Aces High III auto download

[Swampyrv]

Hi guys,
been ages so here goes.
last time I went to play, message came up, current version out of date, do you wish to install new version?. I clicked yes, auto download kicked in and all sorted.
This time, no joy.
Does this mean I have to reinstall totally from scratch?. If so, no problem, but forum main screen says auto download should work if you've got an older version?. Any ideas?


Cheers.
Swampyrv.

[Skuzzy]

If you have never played the new version, then it would be best to download and install it. Make sure it installs in a NEW folder and not some previous version of Aces High.

[Swampyrv]

Thanks Skuzzy,
best to delete  old folders first then?.

[Bizman]

Thanks Skuzzy,
best to delete  old folders first then?.

No need to do that. AH3 will create folders of its own. You'd also be able to transport your settings after the installation from the old game.

Welcome back!

[Swampyrv]

Thanks guys.
Old aces High removed. New version installed..............frame rate own to 3!
dont know where to go now.
on old version cpu worked fine, could it be my graphics card or something?.

[morfiend]

Best to post a DXdiag,if you dont know how goto run,type DXdiag and copy the top 1/3 and post here!



   

[The Fugitive]

Post a Dxdiag report (top third) here and we can see what your trying to play on. The new version is much more dependent on the video card. The old version use to use the CPU.

WOW! 20 seconds faster Morf 

[morfiend]

Post a Dxdiag report (top third) here and we can see what your trying to play on. The new version is much more dependent on the video card. The old version use to use the CPU.

WOW! 20 seconds faster Morf 

  Cant have you being the only one sounding like you know whats going on,now can we......




   

[Swampyrv]

Hi guys would this be what you mean by DXdiag?

   Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600) (9600.winblue_ltsb.160930-0600)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
       System Model: p6-2469ea
               BIOS: 8.17
          Processor: AMD A8-5500 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics     (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
             Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3992MB RAM
          Page File: 2411MB used, 2283MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.03.9600.17415 64bit Unicode

cheers

[Swampyrv]

Heres the other bit graphics card etc.


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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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       Manufacturer: NVIDIA
          Chip type: GeForce GT 620
           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
        Device Type: Full Device
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     Display Memory: 2968 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 972 MB
      Shared Memory: 1995 MB
       Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: S24D300
         Monitor Id: SAM0B42
        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
        Output Type: HD15
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        DDI Version: 11
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Graphics Preemption: DMA
 Compute Preemption: DMA
           Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported
     Power P-states: Not Supported
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 10/28/2013 12:12:30, 15703688 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: Yes
    WHQL Date Stamp:
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       D3D9 Overlay: Supported
            DXVA-HD: Supported
       DDraw Status: Enabled
         D3D Status: Enabled
         AGP Status: Enabled

[The Fugitive]

You just barely make the minimum requirements with that. That is a very weak video card.

When you first start the game, go into the video setting and turn down the textures to at least 512. Then once you log into an arena, go to the settings there and start turning stuff off to get a playable frame rate. Set environment to none and turn shadows off to start.

[Skuzzy]

You no longer need to go to an arena to adjust the graphic settings.  They can be done from the splash screen. 

Select the "Graphic Detail" option and check every option with the word "Disable" in it.  Move the "Environment Map" slider to "None".

As what was said before.  The NVidia 620 video card is a very low end video card.  Aces High III offloads all the graphic work to the video card, so frame rate is going to depend on the video card performance.

[Swampyrv]

Hi guys.
As always thank you for the replies and advice. A very welcome change to go onto a forum as a novice, and get help rather than having the pi** taken out of you coz your unsure of stuff. Any recommendations on makes of video card upgrades that can be purchased over here in the U.K?

cheers

[Skuzzy]

Your CPU is fine.  I would be a bit concerned with the system only having 4GB of system RAM, as Windows 8/8.1 likes memory and it being an OEM computer, it is going to be running a lot of bloatware.  If you have cleaned out the bloatware, you might (I say "might" just to cover myself, rather than saying "should") get away with 4GB.

[Swampyrv]

Sorry what is bloatware?
Would the nvidia 9800gtx graphics card be sufficient. Is my cpu able to power it?