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#4335705 - 02/09/17 07:59 AM Crash to desktop  
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I changed the compatibility mode for the game to run with Windows 7 in the hopes of stopping the game from lagging on the map screen. I was running in compatibility for Windows 98 at the time. Now the game crashes every few minutes. How do I fix this issue? I would like to have the game run smoothly at all times and not lag at all. I would like to be able to use all four CPU cores to run the game instead of just one.

#4335706 - 02/09/17 08:05 AM Re: Crash to desktop [Re: Delfi]  
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1. you should try to use window mode instead of applying compatibly features. I believe Win7 is not actual problem - it can be graphics card, drivers, CPU, installed service packs or anything else. can't give you any useful advice.
2. there is no magic switch to make this game use 4 cores. this limitation is deep in the source code and require significant changes in the whole system to solve this issue.

#4335901 - 02/09/17 10:08 PM Re: Crash to desktop [Re: Delfi]  
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I think it might be a Windows memory handling issue. We all know Windows has never been good at allocating memory blocks and maintaining them. Just to be sure I am going to check my display driver.

#4335940 - 02/10/17 03:02 AM Re: Crash to desktop [Re: Delfi]  
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Knock on wood, but it seems updating my drivers fixed it.

#4336424 - 02/11/17 09:29 PM Re: Crash to desktop [Re: Delfi]  
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THought I had it, but it seems to happen when playing on the maps that came with the game.


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