Having Problems (Lag, Crash, Wont Start, Ect?) - Try This!

[Jahwffrey]

-All of the following links go to images to help with the process-

You may or may not know it, but your computer may have two different ways to process graphics, one for things like this:
MEH[i49.tinypic.com]
And the other for things like this:
UNMEH[i45.tinypic.com]

Now for some reason Ace of Spades seems to want to use the one designed for MS Paint instead of the one designed for Mirror's Edge, BUT HERE IS HOW YOU FIX IT:
Step One[i47.tinypic.com]
Step Two[i50.tinypic.com]
Step Three[i46.tinypic.com]
-If you do not have NVIDIA, search what you do have. The process may be similar.
Step Four[i47.tinypic.com]
Alternatively:

Originally posted by Flea:

Goto Set PhysicX configuration, there will be the option there, that's where mine is
On mine it says Select PhysX processor

Step Five[i48.tinypic.com]
Step Six[i46.tinypic.com]

Originally posted by Flea:

For those who can't find Nvidia Control Panel, update your drivers directly from the NVidia site, not from windows and you will be able to access your NVidia control panel

Seeing as a setting exists where the computer chooses which to use, it may or may not be a good idea to leave the good one on all the time. I am not personally aware of any negative effects but my understanding does not extend that far.

-Most likely to work for high end compys that strangely don't run it well.

[Admiral Bucket]

I do not have multiple cards but i was able to use this to adjust the settings of my card somehow. it barely helped, but its more change than the update they did yesterday.
still unplayable though.

[Flea]

On a hunch, I tried this fix for my issue (OpenGL 1.5 isn't supported blah blah blah). It worked!!!! The game that I paid for that crashes when it's launched now launches just fine.

By the way, the issue is not that your computer has 2 video cards. It is that for low quality graphics your computer actually uses your CPU to process graphics (the CPU is obviously not nearly as powerful explaining the frame rate some get to a point, nor is it designed to use OpenGL explaining why many people can't even launch the game).

For those who can't find Nvidia Control Panel, update your drivers directly from the NVidia site, not from windows and you will be able to access your NVidia control panel

This thread NEEDS to become sticky, with a title to the tune of Fix for Almost Every Problem

[Jahwffrey]

Originally posted by Flea:

On a hunch, I tried this fix for my issue (OpenGL 1.5 isn't supported blah blah blah). It worked!!!! The game that I paid for that crashes when it's launched now launches just fine.

By the way, the issue is not that your computer has 2 video cards. It is that for low quality graphics your computer actually uses your CPU to process graphics (the CPU is obviously not nearly as powerful explaining the frame rate some get to a point, nor is it designed to use OpenGL explaining why many people can't even launch the game).

For those who can't find Nvidia Control Panel, update your drivers directly from the NVidia site, not from windows and you will be able to access your NVidia control panel

This thread NEEDS to become sticky, with a title to the tune of Fix for Almost Every Problem

oh okay I get it. Edited.

[owlyoop]

On step five, I don't have a 'preferred graphics processor' setting

[Jahwffrey]

Originally posted by owly-oop cockatoo:

On step five, I don't have a 'preferred graphics processor' setting

are you at "Manage 3D Settings?"

[owlyoop]

Originally posted by jahw:

Originally posted by owly-oop cockatoo:

On step five, I don't have a 'preferred graphics processor' setting

are you at "Manage 3D Settings?"

Yes

[Jahwffrey]

Originally posted by owly-oop cockatoo:

Originally posted by jahw:

Originally posted by owly-oop cockatoo:

On step five, I don't have a 'preferred graphics processor' setting

are you at "Manage 3D Settings?"

Yes

You may be on the "program settings" tab where you can set this for individual programs. Unfortunately Ace of Spades cannot be customized seperately so you have to set your entire compy into high gear.

[owlyoop]

Nope, I'm in the global settings tab. It simply isn't there http://i.imgur.com/F7PCK.png

It seems like your pc has an intergrated graphics card and mine doesn't, maybe that's why it's not displaying? I don't know. The closest option is a CUDA GPUs tab, with only 1 option. I have the latest drivers

[Jahwffrey]

Originally posted by owly-oop cockatoo:

Nope, I'm in the global settings tab. It simply isn't there http://i.imgur.com/F7PCK.png

It seems like your pc has an intergrated graphics card and mine doesn't, maybe that's why it's not displaying? I don't know. The closest option is a CUDA GPUs tab, with only 1 option.

I'm afraid this is where my field of knowledge ends. The NVIDIA website says:
"Preferred graphics processor (Only on systems using NVIDIA’s power-saving GPU technology.)"
I'm not exactly an expert so lets hope one shows up.

[Burrito]

Originally posted by owly-oop cockatoo:

Nope, I'm in the global settings tab. It simply isn't there http://i.imgur.com/F7PCK.png

It seems like your pc has an intergrated graphics card and mine doesn't, maybe that's why it's not displaying? I don't know. The closest option is a CUDA GPUs tab, with only 1 option. I have the latest drivers

got the same problem, hope someone finds a solution

[Flea]

Goto Set PhysicX configuration, there will be the option there, that's where mine is
On mine it says Select PhysX processor

[owlyoop]

Still doesn't work. :( Thanks though

[Littlepwn]

I can't get this game to work it crashes right as the loading screen comes up, I can't find the Nvidia control panel either. Please help

[UnderToten]

i dont have a nvidia card and cant find how to fix it... help please?

[mr mr]

How can you find Nvidia if you have a XP operating sistem?