Improving Performance On Low Spec Machines

Discussion in 'TSW General Discussion' started by breblimator, Sep 11, 2021.

  1. breblimator

    breblimator Guest

    1. Install Razer Cortex (free) software.
    2. Go to the GAME BOOSTER > BOOST TAB and enable these two options:
    explorer.exe & Launch game on Game Desktop

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    3. Launch the game from GAME BOOSTER > MY LIBRARY.

    This will force TSW to boot in an isolated environment and the Windows UI (graphical shell, explorer.exe) to close.

    advantages: 2+ GB of physical memory free
    cons: you can't use anything other than TSW when playing the game

    [Alt][F12] theoretically restores Windows to its original state, but for me, it does not work.
    [Ctrl][Alt][Delete] and Sign out solves this problem (after you exit the game).

    My computer has 8 GB of RAM. After a few hours of testing, I came to the conclusion that it is very not enough this time. The game uses an additional 3 GB of the swap file (BRD). For me, it caused long freezes (several dozen seconds sometimes). Now it is possible to play ('short' freezes lasting a few seconds in the vicinity of Dresden).

    Default settings: High, 100% screen percentage, 1920x1080

    BR o7
     
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  2. davidh0501

    davidh0501 Well-Known Member

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    This is a good topic to explore which may be of interest to forum members with older machines.
    (echoes of Quemm to extend Dos)
    I’ve often wondered about smoothness of play in relation to fps.
    It’s not a first person shooter so hair trigger responses are not needed unless you play with pzb
    My monitor is old and is limited to 60 fps, but I’d happily live with lower if stuttering was reduced on some routes.
    Obviously the game is optimised for a certain specification but how close is that to the basic requirement listed.
     
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  3. 7orenz

    7orenz Well-Known Member

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    I started saving my money for a 3080, lol! :D
     
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  4. Rutger Luiten

    Rutger Luiten Active Member

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    The function [Ctrl][alt][R] works also to quit the booster, I it works really well. I noticed a big improvement.
     
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  5. brownminiaday

    brownminiaday New Member

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    This game has always had stutter. I'm on a rtx 3080 and still it stutters. Dtg won't do anything about it was like it in tsw and now tsw2. It really does spoil the playability of this game. They obviously think this is ok. How nice would it be to be driving along in your train and everything is nice and smooth.
     
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  6. Quentin

    Quentin Well-Known Member

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    By the time I've saved enough, the 4000 series will be out. :o
     
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