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Nah. It's isn't broken(I made sure to rework that before doing anything else, dont want random steam crashes) it' just doesn't recognize maple a a program that needs the switch since it's only pixels. There isn't really anything to res up in ms, the GPU switch just makes it process faster(in my experience anyway). Since the majority of the lag in MS is text based. resulting in Gaga, Cassandra, Maple Admin, etc causing lag problems on their own since they have more coding than any other NPCs.

I guess having a large number of NPCs could do it as well if the info isn't being dumped correctly. Kinda how like if you leave chrome open for too long it crashes b/c it just builds data w/o dumping. It probably also explains some of the random crashed ppl get even on good comps. It'd be more of the game not being to handle it's own weight than your comp not being able to handle the game.

But then you have oddities like Sleepywood Cassandra and Gaga being more or less lag free. And moving all the NPC's to one location could also be alleviating that stress since they aren't being accessed from multiple towns simultaneously.

The Radeon Integrated driver is used to operate both Intel and Radeon, so if you install a newer update for Intel graphics, the Radeon driver won't know how to operate the intel graphics. I guess this might the reason for the auto-switching to be broken. that's why you install the latest updates, and Radeon only after the intel's installation.

The thing about the GPU is that some programs don't make the comp switch to it. They only run off the one it is set to run off. So like my desktop Maple used to be set to my Radeon, once I switched it to using the Intel it only used the Intel and ms preformance was better.

The only reason it hadn't updated is that for some reason it had never shown in my automatic update list since around late April. I'd assumed there just hadn't been any updates since sometimes it just hadn't been updated on their end in the months prior. Since we had down time I decided to back-up again and update everything manually to make sure since I don't have class today and the game is prob gonna be down for a while. Enough time to dl all my updates and maybe a game or two on steam.

The Radeon was fine since it was the only one that hadn't updated and the update came out just yesterday anyway so I lucked up and caught it before my updater did.

I thought you just had the Radeon. Was wondering how you'd switched it if it had two Radeon.

[quote=lulzace]Thanks man. And the lag isn't b/c of the machine per-se but because of all the data in those npc's in particular and my comp not switching to gpu for whatever reason. It doesn't matter where those npc's are I still may potentially have lag issues near them and only them.

And Don't assume. Why would I change something without waiting? I was updating because they haven't been updated in over 8 months and asked here just in case so I'd already have the info.

Romansko does the video card you have not matter then?

And thanks Revelment.[/quote]

I don't think I've understood your question. I have Integrated Intel Graphics HD 3000 with Radeon HD 6630m. It's recommended to update not because of the game, but in generally to fix issues. AMD's support for integrated graphic cards is a new thing.
I've experienced issues on my computer unrelated to the game. I have updated Bios because it was too old to know the integrated option is exist.

You really should keep your vid card updated as often as possible to fix bugs or glitches that could affect you games and applications. At least check once a month if it's been on the market for less than 3~5 years, less often if it's older. Only exception is if a recent update crashes your card/system. I'm not big on using beta updates, as they haven't been fully tested and can screw things around.

As for your GPU... eeeeehh...
Laptops are very specifically designed to do the things they do. If yours is rather new (past 5 years or so?) then it probably uses BOTH the integrated Intel GPU [i]and[/i] your Radeon, switching between them as demand goes up or down for different tasks. Were it a desktop I'd be less cautious, but...
To be honest, I'd be [b]very[/b] iffy about disabling your lappy's built-in GPU, or messing with such settings in general unless it's absolutely necessary, as this requires either playing with Device Manager or having BIOS access. I'd just wait for the update and see if that fixes things, unless you've always had lag issues.

Thanks man. And the lag isn't b/c of the machine per-se but because of all the data in those npc's in particular and my comp not switching to gpu for whatever reason. It doesn't matter where those npc's are I still may potentially have lag issues near them and only them.

And Don't assume. Why would I change something without waiting? I was updating because they haven't been updated in over 8 months and asked here just in case so I'd already have the info.

Romansko does the video card you have not matter then?

And thanks Revelment.

I did those steps to resolve the issue: (also resolved many other things).
1. Uninstalled all the Graphics programs via uninstall manager. Restarted.
2. Uninstalled all the graphic drivers via device manager. Restarted.
3. Installed the latest suitable Intel Graphics driver via Intel's support center. Restarted.
4. Installed the latest beta Integrated Radeon driver via [url=][b]http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/mobile?os=Windows+7+-+64[/b][/url]. (It includes the 32bit installaion, make sure to read the main instructions). Restarted.
It resolved a lot of issues for me, also never update graphics via windows 7 update.
(If your laptop is very old, I would suggest also to update the Bios drivers via your manufacture's website. eg. mine is Dell)

Hope I've helped, if you need more explanation, message me.

Set your GPU to use Intel's intergrated, it should lag less since Maple is a sprite game and does not generate any graphics.

/yeah they fixed alot of town lag, but also you cannot take or put in a gpu into or out of a laptop. You buy them with one preinstalled.

It's not ur computer, it's your game. They're going to resolve the lagg... Unless ur comp really is that bad