Good Day Everyone!
First, a bit of background. I've recently picked up Divinity II (DivII) and like some others, I've run into minor issues with this game. I spent time searching the forums and researching this-n'-that, after a while I realized I had stockpiled a good bit of notes. Well, the following contains a rolled-up version of all the information I could find on... stuttering graphics, video rendering issues, low FPS, light 'blooms', black lines, and general poor performance.
Second, the disclaimer. The following are nothing more then the best ideas on the forums; other than "First Aid" (do a search), which should be everyone's first stop. These suggestions are oriented towards the PC, NOT the xBox. Sorry.
Yes, I expect to edit this post. Please, notify me and I'll update or hopefully the Site Admins can take over if I fall off the radar.
Third, The Helping Hand. The following should be used a guideline and NOT scripture. Please offer your suggestions, insights, and hardware configuration (simplified) to this thread. Hopefully, we as a forum can glean some insights for the betterment of all.
Oh yah...Try at your own risk!
Hunt Well Slayers!!
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--Post Installation - Video Corruption Solution
Modify Divinity II Shortcut
Part I (Vista & Win7)
[1] Right Click the Divinity II shortcut
[2] Select Properties
[3] Select Compatibilities Tab
[4] Check mark "Run this program in compatibility mode for:"
[5] Use pull-down and select "Windows XP", "Windows XP SP2", or "Windows XP SP3"
Part II (Vista & Win7 ??)
[1] Right Click the Divinity II shortcut
[2] Select Properties
[3] Select Compatibilities Tab
[4] Check mark "Disable Desktop Composition"
Part III (Vista & Win7 ??) Optional
[1] Right Click the Divinity II shortcut
[2] Select Properties
[3] Select Compatibilities Tab
[4] Check mark "Run this program as an Administrator"
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--In Games Settings: (not in order)
Render Light Shafts = DISABLED
Depth Of Field = DISABLED
Shadows = DISABLED
Timesplice Shadow Update = ENABLED
HDR = DISABLED
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--General Computer Maintenance
Close all unnecessary programs
Close all emulation programs (Alcohol...DeamonTools...)
C:\ free space is greater then 1.0 GB (1024 MB)
'game drive':\ free space; after install, is greater then 1.0 Gb (1024 MB)
Reboot...defrag...blah...blah... ;-)
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--Computer Settings: (pick and choose)
ATI Catalyst Driver Version: 9.11 (10.2 newest?)
NVidia Driver Version: ?
DirectX 9.0c: Installed and updated; see "First Aid"
PhysX Drivers: See "First Aid"
Task Manager: Increase "Divinity2.exe" priority to HIGH (do NOT use RealTime)
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--Computer Settings, Advanced: (Extreme caution!) C:\Regedit.exe or C:\RegEdt32.exe
..Registry Change, 001
Source Key :: \\HKey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\
Change Value:: NTFSDisable8dot3NameCreation=1 (default =0)
..Registry Change, 001a
Source Key :: \\HKey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\
New Value:: DWORD type
Name Value:: NTFSMemoryUsage
Setting Value:: 2 (default =0)
..Registry Change, 002
Source Key :: \\HKey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\
Change Value:: ClearPageFileAtShutdown=1 (default =0)
Change Value:: LargeSystemCache=1 (default =0)
..Registry Change via Command Prompt, 003
The following is best when using more then 4 GB; which means running 64-bit Operating System. Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows XP Professional 64bit Edition; for example.
New Setting (requires reboot)
At Command Prompt C:\>fsutil behavior set memoryusage 2
Default Setting (requires reboot)
At Command Prompt C:\>fsutil behavior set memoryusage 0
A setting of (1) means use system default memory plan.
A setting of (0) means use setting of (1).
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--AMD CPU Computer
AMD Dual-Core Optimizer Version 1.1.4: Installed (need link)
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--ATI Graphics Cards - Enable Anti-aliasing & General Performance
Changing the executable (program) name to Crysis.exe will trigger ATI Catalyst CC to adopt certain internal fixes. This has shown promising results with other games; including Divinity II. My recommendation is to make a copy of "Divinity2.exe" and name it "Crysis.exe". Then update your desktop shortcut and re-apply settings with the Compatibility tab.
Path: [DriveLetter]:\Divinity II - Ego Draconis\BIN\
Goal: Copy "Divinity2.exe"; paste as "Crysis.exe"
Update the "Divinity II - Ego Draconis" shortcut on the desktop.
[1] Right click the shortcut
[2] On the Shortcut tab, go to "Target"
[3] Within the Target box, at the end, change "Divinity2.exe" to "Crysis.exe"
[4] Within the Target box, the very first character is a double quote "
[5] Within the Target box, the very last character is a double quote "
[6] Press "OK" to save settings
[7] Right click the shortcut, again
[8] Go to Compatibility
[9] Reapply all settings previously used.
[10] Enjoy!
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Cheers to All and Happy Gaming!!
~Rasstis
