Windows 8 Performance "Patch"

[Insanity]

Hi everyone!

I run Windows 8.1 and was having horrible performance issues with this game using Direct3D. Turns out that Windows 8 hates Direct3D/DirectDraw rendering in 16 bit depth. I've come up with a solution for those who, like me, want to have the best experience possible.

7zip Link: http://data.4w.io/divinityfix.7z
Regular Zip Link: http://data.4w.io/divinityfix.zip

All this is, is a batch file that installs a compatibility layer to force the game to run all Direct3D commands in 32bit and disables GDI Hardware Acceleration. You'll get the performance of Software mode, with all the spiffy gfx of Direct3D mode. Hope everyone enjoys!

PS: This is only for Windows 8/8.1, and I have yet to test stability completely but it seems fine.

Edit: This will make the Esc Menu load slower, but it will show up.

[Cirventhor]

Nice fix! Seems to work well for me so far.

[Insanity]

Thanks, it will PROBABLY work for any graphical/launching issues in Windows 7, but I can't be bothered to install Win7 to test it. Maybe someone here could give it a shot.

[idkhtpl]

Thank you very much

[#Moises2.0]

Thank you very very much!

[Lone waRRior # 86]

I am not tech savy so how would I install this? is it as simple as extracting to the main divinity folder?

[Insanity]

No actually,

The file is compressed in 7zip format. Extract the files to a folder and just launch the install.bat file. everything will work from there.

If you don't have 7zip, I went ahead and uploaded a regular zip archive

Link: http://data.4w.io/divinityfix.zip

Once the fix is applied you don't have to do anything else, you can delete the files and it will continue to work.

[Lone waRRior # 86]

Thank you

[Lilly]

Thank you! <3 I couldn't even get DD to open, and on a whim I decided to try this before heading to GoG to see if their version faired better. (I only bought this on steam cause of the sale, didn't open BD or DKS yet)

Anyway! It worked. <3 Thank you again!

[Rawsome83]

From what I understand, win8 hates a lot of things.. Gamers in particular.. Good to hear you got a fix though! :)

[Insanity]

Originally posted by Kablam0:

Nice work op! Yeah, the escape menu takes a while to load now but I can confirm that I can now play the game in Direct3D with the same speed and performance as software mode. Runs and looks great at 1600x900 (anything above 1600x900 makes everything too small imho).

Thanks much Insanity!

Edit:

This thread should be stickied!


Hey Insanity, will this work with Beyond Divinity as well? Thanks.

I haven't even played my copy of Beyond Divinity. Is it plagued by the same issues as well?

[augury]

Thanks, this thread should be pinned.

[sleja]

thanks cant wait to try

[Cynder]

Worked wonders for me! Thank you!

[krukem]

This works great, thanks heaps!

[Caesum]

Just when I was going to open a thread this shows up! Thank you! THANK YOU! It works flawless now! I cry of joy for the mighty power of Windows compatibility options.