Optimizing turn resolution speed
I realize that, given the cross-platform status of the game combined with the huge variety of OS setups, there's probably not a lot that I can be told to do aside from close all other programs and perhaps buy more memory. However, I thought I'd ask on the off-chance that someone had some pointers all the same.
Right now, I love the World War map but find it prohibitively slow when playing with 16 AI players (on Difficult, but I imagine this doesn't matter.) Turns once I get out to around 20 start bogging down my computer (specs below) to the point where it's taking two or three minutes for D2 to crunch out the subsequent set-up.
I run on a laptop XP 1.2 ghz with 256 mb RAM. I keep all other programs closed while playing and don't minimize in-between turns and I'm still seeing this sort of lag. Any ideas on how to work with the system I've got to upgrade performace? I have no idea if increasing the page file (my first idea) would help as I'm fairly, much to my shame, tech-illiterate beyond the basics.
Help appreciated! Here's hoping that some general tips for other PC XP Users may surface so that this thread doesn't feel completely selfish. Apologies again in advance if this is a repeat of sorts thread-wise. I searched for five minutes with a variety of terms but didn't find anything relevant.
[ March 24, 2004, 20:22: Message edited by: Miguel Duran ]
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