Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

[znowman]

if you've got a dual core CPU, then you are probably getting juddering graphics, that get gradually worse and worse (until you reboot, then the process starts again)
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Goto

http://www.robpol86.com/misc_pgs/imagecfg.php

download it
install it
and then run it at the command prompt (see 'How I Installed'' at the bottom)

*WARNING*
This will change the .exe so make a backup of bf2.exe before you do anything.
*WARNING*

imagecfg -u c:\path\to\file.exe
imagecfg -a 0x1 c:\path\to\file.exe

Your EXE will now be working correctly.
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taken from this thread:

http://forum.eagames.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4669

(thanks to the original posters)



*How I Installed*

i placed imagecfg.exe in:
C:\WINDOWS\system32

then opened a command prompt and typed:
imagecfg -u "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe"
imagecfg -a 0x1 "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe"

all my problems are sorted

[DieFledermaus]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

Just to be safe anyone want to try this before i do. And only for dual cores.

[znowman]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

works great on mine, it now runs liquid smooth
and remember, it only alters the BF2.exe file, so just make a copy of it, then you can replace it should anything go wrong

[iconfat]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

Rather than altering the bf2.exe file, which may cause problems, i read somewhere that if you set vsync to on, it will remove the choppiness even in x2 processors.

[znowman]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

all vsync does is limit your cards fps output to match the screen refresh rate (theres no point rendering 400 frames per second with the refresh rate at 60) so vsync basically slows down the number of frames that are sent to your monitor which improves quality

trust me, if you've got a dual core CPU and are getting bad performance, use the fix

[iconfat]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

The link above to the file doesnt work. Can someone repost this file on the web?

Thanks.

[iconfat]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

The link above to the file doesnt work. Can someone repost this file on the web?

Thanks.

I found the working link. Here it is, enjoy

http://www.robpol86.com/Pages/imagecfg.php

[iconfat]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

Wow!! This works great. No more stuttering or disconnected from sever!
BF2.exe is still 7.1mb, however, it may be a little different.

Now I hope punkbuster doesnt ban me.
But hey, BF2 is silky smooth on my x2 3800+.

[Diws]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

nice gonna trie it out tonight
i got a x2 4400

[DrunkenPirate]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

This is punkbuster safe?

[iconfat]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

So far, so good Drunken Pirate.
BF2 verifies client data just like it did before.

I think we may be ok. Just to be safe, its always good to backup bf2.exe before doing this operation.

[znowman]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

thats strange iconfat, that top link still works for me

anyway, its definately pb safe, ive been using it for a while, i dont think BF2.exe is changed, its more a change to how your operating system uses BF2.exe (if you know what i mean), so pb will see nothing different

there have been a lot of posts about stuttering gfx etc (ive noticed many of the posters have dual core cpu's), i think people are automatically assuming its a problem with or a lack of ram (as i did at first).

these recent posts suggest to me they are having the same problem:
http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40747
http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40832
is there a way to pm these guys from this board ?

Diws, you got the same processor as me, you should see a huge difference

[iconfat]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

thats strange iconfat, that top link still works for me

When i click the link, it sends me to an unauthorized page. It seems you cant link tot hat page. However, if I copy paste the link into my address bar it works. Sorry for the confusion.

Unauthorized
The requested URL /misc_pgs/imagecfg.php was linked from another website. If you arrived here from robpol86.com then please contact the server administrator, webmaster@robpol86.com

[Gunny Highway]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

Instead of changing the exe, you can just alter the process affinity with a command line tool while the game is running.

e.g. process.exe bf2.exe -a 01

Then it won't permanently change bf2.exe and there won't be any potential trouble with PB or when updating game.

• Download process203.zip here:
  

  http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions/processutil/processutil.htm

  
  

  http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions/processutil/process203.zip

  
  
  
• Extract zip-file to c:\windows\system32 it contains process.exe
  
  
• Download BF2CPU01.zip, and extract it to e.g. desktop.
  

  http://home1.stofanet.dk/GUNNY/BF2/BF2CPU01.zip

  
  
  
• Use Bf2CPU01.BAT to start BF2 and change affinity to CPU 0
  
  
• NOTE Bf2CPU01.BAT assumes BF2 is installed in default location, if you installed to other location open Bf2CPU01.BAT in notepad and edit the path to where you installed BF2.

This way it doesn't change BF2.exe but only changes BF2 process while process is active

[znowman]

Re: Choppy/Juddering GFX *FIX*

you would need to do this everytime you play ?