Marvel Ultimate Alliance really slow

Clef · 01-05-2007, 01:00 PM

Hi, I just got Marvel Ultimate Alliance. I've tried to play it on my Sony VAIO FE-790 laptop, but it's pretty impossible, it's so choppy and slow at almost all settings (I've tried 1024x.. and 1280x..) :( My desktop's set at 1280x800, and I haven't really messed with the nVidia Display Panel. The specs for the laptop are: 2GHz Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM, nVidia GeForce Go 7600 128MB.

I'm just thinking - shouldn't it run just fine on my configuration?? If not, suggestions are more than welcome... What should I change and where. Changing the in-game settings (antialias etc.) didn't really do that big of a difference.

**pharoah** · 01-05-2007, 01:09 PM

first thing i think i would try is drop the resolution of the game a bit,and see if it speeds up any.

edit:i was just looking at some posts on another forum.try the game with the advanced lighting feature off.the folks there was saying it made a huge difference in the frame rate

Clef · 01-05-2007, 01:17 PM

I tried dropping it - going from 1280x... to 1024x... didn't do much, when dropping to 800x600 it was a little bit faster, but just a little bit. Is the graphics card on my laptop that crappy?? Because I've got plenty of processor power on this.

**pharoah** · 01-05-2007, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pharoah

first thing i think i would try is drop the resolution of the game a bit,and see if it speeds up any.

edit:i was just looking at some posts on another forum.try the game with the advanced lighting feature off.the folks there was saying it made a huge difference in the frame rate

look at the edit^

Clef · 01-05-2007, 01:29 PM

You were right... Doesn't look that good anymore (actually it looks like a completely different game

), it removes those shiny "XBox360-ish" effects that really gets PCs on their knees apparently. But now at least it's playable.

**pharoah** · 01-05-2007, 01:33 PM

well dont feel bad the person on the other forum that was having the same problem has a 7900gt,and 2 gigs of ram.he couldnt run the advanced lighting either.so it must be a fairly resource hog of a game,but im glad you can play now.

01-05-2007, 01:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Clef Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP	Marvel Ultimate Alliance really slow Hi, I just got Marvel Ultimate Alliance. I've tried to play it on my Sony VAIO FE-790 laptop, but it's pretty impossible, it's so choppy and slow at almost all settings (I've tried 1024x.. and 1280x..) :( My desktop's set at 1280x800, and I haven't really messed with the nVidia Display Panel. The specs for the laptop are: 2GHz Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM, nVidia GeForce Go 7600 128MB. I'm just thinking - shouldn't it run just fine on my configuration?? If not, suggestions are more than welcome... What should I change and where. Changing the in-game settings (antialias etc.) didn't really do that big of a difference. Last edited by Clef; 01-05-2007 at 01:08 PM.

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pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	first thing i think i would try is drop the resolution of the game a bit,and see if it speeds up any. edit:i was just looking at some posts on another forum.try the game with the advanced lighting feature off.the folks there was saying it made a huge difference in the frame rate __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015 Last edited by pharoah; 01-05-2007 at 01:16 PM.

01-05-2007, 01:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	well dont feel bad the person on the other forum that was having the same problem has a 7900gt,and 2 gigs of ram.he couldnt run the advanced lighting either.so it must be a fairly resource hog of a game,but im glad you can play now. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

01-05-2007, 01:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Clef Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP	I tried dropping it - going from 1280x... to 1024x... didn't do much, when dropping to 800x600 it was a little bit faster, but just a little bit. Is the graphics card on my laptop that crappy?? Because I've got plenty of processor power on this.

01-05-2007, 01:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Clef Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP	You were right... Doesn't look that good anymore (actually it looks like a completely different game ), it removes those shiny "XBox360-ish" effects that really gets PCs on their knees apparently. But now at least it's playable.