Myst IV: Revelation transition problem

[FordGT90Concept]

I just started playing this game a few hours ago and ever since, the "node" transitions are taking 5-10 seconds each. If you've ever played a Myst game, you should know how irritating this would be.

I have tried:
-Onboard Realtek audio.
-Creative Audigy2 ZS.
-Disabling music.
-Setting affinity to CPU0 and later to CPU2.

None of these had made any difference. I think it has to be down to my processor (SpeedStep? Hyperthreading?) or my video card(???). All other games I'ved tried on this system work fine (Wheelman, Saints Row 2, Myst III, etc.)

Any ideas?

 

[AsRock]

I just started playing this game a few hours ago and ever since, the "node" transitions are taking 5-10 seconds each. If you've ever played a Myst game, you should know how irritating this would be.

I have tried:
-Onboard Realtek audio.
-Creative Audigy2 ZS.
-Disabling music.
-Setting affinity to CPU0 and later to CPU2.

None of these had made any difference. I think it has to be down to my processor (SpeedStep? Hyperthreading?) or my video card(???). All other games I'ved tried on this system work fine (Wheelman, Saints Row 2, Myst III, etc.)

Any ideas?

Your on about time for each move you make yes ?. If so never had that issue this going back time time tried them every so often as my mother loves playing them lol. I've not talked to her for some time as i have not seen her online :|...

you could try gameboomers ( http://www.gameboomers.com/ ) i know she goes there to get info if she needs it. You could try here too http://www.justadventure.com/BuyGamesJA.shtm

Maybe try lowering sound\video acceleration ?.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I turned the resolution down to 640x480 and disabled the three eye candy options. It made no difference. Even changing pages in the menus takes a long time (like going from the audio config to the graphic config pages). About the only thing that doesn't take a long time is changing the pages in books. It seems like any time the hard drives are accessed, it pauses for several seconds.

 

[AsRock]

You got the patch for it ?..
http://www.ubi.com/US/Downloads/Info.aspx?dlId=708

Maybe try compatibility mode ?.


Seen some one else with the issue but taking like 3 seconds that was on a amazon review post. I'l drop a e-mail to my mother and ask her if she remembers any issue's with it but i'm thinking that she will say just try those sites i have already posted. If she remembers having such issue i'll let ya know although it's been a few years now it might of worked on systems better back then..

Any chance you played Syberia ?.. thats a cool adventure game.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

You got the patch for it ?..
http://www.ubi.com/US/Downloads/Info.aspx?dlId=708

Maybe try compatibility mode ?.

I already have 1.03 installed. I tried compatibility mode for Windows XP and it didn't help.

Seen some one else with the issue but taking like 3 seconds that was on a amazon review post.

Probably the same issue. Does the review list their system specs?

Any chance you played Syberia ?.. thats a cool adventure game.

A long time ago. I think it was only a demo too because it stopped before I expected it to. XD

 

[AsRock]

I already have 1.03 installed. I tried compatibility mode for Windows XP and it didn't help.



Probably the same issue. Does the review list their system specs?




A long time ago. I think it was only a demo too because it stopped before I expected it to. XD

You should try it, it's a kick ass game and there is a part 2 too.

Anyways another guy here with slow transactions and not seeing anyone with system specs posted .. maybe have a look though the reviews as i know there is at least 2 of them now as the other guy said 3 seconds ..
http://www.amazon.com/review/RKV9Z803M0MCT&tag=tec06d-20

Here's the reviews
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00023XXMW/?tag=tec06d-20

 

[FordGT90Concept]

The one that said 3 seconds related to using a minimum install. I did a full install and the game directory is almost exactly 7 GiB. There is no disk in the drive when I play and even if there is, Myst doesn't act like it is trying to read from it.

The 2-5 second remark was from somebody that did a minimum install and he/she made it sound like their computer was barely minimum spec. Mine vastly exceeds the recommended, let alone the minimum.

PC hardware minimum requirements
========================

Supported OS : Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP (only) 
Processor    : 700 MHz Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™ or better
RAM          : 128 MB RAM (256 MB required for XP)
Video Card   : 32 MB DirectX® 9-compliant video card (see supported list*)
Sound Card   : DirectX 9.0-compliant sound card 
DirectX      : DirectX 9.0c (included on DVD) 
DVD          : 4x DVD or faster
Display      : 800x600 display
Hard Drive Space: 3.5 GB free

PC hardware recommended requirements
========================

Supported OS : Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP (only) 
Processor    : Pentium® IV or AMD Athlon™
RAM          : 256 MB RAM
Video Card   : 64Mb or more DirectX® 9-compliant video card (see supported list*)
Sound Card   : DirectX 9.0-compliant sound card 
DirectX      : DirectX 9.0c (included on DVD) 
DVD          : 4x DVD or faster
Display      : 800x600 display
Hard Drive Space: 8.0 GB free  (Full install recommended)

I'm still searching for a solution.


Edit:
I did a FileMon capture of the node transition and even that is showing an enormous delay. The last access is at 14 seconds and the first is no less than 6 seconds. I'd say there is at least a solid 3 seconds (11 seconds is very brief, 12,13, and 14 are packed) of reading data from the hard drives.

All entries captured in those 8 seconds are "SUCCESS." Filemon unfortunately, isn't telling me much.

 

[AsRock]

try a minimum install see if that cuts it down .

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I'm making an app to keep track of core clockspeeds--make sure the game isn't running at 1.6 GHz. If it isn't, I'll have to try reinstalling.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I disabled EIST, Turbo, and Hyperthreading. It didn't help.

I can't see a minimum install helping either so I might just have to play through it very, very slowly.