AzazaelLoki Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Even with the manual stuff I still run into issues. At this point I just need to figure out how to undo everything without doing a full reinstall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocmer_ Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Even with the manual stuff I still run into issues. At this point I just need to figure out how to undo everything without doing a full reinstall. Well I did not reversed it yet, by my guess is: - Delete the folder 'SWTOR' (with the arrow) in '%userprofile%\AppData\Local\'. - Rename the folder 'SWTOR_Original' back to 'SWTOR' in '%userprofile%\AppData\Local\'. - Delete 'DiskCacheArena' (with the arrow) in '..\Star Wars - The Old Republic\swtor\'. (as mentioned below by Lemon_King). - Delete the folder 'settings' in '..\Star Wars - The Old Republic\swtor\retailclient\'. This should do it as the symbolic links created with mklink are gone now and the game can grab the files from there normal places. Well this is logical step I would do, to reverse it. But as I said I did not reversed it yet so I am not 100% sure Edited January 31, 2012 by Ocmer_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon_King Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) You will also need to remove the DiskCacheArena Junction (Has a Small Arrow on it) from this subfolder '..\Star Wars - The Old Republic\swtor\' . Edited January 31, 2012 by Lemon_King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dremic Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Memory leaks are the biggest problem for me right now .. . . Corellia specifically is the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkie Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Excellent Post here with an all in one batch file by mrkitethreeeight http://www.swtor.com/community/showpost.php?p=1965652 Just a word of warning I have not tested it on my machine. I want to thank you and mrkitethreeeight for this. It worked flawlessly! I too use an SSD, and after a couple of planets i would have to relog otherwise i would have hitching. Bioware should implement something like this, or at least flush the cache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IhaveNoGod Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Still stuttering. Is there anything else I could try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkitethreeeight Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Below is my batch file, the only change I have done is adding the extra l in. I just verified that after a reboot trying to run the batch file as Admin and not admin I am asked both times to format the drive. *snip...* Can you show us what is outputted on the screen? Put "REM" in front of the first "@echo off", then open a command window and run the batch file and post the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzazaelLoki Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Can you show us what is outputted on the screen? Put "REM" in front of the first "@echo off", then open a command window and run the batch file and post the results. I actually uninstalled and re-installed the game yesterday because it got so bad. it got to the point where graphics weren't loading (The fire karagga was putting down didn't show up for the first 45 seconds of the fight, not good a tank). What I can tell you though, to make the formating problem go away I had to set imdisk to run as admin. The problem in the batch file I was running into was in the 3rd symlink iirc. Tonight I am going to set a restore point and try again, at least try the steps in the OP and see if I can even get that to work. I had a problem there too with the 3rd symlink. For that step how do I link to T:\DiskCacheArena if it doesn't exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winzhi Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) What exactly does this do? All I can see with my naked eye is that it creates two folders; swtor and CrashDump on the 2gb T drive. Also, it only uses 0.07gb Is that what its supposed to do only? Not sure if i experience better performance, I havent tried pvp or going to the fleet yet Edited February 1, 2012 by winzhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHInnocent Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) What exactly does this do? All I can see with my naked eye is that it creates two folders; swtor and CrashDump on the 2gb T drive. Is that what its supposed to do only? Not sure if i experience better performance, I havent tried pvp or going to the fleet yet It stores gamecachefiles to faster RAM instead of slower harddisk. That 2Gb T drive is wipes every time you reboot. EDIT: The cachefile goes up to 1.07Gb on my system after a zone or 2 Edited February 1, 2012 by PHInnocent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winzhi Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Tried it and it seems to work. I just got one problem: My interface & graphic settings keeps getting reset which and it takes about 5 minutes to redo it after each game restart. Hotkeys are saved though. Any ideas whats up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkie Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I'm having a problem now. The ramdrive won't format, even if i do it manually in Windows 7. Anybody have any idea why? Windows 7 goes through the motion, but when i try to access the drive i get: T:\ is not accessible. The volume does not contain a recognized file system. Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosimoo Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I'm having a problem now. The ramdrive won't format, even if i do it manually in Windows 7. Anybody have any idea why? Windows 7 goes through the motion, but when i try to access the drive i get: T:\ is not accessible. The volume does not contain a recognized file system. Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted. Are you sure that you are running the script with admin priveleges? Shouldn't need to format it manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosimoo Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Tried it and it seems to work. I just got one problem: My interface & graphic settings keeps getting reset which and it takes about 5 minutes to redo it after each game restart. Hotkeys are saved though. Any ideas whats up? Broadly speaking, your account and character configurations aren't being remembered. I never shut my machine down, instead I Sleep it. This way I never have to recreate the ramdisk or its content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasarith Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) Or go out And buy (unless you have one) an 8Gb Usb stick, plug that in and use readyboost, -though its only giveing me 4GB to use, Loade times are less than 1 minute. Edited February 1, 2012 by Lasarith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemyherbz Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I have tried 3 of these different "fixes" and they still aint working for me, this one actually made it worse (~8FPS). If anyone else has these same specs and knows of a way to get it to run smoother, PLEASE let me know. 2ndGen i5 2.4Ghz 8GB DDR3 RAM ATI RADEON HD 6670M 2GB Win7 Pro 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun-Runner Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I have tried 3 of these different "fixes" and they still aint working for me, this one actually made it worse (~8FPS). If anyone else has these same specs and knows of a way to get it to run smoother, PLEASE let me know. 2ndGen i5 2.4Ghz 8GB DDR3 RAM ATI RADEON HD 6670M 2GB Win7 Pro 64bit Most direct solution - Replace your ATI card with a nVidia card of inferior capabilities and get superior SWTOR performance out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemyherbz Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Most direct solution - Replace your ATI card with a nVidia card of inferior capabilities and get superior SWTOR performance out of it. RADEON HD 6670M (Mobility), cant swap out a laptop graphics card. It passes the test to run it, and I can play Starcraft II in all high settings without a hitch. Also, not a big nvidia fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun-Runner Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 RADEON HD 6670M (Mobility), cant swap out a laptop graphics card. It passes the test to run it, and I can play Starcraft II in all high settings without a hitch. Also, not a big nvidia fan :notes the word laptop: I see your problem, and sadly its' not fixable without buying a new computer. My condolences as regards your desire to improve SW:TOR's performance. I wish you the best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovemyherbz Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 :notes the word laptop: I see your problem, and sadly its' not fixable without buying a new computer. My condolences as regards your desire to improve SW:TOR's performance. I wish you the best of luck. Thank you for your regards. However buying a new computer might not fix the problem, like i said if i can play starcraft II on high, hell even Witcher 2 on medium, I should be able to play this on all low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireofsev Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) I'm not doing all this to fix something that is wrong with the game, not my computer. Hey, buddy. Here's my two cents for your two cents. OH NO! You're THAT GUY? ! I've been reading some various information about ramdrives, and I think I might just do this. I'm getting a pretty decent 50fps average, 25fps tops in warzones. HITCHING IS A BISH! Very noticeable on my system. Athlon X2 5400+ OC'd to 3.2 ghz (floats around 60- 80 percent usage total between two swtor processes) 2gig x 2 Corsair XMS 2 pc26400 No issues what so ever, each pair on separate channel. 1gig x2 Kingston pc26400 2TB Barracuda (there's the killer) 2x 9800GTX+ EVGA (great cards, never EVER reach 70 percent usage on my system) Been upgrading her since built in 2007. Only one processor to upgrade to before I build a new system. Will make a great server for killing floor when retired. Edited February 1, 2012 by fireofsev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireofsev Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) :notes the word laptop: I see your problem, and sadly its' not fixable without buying a new computer. My condolences as regards your desire to improve SW:TOR's performance. I wish you the best of luck. HOLY NUTS! He's running a second gen i5! Better buy a new desktop! Edited February 1, 2012 by fireofsev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propanelgen Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Seems to have minimized loading times, but does nothing for fps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden_Dissent Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 when I saw Ramdrive I had flashbacks of the early 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringzero Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) I posted a link to this topic in the newish topic that Bioware posted about bug-fixing, asking them to take a look at it if they haven't already: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=255991 I was watching for replies for at least a couple of hours and saw my comment post, with the link to this topic. Now I've gone back through all 40 pages of that thread and noticed that my post has been deleted. Probably Bioware just doesn't want inexperienced users messing with their system in this way, but I also have to wonder if they're putting up a smokescreen. Lemon's solution seems like it's probably very accurately pinpointing a major flaw in the engine. It's kind of annoying if that's why they deleted my post, but I will forgive them if they fix it. Edited February 1, 2012 by Ringzero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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