Some Tricks and Tips to make Shadowbane run smoother...
I "tweaked" a few things on my system to make it run smoother, if you have anything you have done please post the here.
Rename the Cinematics folder in the Shadowbane directory to Cinematics_old. This brings you right to the login screen.
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Tweaks to the ArcanePref.cfg in the Config folder:
1) Manually set your resolution and frequency do not let the program do it in-game. I set mine to 1280x1024 @ 85hz.
2) Manually set the validation settings (when you <alt><tab> out of the game. Again mine are set to 1280x1024@85hz. These NEED to be the same as your resolution & refresh or can cause problems.
VIDEOSETTINGSVALIDATION= 1280x1024@85Hz (Modify at your own risk)
3) Fixing text problems. If you have fuzzy or block text that is unreadable adjust the USEHARDWAREGENERATEMIPMAPS setting to false.
USEHARDWAREGENERATEMIPMAPS= FALSE ([TRUE/FALSE] TRUE=Faster Texture Loading)
4) Adjust your USEMESHCACHE to fit the size of your video card. A safe setting is the size of your Vid-card memory * 0.75.
32MB card = 24000
64MB card = 48000
128MB card = 96000 etc......
My ATI Radeon 9500pro 128MB card has this set:
USEMESHCACHE= TRUE 96000 ([TRUE/FALSE] [Size in Kb]) ([TRUE/FALSE] TRUE=Faster, size is how much video mem to use for the cache)
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