help!! game runs too fast

[t_kaay]

Hi, just installed the game but it seems to run at about double the normal speed (i have it on ps2 also). I'm running it on a laptop which is a brand new acer ferrari3200 model, top spec. Contacted EA and they sent me a reply saying I should alter my powersave setting but they couldn't advise how?? Any ideas please??? Thanks

 

[barmyarmy]

I think you need to change your anti-aliasing settings.

 

[zulaid2005]

ive got a very old computer and the game runs very slow...... wanna swap?

 

[brad352]

Have a look through these

All through the search tool, we'd appreciate it if you could use that before you post, to see if your question has been answered.

You can try changing the detail settings, changing AA or resolution, or if none of that works use !xspeed to slow down the game

 

[Mr. P]

I have a problem which occured to me when you posted that, almost the opposite...

I run the game on 640 x 480, which gives the graphics a slightly pixelated look...but it runs on a normal speed...not too fast, not at all slow...annoying though because even though it is only slightly pixelated...ive played on 1024 x 1200 or whatever it is and the game looks awesome...but runs real slow

 

[brad352]

I have a problem which occured to me when you posted that, almost the opposite...

I run the game on 640 x 480, which gives the graphics a slightly pixelated look...but it runs on a normal speed...not too fast, not at all slow...annoying though because even though it is only slightly pixelated...ive played on 1024 x 1200 or whatever it is and the game looks awesome...but runs real slow

Reason for that is your computer is crap and can't handle the higher resolution

 

[Mr. P]

strange thing is my computer ain't that crap

how good does my computer have to be to handle resolution?

 

[brad352]

Well Cricket 2004 isn't a very demanding game, what are your specs?

 

[Mr. P]

40 gig, 2.41 GHz, 480 mb of ram...

 

[brad352]

Graphics card specifically (Go to start, click run, type dxdiag and go to the display tab)

 

[Mr. P]

S3 Graphics ProSavage DRR? Is that what you want?

 

[Pat]

Yup,not good enough to handle 1280X1024 !! Anyways if you want to play at higher resolutions,try playing it with xspeed set to 1.41 or above which will make the game speed seem normal even at high resolution..

 

[brad352]

Yeah, that's it, and that's the reason you can't run it at any decent resolution

Yup,not good enough to handle 1280X1024 !! Anyways if you want to play at higher resolutions,try playing it with xspeed set to 1.41 or above which will make the game speed seem normal even at high resolution..

He's lucky to even be playing the game with that graphics card- and using !xspeed when the game would be running about 15FPS will just make it more jumpy

 

[Mr. P]

what is the cost of a better graphics card (ie much better)

 

[andrew_nixon]

you can get one that will run the game well for around 50 quid.