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Performance:
We have done extensive profiling and made significant improvements to the rendering system. Most machines (including minimum spec) have shown steady improvements, however, some configurations with integrated graphics cards may not see as significant FPS improvements.
Recommendations and Tools:
If you are unable to hold 60 FPS:
Disable Vsync in the options menu. If your FPS is in between 30 and 60 you may attain a higher FPS average with vsync off.
Disable Render 3D Water in the options menu.
If you have battery power concerns (running a laptop under battery power).
Ensure your setmaxfps is set to 60 or enable Vsync to ensure optimal usage.
To view your FPS rate press F11 twice in game.
To change your max FPS open the in game chat box and type “setmaxfps 60” (replacing 60 with the desired value). When you press enter you will see a chat notification. You will also
need to disable Vsync in order to see FPS rates higher than 60.
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Profiles now remember your campaign progress and hotkey settings. If you have lost your progress please use the I R WINNER cheat to advance back through the campaigns to where you left off.
The unit animation stutter in multiplayer games has been mitigated.
Players are no longer dropped loading into a multiplayer game when taking longer than 20 seconds.
Save and Exit now handles ELO correctly.
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Improvements and Optimizations:
Vsync:
Scrolling improvements have been made.
Software limiter has been added.
FPS counter has been added (press F11 twice in game).
FPS limiter has been added and the max FPS is defaulted to 60 FPS when Vsync is disabled.
Rendering Optimization:
Default Hardware Vertex Processing has been adjusted.
Terrain lighting and tile updates have been optimized.
Terrain rendering improvements have been made to the tile system to make them render more efficiently (this is most visible in LudiKris maps sizes).
Terrain rendering improvements have been to be more efficient in deciding what tiles to render (making L.
3D elements have been optimized.
Timing and Scheduling Changes:
Game now utilizes one CPU core more efficiently and requires less power consumption (specifically on laptops).
Scrolling has been improved and is now smoother in more situations.
Network events now respond faster.
Game Focus:
Game now continues to render to the window when it loses focus.
Sound output will continue to shut off when the window loses focus.
Mp3 Streamer Optimization:
Audio data now has a smaller buffer and loads more frequently.
Audio no longer loads when the music slider is turned down completely.
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Trade Carts now have a smaller collision radius (less blockages on trade routes).
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Fire ships are now affected by Ballistics.
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Franks: Throwing Axeman (non-elite and elite) +10 HP.
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Huns: (Elite) Tarkans +1 pierce armor.