PS - Also, there's no need for high def things that aren't near you, so if you're dealing with a Warband vanilla with the upgraded texture sets, reduce the quality of distant trees, your own shadow, the amount of grass that is generated, water effects and the like to see if that prevents spikes. While you might not have heard of him, if you've played Mount & Blade II with mods there's a good chance you've used at least one of the mods he and the other members of the Bannerlord Unofficial Tools & Resources (BUTR) team have worked on.

Custom scripts, inefficient scene design, lots of transparencies, extra fire and smoke particle effects, etc, can all have a significant impact. In this feature, we're chatting with Aragas (aka Aragasas), one of our top Bannerlord mod authors. Also, some mods have alternate texture sets that are less stressful, so check for submods that have those. (A really cheap dedicated sound card would instantly alleviate that issue, if that's what it is.)ħ) Lastly, if you're experiencing this in a mod, check the mod's custom settings, if any. It's a darn nice feature and it would be a shame to go without it. Just do it as an experiment to see if that has any effect. Sometimes, a computer might have decent stats, but without a sound card handling the processing load, the CPU can get bogged down. Your 'puter is fine, but it's a little light in certain elements, so don't discount the effect of higher quality textures being added to a game you've been playing for years.Ħ) A weird quirck, sometimes - Disable Warband's custom sound whatsits setting, the one that slightly alters all the battle-sounds, making them sound unique. (Google the subject and there's bound to be a link with a 'how to.') The rest of the particle effects shouldn't cause any major issues.ĥ) I don't play vanilla, anymore, but didn't it get a texture-set boost/enhancement, recently? If so, that could one of your issues. You can disable that by turning it off in your ini file. The major culprit particle effect for most lag/slideshows is 'dust' kicked up by horses. Otherwise, the game will load 'blood' effects all over the place, whether they're easily seen by you or not.Ĥ) On particle effects: There's no need to turn all of them off. These physics simulations are handled directly by your video card, so having a lot of those going on can reduce Warband to a slideshow.ģ) Keep 'show blood only near player' checked.

You'll get a natural spike during a reinforcement wave, so keep that in mind.ġ) Disable 'Load Textures on Demand' - Cards can handle that much easier, these days, and dumping a massive texture load on your card isn't necessary.Ģ) Reduce the number of 'ragdoll' effects.

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