Bloodlines running slowly? Try this!

Squarejawhero · Nov 27, 2004, 07:46 PM

Can't remember where I got these tweaks, Gamespot forums and elsewhere (White Wolf) methinks...

Create a .bat file (take a .txt file and rename it) with this info in it -

start /low vampire.exe -console -heapsize 512000
(heapsize should be half your Ram and NO MORE)

Save it as vampire.bat and stick it in the Activision/Vampire directory. Then create a desktop shortcut and allocate the vampire.exe icon to it to make it look nifty.

And... hey presto! Better FPS. Worked for me!

K-max · Nov 27, 2004, 07:55 PM

I have done the heapsize tweak and it just caused my game to crash more.. but I'll give the whole batch file a looksee and find out exactly if it helps my cause or not.

Thanks for the heads up!
K-max

Squarejawhero · Nov 28, 2004, 06:13 AM

Hey, NP... good thing no-one noticed me write it in the wrong forum, eh?

Oops.

Burbank · Nov 28, 2004, 08:53 AM

Actually the correct number of heapsize for 1024 MB RAm is start 524288, since once 1 kb i slightly less than 1000 B (check any file in windows, properties).

Burbank · Nov 28, 2004, 08:55 AM

And the heapsize is in in Byte format i should ad.

Squarejawhero · Nov 28, 2004, 09:26 AM

Hey, I'm no mathematical genius. I'm an artist. ;-D Thanks for pointing that out, I'll make sure I input it now before I forget.

Genius game, btw. Excellent facial animation and voiceovers.

edit - btw I forgot to mention, but the batch file above starts your game on a LOW priority setting. Loads of people have discovered this is the best way to get the game running smoothly due to some odd programming glitch, and wierdly it works.