Another broken springboard

[Elthrael]

This is driving me insane. I did this jump first try on my old, beaten up laptop, and I just can't get it on my main PC.

The Temple level, as Dark Prince. You have to wall-run and continue the wall-run twice using the DP's chain ability (Y button), then there are two springboards, one after the other, one of them on the wall, and another one on a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ column that the Prince just stupidly slides off of instead of jumping off. I've had some iffy springboards before but I just spammed A and it kind of worked. Here, nothing. I either overshoot it (I guess) or he jumps to the left of the column with the springboard on it.

I tried turning AA and V-sync on/off, and I can't get the framerate to cap using RivaTuner - I tried giving it a ridiculously low frame cap like 10 FPS just to see if it's even working - it isn't.

[Elthrael]

I found a fairly easy fix.

When playing the game, alt-tab and open Task manager with Ctrl-Shift-Esc. Then right-click the game's process (might have to click show details or something like that) and click Set affinity. Clear all CPU cores except one, I chose "CPU 0". Not sure if this setting saves when you restart the game, but it's just a few clicks anyway.

This makes the game use only one processor core and it seems to fix glitchy springboard behaviour as well as allow high framerates.

[Ubi_TheBerry]

Originally posted by 🐾abandonedCat🐾:

bro your fix is not working on my pc. im so angry. cracked version seems to run perfectly. then i decided to buy this ♥♥♥♥ and its glitching, ♥♥♥♥ ubisoft. and warrior within is also glitching.

Hey 🐾abandonedCat🐾,

Thank you for reaching out, sorry to see you're having issues proceeding in-game.

Given the steps that it took to resolve this for the OP, could you please ensure you give the steps[support.ubisoft.com] in our guide a try, including verifying the game's files[ubi.li], as these are all steps designed to address performance issues.

Please let us know how you get on, thank you!

- Ubisoft Support

[Elthrael]

Originally posted by Axelrod:

I have rtx2060 and i5. And I have the same bug! I have no performance issue. How can I go further???

The issue is not having bad performance, it's having "too much" performance. This game was made when single-core processors were very much popular so it using more cores can confuse the game engine.

You have to disable all but one processor core for the PoP exe file while it's running.

Alt-tab to desktop, press ctrl-shift-esc to open task manager, find the game on the list, right-click it and click "Go to details". Then right-click the game again and click "Set affinity". Uncheck every single checkbox except the one next to CPU 0 - that will force the game to run on only one core. Should fix the problem.

Don't worry - this will only disable the cores for the game while the game is running, it won't affect how your computer works otherwise. I'm also fairly certain it resets when you restart the game.

[76561199187542534]

Originally posted by Axelrod:

I have rtx2060 and i5. And I have the same bug! I have no performance issue. How can I go further???

Hello there!

Sorry to hear you're seeing problems with this springboard.

Would to be able to let us know which troubleshooting steps you've tried so far, so that we can better advise a next step?

Originally posted by Elthrael:

The issue is not having bad performance, it's having "too much" performance. This game was made when single-core processors were very much popular so it using more cores can confuse the game engine.

You have to disable all but one processor core for the PoP exe file while it's running.

Alt-tab to desktop, press ctrl-shift-esc to open task manager, find the game on the list, right-click it and click "Go to details". Then right-click the game again and click "Set affinity". Uncheck every single checkbox except the one next to CPU 0 - that will force the game to run on only one core. Should fix the problem.

Don't worry - this will only disable the cores for the game while the game is running, it won't affect how your computer works otherwise. I'm also fairly certain it resets when you restart the game.

Hi Elthrael.

Thank you for breaking this down and going into so much detail here. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is an older title, and this can sometimes cause issues when running on newer hardware.

If anyone requires further assistance with this, please be in touch!

- Ubisoft Support

[ILIA S.]

I have fix for AMD Radeon users. You need to limit your FPS to 30 on radeon cards it is possible with radeon chill option which is accessible by pressing alt+R during gameplay and going to menu>games>prince of persia the two thrones after passing the jump just disable radeon chill and that's it. I don't know if nvidia has similar option last time I had nvidia card was 10 years ago.

[Elthrael]

Originally posted by ILIA S.:

I have fix for AMD Radeon users. You need to limit your FPS to 30 on radeon cards it is possible with radeon chill option which is accessible by pressing alt+R during gameplay and going to menu>games>prince of persia the two thrones after passing the jump just disable radeon chill and that's it. I don't know if nvidia has similar option last time I had nvidia card was 10 years ago.

There's an option in nVidia Control Panel, it's under Manage 3D Settings, Program Settings, Max Frame Rate.

[Ubi Milky]

Hello everyone that has recently commented on this thread and offered solutions to the section of the game where the prince was refusing to jump.

There is a problem with the sync and FPS in the game when playing the game on a modern system, or running the game on FPS exceeding 30.

There are certain points in the game as described with the springboard where capping your frame rate to 30FPS will stop any input lag or lag on screen and allow you to progress.

To prevent any issues with screen tearing, input lag or frame jumping and synch issues, please try capping your frame rates using the following steps >

- First, look for a Vsync option in the games menu and enable this, if this option is available.

- Second, enable Vsync in your GPU software, too >

For Nvidia graphics cards > open the Nvidia control panel > Manage 3D settings > Global Settings > Vsync > Force On

For AMD graphics cards > open the AMD Catalyst control centre > Gaming > 3D Application Settings > Wait for vertical refresh > Always On

- Finally, you can set a custom frame cap for each game, in your Nvidia/AMD programs too > Add your game from the dropdown list within the GPU software, find the frame cap setting to 30, then save.

Test each FPS value, lowering the cap each time, until you find the frame rate cap that works best for the game.

As previously suggested, also lowering your CPU cores in Windows msinfo boot tab can sometimes help with issues a modern system may have running an older game.

-Ubisoft Support

[mit]

Thanks, Ubi Milky.

[Tj]

Originally posted by Ubi Milky:

Hello everyone that has recently commented on this thread and offered solutions to the section of the game where the prince was refusing to jump.

There is a problem with the sync and FPS in the game when playing the game on a modern system, or running the game on FPS exceeding 30.

There are certain points in the game as described with the springboard where capping your frame rate to 30FPS will stop any input lag or lag on screen and allow you to progress.

To prevent any issues with screen tearing, input lag or frame jumping and synch issues, please try capping your frame rates using the following steps >

- First, look for a Vsync option in the games menu and enable this, if this option is available.

- Second, enable Vsync in your GPU software, too >

For Nvidia graphics cards > open the Nvidia control panel > Manage 3D settings > Global Settings > Vsync > Force On

For AMD graphics cards > open the AMD Catalyst control centre > Gaming > 3D Application Settings > Wait for vertical refresh > Always On

- Finally, you can set a custom frame cap for each game, in your Nvidia/AMD programs too > Add your game from the dropdown list within the GPU software, find the frame cap setting to 30, then save.

Test each FPS value, lowering the cap each time, until you find the frame rate cap that works best for the game.

As previously suggested, also lowering your CPU cores in Windows msinfo boot tab can sometimes help with issues a modern system may have running an older game.

-Ubisoft Support

Thanks @Elthrael for posting the issue, I was madly looking through walkthroughs and comparing if I made any mistakes.
Thanks @Ubi Milky it worked, I guess limiting the CPU's and FPS made the game slower and little more difficult just like the old days.

[Ubi_TheBerry]

Thanks for letting us know those steps helped you too guys, we appreciate it!

You know where we are if there's anything else you need help with!

- Ubisoft Support

[DeathDeceiver]

Originally posted by Elthrael:

Originally posted by ILIA S.:

I have fix for AMD Radeon users. You need to limit your FPS to 30 on radeon cards it is possible with radeon chill option which is accessible by pressing alt+R during gameplay and going to menu>games>prince of persia the two thrones after passing the jump just disable radeon chill and that's it. I don't know if nvidia has similar option last time I had nvidia card was 10 years ago.

There's an option in nVidia Control Panel, it's under Manage 3D Settings, Program Settings, Max Frame Rate.

I tried the solution of limiting the CPU cores to one, but that did not work for me. Instead limiting the Max FPS solved the issue. Thank you Elthrael for your inputs.

[Ubi-Thrupney]

Heya DeathDeceiver - thanks for sharing your experiences with this!

Indeed, limiting your FPS to 60 frequently fixes issues with older games. Some processes in these games are timed using frames, so when there are too many frames, some processes advance too quickly and get unsynced with the rest of the game, leading to odd physics.

For any players seeking to try this troubleshooting step, please see Ubi-Milky's write-up on how to do it with Nvidia and AMD GPUs.

- Ubisoft Support

[Denis]

Hello, guys!

Thank you so much for your advices - I experienced the same problem with springboards. When I limited my FPS down to 30 it helped

[ZoidBEER]

An easy hack would be just to set your screen refresh rate to smth. like 59 Hz. It helps both with this problem in POP TTT, and with the wall run climb problem in hanging gardens in POP WW.