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Hello everyone,

I am new to this forum and would like to find out why my DW is lagging so badly mid game.

I have a rather strange performance problem. When I start a fresh game I can play without any problem (at least I think thats the way it is), but I once I load a saved game (mid game) I get terrible lags and it makes it almost unplayable. I have set down the frame rate and such, which helps alot, but I still get lags when zooming and pop-up delays.

I allocated more virtual ram within windows, which didn't seem to help a bit. With 16GB RAM and 2 Terrabyte hard drive... I wonder how this 2D game can lag so badly.


My rig is high end, so this should not be an issue. Please see specs below (DW with all extentions):

Operating System: Windows 8 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.130531-1504)
Language: German (Regional Setting: German)
System Manufacturer: MSI
System Model: MS-7823
BIOS: BIOS Date: 04/16/13 12:22:43 Ver: 04.06.05
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16296MB RAM
Page File: 2467MB used, 16133MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: The file RTKVHD64.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 2: The file RTKVHD64.sys is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x679A)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_679A&SUBSYS_30001787&REV_00
Display Memory: 10931 MB
Dedicated Memory: 3039 MB
Shared Memory: 7892 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: PnP-Monitor (Standard)
Monitor Model: TERRA 2250W
Monitor Id: WOR2250
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: DVI
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1140 (English)
Driver Version: 8.982.0.0
DDI Version: 11.1
Feature Levels: 11.1,11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.2
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/28/2012 03:13:56, 1100288 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-24DA-11CF-4370-0A10BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x679A
SubSys ID: 0x30001787
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem19.inf:cb0ae414a1d99386:ati2mtag_R575:8.982.0.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_679a
Rank Of Driver: 00E02001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C


Can anyone please help me resolve this issue. I want to play max player max sized maps, and my PC should definatly be able to handle it.

By the way, is there a way to install a 64bit version of DW?


Thanks in advance!

I have a three year old PC with average specs and only get a bit of latency when the whole galaxy is full of ships.

Try updating video drivers. Also, check to see if cpu is busy and if it's the game doing it.

Had monitoring running... nothing special, didn't use up much cpu or ram... it's really weird.

Definately has to do with the game or my system.

This is with a fully updated Shadows? Please upload a saved game for us to investigate, at the point where it starts lagging badly for you.

where does DW save the savegame files?

Can't find them, I also think I have overwritten the file, but there still might be an autosave game file.

I was playing with version 1.9.0.11 when that happened, I have now already installed 1.9.0.12.

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Code Force Limited\Distant Worlds\1.9.0.12\SavedGames

Unfortunately I have overwritten the file.


Ps.: Probably wouldn't have worked, I was playing my own mod (which does not cause any other problems)...

Wouldn't think that the ship and race images caused that, but... could they?