Lag issues, Have you tried this.

[Poison elf]

I know I posted this before but we just had a guy spend like a week trying to get into the game. Tech support had him do the same oh, and update drivers etc.

For xp users go to start/setting/control panel/display/setting/advanced/troubleshoot.

Move the hardware acceleration down a click or two. Turn write combining off. Ta-da, another player can get in the game now.

You will want to get help for this, but you can also hit contol-alt-del and bring up the windows task manager. Check how many processes you have running. Pirates launcher, internet explorer, some things you don't need to have running while in the game you can take out.

[Chris]

awesome that helped lag down alot and if u want to reduce it EVEN MORE! do this

Originally Posted by Sullear

To specify Pirates Online to use DirectX 9 you will need to edit the "game_options.txt" file located in the PiratesOnline directory if you have ever saved settings in the Options Panel.

1) Go to Start | Programs | Accessories | Windows Explorer.
2) Navigate to C:\Program Files\Disney\Disney Online\PiratesOnline.
3) Double click on game_options.txt.
4) Make sure "state" has "working" on the line directly below it. If you see "attempted_working" change it to "working."
5) Under "api", please change the text from "default" to "pandadx9".
6) Save the file then launch the game.

If you don't have this file on your computer, you will need to create one in the PiratesOnline directory.

1) Go to Start | Run.
2) Type "Notepad" in the Open input box then click OK.
3) Add the following text precisely as you see it below:
state
working
api
pandadx9
4) Click File | Save As
5) Name the file "game_options.txt"
6) Save the file to C:\Program Files\Disney\Disney Online\PiratesOnline then launch the game.

These settings changes will instruct Pirates Online to only use DirectX 9 as the graphic API.

[Poison elf]

I saw that also somewhere on one of the posts. Mine was listed as working, so I changed it to the pandadx9, instead of default.

When I tried it I didn't see anything noticeable. May have to do with people that have the attempted_working listing.

[Kat Stormhawk]

I did what Chris quoted here awhile back and it definitely sped up the game for me.

[mlratto]

i changed my setting from default to pandadx9 and my performance got really bad. so i changed it and i'm back to semi-irrating lag and bad lag when things become crowded.

oh well...

[CrimsonRabbit]

noted...marking thread to remind me to come back to.

Arggg...

[Swash]

i just reboot my computer if i cant get on then i check all my cords to make sure there all plugged in if i get that "error report send it or dont send" message a few times in a row then i de install pirates then re install pirates then it works

[Seafarer]

I did what chris said and noticed a difference in performance then I wondered what would happen if I tried it with directX 10 "pandadx10" (running Vista) and it worked. saw a very noticable difference in game speed.

[swashbuckler II]

What if i mess somthing up while typing it in will me game get messed up???

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Seafarer

I did what chris said and noticed a difference in performance then I wondered what would happen if I tried it with directX 10 "pandadx10" (running Vista) and it worked. saw a very noticable difference in game speed.

Oh really? Im going to have to try that!!

Originally Posted by swashbuckler II

What if i mess somthing up while typing it in will me game get messed up???

If you make a copy/backup of the file first, then your covered. However, if it does cause any problem and you dont have a backup, I would just delete it. The game should generate one on its own if its necessary.

[nitnek]

I don't understand something :
I've changed "default" to "pandadx9" , I've saved the file , but when I leave the game and I go the "game_options" file , "pandadx9" has changed to "default" !

So why ?
(Sorry for my bad english :s)

I did what chris said and noticed a difference in performance then I wondered what would happen if I tried it with directX 10 "pandadx10" (running Vista) and it worked. saw a very noticable difference in game speed.

I have tried and its works better! But "pandadx10" changed to "default" when I leave the game !

[Seafarer]

Originally Posted by nitnek

I don't understand something :
I've changed "default" to "pandadx9" , I've saved the file , but when I leave the game and I go the "game_options" file , "pandadx9" has changed to "default" !

So why ?
(Sorry for my bad english :s)



I have tried and its works better! But "pandadx10" changed to "default" when I leave the game !

Your right... It happened to me too. I'm not sure why maybe someone else knows?

[Dr. Zeppers]

I believe what is happening, is that changing the file to say pandadx9 (or 10) forces the software to change its default. When it loads up afterwards, it must be using the pandadx# option as the default.

I cant believe this, I have lived with the game crashing upon exit on my vista laptop forever.
I just changed the setting from pandadx9 to pandadx10, and no more CRASH!!!!

[nitnek]

Thanks for your answers OFxZeppers !

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by nitnek

Thanks for your answers OFxZeppers !

Your welcome.

After a bit more playing with my system and that setting, im thinking what it does is actually just remind the game to try more current versions of DirectX support.

Studied some old logs and found it was originally diverting to DX8 when it couldnt get OpenGL to work on its own. Now of course it uses DX10 (im assuming, these log files arent THAT clear.. hehe). I know I had used the pandadx9 before, with measured success, and now that im using pandadx10 it seems to have improved even more.