I am having some trouble playing CR, or even normal YR, online with my new computer. I just got it in September and i thought it would run YR better than my 5 year old PC. However, when I play online, the game runs very slow and there is a 2-3 second delay between when I click on a unit and when it reacts. I do not have this problem on my older PC, which can't run anything better than YR. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Running Code Red/YR on a newer computer
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 12:53 AM
That "Guest" post was me, I forgot to log in.
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 01:06 AM
Telling us your computers spec would be a good start
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 01:19 AM
OLD PC: 500mhz AMD K7 processor, 256mb RAM, 16mb Voodoo3 video card
NEW PC: 3.0ghz Intel P4 processor, 512mb RAM, 256mb ATI Radeon 9550 video
both PCs have CD/DVD drives and about half of their hard drives are empty.
NEW PC: 3.0ghz Intel P4 processor, 512mb RAM, 256mb ATI Radeon 9550 video
both PCs have CD/DVD drives and about half of their hard drives are empty.
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 01:23 AM
OS?
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 01:24 AM
I knew i forgot something...both are running Windows XP, no Service Pack 2 or any updates on either PC.
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 10:14 AM
compability mode 95/98 for the game.
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 05:09 PM
I have the compatability set already, Code Red wouldn't run at all without compatability set for Windows 98. Skirmish games run faster on the 3.0Ghz PC than on the older one, but online games have a "delay" while playing. Since I can only run one PC at a time, they use the same Ethernet cord, so that isn't the problem. Could it be the NIC somehow?
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 07:32 PM
I am having some trouble playing CR, or even normal YR, online with my new computer. I just got it in September and i thought it would run YR better than my 5 year old PC. However, when I play online, the game runs very slow and there is a 2-3 second delay between when I click on a unit and when it reacts. I do not have this problem on my older PC, which can't run anything better than YR. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Do you only have this problem when running Code Red or Ra2/YR in general?
The most obvious thing would be the settings for you modem/connection however, perhaps a firewall?
This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Andre 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 07:44 PM
This problem comes up when I try to play Code Red and Yuri's Revenge on my new PC. However, my new PC has no trouble running newer C&C games like Generals and Zero Hour. Maybe the computer is too good/too fast for YR, but is that even possible?
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 07:47 PM
What he is asking is if you still get this problem even when playing normal YR with out CR?
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 07:53 PM
Yes, I still get this problem playing YR without Code Red, at first I thought it was just CR but now that I've play a few YR games I notice the problem appearing there, too.
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 08:36 PM
Did you patch YR to version 1.001?
What videocard/ soundcard do you have? Did you check for conflicts?
I recall a patch to run YR on XP machines (on C-Gen??) but i'm not certain where to get it.
What videocard/ soundcard do you have? Did you check for conflicts?
I recall a patch to run YR on XP machines (on C-Gen??) but i'm not certain where to get it.
This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Andre 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 08:57 PM
My video card is a ATI RADEON 9550 AGP(256MB). I'll try to find that patch on C-GEN, I never heard about that before.
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Posted 29 March 2005 - 11:26 PM
Thanks for the link. I'm going to try it out tonight when I play CR online.
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Posted 30 March 2005 - 03:50 AM
Tonight I was able to play CR with a friend who has a PC like mine, it has almost identical system specs to my PC, and Code Red ran smoothly. So I think the problem may have been that the other people I had played with have slower PCs, compared to mine, and my PC may have been trying to adjust. Again, I don't even know if that is possible, but that is what happened.
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Posted 30 March 2005 - 08:00 AM
did you use the xp patch or not in that game?
just wondering if it was of any help.
just wondering if it was of any help.
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Posted 30 March 2005 - 08:09 AM
Is the patch something that only I will need to install on my comp, or does eveyone I play with need it also? Because during that game, I was not able to try out the patch.
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Posted 30 March 2005 - 08:50 AM
i think it should maintain sync in online games even with you just using it. 
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