Low FPS even if on low settings

[Soviet Groot]

I used to play on high fps back in 2005 and 2014 (disc version), now I got the Steam version and the game is always on 30-14 FPS mostly, is there any way to fix it? Really love the game but never had such bad performance before on a old game..

[ICRS // Rise of Patience]

What is your hardware?

[Soviet Groot]

Originally posted by |IND|_JatinGATORS:

What is your hardware?

I can tell you that it's the same computer I've played back in 2014 when I was having smooth gameplay:

i7-2630QM CPU 2.00GHz and 6GB of RAM

[latbat58]

try disabling anti aliasing. You usually dont need aa if you are playing on a high resolution.

[Soviet Groot]

Originally posted by latbat58:

try disabling anti aliasing. You usually dont need aa if you are playing on a high resolution.

did that also, doesn't seem to improve anything, I also have vsync off, same crap

[Fission Power]

Is there a FPS cap somewhere?

[Soviet Groot]

Originally posted by Fission Power:

Is there a FPS cap somewhere?

nope, i get 40~ fps when zoomed in really close or when the map isn't fully explored yet

[ICRS // Rise of Patience]

Originally posted by Soviet Groot:

Originally posted by Fission Power:

Is there a FPS cap somewhere?

nope, i get 40~ fps when zoomed in really close or when the map isn't fully explored yet

Have you tried updating graphics drivers or just reinstalling graphics drivers? I had a bad update of NVidia drivers after which RON started lagging. Reinstalling helped for me.

[ICRS // Rise of Patience]

Originally posted by Soviet Groot:

Originally posted by |IND|_JatinGATORS:

What is your hardware?

I can tell you that it's the same computer I've played back in 2014 when I was having smooth gameplay:

i7-2630QM CPU 2.00GHz and 6GB of RAM

Looks like you need a GPU! The intel cards before the 6th gen i5/7 series are crappy. You can get a cheap one for less than $100.

If you are low on budget get this: https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GV-N1030OC-2GI-Nvidia-GeForce-Graphics/dp/B07646VQ6T/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548689588&sr=8-1&keywords=nvidia+1030

If you can spare around $130, this will last you for some advance games too: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-02G-P4-6150-KR/dp/B01M9FD3PC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548689613&sr=8-1&keywords

[Soviet Groot]

Originally posted by |IND|_JatinGATORS:

Originally posted by Soviet Groot:

nope, i get 40~ fps when zoomed in really close or when the map isn't fully explored yet

Have you tried updating graphics drivers or just reinstalling graphics drivers? I had a bad update of NVidia drivers after which RON started lagging. Reinstalling helped for me.

Originally posted by |IND|_JatinGATORS:

Originally posted by Soviet Groot:

I can tell you that it's the same computer I've played back in 2014 when I was having smooth gameplay:

i7-2630QM CPU 2.00GHz and 6GB of RAM

Looks like you need a GPU! The intel cards before the 6th gen i5/7 series are crappy. You can get a cheap one for less than $100.

If you are low on budget get this: https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GV-N1030OC-2GI-Nvidia-GeForce-Graphics/dp/B07646VQ6T/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548689588&sr=8-1&keywords=nvidia+1030

If you can spare around $130, this will last you for some advance games too: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-02G-P4-6150-KR/dp/B01M9FD3PC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548689613&sr=8-1&keywords

Thanks for your help, I'll consider buying GPU, Steam really doesn't like my laptop..

[Code1920]

Can i take a guess... is your Operating System Windows 10? Have you also checked if your laptop is using to much RAM (Random Access Memory) next time you are running the game check on how much of your RAM is being used, and then you may be able to upgrade your RAM (If your laptop has another RAM slot).

[Soviet Groot]

Originally posted by Code1920:

Can i take a guess... is your Operating System Windows 10? Have you also checked if your laptop is using to much RAM (Random Access Memory) next time you are running the game check on how much of your RAM is being used, and then you may be able to upgrade your RAM (If your laptop has another RAM slot).

Nah I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate, I might do the RAM check thing