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sigge Dec 19, 2016 @ 3:47am
How to higher fps???
Whenever i go into war my fps is 10 fps or lower.
And i have really good specs.

GeForce GTX 1060 3gb
Intel Core CPU i5-4440
16 gb ram
1920 x 1080 60Hz

I tried lowering my graphics but i only got up to 15 fps.
Any other way i can get better fps??
Originally posted by Pokman:
I have the same problem too, my computer:

i5-8300H (4 core, 3,9 GHz)
16 GB RAM (DDR4 dual channel, both 2667 MHz)
NVidia Geforce GTX 1060 6GB (GDDR6)

when i play the game nothing's usage is above 40% , I play Forza Horizon 4, DOOM, Assassin's Creed Odyssey on ultra with 50-75 FPS in 1080p, yet this game lags on every resolution, every settings

In my old PC however doesn't I played without issue and that has

AMD A10-6700 (4 core, 4,3 Ghz but like 5 times worse then the i5-8300)
8 GB RAM (DDR4, single channel)
AMD R9 270X (2540 MB VRAM)


Since neither usage is at max not even a single core in the cpu i'ts clearly one of the games weird bug or smt with this series of GPU's
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El Guapo Dec 19, 2016 @ 4:53am 
Disable 3d units. Disable shadows.
If the framerate drops only occur from 1940 onwards, then it's related to the unnecessary amount of a.i. units on the map. You have to use mods that reduce the a.i. spam in that case. The workshop has several working solutions. Look for either something with "a.i. spam" or "increased unit size".
sigge Dec 19, 2016 @ 5:03am 
Originally posted by El Guapo:
Disable 3d units. Disable shadows.
If the framerate drops only occur from 1940 onwards, then it's related to the unnecessary amount of a.i. units on the map. You have to use mods that reduce the a.i. spam in that case. The workshop has several working solutions. Look for either something with "a.i. spam" or "increased unit size".
Could you send mod link? couldnt find the mods you said i should use.
El Guapo Dec 19, 2016 @ 5:10am 
Originally posted by Pat pat pat:
Originally posted by El Guapo:
Disable 3d units. Disable shadows.
If the framerate drops only occur from 1940 onwards, then it's related to the unnecessary amount of a.i. units on the map. You have to use mods that reduce the a.i. spam in that case. The workshop has several working solutions. Look for either something with "a.i. spam" or "increased unit size".
Could you send mod link? couldnt find the mods you said i should use.

This is my mod to reduce the a.i. spam for better performance:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=819841559&searchtext=

I haven't tested the other solutions, but from what I've read on the forums they are working as well. Don't know the exact names though.
Bernie_Wiseman Dec 19, 2016 @ 5:13am 
task manager-> disable virtualization and set high priority.
tips: do not accept expeditionary forces, less airplanes, less puppets
El Guapo Dec 19, 2016 @ 5:14am 
Oh, and open the settings-file and set max framerate to 40.
Enable V-Sync as well.
sigge Dec 19, 2016 @ 7:15am 
Originally posted by El Guapo:
Oh, and open the settings-file and set max framerate to 40.
Enable V-Sync as well.
I have already tried that.
El Guapo Dec 19, 2016 @ 7:18am 
Originally posted by Pat pat pat:
Originally posted by El Guapo:
Oh, and open the settings-file and set max framerate to 40.
Enable V-Sync as well.
I have already tried that.

I know that isn't enough to deal with 1.3/1.3.1 issues.
Hence the question still unanswered remains: Do you encounter those issues in 1936 or later (like 1940)?
If 1936 ==> try disabling shadows, 3d units etc.
If later ==> it's caused by huge numbers of units on the map ==> only way to solve the issue is to reduce number of units on the map ==> use a mod that does that.
sigge Dec 19, 2016 @ 7:24am 
Originally posted by El Guapo:
Originally posted by Pat pat pat:
I have already tried that.

I know that isn't enough to deal with 1.3/1.3.1 issues.
Hence the question still unanswered remains: Do you encounter those issues in 1936 or later (like 1940)?
If 1936 ==> try disabling shadows, 3d units etc.
If later ==> it's caused by huge numbers of units on the map ==> only way to solve the issue is to reduce number of units on the map ==> use a mod that does that.
Im on 1941 as the germans right now and i have disabled all 3d things. And the fps is still on 10.
And i only encounter low fps when i go into war.
Last edited by sigge; Dec 19, 2016 @ 7:24am
El Guapo Dec 19, 2016 @ 7:25am 
Originally posted by Pat pat pat:
Originally posted by El Guapo:

I know that isn't enough to deal with 1.3/1.3.1 issues.
Hence the question still unanswered remains: Do you encounter those issues in 1936 or later (like 1940)?
If 1936 ==> try disabling shadows, 3d units etc.
If later ==> it's caused by huge numbers of units on the map ==> only way to solve the issue is to reduce number of units on the map ==> use a mod that does that.
Im on 1941 as the germans right now and i have disabled all 3d things. And the fps is still on 10.
And i only encounter them when i go into war.

In late 1940 the number of a.i. units on the map starts to ramp up quickly. It's probably not mostly related to what you're doing. The a.i. goes ape on unit production and uses much too small templates.
Then you either have to wait for Paradox to solve the problem or use a mod.
sigge Dec 19, 2016 @ 7:27am 
Originally posted by El Guapo:
Originally posted by Pat pat pat:
Im on 1941 as the germans right now and i have disabled all 3d things. And the fps is still on 10.
And i only encounter them when i go into war.

In late 1940 the number of a.i. units on the map starts to ramp up quickly. It's probably not mostly related to what you're doing. The a.i. goes ape on unit production and uses much too small templates.
Then you either have to wait for Paradox to solve the problem or use a mod.
''Or use a mod'' Link to a mod that can maybe fix the problem?
El Guapo Dec 19, 2016 @ 7:29am 
Originally posted by Pat pat pat:
Originally posted by El Guapo:

In late 1940 the number of a.i. units on the map starts to ramp up quickly. It's probably not mostly related to what you're doing. The a.i. goes ape on unit production and uses much too small templates.
Then you either have to wait for Paradox to solve the problem or use a mod.
''Or use a mod'' Link to a mod that can maybe fix the problem?

I linked my "no a.i. unit spam" mod in this topic. Didn't want to make more shameless self-promotion than necessary. Look a couple of posts above.
There are other mods as well you could look up. In the official forums there's a topic "How did Germany end up with 500 divisions?". That contains a debate about solutions and other mods.
sigge Dec 19, 2016 @ 7:35am 
Originally posted by El Guapo:
Originally posted by Pat pat pat:
''Or use a mod'' Link to a mod that can maybe fix the problem?

I linked my "no a.i. unit spam" mod in this topic. Didn't want to make more shameless self-promotion than necessary. Look a couple of posts above.
There are other mods as well you could look up. In the official forums there's a topic "How did Germany end up with 500 divisions?". That contains a debate about solutions and other mods.
I already downloaded that mod
El Guapo Dec 19, 2016 @ 7:38am 
Then I would ask in the official technical help problem.
Your CPU equals mine, your GPU and RAM are better than my rig. With my mod I have no performance issues in 1941.
El Guapo Dec 19, 2016 @ 7:39am 
One more thing: The framerate itself isn't the most important thing. If the framerate is at 20 for instance (often the case with my system), but the game itself runs fast, then you don't have a problem. Only when the game stutters on highest speed you have a problem.
sigge Dec 19, 2016 @ 12:06pm 
Originally posted by El Guapo:
One more thing: The framerate itself isn't the most important thing. If the framerate is at 20 for instance (often the case with my system), but the game itself runs fast, then you don't have a problem. Only when the game stutters on highest speed you have a problem.
Well the game is super slow if you are not gonna make it on high speed and. i tried playing with lower speed and guess what. I still got 10 fps so the game is just f ucked. ill contact paradox about this...
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Date Posted: Dec 19, 2016 @ 3:47am
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