Prince of Persia:The two Thrones speed issue.

corrosion1051 · 05-13-2008, 05:25 PM

I have previously played and finished this game 3 times during which i never had any problems. I then upgraded my computer and now... over a year later, i install PoP3:T2T just fine but when i try to play the game it only works occasionally and when it does work the speed of the game is threw the roof. I have done everything i could think of to fix this issue but i just cant figure it out.. Any help would be wonderful.

Jack.Sparrow · 05-13-2008, 07:13 PM

Hello, welcome to TSF.

Through the roof? As in it's too fast?

**koala** · 05-13-2008, 11:30 PM

CPU Killer allows you to slow down old games that run too quickly on new computers. http://www.cpukiller.com/awards.html

corrosion1051 · 05-15-2008, 04:14 PM

i have tried CPU killer.. it just made my game really run really twitchy. the game speed was still the same (really fast) it just twiched from place to place. And yes through the roof means really fast. Like im alwayse in turbo/super fast mode. please if there is anybody else out there with an ideah i would love it.

SydneyBlake008 · 07-18-2008, 08:45 PM

I also have this installed on a high-end machine, and I figured out the solution.

This applies if you have a multi-core (core 2 duo, quad, etc). Basically, your machine is sending all processors to Prince of Persia, which in a way overloads the game with memory. What results is the game moving too fast--inappropriate for a game like this.

What you want to do is this: While you're in the game (main menu), switch out the the task manager (ctrl-alt-del). Go to Processes, and find Prince of Persia (I think it is called POP3.exe). Right click, and choose "Set Affinity..." All of your processors should be checked. Uncheck all of them except CPU 0 (if you have a quad-core, keep CPU 1 checked as well). Exit the task manager and return to the game.

That should have fixed the issue. Lemme know if it does not.

**Aus_Karlos** · 07-18-2008, 08:51 PM

Force V-Sync "on" in your Nvdia or ATI control panel.

05-13-2008, 05:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
corrosion1051 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: windows xp	Prince of Persia:The two Thrones speed issue. I have previously played and finished this game 3 times during which i never had any problems. I then upgraded my computer and now... over a year later, i install PoP3:T2T just fine but when i try to play the game it only works occasionally and when it does work the speed of the game is threw the roof. I have done everything i could think of to fix this issue but i just cant figure it out.. Any help would be wonderful.

05-13-2008, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
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05-15-2008, 04:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
corrosion1051 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: windows xp	Re: Prince of Persia:The two Thrones speed issue. i have tried CPU killer.. it just made my game really run really twitchy. the game speed was still the same (really fast) it just twiched from place to place. And yes through the roof means really fast. Like im alwayse in turbo/super fast mode. please if there is anybody else out there with an ideah i would love it.

07-18-2008, 08:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
SydneyBlake008 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Prince of Persia:The two Thrones speed issue. I also have this installed on a high-end machine, and I figured out the solution. This applies if you have a multi-core (core 2 duo, quad, etc). Basically, your machine is sending all processors to Prince of Persia, which in a way overloads the game with memory. What results is the game moving too fast--inappropriate for a game like this. What you want to do is this: While you're in the game (main menu), switch out the the task manager (ctrl-alt-del). Go to Processes, and find Prince of Persia (I think it is called POP3.exe). Right click, and choose "Set Affinity..." All of your processors should be checked. Uncheck all of them except CPU 0 (if you have a quad-core, keep CPU 1 checked as well). Exit the task manager and return to the game. That should have fixed the issue. Lemme know if it does not.

07-18-2008, 08:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1,628 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit My System	Re: Prince of Persia:The two Thrones speed issue. Force V-Sync "on" in your Nvdia or ATI control panel. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Crysis Tweak