kevkiev Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) POSSIBLE SPOILERS I'll try not to, so it doesn't have to go in the spoilers section. ------------------------------------- I've put probably 500 + hours on this game at Ultra settings using a ton of hirez textures without any performance issues. (As of about my last 50 or so hours of gameplay, I think I'm one of the few people out there that NEVER experiences CTDs) I decided to go Stormcloak this time (Imperial in my 1st playthrough) and, as soon as I got to the cell where I get my orders to attack Whiterun my game turned into a slo-mo slide show. I uninstalled my hi-rez whiterun and other texture mods and turned off AA & AF and turned my graphics to low with no change. I aggravatingly got through the first part, and things went back to normal upon entering whiterun. However, back to the slide show when I got back outside the City. I tried to kickstart things by fast-travelling back to Windhelm but to my surprise (and dismay), my game went back to slide show mode upon arriving. (That kinda blew me away actually - there ain't a lot going on texture wise.) Like I said, I've never had any noticeable performance hit on Ultra with hi-rez textures, let alone a slideshow with my graphics turned way down. I have a pretty mean PC. (Specs in my profile.) Freakin' game anyways, it looked as though the assault on the city was an amazingly cool part of the game. At this point, I'm thinking of either foregoing the whole civil war or going back to the Imperials (which I'd prefer not to do.) I had no problem when I defended whiterun as an Imperial and there were tons of NPCs running around. Anyone experience this before, or have any suggestions? I verified my game cache with no change to the slideshow. I defragged my HD not too long ago, but that's my next step. (I'm not holding out much hope that's the problem tho.) Edit: oh, btw, I haven't installed any mods in about my last 20+ hrs of gameplay. Defragging didn't help. I tried fast travelling to a number of places other than Windhelm once the battle was over, and every location was a slide show. Very strange. Edited June 9, 2012 by kevkiev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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