Windows 7

[Windows 7]

The clean install will definitely help with general OS efficiency, but it's also important to note that Windows 7 is less of a resources hog than VISTA, and that's probably making the larger difference.

Just my two cents.

Mike

[Finally Got Decent, Stable Framerate!!]

Hi guys. I'll try doing a few benchmarks and then posting, but, truthfully, I don't care what the numbers are....as long as it plays smooth, I'm a happy camper. Before, it would chug like crazy, even when I lowered the settings, but now I can keep them on high and get to business. :)

I'll post the test results ASAP.

Mike

[Finally Got Decent, Stable Framerate!!]

Hi all. I had the same FPS probs as others have reported: I was able to play for a while with decent FPS, but then it all went to hell and started chugging along, especially in the third mission. I tried some of the suggestions like playing around with graphics settings, rolling back drivers, following the ARMAholic's optimization guide, etc and nothing seemed to help, but then I decided to download the current build of Windows 7 64bit (I had been playing on Vista 32bit) and up my system memory from 3GB to 4GB and it worked like a charm!!! I have been playing for a few hours smooth as butter through parts that chugged like hell previously.

I haven't benchmarked the fps to give you hard numbers, but the game runs like it should. I have all the settings on high, except for shadows, which is on "Normal". View distance is 3000. Res is 1680x1050. I will play around with higher settings and see what happens.

I am sure the extra gig of memory is helping, but, somehow, I think the Windows 7 RC has more to do with the smooth framerate. I don't know if this message will help anyone, but you might try Windows 7 if you're currently on Vista and having FPS, as it may help. The key here may be that, compared to Vista, Windows 7 is less demanding on your system resources.

In case you're interested, here are my specs:

AMD 64 X2 6000+ 3.0GHZ (Stock Speed)

4GB RAM

Windows 7 (Current RC Build) 64-Bit

EVGA GTX 260 (Stock Speeds); 186.18 Geforce Drivers (64bit)

Western Digital 640 GB HDD

Cheers!

[Completing First SP Campaign Mission (full retail version)?]

Update: I decided to just type "endmission" into the console in order to move on. Not sure what the hang up with completing the mission was...oh well.

[Completing First SP Campaign Mission (full retail version)?]

Hi all. I cant seem to complete the very first campaign mission. I have completed all the objectives and regrouped with my squad at Madision, but nothing happens. Is there something special I need to do in order to end the mission?