Hello folks!

 

Just wondering if there was a way to set the program heapsize for MXO.  Most games allow it as a command extension since it's a global Windows command, but MXO doesn't appear to allow the extension; as a matter of fact, the target isn't even in quotes, which is unusual.

 

Anyone have an idea on this?

I have had the worst time with the string of lupine missions I've gotten... not lupines in general, but rather, the lupine banes.

 

They should be difficult... I understand that.  But not to the point that they are impossible to hit.

 

I must have fought one dire lupine bane at least 15 times in the course of one mission and I did not get him down to half health a single time; on more than one occasion, I didn't lay a single finger on him.

 

I have MA, MA expertise and I am using Aikido; I use endure pain, and I have tried nearly every attack I have.  We are both level 12.

 

Now the mission has timed out because I couldn't kill the one lone bane remaining in the mission.  That is really disappointing, since it was a special mission, not a "go here, get that" mission.

 

I mean, what the heck? I even used four silver bullets in one fight and not a single one got through.

 

Okay already.. I get it.  Lupines are tough.  How about making them realistic? I mean, they're dodging everything I have... if I can't even hit them, what's the sense of having them in the mission? So I can feel like a failure?

 

I honestly believe the Lupine mission in the Merovingian node storyline (it's called Dire something) should be checked out.

Up until an hour and a half ago, I was still not impressed with MXO; the game was very unresponsive and laggy on my system, which while not the absolute top of the line, is no slouch.

 

Then I decided to experiment with various settings in the Video (Advanced) area.

 

The difference after just a few minor modifications is like night and day!

 

I am so pleased that I thought I would post screens of the results of my adjustments that allowed me to achieve excellent frame rates, near zero (actually zero so far) lag and very good graphic resolution (in my opinion) so that others who may still be having problems may benefit from them.

 

My rig consists of:

AMD Athlon 3000+

1 GB DDR333 SDRAM

GeForce FX5600 256mb RAM AGP8X ViVo (BFG Asylum card)

X-Treme G  81.84 v2 Nvidia Drivers

VIA Hyperion Pro Drivers v5.04A

VIA Ultra ATA IDE Accelerator Drivers

 

The first screenshot is of my current graphic settings in-game.  The remaining screens are of combat and environment.  At no time during travel or combat, was there any noticeable lag.

 

The secret, obviously, is not to let the game manage the settings for you; turn options off and on and lower settings until you achieve the balance you need.

 

If your video card manages anti-aliasing per application (as most Nvidia cards are default set to do) then do NOT turn on anti-aliasing.  The effect is... bizarre :smileyhappy:

 

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I hope this helps some people who may still be having lag / choppy gameplay issues.

 

I just purchased the game last night to add to my Station Access.  Installation went smoothly, patching was very rapid and character creation was fine.  Connectivity was fine.  I have only had one issue; there is no music.

 

I was in the MXO beta and I clearly remember there being music when jacking in, during combat and travel.

 

I searched for similar issues suffered by other users here in the technical support forum. In the main one I found, I followed similar procedures.  I deleted my Profiles folder and did a full patch.  I turned off my hardware acceleration in DirectX.  I disabled sound options in game at the Audio tab.

 

None of this has worked.

 

I attempted to paste my DXDiag and MSINFO32 information here, but it seems rather futile.  The information is too long and not one other program I have, ranging from games to video editing programs (Adobe Premiere) or audio editing programs (Soundforge) have a single issue playing any sound I care to generate.

 

Any assistance that can be provided would be appreciated.