Re-open issue regarding FF!! terrible frame rate on laptop

[edsports1]

Alright. A couple things you're going to need to try first.

#1 it helps to re-register the game with system registry as sometimes that will cause certain crashing issues. This will involve a command line interface script. Search command in your circle "Cortana" search button to find and launch the Command App. Once done, drop these two scripts in and hit enter on these, one at a time.

regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\FFXi.dll"
regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\FFXiMain.dll"

Make sure that is where the two files are before you do this.

#2 telling Windows to prioritize the Nvidia graphics instead of Intel

Right-click on the desktop
Click on Display Settings
Scroll all the way down and click Graphics Settings
Choose an app to set a preference > Desktop App
Browse
Locate your pol.exe file in C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer, then click on add
Options will pop up - Choose High-Performance (assuming it shows your Nvidia card for this option)
Locate your polboot.exe file in C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI, then click on add
Options will pop up - Choose High-Performance (assuming it shows your Nvidia card for this option)

After the above, run the game and check your frame rate in Windows button + G Xbox Game bar and see how it goes. Beyond that, I won't be able to help, but at least this will solve the community help portion of this deal and provide a solid path away from people who want a post count instead of helping you out. And also help to not crash during your first A.M.A.N. Trove back (with two more kills on the next two attempts lol).

[BobbinT]

sorry, was only able to check recently...

Alright. A couple things you're going to need to try first.

#1 it helps to re-register the game with system registry as sometimes that will cause certain crashing issues. This will involve a command line interface script. Search command in your circle "Cortana" search button to find and launch the Command App. Once done, drop these two scripts in and hit enter on these, one at a time.

regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\FFXi.dll"
regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI\FFXiMain.dll"

Make sure that is where the two files are before you do this.

#2 telling Windows to prioritize the Nvidia graphics instead of Intel

Right-click on the desktop
Click on Display Settings
Scroll all the way down and click Graphics Settings
Choose an app to set a preference > Desktop App
Browse
Locate your pol.exe file in C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer, then click on add
Options will pop up - Choose High-Performance (assuming it shows your Nvidia card for this option)
Locate your polboot.exe file in C:\Program Files (x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XI, then click on add
Options will pop up - Choose High-Performance (assuming it shows your Nvidia card for this option)

After the above, run the game and check your frame rate in Windows button + G Xbox Game bar and see how it goes. Beyond that, I won't be able to help, but at least this will solve the community help portion of this deal and provide a solid path away from people who want a post count instead of helping you out. And also help to not crash during your first A.M.A.N. Trove back (with two more kills on the next two attempts lol).

tried your solution & i think it works! at least i didn't experience heavy lag anymore. Thx.


btw, i didn't do your #1 though, just #2.

[Alhanelem]

sorry, was only able to check recently...



tried your solution & i think it works! at least i didn't experience heavy lag anymore. Thx.


btw, i didn't do your #1 though, just #2.

I've had to do that once before, it's only really necessary if your registry gets messed up. Though sometimes this can be caused by having backed up your FFXI install and re-copying the backups over a new install of the game.