(14 posts)solved
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Posted February 03, 2010
'ello... so glad to see this game on here.
So I have the game installed, UAP, widescreen mod and everything runs great - except for one problem: the scrolling is jerky as anything. The game is playable, but obviously not as enjoyable as it would be without this problem. Any tips on how to smooth this out?
Thanks!
This question / problem has been solved by Stuffimage
Posted February 03, 2010
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Try setting the path in the game shortcut to "C:\Program files\GOG.com\Arcanum\Arcanum.exe" -no3d -doublebuffer
Adding the -no3d -doublebuffer seems to cure several graphics problems.
Edit: add -no3d -doublebuffer . . . your path may be different . . .=)
Post edited February 03, 2010 by Stuff
Posted February 03, 2010
And... problem fixed, it looks like. Thank you very much!
Posted February 04, 2010
You're welcome . . .=)
Posted February 12, 2010
This problem has been solved... But not for me.
I am running Windows 7 and as such I can't add extra lines to the path or folder destination. Gives me the error the folder doesn't exist :(
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Posted February 12, 2010
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Naerling: This problem has been solved... But not for me.
I am running Windows 7 and as such I can't add extra lines to the path or folder destination. Gives me the error the folder doesn't exist :(
Other options that might help?

I find that hard to believe. Granted, I'm still running machines on XP and Vista. When you create a shortcut and edit it, does it have a "Target" input? Where (normally) it's listing out the path to the executable the shortcut is for?
Posted February 12, 2010
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Naerling: This problem has been solved... But not for me.
I am running Windows 7 and as such I can't add extra lines to the path or folder destination. Gives me the error the folder doesn't exist :(
Other options that might help?

The attached image shows where you should add the -no3d -doublebuffer switches. Just click in the path anywhere, press the End key or use the right arrow key to move to the end of the path string. Add the switches and press the Apply button.
On the Compatibility tab . . . check the box next to "Run this program as an administrator" located in the Privilege Level box.
Windows 7 seems to work better with Arcanum if you have the "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" unchecked. It is located on the Compatibility tab under Compatibility mode box.
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Post edited February 13, 2010 by Stuff
Posted February 15, 2010
It's what I tried before, but I got the message the path didn't exist. Now I tried it again, and it does work... I'm not sure what went wrong last time, except that I first set the -3d stuff in 'start in' instead of 'target'. I'm pretty sure I tried both though. Anyway, your image cleared things up and it's working fine now! Many thanks! :D
Posted May 12, 2010
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Stuff: The attached image shows where you should add the -no3d -doublebuffer switches. Just click in the path anywhere, press the End key or use the right arrow key to move to the end of the path string. Add the switches and press the Apply button.

You sir are a scholar and a gentleman. Thank you so much for the screenshot! I've been trying to figure out this whole adding switches thing for an hour now.
Posted May 12, 2010
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fiendishmuffin: ...

You're welcome, thank you for the kind words . . . =)
Posted May 16, 2010
I'm having the same problem, and the -no3d -doublebuffer options break the game further for me, as the screen tears constantly, making seeing where you are going imposible...
I should note that I play windowed also...
Also, the game crashes a lot... it's weird, everything freezes, my whole computer even... I've got to do ctrl+alt+del and kill the process...
Post edited May 16, 2010 by Obsidian_Razor
Posted May 16, 2010
After doing some testing the problems seems to happen only if I'm playing windowed...
Posted July 15, 2010
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Naerling: This problem has been solved... But not for me.
I am running Windows 7 and as such I can't add extra lines to the path or folder destination. Gives me the error the folder doesn't exist :(
Other options that might help?
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Stuff: The attached image shows where you should add the -no3d -doublebuffer switches. Just click in the path anywhere, press the End key or use the right arrow key to move to the end of the path string. Add the switches and press the Apply button.
On the Compatibility tab . . . check the box next to "Run this program as an administrator" located in the Privilege Level box.
Windows 7 seems to work better with Arcanum if you have the "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" unchecked. It is located on the Compatibility tab under Compatibility mode box.

THANK YOU for the insight and the pic so a noob can figure it out. - You SAVED my enjoyment of this classic game. Bless you :).
Posted June 05, 2015
Thanks so much!
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