Frame Stutter in Windows 7 Compatibility Fix Attempt

Download Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.6, and run it as an administrator. Freelancer.exe cannot be read only.

Create a database with a IgnoreHungAppPaint compatibility fix, a WinXPSP3VersionLie compatibility mode, and install it. Testing the database can be attempted before installation, and the database can be uninstalled.

When I upgraded to an APU, I lost CoolnQuiet compatibility in XP, and I was tiring of virtual machines and their quirks. Although there is still frame stuttering in game, it is significantly reduced. There was none at all in XP.

i'm not getting bad frame rates, but stuttering, which is different. Perhaps I'm over my power budget.

I'll boot into XP and give it a go to see what happens

I found a solution to part of the problem, and I hadn't searched earlier for it in the forum since it didn't occur to me.

http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/freelancer_windows7.htm

Any time an NPC or another player's character would come into scanner range, I'd see the game pause for a beat or two. I just discovered that the game needed full permissions to the My Games/Freelancer folder. I set them, and now the game plays much smoother when NPC's come into view.

As far as enb shaders go, I've tried the advanced shaders, but it darkens the planets that are in shadows, unless it's supposed to do that. What are your recommended settings for shaders on an AMD/ATI build? I still see stuttering when I'm turning in space.

And it seems that the IgnoreHungAppPaint doesn't do much good; however, the toolbox is still good for experimenting with compatibility modes.

Dark Ages looks much better now. I installed the mod using the Default Shaders and Modern Interface, along with granting Full Access to the My Games folder and a Compatibility Mode installation for WinXPSp2/WinXPSP2VersionLie ....

I'll just say conclusively that I'm not having any power budget issues.

So I decided to tinker. I changed the Compatibility Modes to "WinXPSp3" and "WinXPSP2VersioneLie". In this case, Windows 7 is emulating a XP SP3 virtual machine, and telling Freelancer that it's operating on an XP SP2 platform.

I was impressed with the results, since I shot down a number of NPC's while surrounded by flak; normally I would see the network lag symbo; that didn't show up until i was surrounded by Corsairs later. I uploaded a fraps video ^^.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXyt5GHyBkM&feature=youtu.be

A 720p gameplay video, including a cloaking device deployment;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJfxewmlbkY&feature=youtu.be

This fix is posted prior to my thread; I tried it and saw improvement as well.

Information: How to avoid grafic Problems while playing Freelancer

If you need tech support applying this fix, pm me and I'll help you.