Sudden Debilitating Lag
By
Chad Gulzow-Man,
Posted on: 2011-06-25 16:49 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 6:47:33 PM, on 6/25/2011
Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16800)
Boot mode: Normal
Running processes:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Lexmark 5600-6600 Series\lxdumon.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Lexmark 5600-6600 Series\ezprint.exe
C:\Users\Zach\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox. exe
C:\Users\Zach\AppData\Local\Google\Update\1.3.21.5 7\GoogleCrashHandler.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Logitech\G930\G930.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer\Naga\RazerNagaSysTray.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG10\avgtray.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG10\Identity Protection\agent\bin\avgidsmonitor.exe
C:\program files (x86)\ncsoft\City of Heroes\CityOfHeroes.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\update\realsched.exe
C:\Users\Zach\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Applicat ion\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Zach\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Applicat ion\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Zach\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Applicat ion\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Zach\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Applicat ion\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Zach\Desktop\HijackThis.exe
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R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
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R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://samsung.msn.com
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
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R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=userinit.exe,
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer - {3049C3E9-B461-4BC5-8870-4C09146192CA} - C:\ProgramData\Real\RealPlayer\BrowserRecordPlugin \IE\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll
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O2 - BHO: W2PBrowser Browser Helper - {AA609D72-8482-4076-8991-8CDAE5B93BCB} - C:\Program Files\Samsung AnyWeb Print\W2PBrowser.dll
O2 - BHO: URLRedirectionBHO - {B4F3A835-0E21-4959-BA22-42B3008E02FF} - C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\URLREDIR.DLL
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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Logitech G930] C:\Program Files (x86)\Logitech\G930\G930.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Razer Naga Driver] C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer\Naga\RazerNagaSysTray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG_TRAY] C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG10\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Google Update] "C:\Users\Zach\AppData\Local\Google\Update\GoogleU pdate.exe" /c
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O4 - Startup: Dropbox.lnk = Zach\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
O4 - Global Startup: SRS Premium Sound.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\EXCEL.EXE/3000
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O9 - Extra button: Samsung AnyWeb Print - {328ECD19-C167-40eb-A0C7-16FE7634105E} - C:\Program Files\Samsung AnyWeb Print\W2PBrowser.dll
O9 - Extra button: OneNote Lin&ked Notes - {789FE86F-6FC4-46A1-9849-EDE0DB0C95CA} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ONBttnIELinkedNotes.dll
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O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\program files (x86)\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\wlidnsp.dll
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\program files (x86)\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\wlidnsp.dll
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.clonewarsadventures.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.freerealms.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.soe.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.sony.com
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O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O18 - Filter hijack: text/xml - {807573E5-5146-11D5-A672-00B0D022E945} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14\MSOXMLMF.DLL
O20 - AppInit_DLLs: C:\windows\SysWOW64\nvinit.dll
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: AVGIDSAgent - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG10\Identity Protection\Agent\Bin\AVGIDSAgent.exe
O23 - Service: AVG WatchDog (avgwd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG\AVG10\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: Dragon Age: Origins - Content Updater (DAUpdaterSvc) - BioWare - c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\dragon age origins\bin_ship\DAUpdaterSvc.Service.exe
O23 - Service: Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiMAX Red Bend Device Management Service (DMAgent) - Red Bend Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Intel\WiMAX\Bin\DMAgent.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc.dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\System32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Event Log (EvtEng) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\EvtEng.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm.dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\system32\fxssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Logitech Bluetooth Service (LBTServ) - Logitech, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logishrd\Bluetooth\LBTServ.exe
O23 - Service: Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service (LMS) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\LMS\LMS.exe
O23 - Service: lxdu_device - - C:\windows\system32\lxducoms.exe
O23 - Service: @comres.dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\System32\msdtc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Wireless PAN DHCP Server (MyWiFiDHCPDNS) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Intel\WiFi\bin\PanDhcpDns.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon.dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Update Service Daemon (nvUpdatusService) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Updatus\daemonu.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase.dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Registry Service (RegSrvc) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\WirelessCommon\RegSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: Cyberlink RichVideo Service(CRVS) (RichVideo) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\Shared files\RichVideo.exe
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\system32\locator.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\snmptrap.exe,-3 (SNMPTRAP) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\System32\snmptrap.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sppsvc.exe,-101 (sppsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\windows\system32\sppsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Steam Client Service - Valve Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe
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O23 - Service: @%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing)
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I'm not going to touch the other stuff, as I am not as familiar with HijackThis logs as I would like to be.|
Originally Posted by Tizgone
My roommate plays with me and he had to tell me that I had died about a minute before I saw it locally. His internet is having no problems.
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But this is the first post I have seen mentioning a roommate, and I take it from the statement about his internet not having problems that means you are sharing his internet?
Can you verify that your access to the internet isn't limited or throttled for any reason? Do you still lag this bad when your are the only one online at your location?
If you do not have any problems when you are the only one online, then it is either his ISP, or the modem, or the router (I am assuming you are going through a router).
If you are still having problems even when you are the only one online, ask your roommate if he messed with any modem or router settings recently. He might have adjusted QoL settings that are limiting your access. (I'll not speculate on if this was intentional, as a joke or otherwise. ;-) )
As a shot in the dark suggestion, I would say reboot the modem and router if you can. It kind of goes without saying that this will interrupt internet usage, so only do it when everyone is aware the internet will stop working for a while.
If you are still having problems, there is one other thing I can think of besides the help others should be able to give you from your log posts. I'll check back and see if you need it. (It is one of those things that is not a good idea if it is unneeded, so I won't mention until it might be needed.)
A few things stand out. According to your CoH Helper report, it is using the Intel graphics chipset. But your HiJackThis log shows nVidia graphics processes running in the Services. I'd suspect that your laptop is using one of the graphics card switching mechanisms that seems to be fairly common of late. Most likely it has switched to the Intel chip instead of the nVidia chip it should be using for the game. There should be a method to disable the graphics switching and specify which to use.
The other thing I notice is the Intel PROSet Wireless entries. Are you running this using wireless or do you have a wired ethernet connection to your router or modem? If it is wireless, you could be getting interference. Try connecting it with ethernet instead and see if the conditions continue.
Of course, it could be a combination of the graphics issues and wireless as well, or possibly something else. But those two areas are where I'd start looking if it were a computer on my workbench that I was working on.
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Originally Posted by Texas Justice
There should be a method to disable the graphics switching and specify which to use.
A: I'm sure there probably is but I don't know how and google most likely does. Which one should I specify to use? I would guess the nVidia chipset. The other thing I notice is the Intel PROSet Wireless entries. Are you running this using wireless or do you have a wired ethernet connection to your router or modem? If it is wireless, you could be getting interference. Try connecting it with ethernet instead and see if the conditions continue. A: I don't have an ethernet cable handy (using wireless, obviously) but I suspect that this isn't the cause. It was working fine with both of us side-by-side last night and he went to sleep before I did and I woke up before him so he didn't change anything... But those two areas are where I'd start looking if it were a computer on my workbench that I was working on. |
Thanks guys. I'm gonna try to figure some of this out. And I'm running wireless about 5 feet away from the router/modem and no one else in the apartment is having troubles with the internet.
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Is your roommate also using wireless?|
Originally Posted by Tizgone
A: I don't have an ethernet cable handy (using wireless, obviously) but I suspect that this isn't the cause. It was working fine with both of us side-by-side last night and he went to sleep before I did and I woke up before him so he didn't change anything...
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If not:
If you do not have a cable handy, can you think of anything that might happen at the same times you lag?
Cordless phones ringing, sometime cellular phones ringing, and microwaves are the common culprits. Are you close enough to neighbors where their use of these things might be occurring? (If you are in an apartment, it is very likely. If a house, not so much but it depends on if you are at an outside wall and how close your neighbors are.)
Also, you could borrow your roommates cable to verify it isn't the wireless.
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Roomie is using the same wireless as I am, on the same farm with me, and not lagging. He's performing as well as I was yesterday. And the only thing that happens differently is that there's more mobs on the screen and CoH starts to use 3gigs of ram|
Originally Posted by Morgan Reed
Is your roommate also using wireless?
If not: If you do not have a cable handy, can you think of anything that might happen at the same times you lag? Cordless phones ringing, sometime cellular phones ringing, and microwaves are the common culprits. Are you close enough to neighbors where their use of these things might be occurring? (If you are in an apartment, it is very likely. If a house, not so much but it depends on if you are at an outside wall and how close your neighbors are.) Also, you could borrow your roommates cable to verify it isn't the wireless. |
Edit: I just did a BAF and Lambda, with no lag whatsoever. I figured something may have fixed itself so I tried the Crey's Fire Farm and I lagged till there were only 3 mobs left standing around me (I couldn't see what was going on because it was a still frame, but I clicked my powers as if I could and it seemed to mostly work). The less mobs that are actively moving in my field of vision and attacking (it looks to be) the less lag I have. I just don't understand what caused the sudden onset of this disease.
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Originally Posted by Tizgone
I just don't understand what caused the sudden onset of this disease.
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Originally Posted by Tizgone
Roomie is using the same wireless as I am, on the same farm with me, and not lagging. He's performing as well as I was yesterday. And the only thing that happens differently is that there's more mobs on the screen and CoH starts to use 3gigs of ram
Edit: I just did a BAF and Lambda, with no lag whatsoever. I figured something may have fixed itself so I tried the Crey's Fire Farm and I lagged till there were only 3 mobs left standing around me (I couldn't see what was going on because it was a still frame, but I clicked my powers as if I could and it seemed to mostly work). The less mobs that are actively moving in my field of vision and attacking (it looks to be) the less lag I have. I just don't understand what caused the sudden onset of this disease. |
That suggests to me you aren't getting wireless interference.
Do you have Windows Update set to automatically download and install updates?
If so, check your update history (Windows Start button > Windows Update > Review Update History) and look if it installed a video driver update during the night before the lagging started.
I'm not familiar with the Crey's Fire Farm, but if it has a bunch of fire effects, it might be a video driver issue.
If you find the video driver was updated, you might want to try rolling back the driver version to the previous one.
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Originally Posted by Morgan Reed
That suggests to me you aren't getting wireless interference.
Do you have Windows Update set to automatically download and install updates? |
I got tired of being helpless in this issue, so I just looked up how to do a roll-back to a few days ago without using their dinky tool (use F4 when restarting). It showed me that Windows did indeed install an update at 4AM. It was 3 of the "HIGHLY CRITICAL" updates that windows seems to roll out each week or so. It fixed the problem completely. Thanks for all the help everybody!
I just don't know which one it was that had ended up messing with my machine. And do you think there's a way I could safely download it it now, or what?
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Oh... That stinks. Not that you fixed the problem. But that is was a Windows update.|
Originally Posted by Tizgone
I got tired of being helpless in this issue, so I just looked up how to do a roll-back to a few days ago without using their dinky tool (use F4 when restarting). It showed me that Windows did indeed install an update at 4AM. It was 3 of the "HIGHLY CRITICAL" updates that windows seems to roll out each week or so. It fixed the problem completely. Thanks for all the help everybody!
I just don't know which one it was that had ended up messing with my machine. And do you think there's a way I could safely download it it now, or what? |
Do you have a listing of which ones were installed?
For the handful of systems I've explored, video drivers are "Recommended" updates only.
If it was a "Critical" update, it might actually be a Windows component that is gumming things up. Or, your particular drivers were considered critical.
As for if you can download it... I would say it depends on if you can suffer the lag. If it is "Critical," odds are you could really use the update. But at the same time it is likely to cause the lag again. It falls into one of those "lesser of two evils" category that others can't really answer for you.
If you could track down and list the updates, I'd like to know what they were. And I might be able to give you further advice on the issue.
Well some of the .NET patches will later kick off a series of compiles when the OS believes the system isn't that busy.
I have updates on my system set to notify only. This way I choose when they download and install and I'm aware that that .NET patches do this secondary compile step so I apply the update before I catch up on my shows.
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I'd tell you to move to a Mac, but the Mac version of this game is so highly unstable as to be laughable. I do, however, read every thread on "lag" since on the Mac version "debilitating lag" usually happens immediately before the client crashes the whole machine.
Congrats on finding your particular culprit, however.
I've been running farms in Atlas's AE (on just-not-quite Ultra Mode) all yesterday. All was good and I went to bed. I woke up to farm again and I get to the first mob and just faceplant because of the lag. I tried again with graphics turned almost completely off and nothing changed. My roommate plays with me and he had to tell me that I had died about a minute before I saw it locally. His internet is having no problems. I tried uninstalling CoH, reinstalling, installing the latest drivers, deactivating my fire walls, virus protection, etc. Nothing works and I didn't change a thing since last night. I did notice that whenever it lags I open the task manager and it'll be using anywhere from 2 - 3gigs of RAM. Probably shouldn't be that high. I've heard about the launcher having a leak, so I close that as soon as I can and it doesn't help. Any help would be appreciated.
---System information gathered by CoH Helper version 0.2.0.2---
DxDiag gathered at June 25, 2011 18:45 (-05:00)
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.110408-1633)
System Manufacturer: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
System Model: QX310/QX410/QX510/SF310/SF410/SF510
BIOS: AMIBIOS Version 02MX.M003.20100914.SCY
Central Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 4096MB
.Net Memory Report: 1408MB out of 3882MB available
Page File: 3662MB (4099MB currently in use)
C Drive: (SAMSUNG HM641JI) 72103MB out of 238591MB (30%) free
D Drive: (SAMSUNG HM641JI) 355260MB out of 355570MB (99%) free
E Drive: (TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-U633F) zero-size drive
Windows directory location: C:\windows
DirectX: DirectX 11
DirectX Diag version: 6.01.7600.16385 (64-bit version)
Display Notes: No problems found.
Sound Notes: No problems found.
Input Notes: No problems found.
Monitor:
Monitor's Max Resolution: (blank)
Video Device Name: Intel(R) HD Graphics
Manufacturer / Chip: Intel Corporation / Intel(R) HD Graphics (Core i5)
Video Memory: 1696 MB
Driver Version: 8.15.10.2202
Driver Date: 8/25/2010 3:36:00 PM
Driver Language: English
Sound Device Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Driver File: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6176
Driver Date: 8/10/2010 9:00:34 PM
WMI Information
Motherboard Manufacturer: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Motherboard Model: (empty)
Motherboard Product: QX310/QX410/QX510/SF310/SF410/SF510
Motherboard Version: 02MX
BIOS Manufacturer: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Name: AMIBIOS Version 02MX.M003.20100914.SCY
BIOS Version: SECCSD - 6222004
BIOS Release: 20100914000000.000000+000
Registry Information for Current User
Resolution: 1366x768
3D Resolution: 1366x768 (Not using renderscale)
Full Screen: Yes
Maximized: No
Screen Position: 0, 0
Refresh Rate: 60Hz
Vertical Sync Enabled: No
Physics Quality: None
Maximum Particles: 100
Max Particle Fill? 10.000
Physics Card Enabled: No
Anti-aliasing: Off
Anisotropic Filtering: None
Texture LOD Bias: Crisp
Water Effects: None
Bloom: 1.000 (turned off)
Depth of Field Enabled: No
Desaturation Effects (Sepia) Enabled: No
Shader Detail: Unknown (4)
World Texture Level: Unknown (3)
Character Texture Level: Low
World Detail Level (Vis_Scale): 0.500
Entity Detail Level: 0.300
Shadows Enabled: No
Shadow Mode: Disabled
Shadow Map Shader: Unknown (0)
Environmental Reflections: Disabled
Advanced Occlusion Settings: No
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Occlusion Strength: Off
Blur: Bilateral
Ambient Resolution: Performance
Gamma Correction: 1.000
Geometry Buffers (VBOs) Enabled: Yes
Suppression of FX When Camera Close Enabled: Yes
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: 0.000
Reverse Mouse Buttons: No
Save Login Username: Yes
Transfer Rate: Unknown bytes/second
Current Game Version: 2010.201105250125.1.0
Installation Directory: C:\program files (x86)\ncsoft\City of Heroes
Mod files in the Data directory
No modifications found