 Reduce
Screen Options |
| Press ESC in-game to bring up the main menu, then
click Options. In "Screen Options", try reducing the resolution and the
colour depth. On some systems 16 bit colour can run much faster than 32
bit colour. |
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Reduce Graphics Options |
Press ESC in-game to
bring up the main menu,then click "Graphics Options". Try enabling "Low
Detail World".
Also try disabling "Smooth Lines", "Show
City Names" and "Show Object Trails" - these can cause significant slow
down on older computers. |
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Reduce Sound Options |
| Press ESC in-game to
bring up the main menu, then click "Sound Options". Try reducing the
mix frequency. Ensure "Hardware 3D Sound" is Disabled. |
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| Turn off
Full Screen Anti-Aliasing |
| Ensure full-screen Anti-Aliasing
is disabled. This is a system setting in Windows, rather than an option
within Defcon. You will find the option for this in your Graphics
Options panel (right click on the desktop, click Properties, then click
Advanced). |
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Install the latest Graphics Drivers |
Installing
the latest drivers for your graphics card can provide a big speed
increase.
NVIDIA (GeForce range) http://www.nvidia.com
ATI (Radeon range) http://www.ati.com |
