Opening Post
This is our official DEI Tech-Hardware thread which I will personally maintain and develop.
This thread will :
1) Remove some ''heat'' from DEI's other threads.
2) Help and inform people about general tech facts-problems-solutions.
3) Advice and help you choose the best graphic settings for your system by maintaining various tips for better gaming experience, specifically for Rome 2 and DEI.
4) Inform you about small tricks that will give you more FPS,smoother gameplay and as a result make you happier.
5) Include extra stuff eventually.
This thread will be for your assistance, you'll post your issues and questions here and I'll try to help and support you.
Performance Tips...
1) Auto High Priority REG for ROME 2.
A Priority Reg. (100% safe to use) which automates the High setting choice for your Rome 2 exe. from task manager, so in theory you will free more resources for your game and possibly have better FPS and gaming experience. For some systems (mostly mid-range builts) it will be helpful, so just give it a try.
Rome 2 Priority Reg.
YOU ONLY NEED TO RUN IT ONCE...NO OTHERS GAMES OR PROGRAMS WILL BE INFLUENCED ONLY ROME 2.
2)How to make the game recognize your full memory.
Let's try something in case Rome 2 isn't recognizing your full GPU memory.(it's an issue with gtx cards usually).
Check from your settings if your GPU's memory is fully and if not just do this. (Υοu must have Hidden files enabled in your Windows setup).
1)Go to (C:\Users\User name(your profile)\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Rome2\scripts\preferences.scripts . Open it with Notepad.
2)Now scroll down to like the 10th line of the text & look for gfx_video_memory 0;
3)Now change it to gfx_video_memory -2000; or -4000;
Launch the game and you memory should be displayed correctly in game. Also you will notice better performance and FPS.
3)How to enable Hidden files in your Windows setup. (Plus visual guide).
Show Hidden Files on Windows 7
Click the “Organize” button on Windows Explorer’s toolbar and select “Folder and search options” to open it.
Click the “View” tab at the top of the Folder Options window. Select “Show hidden files, folders, and drives” under Hidden files and folders. Click “OK” to save the new setting.
Show Hidden Files on Windows 8 and 10
Click the “View” tab on File Explorer’s ribbon and click the “Hidden items” checkbox in the Show/hide section. File Explorer will immediately show hidden files and will remember this setting until you change it.
4) Use SmartClose.
SmartClose is a lightweight easy as a pie program who can give your PC the boost it needs when you wanna squeeze a few more FPS for your game. It creates a back up of your unused or unprotected programs and applications running in the backround of your PC and closes them with 1 click. You can decide exactly what to close or keep so you wouldn't need to do it every time manually.
The smart close tutorial.
Middle and low range systems will gain more from this. You can find it here.
5)GameBooster
Razer created this cool program which has many uses for you.
a)Optimizes your PC for Gaming by killing unused apps and programs so you'll have more Free RAM.
b)Boosts your PC's Gaming session and Auto-Restores it when you're done.
c)Monitors your FPS stats and save them so you know your machine's performance.
d)Built in FPS counter.
e)Tweaks and fine tunes control.
Tutorial Razer Cortex Game Booster 2016.
You will see an improvement of various FPS (depending on your setup) but it will mostly help Low and Middle range setups so if you have plenty of Ram and a high end CPU-GPU you will not need it. You can find it here.
6)New possible FIX for stuttering issues and general performance.
Some times the Rome's 2 settings file becomes invalid and bugged, DirectX files as well.
So try this easy FIX:
Go to: C/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/thecreativeassembly/rome2/scripts
If you cant find that, click on the windows button and in the search bar type in RUN, click on that and then enter %appdata%.
When you finally get to the scripts file, delete it (these are the games settings)
After the scripts files are deleted go into your steam game library, right click on the game and go to properties, local files, then verify game files.
Once that is completed find the game files, which would be wherever you have steam located, and follow this: Steam/Steamapps/Common/TotalwarRomeII/redist/directx
In the directx folder, find the DXSETUP application and install directx through that.
Τry a battle with the settings you had before or the ones we recommend usually in the thread and let me know. You should have no stuttering or less than before and better FPS.
7)Water sources.
Ιn case of heavy stuttering reduce your water setting to medium-low. Users have found a bug when even normal land battles have underground water sources .
Water's rendering is a known heavy system strainer so it's advisable to reduce it.
8)Low Resolution Texture When Running On Extreme.
Sometimes people ask me why they have ugly-low textures even with high-end GPU's running on Extreme. It's a known memory issue with an easy solution.
- You can force an override by ticking the unlimited video memory tick box in the advanced graphics settings however this may impact performance.
- Another thing, the vegetation alpha is an option that should be set to off for all but the most powerful rigs or SLI-Crossfire users.
9)Disabling Xbox DVR in Windows 10
Sometimes users experiencing low FPS or FPS loss after upgrading to Windows 10. That's because in some systems the Xbox DVR feature and Xbox App specifically, aren't working as they should or they are just buggy and problematic.
So if you don't use them, feel free to disable them for good and probably gain a few FPS fro your gaming experience.
If you are signed into an Xbox account in Windows 10, you can stop Xbox DVR from running by opening the Xbox app and following the steps below:
a)Access the Settings menu by clicking the cog in the bottom left of the screen:
b)Click on 'Game DVR' near the top of the window and look for 'Record game clips and screenshots using Game DVR':
c)Toggle this setting off to disable Game DVR:
10)Quick fix-solutions for better fps in Campaign map.
A)Fewer Trade Ships to increase FPS submod.
Trade ships are killing fps for some people, since they cause occasional stuttering. Just use this to reduce them.
B)Arcade graphical effects removal
It will help you for a smoother Campaign with much less arcade effects.
C)No Campaign Clouds
This will greatly improve your Campaign map's fps.
How to take and upload a pic:
1)Take a screenshot with F12.
2)Find-Upload it to your Steam account.
3)Choose the pic from your profile by clicking on it. Click it again and you will see a link. You could also right click it and choose copy the url.
4)Go to the advanced panel of your message and add the image's url by clicking the 3r after the smileys image (insert image).
5)Your should also use spoilers for helping with the site's loading times etc