Developer Input - CPU Limit Cutoff

[Chloroform]

Originally Posted by Headcase_Fargone [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What are you using to run P99 in a VM that lets you limit the clockspeed? It's my understanding that only level 1 hypervisors allow this, not something like VMWare Workstation or VirtualBox.

I am using VMWare Workstation, in the .vmx config file you can add a line of text to limit clockspeeds.

find that in your User/Documents/Virtual Machines/*machine name* folder. make sure to enable visibility on all files. they hide the .vmx file

Once located you can open in notepad and add a line of code
timetracker.apparentHz = "4000000000"

Edit: getting better framerate after messing with my resolution and going full screen. im at a playable point but still not smooth like butter

[Topgunben]

Originally Posted by Chloroform [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

this sounds like a different issue and resolve. this thread is focusing in on the issues that newer CPUs are running into.

it seems that AMD CPUs over 4.2ghz base clock speed cant get into character select. sometimes throwing up the 1017 error.

im at 4.7ghz *amd* and i cannot get passed character select.

solution but super terrible and depressing, unretire my older machine OR run the game in a Virtual Machine limiting that processor to 4.0ghz.

Now running p99 in my VM i have hella issues with frame rate. game is running like garbage. time to spend time figuring out how to make the VM smooth like butter

I honestly haven’t even tried to run p99 on my desktop. I have Ryzen 5 3600xt over clocked to 4.2 ghz.

The funny part is, we build these great PCs and the run games like bauldurs gate and EverQuest haha. Although Diablo 4 is going to push my desktop to its limits at max settings. I was already topping 16 gigs of ram used on open beta weekend.

[Headcase_Fargone]

The only reason I upgraded is because I could use the cores for VMs/work and MicroCenter made it impossible not with a bundle they were offering. But yeah, pretty bummed my shiny new PC has to be gimped to play this.

[Chloroform]

VMware blows, someone help me get my 4070 to be recognized by it

[Headcase_Fargone]

This solution does work for me, but it also causes my Windows clock to run fast. After an hour or two I'd be a good 8-10 minutes faster than everything else.

[Jimjam]

Surely Pcs will be good enough to emulate a decent 2002 box which can run Titanium nicely - self solving problem?

Maybe too technical? I couldn’t tbh.

[RicePaddy22]

[QUOTE=atomos;3600142]There is a workaround such that you don't have to downclock.

1) Set all core CCX manual clock to 4 or 4.2 Ghz in BIOS

2) Install AMD Ryzen Master software

https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/ryzen-master

3) Every time you boot up PC or wake up from sleep - open Ryzen Master, set ECO or DEFAULT profile. This returns CPU clock/boost to normal out of box behavior and overrides BIOS manual setting.

4) Play EQ, or do whatever!


Seems like this would be the best solution with the problem I'm having. Has anyone ran into any problems going this route?

[RicePaddy22]

I've also read that WinEQ/WinEQ2 might solve the issue?

[Knightshine]

[QUOTE=RicePaddy22;3690900]

Originally Posted by atomos [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There is a workaround such that you don't have to downclock.

1) Set all core CCX manual clock to 4 or 4.2 Ghz in BIOS

2) Install AMD Ryzen Master software

https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/ryzen-master

3) Every time you boot up PC or wake up from sleep - open Ryzen Master, set ECO or DEFAULT profile. This returns CPU clock/boost to normal out of box behavior and overrides BIOS manual setting.

4) Play EQ, or do whatever!


Seems like this would be the best solution with the problem I'm having. Has anyone ran into any problems going this route?

I tried the AMD Ryzen Master Software and if you are on an alienware or another gaming computer company that has clocking options disabled you can cause an internal error that will prevent your computer from booting. speaking from experience - took me about 40 reboots/failed boots to get to the point where I could get the computer back to factory default so that it would start up again.

*edit - also computers are coming out with processor speeds over 4.2ghz without being overclocked and from what I have read is the main culprit.

[Naerron]

have you tried right clicking on the eqgame.exe file in your p99 directory, and setting the compatibility mode to windows SP3 and setting it as run as administrator? Funny how many things this seems to fix. Also, if you're running it from your downloads folder, might think of putting it somewhere else.