stuttering

[Warganator]

game runs ok sorta but there is a constant stutter/hesitation which is annoying... any suggestions?

[MartialDoctor]

Have you tried running the game in XP mode?

[General.Aubrey.Smith]

When I ran the game in XP mode it cleared up the stuttering

[Warganator]

xp mode? where do i find that?

[Owen]

He is talking about compatibility mode. If you right click on the EXE and pick properties, then compatibility, you can choose to run in XP mode. I mean, this didn't work for me, but that is what is being discussed.

It seems like the game stutters when you move the mouse, if you can play scrolling around with the arrow keys, it works a little better. Or if you do use the mouse, move is slowly.

[Mortiaris]

I have problem with mouse too...xp mode not helps...tried cheaper mouse but same problem :/

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[Archivist]

My FPS drops whenever I move my mouse in the game. Runs fine as long as I don't move it.

[genosound]

Let us know if you guys find fixes in case anyone else has same problem. well maybe this will help. could be a lot of issues. drivers setup from screen or gpu etc. any modern computer (maybe in last decade) is overkill for this game it barely uses anything. googling i found some some people turned down mouse polling rate from 1000 to 500 i think helps some people in other games. "#7

February 2019 - last edited February 2019
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It does sound very much like a mouse polling/report rate issue. I don't know the sciences and maths behind it but it strikes me as more of a confusion of responses between the refresh rate of the monitor, game and mouse... Or something like that. But it's more complicated than raw power, I was having this issue with a variety of games for a while until I dropped my mouse polling rate down. Sometimes it can be caused by something obtuse like too many inputs being connected at once, leading to conflicting instances of HID-Compliant device drivers in your device manager. It's one of those silly PC-centric issues where you think more is better but it doesn't shake out that way.



One thing you can do quickly is if you have a bunch of input devices connected (like extra mice, keyboards or gamepads) you could unplug them, restart your PC and give the game another go to see if that helped. It may not work, or you may be asking "well why would I have all that extra stuff connected ya big doof?!" And to that I would say fair enough!



But I still think it's a mouse polling/report rate issue!



Just as an aside, mouse polling/report rate is separate from DPI!



You can check it using this link:

https://zowie.benq.com/en/support/mouse-rate-checker.html

(This should work with any screen, not just Benq!)

Swipe your cursor around the screen as fast as possible and watch the numbers on the right side of the screen. The highest number on the list is your polling/report rate.



If it's 250 or less it's probably not be the issue, if it's 500-1000 this may be the problem.



How you would fix this depends on the brand of your mouse. For the most part it would require its software, I don't think there's an easy way to change it in Windows. If it's a Logitech mouse for instance you would need their Logitech Gaming Software (https://support.logitech.com/en_us/software/lgs) jump into settings and look for 'Report Rate.' Set it to 250. It might still work OK at a maximum of 500 but for the best overall compatibility and performance 250 is a better choice.



500 should be fine for most games but a surprising amount of games recommend 250, some games may be fine with 1000 but some really don't like it.



Maybe this will help, I'm sorry if it doesn't, and I hope your issue gets sorted out soon!

[genosound]

hmmn cant edit above. i went to that mouse polling checker site mine runs 0 up to 1000hz on a old proteus logitech mouse. but i have no mouse problem in game. got a decent rig, all amd build.
people mentioned the some programs can mess with your fps in various games while moving mouse. like riva tuner etc. hope we solve your mystery.

[Knightmare]

For me, the solution was to disable the GeForce Experience Overlay.

[genosound]

nice comment. yeah seems like some these gpu recorder and tuner programs can foul up many games, new and old.

[Firaeveus Carron]

Originally posted by Warganator:

game runs ok sorta but there is a constant stutter/hesitation which is annoying... any suggestions?

Could be an issue with newer graphic drivers, especially if you have a GPU from NVIDIA. I have stuttering issues in older using the 460 version drivers with this game, the older Dawn of War 1 games, Demigod, Dungeon Keeper, etc. Rolled back my driver to 457.51 and I have no issues.