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Dreilex

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  1. Dreilex
    Searching Toshiba's Drivers section only lead me in circles several times before downloading the exact same software I've attempted to update with already. (Even with the automatic-detection utility.) Both times, it's failed.

    Thanks for attempting to help, but it seems that I can do no more to my computer itself to improve performance with City of Heroes.
  2. Dreilex
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Flameshot View Post
    Right off the bat I can see your video drivers are horribly out of date. That would definitely be your starting point.
    While it may be out of date, I've checked the Toshiba Support website and according to the page for my model, those are the most recent drivers. There doesn't seem to be anything else that I can do aside from tamper with the settings of City of Heroes itself.
  3. Dreilex
    ---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.1.1.8---

    DxDiag gathered at January 17, 2010 18:05 (-06:00)
    Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.090803-2339)
    System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
    System Model: Satellite M305
    BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
    Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5800 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
    Memory: 3932MB
    .Net Memory Report: 2545MB out of 3931MB available
    Page File: 6169MB (1885MB currently in use)
    C Drive: (Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00) 127467MB out of 236973MB (53%) free
    D Drive: (PIONEER DVD-RW DVRTD08L) zero-size drive
    Windows directory location: C:\Windows
    DirectX: DirectX 11
    DirectX Diag version: 7.00.6002.18107 (64-bit version)

    Display Notes: No problems found.
    Sound Notes: No problems found.

    No problems found.
    Input Notes: No problems found.

    Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
    Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
    Video Device Name: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Manufacturer / Chip: Intel Corporation / Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Video Memory: 1759 MB
    Driver Version: 7.15.0010.1502
    Driver Date: 6/12/2008 8:51:32 PM
    Driver Language: English

    Sound Device Description: Speakers (Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221)
    Driver File: CHDRT64.sys
    Driver Version: 4.36.0007.0000
    Driver Date: 3/4/2008 12:32:46 PM

    Sound Device Description: SPDIF Interface (Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221)
    Driver File: CHDRT64.sys
    Driver Version: 4.36.0007.0000
    Driver Date: 3/4/2008 12:32:46 PM


    WMI Information
    Motherboard Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
    Motherboard Model: (empty)
    Motherboard Product: Satellite M305
    Motherboard Version: Not Applicable
    BIOS Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
    BIOS Name: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1
    BIOS Version: TOSQCI - 6040000
    BIOS Release: 20090519000000.000000+000

    Registry Information for Current User
    Resolution: 1260x768
    3D Resolution: 1260x768 (Not using renderscale)
    Full Screen: No
    Maximized: No
    Screen Position: 4, -18
    Refresh Rate: 60Hz
    Vertical Sync Enabled: Yes

    Physics Quality: Medium
    Maximum Particles: 50000
    Max Particle Fill? 10.000
    Physics Card Enabled: No

    Anti-aliasing: None
    Anisotropic Filtering: None
    Texture LOD Bias: Crisp
    Water Effects: Low Quality
    Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
    Depth of Field Enabled: No
    Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
    Shader Detail: Low (with world bumpmaps)

    World Texture Level: Very High
    Character Texture Level: Very High
    World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 1.000
    Entity Detail Level: 1.000
    Shadows Enabled: Yes
    Gamma Correction: 1.000
    Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
    Suppression of Extra Player FX Enabled: No
    Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: No
    Close Suppression Range: 3.000
    Show Advertisements: Yes

    Audio Mode: Performance
    3D Audio: No
    FX Sound Volume: 1.000
    Music Sound Volume: 0.600

    Show Advanced Graphics Options: No
    Overall Graphics Quality: 0.600
    Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
    Save Login Username: Yes
    Transfer Rate: 363280 bytes/second
    Current Game Version: 1600.20091102.9T4
    Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\City of Heroes

    Mod files in the Data directory
    No modifications found
  4. Dreilex
    I've recently resubscribed to City of Heroes/Villains after purchasing a new laptop one year previous. Since I've started playing, I've been experiencing frequent crashes, each one of them sudden and almost inexplicable. There doesn't seem to be any one action or event that causes them, as I could be standing still for roughly five minutes after logging into or entering a relatively empty zone, and the game will still crash.

    After researching a bit though these forums, I've noticed a trend of Toshiba Satellite (laptop) users have also encountered this problem as well. My particular model is the M305, running the Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family with updated drivers. It's more than capable of running more graphically-demanding games such as Half-Life 2, and I've located no solution for this problem as of so far.

    As of so far, I have no crash report, as the game simply exits out to the desktop. Is there any way of preventing this?