Dragon age origins lags on windows 7. Solving problems with crashes, brakes, freezes, glitches in Dragon Age Inquisition
On my old system (core2duo3000@4000, gts450.8GB) I managed to achieve FPS of up to 40-50 frames per second, but when moving and in cities, even with high FPS, lags were felt. It turned out that the problem was in the game engine itself, namely that the calculation of physics and logic was quite large and was set at 30 ticks per second.
1) To reduce processor load and reduce lags, you need to add the following line to 3dmgame.ini after ExeName=DragonAgeInquisition.exe: -GameTime.MaxSimFps 30 -GameTime.ForceSimRate 20.0 - for medium computers, -GameTime.MaxSimFps 24 -GameTime.ForceSimRate 15.0 - for weak PCs.
The first indicator MaxSimFps is the maximum FPS in cut scenes (there may be more in the game), the second ForceSimRate is the speed of physical and logical calculations (set to 30 by default). With ForceSimRate 15 there will be slight glitches with physics, if the processor is 4 core, try the number 20. To reduce the load, it is advisable to set the ForceSimRate to the lowest possible number (but not lower than 15).
Unfortunately, in cut scenes the animation is accelerated (I didn’t notice it in the game itself), depending on the ratio of MaxSimFps and ForceSimRate. Therefore, it is not recommended to set MaxSimFps higher than 1.5 times (preferably 1.3 times). In the game itself, the FPS will be higher than the MaxSimFps values; the FPS data will only be in cut scenes. If you are not bothered by the acceleration of animation in cut scenes, then the number of FPS MaxSimFps can be set higher.
2) Be sure to set the priority of the DragonAgeInquisition.exe process in the task manager to low for 2-core CPUs. For 4-core in case of high CPU load.
3) In the Nvidia settings, set: vertical sync pulse - adaptive half-choice, power management mode - maximum performance mode, triple buffering - on. Install PhysX configuration - select your video card.
4)Optionally, if the processor load does not exceed 80-85%, you can additionally set the “Maximum number of pre-prepared frames” to 2, if the processor load is still not 90-95 and the GPU is also not fully loaded, then increase to 3.4 . This option will improve the smoothness of the camera.
I have the game set to full screen mode, but for some users the game runs faster in window mode - full screen. I also have user.cfg registered, which I recommend for owners of weak video cards.
Create a text file in your game folder, copy the lines below, then rename the file to user.cfg
The last line to display the amount of FPS, if not needed, erase it.
RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit 0
RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 0
RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 0
RenderDevice.VsyncEnable 0
PostProcess.DynamicAOEnable 0
WorldRender.MotionBlurEnable 0
WorldRender.MotionBlurForceOn 0
WorldRender.MotionBlurFixedShutterTime 0
WorldRender.MotionBlurMax 0
WorldRender.MotionBlurQuality 0
WorldRender.MotionBlurMaxSampleCount 0
WorldRender.SpotLightShadowmapEnable 0
WorldRender.SpotLightShadowmapResolution 256
WorldRender.TransparencyShadowmapsEnable 0
WorldRender.LightTileCsPathEnable 0
PerfOverlay.DrawFps 1
To solve problems with crashes during cutscenes or DirectX errors, I recommend using the Flawless Widescreen program.
NB How to rotate the camera without holding down the RMB key, read my messages in the topic:
http://site/dragon_age_3_inquisition/tech/hochu_upravlyat_kameroy_dvigeniem_mishi_no_ne_znayu_kak_eto_sdelat-846283/
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
It is clear that a powerful or medium-sized 4-core will get 30 clock cycles. Reducing the number of physics/logic cycles is justified for weak computers, or computers that have lags with other optimal settings. The lags have nothing to do with the amount of FPS, be it at least 20 or 50, since the problem is not in the graphics part.
15 cycles per second is the minimum (!) relatively stable frequency of processing physics/logic, if you reduce it to 10, for example, then the GG simply begins to fall into the ground, and the collision (intersection) with physical objects does not have time to be calculated. Usually collision is calculated separately from physics, but in this engine, apparently, PhysX calculates collision. That is why, even in the emptiest location, at 50 fps, lags begin when moving - there is a miscalculation of the collision when the GG moves.
I initially had PhysX processing enabled on the GPU, but it didn’t help me, maybe the physics in the game is calculated by the processor, or my card just can’t handle it. Nevertheless, enabling this item goes without saying (usually the settings are set to auto).
Low priority in processes helps to greatly reduce the load on the CPU, at least on my 2-core processor, perhaps this is not the case for someone, then this item is not necessary, tests are needed on different configs.
Tests are also needed regarding the ratio of MaxSimFps and ForceSimRate, since the ratio (60/15=4/1, graphics speed/physics-logic speed) between these values can determine the speed in some moments, for example, skills work faster, animations are faster, etc. I haven't noticed this yet, but I only tested it for a couple of hours, late last night.
Please write briefly your configs and the set values for MaxSimFps and ForceSimRate (if they differ from those I wrote above). This will make it easier to select the optimal values for certain configurations.
Fans of Dragon Age Origins are faced with an unpleasant situation when, after installation, the game does not start. Or errors appear during the installation process. Let's figure out what the reason is and fix the problem. The methods outlined in the article are not only suitable for Dragon Age Origins. If this is not enough, the problem remains unresolved, read other materials on the site.
Dragon Age Origins won't install
If Dragon Age Origins won't install, check to see if you have enough free space on your hard drive. The distribution requires free space, so a few gigabytes of extra space will not hurt. Many modern games require a significant amount of space.
Dragon Age Origins installation is blocked by antivirus
Often, anti-virus programs, in the fight against viruses, protecting our computer from external threats, for security purposes, block numerous processes performed by the operating system. Sometimes such security is so strong that the antivirus blocks access not only to viruses, but also suspends some normal processes, perhaps by mistake, considering them potentially vulnerable. Disable your antivirus during installation.
Cleaning your computer and rebooting
Sometimes, a simple system reboot can immediately solve many problems that arise both during the installation of games and their subsequent operation. The same goes for programs and applications. There are many reasons: the computer is full of garbage, the system cache is full, the maximum permissible number of simultaneously running processes, perhaps some are frozen and are not running, but they put a strain on the system. Cleaning your computer and rebooting will fix the situation.
No Internet access
Some game clients require an Internet connection during the installation process, providing access to the installation server or update server. Make sure the connection is good, and if there is no Internet, be prepared for problems when installing Dragon Age Origins. It's good if the system displays an error message. And if there is none, you can think for a long time and wonder why the toy is not installed.
Dragon Age Origins won't launch
Before looking for reasons why Dragon Age Origins does not launch, make sure that the installation itself was successful. Otherwise, if there were failures during the installation process, but at the same time the game was installed, it is impossible to guarantee subsequent launch and performance. If it starts, you're lucky. What will happen next is unknown. Review the installation process.
Reinstalling the game
Many gamers have more than once encountered a situation where they had to reinstall games. Apparently this is a case where re-installing Dragon Age Origins will fix the problem. It is unknown what this is connected with, perhaps the antivirus or firewall “ate” some files or something else during installation, but after installing the game again, it starts and works. Uninstall Dragon Age Origins and install again, paying attention to every detail during this process. Perhaps at some point the program will request additional files, etc.
There are times when installing on top of an already installed game solves the situation. The installer may prompt you to update the files. Thus, there is no need for removal. Well... something like that.
Searching for information by error text
Another option. Problems when starting Dragon Age Origins are usually accompanied by a corresponding system message. Enter the text of the error in the search, as a result of which you will receive the most detailed answer, and, moreover, related to this specific problem. Actually, the solution will not be long in coming. This way you can pinpoint the cause and fix the problem.
By the way, for some reason I always forget about this. Until I turn over the whole computer. But this one the method works 92%. You just need to enter the text into the search and find a useful article. This way you will definitely solve the problem, there is no need to send your PC to a workshop ahead of time and incur additional costs. There is a lot of useful material on the Internet - study it.
Running Dragon Age Origins as an administrator
Run the game as administrator. In our case, to run Dragon Age Origins as an administrator, you need to right-click on the game shortcut and select Run as administrator. Subsequently, if this method helps solve the problem, make it the default. Open the Shortcut Properties, in the Compatibility tab, and check the box Run this program as administrator.
Dragon Age Origins is not compatible with the system
Another obstacle to running Dragon Age Origins may be incompatibility with your operating system. In this case, still there, in the Shortcut Properties, add a checkbox Run the program in compatibility mode, select the desired OS from the drop-down list.
.NET Framework not installed
A very serious problem with running Dragon Age Origins is the lack of the .NET Framework library installed on the computer, which ensures the launch and maintains the functionality of programs and applications, including games. This is a prerequisite and Microsoft .NET Framework must be installed on your PC.
There are different versions of the .NET Framework. The presence of any one of them on the computer cannot sufficiently guarantee the correct operation of the program. If, for example, the library is already installed on your computer, but the game requires it, download and install it. Restart your PC. The previous version will not be deleted or overwritten. They will simply work together.
Use programs that will prepare your computer for the game to run properly and help you avoid many problems and errors.
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Availability of DirectX
Perhaps the most important condition, the requirement that must be met for games, including Dragon Age Origins, is the presence of . Without it, not a single toy will work. Almost all distributions that require DirectX installed already include this set.
As a rule, DirectX is installed automatically during installation. If it is not included in the distribution, download and install it. It is not necessary to do this before installation, you can do it after, but it is simply necessary to have it on your computer. Download links are located above.
What to do if Dragon Age Origins doesn't work?
Do not despair if you have already tried all the methods and nothing helps, the game does not work. Perhaps these tips will seem too vague, incomprehensible, errors are still present. Review again, did you do everything correctly? If necessary, download another Dragon Age Origins distribution; if you purchased it in a store, contact the seller (manufacturer) for help. Maybe the disk is damaged or something is missing. This is normal, quite natural, this happens. Use another distribution and install the game again.
As a last resort, there are situations when the operating system is still incompatible with Dragon Age Origins. Update the system using Windows (via Update Center). The game will work. If the manufacturer has indicated compatibility, then he is responsible for it. Update your operating system.
Reinstalling the OS is a last resort. Not sure about statements like "the operating system is pirated... the assembly... will not work..." or "the toy is hacked, pirated - throw it away...". A point that is worth your attention is to remember whether similar problems have arisen with other games, in particular similar to Dragon Age Origins. And if problems were observed, this indicates that it may be time to update or reinstall something in the system. Thank you for your attention!
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In my daily work, I like to use the browser as a player, snapping it to the left side of the screen, and VS Code leaving space on the right, since newer versions of Windows handle window snapping well. Unfortunately, even the screen space of a 27-inch monitor is catastrophically small for all “wants”, so I’m increasingly wanting to buy a second monitor.
My main browser is Vivaldi and it is good in everything, except that by default it uses absolutely disgusting, thick scrollbars straight from the past. The screen is already small, and then there are scrollbars 15 pixels thick. Fortunately, fixing this problem is as easy as pie and doesn't even require you to resort to the Google Chrome extension store.
You can install modern scrollbars directly from the browser by enabling a special flag in the experimental settings.
To do this, enter in the search bar vivaldi://flags and find through the search "Overlay Scrollbars". After that, we transfer it to the Enabled state. After restarting the browser, you will see a truly modern scrollbar that appears only when you scroll and is hidden the rest of the time.
I would also like to recommend a little-known extension for Chrome browsers from Google itself, which allows you to unpin a video from YouTube and watch it even on your desktop as in a miniplayer or as happens in MacOS with video.
P.S.: Unfortunately, the Chromium developers in new versions of the browser, for some unknown reason, removed the inclusion of these scrollbars from the flags, so the good old extensions for Chrome can save the situation, but they do not work in all places.
June 24, 2019
I suddenly had a sufficient amount of free time in my personal life and observing the extremely sad state of industry in the Russian Federation, I decided to fulfill my old dream - to master web developer profession in order to be able to engage in freelancing. Having come into close contact with the topic of web development, I realized that it simply would not happen and the Internet has come an incredible way over these ten years (it was then that I fully tried to self-teach myself design and website layout).
Millennials have come up with new trendy names for web developers: front-end and back-end. The front-end renders a website from a layout drawn by a professional designer, adds various simple javascript scripts (so you need to know how to program) and possibly screws the layout into a CMS. The backender is responsible for the site engine and working with databases, and he also turns up his nose and considers himself a real programmer, and not like these “form slaps”. If 5 years ago you could learn how to layout in HTML5 and learn CSS in order to proudly be called a layout designer, now these are basic skills with which you cannot find a job in any web studio, because few people need layout itself. The stack of technologies required for modern website development has grown incredibly and the layout designer is now a bit of a programmer, and the programmer, if necessary, can layout the layout and make the interface himself. But in our time it was possible to “cut up” a website and layout it on tables...
Here's a short summary knowledge and tips that I learned during a month of hard homeschooling:
- is now the most popular code editor that covers 90% of the tasks of all front-end developers. Atom is not popular because of its buggy and slowness, but Sublime Text Only old web developers are sitting there, who are simply accustomed to this “notepad” after years of use.
- You can’t do without the hated Adobe Photoshop when working with layouts. This is the de facto industry standard. Yes, very cool alternatives have appeared, like paid online services Avocode, Zeppelin or Figma, but they are more designed for the rapid development of mobile interfaces, rather than website layouts. And although they declare support psd, with more or less complex layouts there will definitely be problems. Not to mention they don't read text layer options correctly and don't display/disable overlay effects. The guys who created Sketch for Mac OS squandered a huge market by not wanting to port their product to the web or to Windows. Where can I get Photoshop? Unfortunately, Adobe's pricing policy leaves few options for newbies like me. Although they provide discounts and long trial periods for students.
- Our Internet is now very vector and hypertext, so the vector graphics format SVG used everywhere. It would be a good idea to have the vector graphics editor Inkscape open on your computer in conjunction with Photoshop to open and edit such files. Well, or draw a couple of arrows, if nothing beautiful is alien to you.
- Professional training in online courses is quite expensive: from 12,000 - 20,000 rubles and above, I’m generally silent about the advanced level of knowledge (for which companies usually pay, not the programmer himself). You can say that I will download any lectures on torrents (and this is true, they are there), any books and will study myself. During the courses, you pay not for the lectures themselves (instead, you can read a bunch of articles on the topic for free), but for the mentors’ work with you, for working on mistakes and assessing your real knowledge. I am not encouraging anyone to run out and sign up for any courses, but by studying on your own, you will not gain some knowledge. Not to mention the possibility of unknowingly acquiring “wrong knowledge and practicing bad practices.”
- The human brain is able to adequately perceive new information for no more than 4 hours, then a sharp drop in efficiency begins.
- Without practices your knowledge is worthless. 80% of your training should be practice, and 20% learning theory and lectures. This is precisely the most valuable thing in online courses, which you will not download on torrents: there they will kick you in every possible way, give and check homework, and show you where to improve your knowledge.
- Be prepared for the fact that website development technologies change every 2 years: old browsers die out, new frameworks and layout methods appear. Be ready to learn new things. Eh, but I really remember those times when pages were laid out in tables and were just switching to “divas”. And now those who make layouts only as “divas” will be looked at askance - flexboxes are now in fashion.
- There are many free PSD templates on the Internet that you can download, design and make a portfolio out of. And of course, Chrome DevTools (which opens with F12) and a similar developer tool in Firefox are cool things: constantly look at the code of sites that interest you in order to understand how this or that thing is made, or where the layout designers screwed up (childish mistakes are often encountered).
Beginner developer page - It is extremely difficult for a newbie to find work on freelance exchanges. As I already said, they simply rarely order layout, and if they do, then these simple orders are intercepted by craftsmen who, of course, will do it very quickly and with high quality. There are exchanges for complete beginners like Work-Zilla, but if you read the reviews, there will be a lot of negative ones. In addition, this exchange takes 15% from a completed order, imposes a limit on withdrawal of money and requires payment of a subscription every month. It also resets your rating over time. In general, there you will literally work for food for inadequate customers who want a full-fledged website for 1000 rubles. Used to be foreign Upwork, but now it’s paid, and you can’t get there because of the Indians.
- I learned cool concepts: semantic layout, adaptive layout, flexbox, grids, pixel perfect, cross-browser compatibility. Without real knowledge of these things, they won’t even talk to you as a layout designer.
- You will be surprised, but Internet Explorer is not dead yet. The 11th version of this “wonderful” browser, which the creators from Microsoft themselves buried, is still alive and is included in the concept called “cross-browser compatibility” (and sometimes it is necessary to ensure that the layout and operation of the site is consistent in Chinese mobile browsers and Opera Mini, where it does not work half of modern web technologies). And IE 11 will definitely break your layout, because it is different from browsers based on Chromium and Gecko (Firefox).
Once you start layout, you will very soon want to install a second monitor. This is a work necessity - Soft Skills work as before (since the time of the Neanderthals). Namely: the ability to communicate with customers, advertise yourself, look for clients where your many competitors have not thought of - all this will help you find a job and receive a stable income. Well, or it will help you ask for money for food near the church using “selling texts” on cardboard (sad joke).
- All relevant and high-quality information on HTML and CSS technologies is only in English, so basic English is a necessity (to be honest, I have not yet met a developer who did not understand English from word to word - some use online dictionaries at the training stage, professionals taught with tutors). This information is often (poorly) translated and posted on the Medium blogging platform, and then stolen by all sorts of YouTubers, whom I do not recommend watching (there are not very many suitable Russian-speaking developer bloggers on front-end topics). Oh yes, never watch Gosha Dudar’s videos - this is Timur Sidelnikov from the world of programming. Freelancers love running YouTube channels because it's a great advertisement for their skills, but whether they teach the right things... that's a big question. For many things that they easily show in their videos, you will be scolded by team leads in web studios.
- In the provinces, there is very little work for web developers and the niche is occupied by long-running web studios of various calibers (I saw a studio of one person and of three people who know how to create a design on Wordpress and work with jQuery at most).
- By the way, if you learn how to “stretch a design” on Wordpress, ModX, Joomla and other popular CMS, you may not die of hunger, because the demand for such work is very high. The share of Wordpress sites in the world is constantly falling, but they are still about 40%.
- The vast majority of web developers (as well as users) work on Windows and do not have cool 4K monitors, so Retina and layout for Safari are exotic things that few people need. But the share of users who access the site from mobile devices can be more than 60%, so your site must work correctly and look good on smartphones and tablets.
- Time! Some believe that layout can be thoroughly studied in 2 months and another six months can be spent learning the basics of javascript, automation tools and a popular framework. In any case, it’s crazy to think that now you’ll quickly learn and go make money with your knowledge. The volume of material for obtaining the status of “junior web developer” is 2000 hours of lectures and practice.
- Professional programmers love mechanical keyboards, but how loud they are at night (I have cherry mx black)! Take the keyboard to cherry mx red to make it at least a little quieter. I don’t know how much you can trust all the top keyboards on the Internet, but most often the Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid is recommended as the first mechanical keyboard. True, this is not a very cool brand among keyboards and the lack of a number pad is annoying (and front-end developers need to enter numbers often), but this is a fairly old keyboard model and can be found in Russia for the price 4500 rubles. However, for 5,000 rubles you can already choose a normal keyboard with the switches you like.
The front-end path is very complex and thorny; knowledge becomes outdated and requires updating almost every year (with the release of a new version of the framework used). But personally, I like this activity and it would be cool if the knowledge I acquired was also paid for, allowing me to change my current profession to a new one. The one who walks will master the road.
June 10, 2019
There are a lot of good games announced at the ongoing E3 exhibition, but the announcement caught my attention Microsoft Flight Simulator. The dead king of civil aviation flight simulators is back to kick X-plane And Prepar3D. I would really like to see a triumphant return and there is hope for this, even after a disastrous Microsoft Flight
, which, although a beautiful game, was a completely useless game for simulation fans. It’s scary to imagine, but a full-fledged numbered simulator part of the series (MS FS X - “ten”) was released in 2006 - about 13 years ago.
There are no details about the game, but the trailer shows that it is a cool graphics engine that provides an incredible degree of detail in the simulation of the game world. However, I suspect that, by tradition, most of the world will be flat and procedurally generated, and the United States will have beautifully detailed airports and cities. I really hope that Microsoft understands that without the modding community their game has no future, and they will open an API for creating missions, maps and planes. Many people now have a business built on this, and a high-quality, well-developed airport scenario or airplane for the previous version of the simulator can cost under $100 and they are willing to buy them. If Microsoft wants to make money from this, well, organize the sale of add-ons for the game through your store, take a percentage. This will be better than releasing a “dead” game in which nothing can be changed and pushing users endless paid DLC (the way of some railway simulators).
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| Screenshot from version 10 with mods |
The simulator will be released in 2020.
June 9, 2019
With the release of the penultimate update of Windows 10 and Nvidia drivers, I was struck by a disgusting hardware problem that was simply impossible to catch and fix - the monitor briefly turned off for 2-3 seconds when working from the displayport cable. As I later became convinced, the problem was not so much in the crooked Windows drivers from the “ardent” Nvidia, but rather in the hardware problem of the 2014 video card itself, a Chinese cable from Aliespress and a modern monitor from Dell for 35,000 rubles (which is quite offensive).
When I started googling the problem, I realized that there are thousands of us suffering like this all over the Internet (google for “nvidia displayport blackscreen problem”)! On the Nvidia and Dell forums, people are trying to solve the problem with various shamanic actions, from reinstalling Windows, editing the registry, to disassembling the computer and replacing the power supply. I even updated the bios of my video card to a standard one, having found in the Internet a file with bios for the GPU, which has not been on the manufacturer’s website for a long time (maybe they are ashamed of their products?). The problem goes away for a day or two, and then the screen starts to insidiously turn off again while playing a game or when using the Chrome browser like mine. Working while constantly waiting for the monitor to turn off is extremely psychologically uncomfortable (personally, I involuntarily burst out into swearing and my eye begins to twitch from this).
I tried almost everything suggested on the Internet: I plugged the cable into another slot - it helped for a while, but the problem returned again and again! In addition, when I went into the BIOS and saw how the screen twitched and turned off, I realized that this The problem is exclusively with the video card and the Chinese displayport cable, and not the operating system at all. Thus, for myself, I radically solved this very unpleasant problem with turning off the monitor - I stopped using the displayport cable and connected a Dell monitor with 2K resolution via HDMI. Yes, the HDMI cable is also 100% Chinese and was bought for 400 rubles in the nearest store (when the displayport cable cost me more), but at least it is simpler and works without failures. I'm not a professional designer who needs a cable that supports specific color spaces, or a gamer with a 4K 144 Hz monitor, but a regular computer user who needs to prevent the monitor from turning off suddenly! And if you still need a displayport cable, then you should probably bother buying a special, expensive vesa-certified cable, but I’m afraid it won’t cost 600 rubles.
So far I don’t know for sure who is to blame for the current problem: the video card manufacturer, the unknown manufacturer of the displayport cable (in its defense, I will say that it worked perfectly for six months without any complaints) or me, when I was cleaning the computer from dust and accidentally touched something. Or maybe no one is particularly to blame, because in 2014 Nvidia made support for displayport versions 1.3 and 1.4 for its video cards, without having an officially accepted specification, and in the end they did it a little incorrectly, and when in 2018 cables and monitors appeared that required dp cables of new versions (high-resolution monitors and screen refresh rates), they began to fix this by flashing the firmware.
Nvidia even released a special utility that tries to patch the BIOS of video cards with this problem. But again, I don’t understand why the problem did not manifest itself in any way before, but has manifested itself recently?
Remembering all the problems and troubles that video cards caused me Nvidia(three of them simply burned out, the last two gave a blue screen of death in games, scams with 4 GB of memory, which in fact are only 3.5), I’m thinking about moving to the camp AMD. Yes, “red” video cards do not always shine with performance, game developers rarely optimize their games for them, some of the cards are quite hot, but absolutely all the AMD cards I bought are still alive and work great.
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There are a large number of videos on YouTube with comparisons between Honor Band 4 and Mi Band 3, but most reviewers come to the conclusion that Honor Band 4 is naturally better. The only advantage of the Xiaomi fitness bracelet is the price: you can buy it for 1,800 rubles with delivery from China. I bought Honor Band 4 for 2200 rubles from a store that has a warehouse in Russia, so they brought it to me in just a week by courier. Don’t even think about buying Honor Band 4 from the official Russian store Huawei: They have become completely insolent and are charging 4,500 rubles for this popular device. I think that 1000-2000 rubles is the amount that you can pay for a fitness bracelet and it won’t hit your wallet too hard.
Huawei Honor Band 4 is made perfectly, there are no complaints about the assembly. I decided to play it safe and stuck a film on the protective glass, which was sent by the Chinese seller as a kit (two small strips cost me an additional 100 rubles to the final price). I figured out how to turn on and update the device immediately and without any instructions. This is not so difficult if the device only has one button (and a touch screen, of course). I used the proprietary app to pair Huawei Health, which detected the bracelet using the turned on bluetooth and offered to update it, after which it uploaded the new firmware for 20 minutes (it was extremely necessary to do this, because the bracelet worked so-so on the old firmware). During the connection process, the application honestly admitted that it would send data to the PRC servers.
The bracelet is controlled by scrolling through the screens and pressing the screen. To stop or interrupt the workout, you need to press the menu button on the bracelet for 3 seconds. The bracelet can constantly measure your pulse and also monitor your sleep, but I personally find it uncomfortable to sleep with it on, and there are people who don’t take it off around the clock, even in the shower, since it’s waterproof. Another problem with a bracelet (and even a watch, for a person who has given up wearing them) is that, out of habit, you constantly touch all sorts of things with it, doors, tables, etc.
Naturally, the bracelet works well with your phone and it can send you notifications (quite strong vibration), SMS, messages from programs like Twitter, weather, etc. to the bracelet. In addition, you have the opportunity to enable the bracelet to unlock the phone when they are nearby, and the bracelet has the “Where is my phone?” function, after turning on which the phone starts yelling in English in a female voice “I’m here!” Another cool feature is switching music tracks on your phone by turning your wrist with a bracelet. The bracelet itself does not have the ability to track coordinates via GPS (for this you need devices like Huawei Band 3 Pro, which are more expensive - prices start at 2,800 rubles), but if you run with your phone, then the Health application can link your coordinates to a map and save tracks. Personally, I wouldn’t run with a phone, but for cyclists and tourists it’s perfect.
Both Huawei and Xiaomi have lightweight, budget versions of their fitness bracelets, which are not worth taking. In terms of price, they are 1000 rubles cheaper, but can't measure pulse. Honor has the Honor Band 4 Running Edition, which can only count steps. For me personally (an overweight person), constantly measuring my heart rate is important. And for ordinary runners, when training, it is important not to keep your heart rate high to avoid muscle pain.
Thus, prices for fitness bracelets have now fallen to an acceptable psychological level. I hope this purchase motivates someone to exercise every day.
Unfortunately, games have flaws: stutters, low FPS, crashes, freezes, bugs and other minor and not so minor errors. Often problems begin even before the game starts, when it does not install, does not load, or does not even download. And the computer itself sometimes does weird things, and then in Dragon Age: Origins there’s a black screen instead of a picture, the controls don’t work, you can’t hear the sound or anything else.
What to do first
- Download and run the world famous CCleaner(download via direct link) - this is a program that will clean your computer of unnecessary garbage, as a result of which the system will work faster after the first reboot;
- Update all drivers on the system using the program Driver Updater(download via direct link) - it will scan your computer and update all drivers to the latest version in 5 minutes;
- Install Advanced System Optimizer(download via direct link) and enable game mode in it, which will end useless background processes while launching games and improve performance in the game.
The second thing to do if you encounter any problems with Dragon Age: Origins is to check the system requirements. In a good way, you need to do this before purchasing, so as not to regret the money spent.
Dragon Age: Origins minimum system requirements:
Windows XP SP3, Intel Core 2 DUO, 1 Gb RAM, 20 Gb HDD, nVidia GeForce 6600 128 Mb
Every gamer should at least have a little understanding of components, know why a video card, processor and other things are needed in the system unit.
Files, drivers and libraries
Almost every device in a computer requires a set of special software. These are drivers, libraries and other files that ensure the correct operation of the computer.
You should start with the drivers for your video card. Modern graphics cards are manufactured by only two large companies - Nvidia and AMD. Having found out which product drives the coolers in the system unit, we go to the official website and download the latest driver package:
A prerequisite for the successful functioning of Dragon Age is the availability of the latest drivers for all devices in the system. Download the utility Driver Updater to easily and quickly download the latest drivers and install them with one click:
If Dragon Age: Origins does not start, we recommend that you try to disable your antivirus or put the game in the antivirus exceptions, and also check again for compliance with the system requirements, and if something from your build does not comply, then, if possible, improve your PC by purchasing more powerful components.
In Dragon Age, black screen, white screen, color screen. Solution
Problems with screens of different colors can be divided into 2 categories.
Firstly, they often involve using two video cards at once. For example, if your motherboard has a built-in video card, but you play on a discrete one, then Dragon Age: Origins may run for the first time on the built-in one, but you won’t see the game itself, because the monitor is connected to a discrete video card.
Secondly, color screens occur when there are problems with displaying images on the screen. This can happen for various reasons. For example, Dragon Age: Origins cannot work through an outdated driver or does not support the video card. Also, a black/white screen may appear when working at resolutions that are not supported by the game.
Dragon Age: Origins crashes. At a specific or random moment. Solution
You play for yourself, play and then - bam! - everything goes out, and now you have a desktop in front of you without any hint of a game. Why is this happening? To solve the problem, you should try to figure out what the nature of the problem is.
If a crash occurs at a random moment in time without any pattern, then with a 99% probability we can say that this is a bug of the game itself. In this case, it is very difficult to fix something, and the best thing to do is just put Dragon Age: Origins aside and wait for the patch.
However, if you know exactly at what moments the crash occurs, then you can continue the game, avoiding situations that provoke a crash.
However, if you know exactly at what moments the crash occurs, then you can continue the game, avoiding situations that provoke a crash. In addition, you can download the Dragon Age save and bypass the departure location.
Dragon Age freezes. The picture freezes. Solution
The situation is approximately the same as with crashes: many freezes are directly related to the game itself, or rather to the developer’s mistake when creating it. However, often a frozen picture can become a starting point for investigating the deplorable state of a video card or processor.
So if the picture freezes in Dragon Age: Origins, then use programs to display statistics on component loading. Perhaps your video card has long exhausted its working life or the processor is heating up to dangerous temperatures?
The easiest way to check the load and temperatures for the video card and processors is in the MSI Afterburner program. If you wish, you can even display these and many other parameters on top of the Dragon Age picture.
What temperatures are dangerous? Processors and video cards have different operating temperatures. For video cards they are usually 60-80 degrees Celsius. For processors it is slightly lower - 40-70 degrees. If the processor temperature is higher, then you should check the condition of the thermal paste. It may have already dried out and needs to be replaced.
If the video card is heating up, then you should use a driver or an official utility from the manufacturer. It is necessary to increase the number of revolutions of the coolers and check whether the operating temperature decreases.
Dragon Age: Origins is slow. Low FPS. Frame rate drops. Solution
If there are slowdowns and low frame rates in Dragon Age, the first thing to do is lower the graphics settings. Of course, there are many of them, so before reducing everything, it’s worth finding out exactly how certain settings affect performance.
Screen resolution. In short, this is the number of points that make up the game picture. The higher the resolution, the higher the load on the video card. However, the increase in load is insignificant, so you should reduce the screen resolution only as a last resort, when everything else no longer helps.
Texture quality. Typically, this setting determines the resolution of texture files. The texture quality should be reduced if the video card has a small amount of video memory (less than 4 GB) or if you are using a very old hard drive with a spindle speed of less than 7200.
Model quality(sometimes just detailing). This setting determines which set of 3D models will be used in the game. The higher the quality, the more polygons. Accordingly, high-poly models require more processing power from the video card (not to be confused with the amount of video memory!), which means this parameter should be reduced on video cards with low core or memory frequencies.
Shadows. They are implemented in different ways. In some games, shadows are created dynamically, that is, they are calculated in real time at every second of the game. Such dynamic shadows load both the processor and the video card. For optimization purposes, developers often abandon full rendering and add pre-rendered shadows to the game. They are static, because essentially they are just textures overlaid on top of the main textures, which means they load memory, and not the video card core.
Often developers add additional settings related to shadows:
- Shadow Resolution - Determines how detailed the shadow cast by an object will be. If the game has dynamic shadows, it loads the video card core, and if a pre-created render is used, then it “eats” the video memory.
- Soft shadows - smooths out unevenness in the shadows themselves, usually this option is given along with dynamic shadows. Regardless of the type of shadows, it loads the video card in real time.
Smoothing. Allows you to get rid of ugly corners on the edges of objects through the use of a special algorithm, the essence of which usually comes down to generating several images at once and comparing them, calculating the most “smooth” picture. There are many different anti-aliasing algorithms that differ in their level of impact on the performance of Dragon Age: Origins.
For example, MSAA works head-on, creating 2, 4 or 8 renders at once, so the frame rate is reduced by 2, 4 or 8 times, respectively. Algorithms like FXAA and TAA work a little differently, achieving a smooth image by calculating only the edges and using some other tricks. Thanks to this, they do not reduce performance as much.
Lighting. As with anti-aliasing, there are different algorithms for lighting effects: SSAO, HBAO, HDAO. They all use video card resources, but they do it differently depending on the video card itself. The fact is that the HBAO algorithm was promoted mainly on video cards from Nvidia (GeForce line), so it works best on “green” ones. HDAO, on the contrary, is optimized for video cards from AMD. SSAO is the simplest type of lighting, it consumes the least resources, so if it's slow in Dragon Age: Origins, it's worth switching to it.
What to reduce first? Shadows, anti-aliasing and lighting effects tend to take the most work, so it's best to start there.
Gamers often have to optimize Dragon Age: Origins themselves. Almost all major releases have various related forums where users share their ways to improve productivity.
One of them is a special program called Advanced System Optimizer. It is made specifically for those who do not want to manually clean their computer of various temporary files, delete unnecessary registry entries and edit the startup list. Advanced System Optimizer does this for you and also analyzes your computer to find ways to improve performance in apps and games.
Dragon Age: Origins lags. Large delay when playing. Solution
Many people confuse “brakes” with “lags,” but these problems have completely different causes. Dragon Age slows down when the frame rate at which the image is displayed on the monitor decreases, and lags when the delay when accessing the server or any other host is too high.
This is why lags can only occur in online games. The reasons are different: bad network code, physical distance from servers, network congestion, incorrectly configured router, low Internet connection speed.
However, the latter happens least often. In online games, communication between client and server occurs through the exchange of relatively short messages, so even 10 MB per second should be enough.
There is no sound in Dragon Age. I can't hear anything. Solution
Dragon Age: Origins works, but for some reason does not sound - this is another problem that gamers face. Of course, you can play like this, but it’s still better to figure out what’s going on.
First you need to determine the scale of the problem. Where exactly is there no sound - only in the game or even on the computer? If only in a game, then perhaps this is due to the fact that the sound card is very old and does not support DirectX.
If there is no sound at all, then the problem is definitely in the computer settings. Perhaps the sound card drivers are installed incorrectly, or maybe there is no sound due to some specific error in our beloved Windows OS.
Controls don't work in Dragon Age. Dragon Age: Origins does not recognize mouse, keyboard or gamepad. Solution
How to play if it is impossible to control the process? Problems with supporting specific devices are inappropriate here, because we are talking about familiar devices - a keyboard, mouse and controller.
Thus, errors in the game itself are practically excluded; the problem is almost always on the user's side. You can solve it in different ways, but, one way or another, you will have to contact the driver. Usually, when you connect a new device, the operating system immediately tries to use one of the standard drivers, but some models of keyboards, mice and gamepads are incompatible with them.
Thus, you need to find out the exact model of the device and try to find its driver. Devices from well-known gaming brands often come with their own software packages, since the standard Windows driver simply cannot ensure the correct operation of all functions of a particular device.
If you don’t want to search for drivers for all devices separately, you can use the program Driver Updater. It is designed to automatically search for drivers, so you only need to wait for the scan results and download the necessary drivers in the program interface.
Sometimes Dragon Age slowdowns can be caused by viruses. In this case, it makes no difference how powerful the video card is in the system unit. You can scan your computer and clean it of viruses and other unwanted software using special programs. For example NOD32. The antivirus has proven itself to be the best and has been approved by millions of users around the world.
ZoneAlarm is suitable for both personal use and small businesses, capable of protecting a computer running Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP from any attacks: phishing, viruses, malware, spyware and other cyber threats . New users are given a 30-day free trial.
Nod32 is an antivirus from ESET, which has received many awards for its contribution to security development. Versions of anti-virus programs are available on the developer’s website for both PCs and mobile devices; a 30-day trial version is provided. There are special conditions for business.
Dragon Age: Origins downloaded from a torrent does not work. Solution
If the game distribution was downloaded via torrent, then in principle there can be no guarantees of operation. Torrents and repacks are almost never updated through official applications and do not work over the network, because in the process of hacking, hackers cut out all network functions from games, which are often used to verify the license.Using such versions of games is not only inconvenient, but even dangerous, because very often many files in them have been changed. For example, to bypass protection, pirates modify the EXE file. At the same time, no one knows what else they do with it. Perhaps they embed self-executing software. For example, when the game is first launched, it will integrate into the system and use its resources to ensure the well-being of hackers. Or, giving access to the computer to third parties. There are no guarantees here and cannot be.
In addition, the use of pirated versions is, in the opinion of our publication, theft. The developers spent a lot of time creating the game, investing their own money in the hope that their brainchild would pay off. And every work must be paid.
Therefore, if any problems arise with games downloaded from torrents or hacked using one or another means, you should immediately remove the pirated version, clean your computer with an antivirus and a licensed copy of the game. This will not only protect you from dubious software, but will also allow you to download updates for the game and receive official support from its creators.
(game) gives an error about the missing DLL file. Solution
As a rule, problems associated with the absence of DLLs arise during game startup, but sometimes the game can access certain DLLs during the process and, not finding them, crash in the most blatant manner.
To fix this error, you need to find the required DLL and install it on the system. The easiest way to do this is using the program DLL-fixer, which scans the system and helps quickly find missing libraries.
If your problem turns out to be more specific or the method outlined in this article did not help, then you can ask other users in our “” section. They will help you quickly!
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Good day everyone. I wanted to share it with those who don’t know about it, both gamers and just any PC users in fact.Not so long ago, but I myself began to face the problem of machine performance. In fact, any program works, but games! As you all understand perfectly well, Games are a completely different matter. Specifically (on my computer), the video card is rather weak; a processor with two cores at 3 GHz is quite capable, even though it’s of the previous generation, like just a Pentium D. But I got carried away, sorry.
There is a company called IObit that produces quite excellent programs, not only in my opinion, but what is perhaps most attractive, they are often free.
They have an excellent Advanced SystemCare program (it’s easy to find by following the company’s link), it’s practically free, that is, to have the full version, recommendations pop up from time to time, saying, buy the PRO version and you’ll get bigger, and you’ll get better, but this is not necessary. The free one works great.
What she can do: Almost complete computer care in terms of. Cleaning the registry, deleting unnecessary files (without glitches and you can always see what it suggests deleting), searching and fixing vulnerabilities, defragmentation (you can download an add-on (also free) like Defragmenter. Complete defragmentation, unlike system defragmentation, takes me 15 minutes (300 disc)
Then, after installing it, a number of functions appear, for example in the context menu, when you hover the “rodent” (mouse) over the hard drive (and) in the submenu you can select analysis, optimization, disk cleanup, check
The Uninstaller also appears (in my opinion, immediately in the start menu at the top). That is, what you decide to delete from the machine, it will delete better than the system, with a deep search for “traces” in the registry, “shards” of games, keys, and so on. It's called a deep scan after defragmentation.
This is what I would recommend to everyone, now let’s move on to the “delicious” part. Firstly, the program itself has a “turbo acceleration” function (speeding up the system by disabling unnecessary functions, such as (exaggerating) local network support, support for multiple monitors, several printers (this function can be disabled at any time (turbo acceleration))
Now the most “delicious” part of the program is a free add-on, which also weighs essentially kilobytes. It's called Game Booster.
When you start any game, you can launch this application, it will perform an analysis in seconds and enable system acceleration directly for the game, disabling what simply does not make sense at the time of the game, thereby speeding up everything else.
So, in general, if it’s very brief and you can say “in a nutshell,” that’s all. Although I forgot many useful functions and remember them along the way, I won’t add more, it’s not that important.
Hello everyone, kisses, Mishka
