Lag issues, input needed on a possible fix.

[DarthFathead]

Hey guys, I have had this game since its release date and Im still having uber fun, but I've noticed whenever I get into an area (inside buildings and such) I get a boatload of lag and its almost impossible to move around and fight. I have a Toshiba Satellite L655 with about 4gig of RAM with a AMD Turion II P540 Dual-Core Processor (2.40 GHz). My online connector is Comcast and I have no real problems with my internet connection on any game so far. Could any of these things be causing a lag issue? And If so what could be a possible fix? Thanks for the input ^_^

[Accused_Sinner]

I used to lag a lot before and the one major thing u can do is turn the shadows off.

Now, many ppl say that you can do this in game. and you can but even after i did tht , i was still having the issue.

What i did then was edited the client_defaults file on the SWTOR folder on my computer and voila. no more lag. my fps was 8x faster. not kidding

do this:

 

Open up the folder where your game is located on C: and click on Retailclient and look into the folder and open up the file named "client_defaults.xxx" in notepad and make the following changes.

change fullscreen from true to false

change shadows from true to false

 

After i did this change, my lag days r over and even though i have a crappy computer, i dont even lag at pvp warzones or any areas in game.

However, i found out that after each patch update they have, the file seems to go back to the way it was so u might have to do the same thing everytime there's a new patch update.

[Amdramnar]

Turning off shadows will give the most bang for the buck.

[Squantos]

I just did this and I can now walk while being indoors without running into walls and dropping to 2fps. Thanks for the tip!!!

[BombJ]

I was lagging sooooooo bad. i almost decided to stop trying to play it all together. then i got on this thread and took your advice. now it works perfectly. Thank you very much!

[DarthFathead]

I used to lag a lot before and the one major thing u can do is turn the shadows off.

Now, many ppl say that you can do this in game. and you can but even after i did tht , i was still having the issue.

What i did then was edited the client_defaults file on the SWTOR folder on my computer and voila. no more lag. my fps was 8x faster. not kidding

do this:

 

Open up the folder where your game is located on C: and click on Retailclient and look into the folder and open up the file named "client_defaults.xxx" in notepad and make the following changes.

change fullscreen from true to false

change shadows from true to false

 

After i did this change, my lag days r over and even though i have a crappy computer, i dont even lag at pvp warzones or any areas in game.

However, i found out that after each patch update they have, the file seems to go back to the way it was so u might have to do the same thing everytime there's a new patch update.

 

I had done the trick with turing off the shadows off, and it worked for a good while. But the past few days its been lagging horribly. What I should have mentioned in the eariler message is that this lag happens most often whenever Im in a bulding (Jedi Temple, a cave on Korriban, etc). Funny enough I never had that problem when the game was first out. Also I did try what you mentioned and turned some of those from true to false and I have noticed less lag. However Its still pretty bad when Im in a "crowed" area. I'll have to check around the web to see If anyone else has had this issue. Thanks for the tips though

[AJessup]

i trying to do true/false trick and i cant find the file in C or anywhere

[sbender]

I am having the same lag problem.

 

I cannot find the retailclient folder. The only thing listed under my Bioware folder is Uninstall and saferun??

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Superlungs]

not sure how to follow that advice. not good with computers, and no idea where to find that file..

[Superlungs]

not sure how to follow that advice. not good with computers, and no idea where to find that file..

[Zeebadonk]

Here you go...

 

Click the Start bottom at bottom left, you will see a box 'Search' box, so type in there Star. You will see a list of files, just double click the yellow one one labeled 'Star Wars - The Old Republic.

 

This opens a new page with list of files, doduble click the yellow one labeled SWTOR. You should now have 2 files, double click the retailclient one. Down the page you will see client-defaults, double click that.

 

On this page you will the stuff above you need to change from True to False.

 

Hope this helps:)

[pHilosyraptor]

I used to lag a lot before and the one major thing u can do is turn the shadows off.

Now, many ppl say that you can do this in game. and you can but even after i did tht , i was still having the issue.

What i did then was edited the client_defaults file on the SWTOR folder on my computer and voila. no more lag. my fps was 8x faster. not kidding

do this:

 

Open up the folder where your game is located on C: and click on Retailclient and look into the folder and open up the file named "client_defaults.xxx" in notepad and make the following changes.

change fullscreen from true to false

change shadows from true to false

 

After i did this change, my lag days r over and even though i have a crappy computer, i dont even lag at pvp warzones or any areas in game.

However, i found out that after each patch update they have, the file seems to go back to the way it was so u might have to do the same thing everytime there's a new patch update.

 

i've had this annoying lag kind of each time i get inside somewhere.. usually it should lag when you're outside but well.. yeah :b but this ''fix'' seems to have done the problem! thanks alot for the tip

[Kenny_The_Killah]

I used to lag a lot before and the one major thing u can do is turn the shadows off.

Now, many ppl say that you can do this in game. and you can but even after i did tht , i was still having the issue.

What i did then was edited the client_defaults file on the SWTOR folder on my computer and voila. no more lag. my fps was 8x faster. not kidding

do this:

 

Open up the folder where your game is located on C: and click on Retailclient and look into the folder and open up the file named "client_defaults.xxx" in notepad and make the following changes.

change fullscreen from true to false

change shadows from true to false

 

After i did this change, my lag days r over and even though i have a crappy computer, i dont even lag at pvp warzones or any areas in game.

However, i found out that after each patch update they have, the file seems to go back to the way it was so u might have to do the same thing everytime there's a new patch update.

 

THANKS ALOT! this worked for me to, very much! tahnks again!

[BHRAL]

Hey, I tried to find the file but could not. I did find a documents folder titled Star Wars - The Old Republic but when i clicked on it all it showed were my screenshots. Any help would be appreciated.

[BHRAL]

i trying to do true/false trick and i cant find the file in C or anywhere

 

At first i could not find but then I found it under :

 

C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\BioWare\Star Wars - The Old Republic\swtor\retailclient

 

I don't know if that will help but it was there onn my computer.

[hellthist]

Yea I tried this and I can't open the file any suggestions?

[Greenrange]

Thanks BHRAL! My lag days are over!!!

[monkeydud]

Also slide the grass and trees settings down to 0%. These really seem to give my GPU a headache. (And its an NVIDIA 5500 GTX Tdi..) Edited March 17, 2012 by monkeydud

[xCyberpunkx]

Best thing you can do is upgrade your computer. You're lucky to be playing at all on a Turion.

[Failzlert]

Hey, thanks for the help runs a lot better now

[Lyonic]

when I change it to false it doesnt stay false. any suggestions?

[Fleurdelis]

Download Razer Cortex. It will halt processes in the background while running and will free up some of your ram and boost your performance. Will keep windows from updating when you are playing. Free program and works great.

[Ryanplex]

Disabling Bitraider, tweaking your internet connection with TCP Optimizer and making sure SWTOR Ports are forwarded properly will all help to eliminate latency on your end. Edited January 9, 2016 by Ryanplex

[JediQuaker]

I have a Toshiba Satellite L655 with about 4gig of RAM with a AMD Turion II P540 Dual-Core Processor (2.40 GHz).

SWTOR is very CPU intensive. An old AMD Turion just won't cut it - there is no fix other than getting a better computer.

[DocDAM]

An old AMD Turion just won't cut it - there is no fix other than getting a better computer.

He most likely did ... in the last 4 years