SOLUTION to stuttering when cannons fire *

[jimmy44]

OK I had the same problem as a few peeps on this forum - i.e drop in frame rates when cannons fire and explosions go off. The solution is to revert to an OLDER driver. I have an ATI HD 4800 and had recetly installed the latests drivers. I had the problem so i reverted back to an older driver version 8.582 and hey presto the problem has gone away!! Let me know how you get on with this.

[irishron]

Good find.

[demowhc]

yeh catalyst 9.6 is the best for 4800 series in ETW and NTW

[sampat1]

I got the same card and the same problem, I'll give your fix a go and notify you of the outcome. fingers crossed

[sulan666]

nope still there.

[sulan666]

Tested all drivers 9.6 and up on windows 7 64 bit (cant go lower than 9.6) and the stuttering is there in all versions, tested battles without cannons and it works without a hitch. so i guess CA will need to patch this OR contact ATI and communicate with them about it..and i know CA aint that fond of that word (communicate that is) so the problem gets remedied.

[sulan666]

8.582 what catalyst version is that? 9.2 or 9.3 or above?

[irishron]

It's older. The version around when Empire was being tested was 9.2. Might try it.

[jimmy44]

Sorry version 8.582 is actually 9.2. 9.2 is the one that works. I have tried most of the others and it seems to only be this one that works the best. Give it a try