Strange FPS drop, any solution?

[iggorrr! (:]

Hello everyone,

I played this game long time ago and back in time when i played it from discs i had quite bad FPS because of quite bad configuration.

Not long ago, i bought Gothic series so i can play ot over again. Gothic I was okay, even on older configuration i didn't have problems with FPS, but i have some strange stuttering in Gothic 2: NoTR.

When i started to play, and when i came to statuse of Innos ( behind bandit cave after Xardas tower ) and looked into Khorinis, i had quite FPS drop ( idk really how much because overlay is not working and i'm not using any 3rd party programs to see it, but it was like from 60 - 35/40 ).

I lowered visual distance from 300% > 200% and it was a little better and i thought it will solve problem, but when i entered Khorinis i had stuttering again, especially when i look towards district near water.

Now, my configuration isn't really good, but i tested Gothic 3 and on that so unoptimized game which was in that time and it's still as i see in discussions i have 40-60 FPS on high so i don't really think it's because of it. I have ofc. systempack & playerkit just to run game, any special things i should download to fix FPS?

My configuration :

*CPU: Intel Xeon CPU X5450 @ 3.00 GHz
*Graphics: Radeon HD 5670 Sapphire 1GB GDDR5
*RAM: 8 GB FB-DDR2
*HD: Samsung HD322HJ ATA Device 320 GB
*OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1

PS. If someone has experienced similiar problem and if he can confirm it just happens in Khorinis, i could get over it, doesn't matter.

Much love guys!

[LucianDarth]

Sorry for the late post! Have you first tried to run it on administration mode and outside of steam? For some reason playing Gothic II through Steam can be a bummer. What I mean is you can right click the game on steam and browse the files and open the game through there (with administrative rights).

Secondly, I suggest playing the game on windowed mode if all else fails. No need to lower the resolution but for some reason windowed mode gives you slight more FPS overall.

I wouldn't recommend playing Gothic II with object and viewing range above 120-150%. In this case my PC can handle it but I wouldn't suggest it with your specs. Besides 300% range was way ahead of its time back then and most people just played on 100% !

I hope this helps you out!

Add me should you wish to need any personal help. Good luck, it's a great game :)

For Innos!

[iggorrr! (:]

Hey man!

I already got used to little stuttering in Khorinis, it's mostly just there so i don't mind. No problem with Onar farm and i won't probably have either problems in Valley of Mines ( Old camp ).

I'm playing currently with 240% view range and 200% for objects/npcs and i don't mind.

I tryed those Direct D3D for Gothic II and it's really nice and helps with FPS, removes stuttering without doubt, but with some high-spec PC, not with my. So, i'm just gonna stay with classic look and keep enjoying this masterpiece i have never played ( NoTR i mean ).

In any case, thank you very much for your answer!

[LucianDarth]

No problem man! Have fun :)