Will Paradox optimize the game? Any tips to run the game?

[M@xley]

Since the last update the game is unplayable for me. I can watch the hours pass by with about 15fps(highest speed).
I played it before and it worked fine. All the other games work fine.
So what the heck can I do play it again? I tried it with the lowest settings and its the same as if I use the highest ones.
I read that a lot of people think its Paradox turn to optimize the game, if that is the case, will they do it or will this also be a paid DLC?

[Oleg Mongol]

It's been quite a while since the game released and they've already started working on DLC to suck more cash out of people. I highly doubt they're working on any major optimizations soon.

And you're right, the game is really terribly optimized for what it is. Other Paradox games run as smooth as butter yet HOIV is very intensive.

[comsubpac]

Yes, its unlikely that we will see major improvements in the future. Added features via DLC might even make things worse as far as AI and performance are concerned.

[Niels]

If there are any optimalizations planned, they will be added in patches, not just in paid DLC. I don't have any issues with performance of the game, but my system isn't really a good representation of the community as a hole.

[M@xley]

I'm playing with i5-4690 CPU @ 3.50HGz, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, Win7 - 64 Bit
What am I doing wrong?

[M@xley]

what doesnt matter for me since I dont even get into late game anymore -.-'

[GOT_NO_SKILLZ]

Originally posted by M@xley:

I'm playing with i5-4690 CPU @ 3.50HGz, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, Win7 - 64 Bit
What am I doing wrong?

Running Windows?
Old Nvidia drivers?
Too many apps/browser windows in the background?

I have similar hardware specs to your system. i7-4770S @ 3.1GHz, 16GB RAM, GTX 650 Ti 2GB. But I'm also running from a 256GB Samsung SSD....and I'm on 64-bit Lubuntu.

I can run HOI4 with a bunch of Chromium tabs in the background with no problem. I also have a lot of graphical settings turned down, and I play with NATO counters.

[Sprit]

Originally posted by M@xley:

Since the last update the game is unplayable for me. I can watch the hours pass by with about 15fps(highest speed).
I played it before and it worked fine. All the other games work fine.
So what the heck can I do play it again? I tried it with the lowest settings and its the same as if I use the highest ones.
I read that a lot of people think its Paradox turn to optimize the game, if that is the case, will they do it or will this also be a paid DLC?

Sorry to hear you're game is not working properly.. On the other hand my game works flawlessly with everything maxed out. I am playing on an old I7 950 with 2 GeForce 470 cards that I built myself, and I have everything over clocked. I have an excellent ISP which is very important.

In my experience, a lot of times ( I work in IT) I find that the problems usually originate from or on the user's side. A lot of folks quickly blame the developers that they're game or whatever isn't working or there servers stink etc.Than I have a look and I see that its there PC or ISP or a combinatrion of both that was the main problem. Not saying you are or anything like that.

I suggest you try everything you can on you're end, even reinstalling the game itself. Make sure all is upto date and TURN OFF some of the PC resources that are not needed when playing games.

[M@xley]

running on win7.
Nvidia is upto date and I set the highest priority to hoi4.exe in task manager. I closed everything else and also tried to turn down the settings as low as possible, still laggy.

It might be a problem of my computer as I found out that total war rome 2 is also running with about 15-20fps... any other tips?

[Sprit]

Originally posted by M@xley:

running on win7.
Nvidia is upto date and I set the highest priority to hoi4.exe in task manager. I closed everything else and also tried to turn down the settings as low as possible, still laggy.

It might be a problem of my computer as I found out that total war rome 2 is also running with about 15-20fps... any other tips?

If you're Anti Virus has a game option turn it on. That stops the AntiVirus from updating durring gaming. Make sure you're OS isn't trying to update somthing every other minute, as it tries to comunicate with Microsoft servers every other secons as I said. Did you try and reinstall you're game and even reinstall Steam? Just save youre game before doing that.. Clean out you're Internet Cache using maybe CCleaner.. Run a speed test on the internet using Speedtest software which is free online nothing to install..

[M@xley]

I just cleaned all the mods and deleted the game. I will try to reinstall steam as well do the speed test. I'll update if it worked

[Sprit]

Originally posted by M@xley:

I just cleaned all the mods and deleted the game. I will try to reinstall steam as well do the speed test. I'll update if it worked

Do you use Geforce Nvidea Graphic cards? If you do do you use the Nvidea Geforce Experience software that comes with it? Also there is a Nvidea Control panel that has nothing to do with Geforce Experience that you can do some twaeking on this exact game..

[M@xley]

I use both.
When I did the speedtest, it says my processor and boot are way below expectations. I reinstalled Steam, changed to 4 cores with msconfig(what I actually did before but it seems it didnt saved) and run CCleaner and Antimalware.
I'm gonna install hoi and try again.

[M@xley]

still no more than 19fps...
any ideas how to speed up the processor?

[Sprit]

Originally posted by M@xley:

still no more than 19fps...
any ideas how to speed up the processor?

Sorry, I told you some of the usual maintenance procedures that you outta do on a regular basis but it could be a host of things. I don't know how old you're Pc is and what type of hardware you have etc I'm not here to do that. I suggest looking at you're Pc make and see if you can call Tech support there, also look at the Processor make and google there forums and ask for help there.

Good luck to you..

[Sprit]

I've had people tell me all sorts of things that could be wrong with their Pc than I find out that there Pc was infected with a 100 Trojans and Viruses because they watch Porn sites all day long, and than they wonder why there Pc is slow.