P4 3.07 Ghz
1.25 Gb ram
BFG Nvidia 7600 GS OC
Win XP
I recently returned to CoV after almost a year. I used to play it using my onboard video card--don't know how I ever managed that. I recently upgraded to the 7600 GS OC, along with a better power supply to accomodate it, specifically in order to play this game. I play on minimal settings--looks just fine to me-- I care more about the game running smoothly. I expected that I would at least be able to do that much, but that hasn't been the case.
I don't get the map server disconnects and crashes and so on--my main problem is erratic frame rates. Teaming is bad enough--always plummeting frame rates there--but even solo I'm getting it. I can't even identify a potential source of the problem; it seems entirely random. For example:
4:18- Longbow base mission. Entering hallway, fps drops (and when I say "drops", I mean instantaneously plummets) from 42 to 8. Recovers to 38, then drops from 38 to 5 exiting hallway into large room.
4:19- "Enhancement Found" text. Fps drops from 28 to 2.
4:21- Fighting Longbow. Fps drops from 28 to 3.
4:23- Fighting Longbow. Fps drops from 30 to 6.
(Regarding previous two entries: many more instances of fighting Longbow bear no effect on fps).
4:24- Exiting hallway. Fps JUMPS from 5 to 38.
4:25- Fighting Longbow. Fps drops from 37 to 6.
4:27- Standing still (making note of previous drop). Fps JUMPS from 8 to 40.
4:28- Special Longbow attack drops fps from 38 to 16.
4:29- "Mission Complete" text. Fps drops from 38 to 7.
4:30- "Enhancement Found" text. This time has no effect on fps.
4:31- Standing still. Fps JUMPS from 34 to 54.
4:33- Standing still. Fps drops from 42 to 10.
I can't understand what's going on here, but it certainly doesn't seem right. I wouldn't even care if it only dropped into the teens so that it didn't noticeably affect the game.
I've run several speed tests on my cable connection, and the results are consistently high quality.
