Montenstein Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) Before anything else; I'm using the 4GB Patch and running in compatibility mode for XP SP3. I'm using a small amount of HD mods, defiantly no 4k textures as this was causing issues. I'm also running the game through the 4GB patch shortcut and not directly through Steam. I read somewhere to only use 1 core on the processor but that doesn't help, I've played about with the affinity option in Task Manager and I either use 8 cores or 3... I don't think it makes much of a difference to be honest. Getting mighty sick of having to quit and restart the game every 30/45 minutes or so. If anyone has any tips to help that would be great xD Edited May 22, 2023 by Montenstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskymoves Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Try different compatibility modes; Win XP SP3 is a good place to start, but another one might be better for your system. If you are running the game with any overlays, like the Steam in-game overlay or a screenshot/video capture overlay, disable them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montenstein Posted May 23, 2023 Author Share Posted May 23, 2023 Vista/7 etc, Nothing seems to make an impact. Like I said I run the game through a shortcut so I don't even launch steam, regardless I have the overlays set to off for that aswell. Now you mention it the only thing I do have would be NVIDIA's thing... maybe that may help. Either way, I think after about 30 minutes of gameplay theres nothing can be done really, at least to my knowledge. I tried removing retextures and "HD" counterparts. Makes absolutely no difference, 30 minutes seems to be the bad time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskymoves Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Is your game modded, beyond textures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montenstein Posted May 23, 2023 Author Share Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) Yes. Whenever I have an issue my first port of call is disabling all mods etc. There's no issue with that. We all know about the memory leak, hence the popularity of the 4GB Patch. Just like testing of compatibility modes and overlays etc, wether the game is modded or not appears to make no difference. The memory leak is going to happen regardless, I just want to know if it's possible to extend the smooth playing time. longer than 30/45 minutes without the need to restart. Things I have done: -Disabled and removed entirety of mods (No effect)-Disable all external overlays (Appears to have no effect)-4GB Patch (Was already using, reverted back to the original, re-patched)-Disabling and removing ReShade (No effect)-Disabled V-Sync (Some effect I think)-Cycled through compatibility modes (No effect)-Removing unnecessary save files (Playing with one one save game and one character) Things I have thought of and have not fully tested: -Playing on lower graphical settings (The graphics are already dated and I don't think I can sacrifice much here)-Playing in Window Mode instead of Fullscreen Another thing that is worth noting is a new game, or early game is much better, that can go for about an hour or even an hour and a half. Once getting to Denerim, thats when I'm looking at 30-45 minutes of play time, regardless of where I am in the world. Haven and beyond, anywhere else. So at first glance it appears that thing that makes it so bad is all the "completed" data. I'm on the final battle now on my billionth playthrough so I'll see how it goes when I get to Awakening. Edited May 23, 2023 by Montenstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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