Game is getting slow after a time

[Bargant]

After playing for a while the game starts getting slower. This happened to me in two savegames.

Doing a search I found tha patch 1.08 included this minor change:
"Optimized succession calculation, which could cause massive slowdowns in big dynasties with many landed members."

And yes, I have a big dinasty (aprox. 500 living members) many of them landed. But what the hell is this optimization? My games are now imposible to play. Is there a solution for this? I would not prefer to return to a previous savegame...

 

[AndrewT]

What version and checksum show in the main game menu?

Please post a dxdiag.txt (you can delete everything after the "Sound devices" section for brevity), settings.txt, system.log files (you'll need to rename the .log files to .txt to upload).

 

[Bargant]

View attachment DxDiag.txt
View attachment system.txt
View attachment settings.txt
System Information
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Time of this report: 9/17/2011, 00:47:39
Machine name: CHRIS-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.110622-1503)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Acer
System Model: Aspire 5736Z
BIOS: InsydeH2O Version V1.03
Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4500 @ 2.30GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
Memory: 3072MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3002MB RAM
Page File: 2360MB used, 3641MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A42&SUBSYS_048A1025&REV_09
Display Memory: 1308 MB
Dedicated Memory: 64 MB
Shared Memory: 1244 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: LGDD801
Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (59.973Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: igdumd64.dll,igd10umd64.dll,igdumdx32,igd10umd32
Driver File Version: 8.15.0010.1892 (English)
Driver Version: 8.15.10.1892
DDI Version: 10
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/2/2009 04:54:14, 5617664 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-6902-11CF-F174-8024A9C2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x2A42
SubSys ID: 0x048A1025
Revision ID: 0x0009
Driver Strong Name: oem9.inf:Intel.Mfg.NTamd64:iCNT0:8.15.10.1892ci\ven_8086&dev_2a42&subsys_048a1025
Rank Of Driver: 00E60001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_C ModeVC1_B ModeVC1_C
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D3D9 Overlay: Supported
DXVA-HD: Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0272&SUBSYS_1025048A&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6151 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 7/6/2010 11:31:36, 2419176 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

 

[AndrewT]

I'm afraid the basic issue is going to be your old slow Intel laptop video chipset. While the published minimum specs of this game don't list Intels, yours is effectively below minimum spec.

What you can try is updating that very old video driver - check with Acer and Intel but I think this is the latest for you
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=22167&lang=eng

You are also a bit low on memory, at 3gb. With 1.092 the game can access over 2gb all by itself, and your video card is taking over 1gb of that 3gb. Before you start the game make sure there are no other applications running at all - the Applications tab of Task Manager ought to be empty.

So if the video driver update doesn't help, you should either expand memory to at least 4gb, more if possible, or start saving for a new machine

 

[Swxpert]

View attachment DxDiag.txt
I am having the same problem and have been wondering if perhaps my problem is hardware related my version is 1.092 and my checksum is ICBN.