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[Mercy Flush]

i wasnt sure where else to put this... but when ever i look either up or down while using a mouse, the screen jumps. when i use a 360 controller it still does this, but not as noticably. it makes the game basically unplayable. any suggestions or does anyone else have this problem?

[t3h m00kz]

i wasnt sure where else to put this... but when ever i look either up or down while using a mouse, the screen jumps. when i use a 360 controller it still does this, but not as noticably. it makes the game basically unplayable. any suggestions or does anyone else have this problem?

Don't play a terribly-ported game.

But in all seriousness... no, I don't know what to do about it ;p

[Syuusuke]

Then what was that for Muki?
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Mercy, give us your computer specs, it'll help, especially your video card.

[Vicky]

Did you check your fps? Shouldn't be too high, 60-70 will do.

[Mercy Flush]

ok my computer specs are;
2 gigs RAM
EVGA 680i sli motherboard
intel core 2 duo E6700 2.66ghz overclocked
EVGA 8800GTX gfx card
soundblaster x-fi extreme gamer

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

make sure that you have all uneeded programs closed
make sure you dont have any viruses
make sure you have uac disabled
make sure that you have the newest video drivers

[Mercy Flush]

yeah im a computer geek so i have done all that, and nothing really seems to help. i guess halo 2 vista just doesnt like vista

[Vicky]

Seriously check your fps, with those specs you could have a fps of 150+ (?) that'll make the game stutter. Set all videosettings higher or at highest to lower the fps.

[Mercy Flush]

Seriously check your fps, with those specs you could have a fps of 150+ (?) that'll make the game stutter. Set all videosettings higher or at highest to lower the fps.

haha theyre all already as high as i can make them. and that would explain why my friend who has a slightly lower end computer runs it perfectly

[Vicky]

Tried upping the resolution as well?

[Mercy Flush]

its up as high as i can make it. my screen isnt that great. im upgrading soon. i just downloaded vista service pack 1 beta, and the problem isnt as bad now, but still pretty unplayable

[Metroid4593]

Wow... I wish my computer was that good... =/

[spartan463]

nice your the first person i have heard of that has the 8800
mouse sensitivity (hey sometimes the most basic of answers are right)

[Mercy Flush]

yeah i guess im just going to get a new monitor. i need to do that anyways. haha.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824211010
im probably going with that one. that should work

[Mercy Flush]

oh and how can you check your frame rates in halo2?

[Vicky]

Fraps.

[343guiltymc]

oh and how can you check your frame rates in halo2?
.....You have 8800 GTX, and you don't even know how to check your FPS?! :confused2:

[Mercy Flush]

haha i can do it in like every game except halo. most games that im used to have that built in somewere

[Mercy Flush]

yeah so i just ran halo 2 with fraps.... my lowest frame rate was about 97. everything else was well above that, averaging around 140-150. you think getting a new monitor and upping the resolution would help? right now im stuck and 768 x 1024

[johnnyblaz20]

Those frame rates seem quite high to me. MIne are basicly stuck at 60fps at full settings and i have no lag/glitches.

[TPE]

Crank up the res, textures, and AA to bring down you frames.

God damn I wish I could run it that good :(

Also have you tried changing your refresh rate. My monitor doesn't like some refresh rates and gets all messed up. Its worth a try.

[Mercy Flush]

haha i have everything set to the max and it still does that. refresh rate is as high as i can make it, but it does the same thing at lower refresh rates.

[TPE]

Try disabling vsync.



Put -novsync in your command line in the halo2.exe in your Halo 2 root directory.

[Mercy Flush]

yeah its not letting me do that

[johnnyblaz20]

That seems funny to me because i have a better comp "not that yours isnt awsome because it is" and i cant get my frame rates above or below 60. Well if i turned the graphics way down.

You running 4 sample on the ingame video settings? Maybe that has already been stated but i don't have much time to read.

Make a shortcut of the halo2.exe and go to properties on the shortcut make the directory look like this "c\program files\microsoft games\halo 2\halo2.exe" -novsync

edit: Also sometimes when i start the game up when my cards are on crossfire mode when the game starts i have to go to the video settings and re-select 4-sample than it runs better.

[Syuusuke]

I don't even know if there are any command inputs that works... (I don't think -novsync works...but I haven't tried it).

[Vicky]

Well this is in the H2V readme:

-novsync—Advanced switch for users who want better performance.

although that doesn't mean it works :P

[Syuusuke]

There's a readme? Holy crap...

I guess I didn't know that...though there's only four command inputs, that's great.

[johnnyblaz20]

I tried it out and i recommend it. It does make a difference.

[Mercy Flush]

ok ill try doing that again. it didnt let me add -novsync last time though

[Mercy Flush]

ok got a new screen and its somewhat fixed now