TATW FPS problems

Unfortunately, I've already posted there and haven't had much success .

I know a lot of people have trouble with it, but from what I've gathered most people say it doesn't get bad until the battles are 10k or more.

Medieval 2:

[audio]
enable = 1
master_vol = 100
music_vol = 38
provider = Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio
sfx_vol = 100
speech_enable = 1
speech_vol = 100
sub_faction_accents = 1

[camera]
default_in_battle = rts
move = 50
restrict = 1
rotate = 50

[controls]
campaign_scroll_max_zoom = 30
campaign_scroll_min_zoom = 30
keyset = 1

[game]
advanced_stats_always = 0
advisor_verbosity = 0
ai_factions = follow
allusers = 1
auto_save = 1
blind_advisor = 0
campaign_map_game_speed = 23
campaign_map_speed_up = 0
campaign_num_time_play = 9
chat_msg_duration = 10000
disable_arrow_markers = 0
disable_events = 0
english = 0
event_cutscenes = 1
fatigue = 1
first_time_play = 0
gamespy_save_passwrd = 1
label_characters = 0
label_settlements = 1
micromanage_all_settlements = 1
morale = 1
mute_advisor = 0
no_campaign_battle_time_limit = 1
pref_factions_played = 0
tutorial_battle_played = 0
tutorial_path = norman_prologue/battle_of_hastings
unit_size = large
unlimited_men_on_battlefield = 1
use_quickchat = 0

[hotseat]
autoresolve_battles = 1
disable_console = 1
disable_papal_elections = 1
passwords = 1
save_prefs = 1
update_ai_camera = 0
validate_diplomacy = 1

[network]
use_ip =
use_port = 27750

[ui]
SA_cards = show
buttons = show
full_battle_HUD = 1
radar = show
show_tooltips = 1
unit_cards = show

[video]
anisotropic_level = 16
anti_alias_mode = off
antialiasing = 0
assassination_movies = 1
autodetect = 0
battle_resolution = 1920 1080
bloom = 0
building_detail = high
campaign_resolution = 1920 1080
depth_shadows = 0
depth_shadows_resolution = 0
effect_quality = low
event_movies = 1
gamma = 128
grass_distance = 0
ground_buffers_per_node = 4
ground_cover_buffers_per_node = 4
infiltration_movies = 1
model_buffers_per_node = 4
no_background_fmv = 0
reflection = 0
sabotage_movies = 1
shader = 2
show_banners = 0
show_package_litter = 1
skip_mip_levels = 0
splashes = 1
sprite_buffers_per_node = 4
stencil_shadows = 0
subtitles = 0
terrain_quality = custom
texture_filtering = 0
unit_detail = high
vegetation = 1
vegetation_quality = low
vsync = 1
water_buffers_per_node = 4
widescreen = 1



As for TATW, I have shadows off, grass off, vegetation low. Huge unit size, though I haven't noticed any performance increase when playing on lower unit sizes. No AA and Bilinear texture filtering.

That's what I thought .

I have 13.4 but I haven't tried installing the 13.8 beta yet.

I have not. I am running MOS. But I removed MOS at one point to see if there was any improvement, but there was no difference.

Well, I have had good luck with Darthmod for it. Although, the battles don't really get too big.

Yea its 2GB.

Well, I've been having a lot of trouble with Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. I have everything on medium and low and still get fps drops of up to 20 unless I play in 24 player matches. Still happens even then. Red Orchestra 2 I have pretty much everything all over the place, mostly medium. Fps still drops about 20 often.

Think it could be a Windows 8 problem? I find it disappointing that I have a i5-3470 and HD 7870 and still have to run pretty much the same settings as when I had a i3-3220 and HD 7770 :/

This is pretty true. But I've always thought I was in the minority with that opinion -_-

Normally my GPU never hits 70. It's been awhile since I monitored my CPU temp, but the highest I've ever seen it was 68. I mean, I tried playing Napoleon Total War with Darthmod installed and had the majority of the settings on high or ultra and could manage 50+ easy at the Battle of Waterloo. As for the gpu hitting 70, the only time I've ever done that was playing Skryim with close to 100 mods and Tomb Raider lol.

I've heard that the newer the system, the worse you do with Total War games. I've also heard that they play horrible on AMD cpus as well :O