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Install new drivers and the latest directx. Works fine on my comp, and my comp has a hard time breaking 70fps is counter-strike, a 4 year old game. Also you could try reinstalling NWN and repatch all of it, because you could have gotten some bad files in there. I have also noticed that NWN in general will bog down after a couple hours of playing, so you will need to restart your comp every little bit. I don't mind that though, I need a little fresh air every once in awhile.

 

Use the ¬ Key in game and type fps, that will tell you how much fps you have, I think though that like that other guy said it uses a lot of processor power so if your pro sucks then the game will suck "I suppose. If its a huge problem then just turn the graphics down, I have mine on full but still if its really affecting your gp then turn it down.
@spellbound

 

I got a crash within the first few minutes (completely fatal - needed to use reset button) but since then I have had no problem.

Spellbound : What spec computer do you have? The minimum spec for HotU is greater than NWN or SoU - new models have higher poly counts and battles tend to be far larger with lots of big effects.

 

I've got plenty of power to deal with this game. Had no trouble whatsoever with SoU or NWN originally. Specs -- Athlon 1.2 Ghz, 512 RAM, NVIDIA GeForce MX 420.

However, I did need to re-install NWN, after a system crash from a virus that I experienced a few months back. I didn't re-install the patch--wonder if that's the problem.

Fade -- I've got all the lastest drivers and DirectX as well.

Monkey -- the game does a configuration match up and checks to see if you have the necessary setup to run the game. I had no problem there. I also checked the manual--my specs exceed what is required in every aspect.

 

I have a p4 2.2 with 756 ram and 64mb of video memory. It will chug on my computer unless I turn the graphics down. The reason is my video card, for it is an integrated geforce. And I hate to break it to you but the mx 420 is a horrible card. I am honestly surprised that it didn't chug at all on NWN and SoU.

The recommend comp specs for HotU are:

1.3ghz+
512ram+
64mb+ video card

Your computer barely meets those, and generally it is a good idea to make sure you have quite a bit higher, because their opinions of what can run it are never right.

If it is major chugging though it still could be a bad install. Could possibly be a bad driver install too, so you will want to reinstall all your drivers, and then reinstall NWN.

 

If you've installed HotU it will bring NWN up to date with patches (although a new patch will be out soon).

The only thing I can think of is that you have AA or anisotropic filtering on in your display settings. I doubt this would be the case (esp. as this would cause slow down on all games not just HotU).

Also my computer (Athlon 800, 512mb RAM, 128mb GeForce 4 Ti4200) used to have terrible 3d performance due which was down to incorrect driver installation and proved very difficult to fix however I'm sure that was an old driver issue and if you are up to date it shouldnt be a problem.

Have you tried running 3D Mark and comparing your score with similar spec computers?

Sorry I couldn't give more help.

Note: I haven't tried HotU on my computer yet (I'm staying at a friends house until Christmas) but have tried it on a 3GHz super computer so you can't tell much from that.

 

Spellbound, it is no wonder you have that problem, your pc is very low spec so grab a ti4600 and a 2.5 Barton and an extra 512ram and it will run just fine . Anyway, before hotu came out although I hated NWN with a passion I decided to give it another go, this time playing SoU as well and to be honest my opinions of the game has changed a lot and no longer hate it. The game is decent, I am very happy with hotu indeed it’s a bunch better, and it was cool to see the Beholders and Illithids again.

 

I just bought an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 graphics card this afternoon... this had better do it.

Edit.... Problem solved. This card better be good for awhile....I hate how they up the system reqs for these games. When will it ever stop...

[ December 12, 2003, 06:36: Message edited by: Spellbound ]

 

I will say that all the banter Bioware added between you and the NPC's is great. Right now my Fighter 9/Weapon Master 10 is traveling with Deekin (he's great) and Linu, and their banters and dialogues are very cool. It looks like I've had a few romancedy dialogues so far, but I could be wrong.

The story is great, and many of you know my favorite aspect of games like this is....*drumroll*...STUFF!! I love finding new and cool magic items and using them to make my character an even bigger bad ass, and I find so many cool and unique magic items I don't know what to do with them all. Good thing I have a 400lbs carrying weight right now. What really gets me stoked is that I'm only in Undermountain Level 3. Boo yah.

Great expansion to an already great game. The best yet, by far.

 

Hehe, my inventory is full of magic stuff and gadgets I might use sometime.

Planning to create a Fighter/Dwarven Defender(/Weaponmaster). Perhaps a greedy one, so I would have a good reason to carry the loot with me.

 

I've resurrected Daelan, but he has no weapons. Will he stay like that for the whole game? I tried giving him an axe--didn't work. He's currently using his fists.

 

Here's a FAMOUS acronym. Learn it. Memorize it. FOLLOW it.

RTFM

The third word is the one you think it is, not really "Read the Flippin' Manual"!

> I've resurrected Daelan, but he has no weapons. Will he stay like that for the whole game? I tried giving him an axe--didn't work

Of course not. Like I said, it's in the game manual. Read for comprehension for a change.

 

Kiwi.... who the hell do you think you are? Keep your rude behavior to yourself and YOU read the forum rules here.

I've read the manual and found his axe in inventory, but whether I had read it or not doesn't give you the license to speak to people in such a manner. You've only got 22 posts.... so you're new.....I suggest you learn how people treat each other here---with a degree of civility that seems to have escaped you.

 

On henchmen: You can talk to them and ask to see their inventory. From there, you can edit their equipment as you see fit.

For added convenience, you can assign the command to access your henchmen's inventory to a quickslot.

Right click on a slot, select Assign Commands, and select Inventory.

 

Shura... thanks very much for your reply. I've got him his axe now and am just looking for some suitable armour. (It was amazing, however, to see how good the guy did with just his fists!)