anyone noticed

phoenix · (This post was last modified: 11-30-2018, 06:28 AM by phoenix.)

Anyone noticed that there's a delay in getting counters to move in the new Gold series? I right click and there's a delay. Not ages, but makes it sluggish. This doesn't happen, for instance, in the pre-gold versions, and doesn't happen, for example, in the new PB North Africa game or the new ACW games. Anyone else comes across this and know a fix?

The graphics don't scroll in and out smoothly either. Sometimes, on the way to the next resolution down, a split screen appears. Ring any bells?

Thanks.

larsonney · 11-30-2018, 06:09 AM,

I didn't at first, but the last couple of weeks I have noticed it when I'm in 2D zoom mode...doesn't effect my game play that much. I actually figured it was just my computer slowing down lol!

phoenix · (This post was last modified: 11-30-2018, 06:30 AM by phoenix.)

It affects my gameplay, and my life, and my mental health - by infuriating me. Wink

There's a lot of clicking to be done in JTS games and the delay takes up the space of about 2 clicks, I think. So I could be moving two hexes in the time it takes to move one. Doubles the delay.

Strela · 11-30-2018, 11:07 AM,

(11-30-2018, 05:20 AM)phoenix Wrote: Anyone noticed that there's a delay in getting counters to move in the new Gold series? I right click and there's a delay. Not ages, but makes it sluggish. This doesn't happen, for instance, in the pre-gold versions, and doesn't happen, for example, in the new PB North Africa game or the new ACW games. Anyone else comes across this and know a fix?

The graphics don't scroll in and out smoothly either. Sometimes, on the way to the next resolution down, a split screen appears. Ring any bells?

Thanks.

Peter,

I had a quick look at this for you.

Firstly, the only difference I am seeing between old vs new (I compared an original Kharkov '43 to equivalent Gold) is a slight slow down when at maximum zoom in units moving. It is very marginal though. Keep in mind this zoom level is a magnifier - in PzB it is 'natural'.

I am not seeing this at any other zoom level and definitely not seeing any split screen tearing which is a sign of some sort of graphics distress.

The major change between the versions is there has been a move from 8 bit graphics to 24 bits and also there has been a need to move to later versions of Directx. We did see that cause an impact early on, but I believe we had sorted most of that.

Can you please post you machine specs and operating system?

Also when did you last update your graphic drivers?

Thanks,

David

Lowlander

(11-30-2018, 06:29 AM)phoenix Wrote: It affects my gameplay, and my life, and my mental health - by infuriating me. There's a lot of clicking to be done in JTS games and the delay takes up the space of about 2 clicks, I think. So I could be moving two hexes in the time it takes to move one. Doubles the delay.

Are you running windows 10 on a middle-aged or older machine, I had a similar problem caused by a Microsoft update.
The updated was a Intel spectre breach fix, for newer Intel systems.
You could try deleting it, go to control panel/ add remove programs/ select windows updates on top left of screen/ select the windows update KB4100347 and remove.

Don't worry, you can reinstall the update manually via the Microsoft web site if this doesn't work.

Here is a link to my post for help.
https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards...?tid=71842

phoenix · (This post was last modified: 11-30-2018, 06:23 PM by phoenix.)

Wow! You fixed it Lowlander!! I'm always surprised when that happens. Many thanks! How on earth did you figure out that that update was causing issues?

I assume, since you can't actually wholly stop the win 10 update process that at some point win 10 will secretly reinstall this update?

Thanks David. It's fixed!

Lowlander · 11-30-2018, 08:40 PM,

(11-30-2018, 06:21 PM)phoenix Wrote: Wow! You fixed it Lowlander!! I'm always surprised when that happens. Many thanks! How on earth did you figure out that that update was causing issues?

I assume, since you can't actually wholly stop the win 10 update process that at some point win 10 will secretly reinstall this update?

Thanks David. It's fixed!

I have to uninstall update KB4100347 every month, it's easily done, no problem, user's have notified Microsoft about this updates issue's with older systems so they might alter it.