Tech info & tips

[Engels]

May 18th. 11 days after you did.

[Viin]

May 18th. 11 days after you did.

And 2 days prior to first shipment :P

[Montague]

I guess the drinking cape was actually a reward for joining their clan of Conan newsletter way back when and it was bundled into the CE after that.  So CE people actually got that reward second but were the first able to use it.

A possible fix for the annoying gray map bug: F10/interface options/HUD/Enable quest tracker, toggle it.

That seems to be it. My wife signed up for the newsletter years ago and forgot about it till now.

[pants]

I guess the drinking cape was actually a reward for joining their clan of Conan newsletter way back when and it was bundled into the CE after that.  So CE people actually got that reward second but were the first able to use it.

A possible fix for the annoying gray map bug: F10/interface options/HUD/Enable quest tracker, toggle it.

That seems to be it. My wife signed up for the newsletter years ago and forgot about it till now.

Thirded on the signing up for newsletter.  I signed up ages ago, didn't get into closed/open beta, didn't preorder, haven't done anything besides sign up for the newsletter, and I got my beer cloak email today.

[Viin]

Anyone have a driver remover/cleaner they can recommend for Vista?

[Trippy]

Yeah it's called Windows XP

[rattran]

driversweeper from guru3d

[Viin]

driversweeper from guru3d

Thanks, I'll give that  shot.

Yeah it's called Windows XP

XP has just as many problems removing drivers as Vista. :P

[El Gallo]

I think this game marks the end of my beloved PC, the first I ever built.  My e-peen shrunk to almost negative length when I had to switch all the settings to low and still got some hitching. Apparently, Conan's nipples simply won't fit through an AGP pipe.

/salute

[stray]

Don't feel bad... Will barely fit through a PCIe pipe either.

"Pipes" (plural) is key to see the nipples in their full glory.

[Trippy]

Yeah it's called Windows XP

XP has just as many problems removing drivers as Vista. :P

That's true but it has fewer driver issues than Vista.

[Slayerik]

I think this game marks the end of my beloved PC, the first I ever built.  My e-peen shrunk to almost negative length when I had to switch all the settings to low and still got some hitching. Apparently, Conan's nipples simply won't fit through an AGP pipe.

/salute

Yeah, the game is bitchsmacking my 7800 GT and its PCIe...and I thought it was a solid card before this. I can't upgrade yet, so I just have to deal with it.... Or... Overclock my PC!!!!! WOOO

[Miasma]

Only the Tortage smuggler in your home city will allow you to go back, other ones just say "Not now friend".

Pyramid of the Ancients in Khopef is very bugged so here are some notes.  Do not kill the emerald guardians until you talk to a statue on the floor above them.  The quest to kill the boss is bugged and useless.  The arm for one of the quests will not respawn for other group members.  When you free the girl try to all talk to her at once or else she will run off and you won't be able to complete it.  There is a book on one of the tables that does not shimmer yet it has a quest.

The war elephant mount is slower than walking and is only used for sieges in PvP, which I doubt is even implemented yet.

[Signe]

Text Colour Editor:  http://www.curse.com/downloads/details/12752/

Just go here, instead.  There's five or six, including combat ones for number crunchers:  http://aoc.curse.com/

[Signe]

For more detailed tweaks:

Now you can have full control.
Performance hurting a little... force LQ shaders to boost FPS.
Oh god that sounds like a bad sales pitch.

Upzip this in the Custom UI Folder - (DRIVE):\Program Files\Funcom\Age of Conan\cd_image\Gui\Customized
http://rapidshare.com/files/11786806...tions.zip.html

Video Options Menu: http://xs127.xs.to/xs127/08222/_picture000359.png

Oceans On: http://xs127.xs.to/xs127/08222/gwydon_picture074169.png
Oceans Off: http://xs127.xs.to/xs127/08222/gwydon_picture075517.png
Well Oceans Control all Non River bodies of water

High Quality Shaders: http://xs127.xs.to/xs127/08222/gaav_picture002700.png
Forced Low Quality Shaders: http://xs127.xs.to/xs127/08222/gaav_picture003529.png

For those who can't use Rapidshare:  http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=5CA9DBAF23099939

Source:  http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=35145

[stray]

I adjusted the lighting and it helped somewhat. 15-20 ish in Tortage, instead of 10.  30 outside.

Was about to play, but then a system message said the servers were going down for 4 hours. 

[squirrel]

Ok so totally confused here. I have this installed on two machines, both somewhat below par. One is an older dual core AMD with a 6800GT and the other is a newer core2duo 2.4 laptop with a x1600. Anyway, I wasn't expecting great results and have a new machine coming in august so I wasn't too worried. But the weird thing is that trying to optomize these machines I get *higher* fps by enabling AA than not. I've followed a lot of tips and the game's totally playable but consistently I gain about 5-10 fps by enabling AA at 2x. That just seems odd...

[rattran]

The in-game fps meter is inaccurate. Wildly inaccurate at times.

[raydeen]

This thing is rapidly looking like the Second Coming according to all I've been reading here. My only real hitch is I don't know if my computer is up to snuff. Looking at the min requirements I think I meet all the basics except maybe the graphics card. I'm not up on my hardware anymore so I don't know if my card is equivalent or better than a NVIDIA GeForce 6800+ / ATI Radeon 9800+. Here's my specs:

Core Duo 2.0
1 Gig ram
256 meg ATI x1400

Need I even apply (and run everything on low) or just walk away in shame and be happy with my WoW?

Edit: It's a laptop so upgrading is pretty much out. It runs Oblivion quite nicely at really low res if that says anything. I don't mind 800x600 or there abouts as anything much higher and I can't read ingame text.

[schild]

I'd highly recommend just getting a real computer. That won't run it for dick.

[raydeen]

I'd highly recommend just getting a real computer. That won't run it for dick.

Wish I could. Oh well. Maybe in a year or two, or WAR if it has lower reqs.

[photek]

Prepare for the tip of the month. *Drumroll*

You can swim UP in all waterfalls. It has saved me tons of time. Don't tell anyone 

[Lum]

I picked up an 8800GT but I still only get ~30 FPS. I suspect it's because I don't have a dual core processor. 

[photek]

I picked up an 8800GT but I still only get ~30 FPS. I suspect it's because I don't have a dual core processor. 

No it's cause their coding is a mess and fuckup. I run a quad CPU, 8800GTX, 4gb ram system. I run around with 45-65FPS (high settings, 4x AA, 16x AF), but in some places it drops to around 20. Especially inside Strom's keep and other various indoor areas. Give them 2 months and you'll get 40-50 as supposed. Also try to put AA to 2x, it sometimes for the most weird reasons increases performance. Oh yeah, check that bloom is disabled, it is a major resource hog atm.

[bhodikhan]

Prepare for the tip of the month. *Drumroll*

You can swim UP in all waterfalls. It has saved me tons of time. Don't tell anyone 

I've  been using using "water" travel and it's great! No mobs and you can defy gravity at the same time.

[Engels]

This thing is rapidly looking like the Second Coming according to all I've been reading here. My only real hitch is I don't know if my computer is up to snuff. Looking at the min requirements I think I meet all the basics except maybe the graphics card. I'm not up on my hardware anymore so I don't know if my card is equivalent or better than a NVIDIA GeForce 6800+ / ATI Radeon 9800+. Here's my specs:

Core Duo 2.0
1 Gig ram
256 meg ATI x1400

Need I even apply (and run everything on low) or just walk away in shame and be happy with my WoW?

Edit: It's a laptop so upgrading is pretty much out. It runs Oblivion quite nicely at really low res if that says anything. I don't mind 800x600 or there abouts as anything much higher and I can't read ingame text.

You can and probably should upgrade your ram to 2 gig, or heck, even 4, just to extend the life of your laptop. That's something that anyone can do with their laptop.

A Core Duo isn't a -bad- processor, and people are running AoC on older ones than that. Is the ram DDR2 though, or DDR? That bus speed can make a big difference. The vid card ain't the best, but on low settings you might just might have a playable game.

[apocrypha]

Another gameplay tip, maybe obvious but I only just realised how useful this is:

Stamina potions.

I just raced a level 40 guy on a horse, all the way across Old Tarantia and I used 1 stamina potion and totally beat him. They're cheap and make you faster than horses \o/

[raydeen]

This thing is rapidly looking like the Second Coming according to all I've been reading here. My only real hitch is I don't know if my computer is up to snuff. Looking at the min requirements I think I meet all the basics except maybe the graphics card. I'm not up on my hardware anymore so I don't know if my card is equivalent or better than a NVIDIA GeForce 6800+ / ATI Radeon 9800+. Here's my specs:

Core Duo 2.0
1 Gig ram
256 meg ATI x1400

Need I even apply (and run everything on low) or just walk away in shame and be happy with my WoW?

Edit: It's a laptop so upgrading is pretty much out. It runs Oblivion quite nicely at really low res if that says anything. I don't mind 800x600 or there abouts as anything much higher and I can't read ingame text.

You can and probably should upgrade your ram to 2 gig, or heck, even 4, just to extend the life of your laptop. That's something that anyone can do with their laptop.

A Core Duo isn't a -bad- processor, and people are running AoC on older ones than that. Is the ram DDR2 though, or DDR? That bus speed can make a big difference. The vid card ain't the best, but on low settings you might just might have a playable game.

I just might do the mem upgrade. Crucial has a 2 Gig kit for $50 (I'd be a fool not to get it) and it is DDR2. My main concern was the vid card. It's run things that I never thought it would run but honestly the newest things I've tried to run are probably 2 to 3 years old. Conan will probably run as well as EQ did on my old p-150 with it's Voodoo2 card. I'll try it anyways.

[Alkiera]

Just got this the other day, and have video weirdness.  When the character select comes up, what there is of my character is floating against a pale blue shimmery background, and all you can see of my character is her hair, eyes, and the tattoo/scars.  No skin, though some clothes show up, not all of them.  8/

When I actually get into the game(UI draws fine) my clothes are there, and buildings and the like are there, but the ground is missing.  If I'm in Tortuga just outside Tina's bar, The ground is gone, but the wooden decking is there.

I can fix it by going into the video settings, adjusting anything, and hitting OK... but I have to do this every time I start the game.

Also, the game seems to have a memory vaccuum... it runs faster the longer I play.  Initially, it really sucks, but seems to get faster and faster as I go.

[schild]

Computer specs?

[Slayerik]

Updated vid drivers?

[Alkiera]

Computer is an Athlon64 3200+ (2.0Ghz), 2gigs DDR ram, and an nVidia 8800 GTS with 640MB GDDR3

Driver is Omega driver 2.169.21, nVidia version 6.14.0011.6921; According to the date, it's about 6 months old.

Will check for updated drivers when I get home.

[Rasix]

Remove your drivers.

Run DriverSweeper.

Reboot into SafeMode.  (may be unnecessary)

Run DriverSweeper again.

Install newest Nvidia drivers.  New ones came out very recently.

I remember at lot of similar problems just being due to old drivers or old drivers that weren't cleaned off the system.

[Slayerik]

Old drivers suck. I'm always passing them on the right cause they are too old to remember that the left lane is the fast lane, and I drive fuckin FAST.

[Alkiera]

Removed omega drivers, rebooted.  Installed latest nVidia drivers from their website.


WOW.

Huge differences in everything visual in the game.  I hadn't realized I was missing ALL the particle effects from before.  The little ring under target's feet.  Spell/Hide effects.  I had noticed the missing fires, but they show up now.  The weirdness when I first start up is gone, and performance has gone up notably as well.

I don't think I've ever had a driver upgrade affect a game as radically as that one.