Intel Core 2 Quad Core

[ivengar]

Ok I have read many threads with people with AMD dual cores and in game speeds but that is not the problem I and others are having.

What happens to me and from what I can tell on our server others as well is more of a ghosting effect.

We log in and enter the game and everything looks fine.
It can happen right away or it can happen after a few hours of play.

What happens is you cant cast any spells. If you try to cast a spell it does not take effect and then your spell gems do not refresh.

You can not attack anyone with auto attack or skills like bash or kick etc.

You can still see all communication like OOC Say and guild but you can not talk back. ( not sure about getting tells though)

You can move around in the world and mobs will agro on you and other players can attack/cast on you.

You can't camp out as you get the message " you are too busy to camp right now".

If you try to zone while under this ghosting effect its about 50/50 you will make it through and everything is fine or you hang up. If you hang up, when you log back in you may end up at the point the bug hit you.

Most of the time when it hits me i just Ctr+alt+del and log back in and its fine for a bit.

I have had this happen to me when I was the only person in the zone and I have had it happen when on a raid. The number of people do not seem to effect it and it can happen anywhere from 1-6 times a night.

[TheLieka]

This is an issue related to Windows XP and the EQ Client. There's nothing that we can do about it on the server's side. There are a number of places with links to the patches for it.

Originally Posted by http://forums.pwnedemu.com/showthread.php?t=1100

Dual Core Fix

If AMD Proc:
Download: http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/cont...ies/amdcpu.exe

For Intel & AMD: Install the Microsoft Windows XP Dual Core hotfix.

Info: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=896256
Download: http://www.amdzone.com/files/WinXPdualcorehotfix.exe

I hope this helps.
Dax

[ivengar]

OK but I am not sure that will fix my issue because it states:

Without these updates, computers that are equipped with these power management-capable, mobile, dual-core processors may experience decreased performance or unexpected behavior.

I am using a Quad core and its not a laptop its a desktop.

A simple read on the Intel help site shows that quad core processors are not recommended for certain games, and may never work with older games. There is a quad core fix there working on with some gaming companies but in the mean time, set the affinity of games to run on one core.


Basically you jumped the gun and got something thats too new and have to use just one core to get stuff to run correctly. This is the same issue that us with duel cores had until the fixes came out.

[Annihilator]

Have you tried to set the processor affinity to use only one core? If not, before you download any patches, download Set Affinity and give it a try. It's a simple program that can auto-set the number of cores a program will run on. Here's the link
http://www.geocities.com/edgemeal_so...nity/index.htm

[ivengar]

Will give it a try thanks!

Yah I thought it was a case of too fast CPU, i just wanted to see if anyone seen it before and if they had a fix.

Thanks again for all your help guys