Fix Freezing / Crashing / Low Performance / Boost

[Krixux]

DeI / R2TW while in game is freezing / crashing similar.

1 : Delete – “Rome2.dll” from:
C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Total WarRome II
Then use STEAM to check the validity of game files. It will download a new Rome2.dll

Spoiler

due to the nature of .dll files, it wouldn't hurt to copy your new downloaded Rome2.dll in your system32

Copy Rome2.dll from:
C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Total War Rome II

Paste Rome2.dll in:
C:\Windows\System32

Edit:
After 7+ non stop (lol) hours off DeI (spotless and fast ) I avoided the 20+ turn freeze that normally would have occurred in 4 of 5 situation ! thus imho 2 Rome2.dll files is a plus.

1 : Fix kernelBase.dll error (in-game freeze)
Win7 : Start , type "command" double-click "command prompt"
now type:
sfc /scannow (there is a space between "scf " and "/ scannow")
let it scan !!! - 5 to 10 minutes and will repair KernelBase.dll
No freeze no more !

2 : delete – “preferences.script” from:
C:\Users\(your user name)\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Rome2\scripts
When you re-start R2TW , a new “preferences.script” will be generated by STEAM.
to access \AppData\:

Spoiler

Start button - Control Panel - Appearance and Personalization – Folder Options - View – Advanced settings –Show hidden files, folders, and drives – OK.

Extreme measure(avoid this if you are unsure):

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Delete bolded :
C:\Users\(your user name)\AppData\Roaming\The CreativeAssembly\Rome2
REMEMBER ! delete Rome2 in C:\Users\... and NOT in C:\Program Files\... ! ! !
Then open:
C:\Program Files \Steam\SteamApps\common\Total War Rome II\redist
Repair ( in option ):
vcredist_x86-90.exe
vcredist_x86-100-sp1.exe
vcredist_x86-80-sp1.exe
Before deleting - C:\Users\(your user name)\AppData\Roaming\The CreativeAssembly\Rome2
make a copy of respective Rome2 in a safe location in case of mess-up

2 : Alternative solution.(perhaps the best to deal with corrupted scripts)

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In:
C:\Users\(your user name)\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Rome2
Delete:
- army_setups
- battle_preferences
- fx_cache
- ui_cache
- cripts
STEAM will create new ones (un-corrupted) next time you'll start R2TW

Also in “preferences.script” at line 18:
gfx_enable_directx11 false; # gfx_enable_directx11 <bool>, Enable DirectX 11 rendering #
if is "gfx_enable_directx11 true" - then delete "true" and type "false "

Graphics are low, in-game lag, long loading times :

1 : Install Directx setup from:
C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Total WarRome II\redist\directx
scroll down tll you find, and run:
DXSETUP
(do this each time after video driver update)

2 : !!! (low/mid-end PC) Create a new limited account/user in windows.
Restart pc and chose new account.
Play R2TW (or desired game) with this new account.
Move saved games from :
C:\Users\(your user name)\AppData\Roaming\The CreativeAssembly\Rome2\save_games
in :
C:\Users\Public
There you will find them with your new account/user
Edit:

Spoiler

I am playing DeI with 2nd user/account and There IS a 2x to 3x boost in performance and how high graphic settings can be set ! - Loading times 3 to 5 times faster !!

Boost your game - Faster Loading
( debatable : there is pro and contra about this, but I strongly recommend it !)

Click START – in Search, type :msconfig.
Boot – Advanced Options – Number of Processors 1
Change to maximum nr of your cpus, ex:
Boot –Advanced Options – Number of Processors 4
Apply– Restart now.
(If your processor has 8cores then : Boot –Advanced Options – Number of Processors 8 : in other words choose maximum of cores allowed)

Edit:

Spoiler

For my system it gives un incredible boost, in other games programs IE, etc as well
here is a snip-shot of 2 task managers ( in-game ctr/alt/delete ) : up - 1 core down 4 cores

There is clear difference in using 4 cores instead of 1
settings before with lag and long loading times:

settings after with zero lag and greatly reduced loading times:

Edit (thanks to Carbite ) a Must Have !:

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..." if you already have HT enabled. ... go into the preference.script,txt and scroll down it until you find this line... number_of_threads 0.
Change the 0 to 8 and save it. It should read ...number_of_threads 8"
or "number_of_threads 4" depending on how many cores you have

If you encounter problems of any kind, Some of the above steps , will in the vast majority of cases , restore your game at its peak performance and quality.
These solutions are gathered from various forums and windows-related articles

 

[ferassh]

Boost your game option should be sticky for DEI, its amazing with less than 30 sec loading time now with no side effects at all for me.had like 3 min loading times.

 

[Krixux]

Boost your game option should be sticky for DEI, its amazing with less than 30 sec loading time now with no side effects at all for me.had like 3 min loading times.

haha so now you've got 30 sec instead of 3 min , right?
Or I misunderstood you ?

 

[KAM 2150]

My battles run much better, loading times for custom battles are pretty much the same, but they never were longer then around 30 seconds for me anyway. Luckly my temp remained pretty much the same

 

[Krixux]

My battles run much better, loading times for custom battles are pretty much the same, but they never were longer then around 30 seconds for me anyway. Luckly my temp remained pretty much the same

KAM ? You did some of the fixes listed in the OP ???

I need feed-back ; for the last 3 hours did nothing else but searched www , implemented (meaning F.up my pc big time) tested reversed , so on .


If used some fix please tell which one ...

 

[KAM 2150]

I used the last one, didn't though it would actually help but yeah, battles was on lagging on top settings Not like it always lagged for me, but there were some moments when game had big FPS drops, not it was pretty much the same all the time.

Of course I still need to make few more tests to fully confirm it, but so far looks good.

 

[Krixux]

@KAM 2150

thx m8
I know, the last one had some serious impact in boosting PCs

 

[ferassh]

haha so now you've got 30 sec instead of 3 min , right?
Or I misunderstood you ?

yes now its 30 seconds instead of 3 min no cpu temp changes in windows and gaming mode
but I'm talking about the loading after the battle returning back to campaign. the battle loading itself was already fast and no noticeable change can happen to it anyway.
using windows 8 64-, 7950 CF, Xeon 1230 v2, 8 gig ram ,SSD

 

[juanplay]

Does the 4 core solution would also help my system?.

I7 4770k oc 4.4 ghz
Nvidia 770 4gb Gigabyte OC
16 GB Ram 1600 mhz
Windows 8.1 64 bits

 

[ferassh]

Does the 4 core solution would also help my system?.

I7 4770k oc 4.4 ghz
Nvidia 770 4gb Gigabyte OC
16 GB Ram 1600 mhz
Windows 8.1 64 bits

yes it should reduce the campaign loading times.. its easy to reverse if you didn't like the results.

 

[Cavalier]

Sorry for asking, but I'm a complete and utter computer noob.

If I set the core solution to 4 instead of 1, does the PC become very warm? Would I be forced to get some sort of cooling system or something if the fans are sub-par? Or does the temperature stay the same?

 

[KAM 2150]

For me it was the same or at least almost not noticeable and I went with 8 cores. Use free program like SpeedFan to check on your PC temp

 

[Cavalier]

For me it was the same or at least almost not noticeable and I went with 8 cores. Use free program like SpeedFan to check on your PC temp

Thanks! You're always very helpful!

 

[Krixux]

 

[carbide]

Does the 4 core solution would also help my system?.

I7 4770k oc 4.4 ghz

If you have hyper-threading enabled in the bios then you need to select 8 cores otherwise you'll disable the hyper-threading by selecting 4 cores.

 

[rpaulino1]

Thank You soo much!! I have all the latest patches and the game was lagging a bit on low settings!! I was so upset I barely played because of it I couldn't figure it out. Thanks to you it has finally become playable. Thanks Again!!!

 

[Krixux]

You are most welcome

 

[KaHzModAn]

I thought by default all the cores are used, and this option was only to desactivate some for testing purpose ?
I'll need to try it myself i guess

with an i7 4770k, should I disable HT and set it to 4 ? or leave HT and in that case should I set it to 8, or still 4 ?

I should really test further the HyperThreading alone, cause I have seen increased perf with it in some games (Watch dogs especially) but small decrease in perf in Arma 3
so did anyone try it for R2 ?

 

[carbide]

with an i7 4770k, should I disable HT and set it to 4 ? or leave HT and in that case should I set it to 8, or still 4 ?

You're better off leaving HT enabled which it'll show up under task manager as 8 cores. I don't think selecting 8 cores in the advance boot options really changes anything if you already have HT enabled. What may help improve things for you is to go into the preference.script,txt which can be found in the location which is mentioned in the first post of this thread and scroll down it until you find this line... number_of_threads 0.

Change the 0 to 8 and save it. It should read ..... number_of_threads 8

 

[KaHzModAn]

Hum ok I'll try that this weekend, I'll probably do some extensive testing anyway with all the options available

 

[Krixux]

Hum ok I'll try that this weekend, I'll probably do some extensive testing anyway with all the options available

I edited the OP to include
"(If your processor has 8cores then : Boot –Advanced Options – Number of Processors 8 : in other words choose maximum of cores allowed)"
Also in the spoiler is a picture of my testing with default and all cores enabled.
But of course the results depend on the power of your PC .
My results(4 cores)


@ Carbite

You're better off leaving HT enabled which it'll show up under task manager as 8 cores. I don't think selecting 8 cores in the advance boot options really changes anything if you already have HT enabled. What may help improve things for you is to go into the preference.script,txt which can be found in the location which is mentioned in the first post of this thread and scroll down it until you find this line... number_of_threads 0.

Change the 0 to 8 and save it. It should read ..... number_of_threads 8

cool info

 

[carbide]

@ Carbite
cool info

I should mention that the number of threads should be set to whatever amount of cpu's your using. 4 cores without HT enabled would need the setting to be ... number_of_threads 4

 

[Krixux]

I should mention that the number of threads should be set to whatever amount of cpu's your using. 4 cores without HT enabled would need the setting to be ... number_of_threads 4

ok found it

number_of_threads 0; # number_of_threads <int>, Set the number of threads <= 0 - automatic, >0 = explicit number #

number_of_threads 4 (in my case); should do the trick ..

But what about :

Set the number of threads <= 0 - automatic, >0 = explicit number #[/

???


Edit : just tested, number_of_threads 4 (in my case) gives an un-expected extra boost !!!
Thank You

 

[BTAxis]

Just a data point, messing with the number of cores didn't make a difference for me (i7 970 3.2GHz). However, re-downloading the rome2.dll did apparently fix a crash issue for me.

 

[Krixux]

Just a data point, messing with the number of cores didn't make a difference for me (i7 970 3.2GHz). However, re-downloading the rome2.dll did apparently fix a crash issue for me.

Exactly some of the solutions work, while others not so much , depending on PC - I am glad your rig is ok now

 

[VladimirTW]

Could there be a placebo effect going around with these changes? Especially with the timing of the new .96c version?
I have not changed a thing on my pc yet my performance has gone up noticeably in the last patch.

 

[carbide]

But what about :
???
Edit : just tested, number_of_threads 4 (in my case) gives an un-expected extra boost !!!
Thank You

Rather than depending on game to choose you're deciding based on your hardware which should provide better results. Its kinda like auto graphics lol which you can decide best.

 

[qlum]

I may have gotten a small improvement in loading speed from this but I am not sure. What I did get was suddenly working advisor voices which are pretty silly and out of context yet easy to fix.

 

[zorak]

For most these tips won't make any difference unless there is something wrong with your system or game.

The best way to improve performance is good system care, there is no magic fix or trick to it. Just make sure you're only running the bare minimum of programs, keeping your hard drives defragmented (even this is becoming less important on modern OS's), installing the latest drivers and ensuring you keep your fans and vents clear of dust and obstructions.

 

[ostendadler]

Hey,

So is this a viable fix for the god aweful stuttering that plunders my game experience ?