Do I need to make upgrades? Game is a bit choppy

[trainerjay]

After finally getting this game to load I notice it's abit choppy. I have a Dell N7010 thats about 2yrs old. Do I need to update my graphix card for trainz 2012??? Chip is an HD Graphic Core i5. Computer has a Core i5-450M Dual-Core 2.4GHz 6GB ram 640GB hard drive in which 511GB are still free after loading Trainz 12.

 

[BD1]

placemarker

 

[RRSignal]

Please register your game.

 

[shaneturner12]

I spy a graphics card issue - by any chance is that graphics card an Intel one?

Shane

P.s. You will need to register your version in order to access support, download patches, and use Trainz online features.

 

[trainerjay]

I just tried and it said I am registered.

 

[trainerjay]

so what youre saying is it cant be run on a laptop?

 

[BD1]

placemarker

 

[trainerjay]

So I guess I wasted my time and money. All I own is a laptop.

 

[BD1]

placemarker

 

[shaneturner12]

Some laptops (like mine) can handle Trainz, as long as it has not got an Intel integrated graphics chip.

Shane

 

[trainerjay]

shane cant the graphix card be swaped out for a better one?

 

[clam1952]

That Laptop should have an Intel GMA HD which although not wonderful is better than the previous stuff, possibly directX 9c required if it's Win7? Forget OpenGL with Intel.

 

[shaneturner12]

Depends on the system. Integrated ones are part of the motherboard, but do sometimes have a slot or two available for a different one. Unless you know what you are doing, you may want to get a professional to do it.

Shane

 

[clam1952]

It appears that laptop was available with an ATI HD4570 option, so at a guess it could be upgraded by someone who has the skills to dive inside laptops!

Edit:
Checked on Google, if it's possible no one is saying so, guess that options out then.

Could suggest maybe game booster might help a bit? http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html

 

[BD1]

placemarker

 

[trainerjay]

I tried running this on a family members desk top and I keep getting an error telling that the computer hardware and software are unable to communicate. I installed DirectX 9 and any updates for the video card. So why would I still be getting this error??

 

[shaneturner12]

Probably a case of the resolution being set incorrectly in Configure Trainz.

Shane

 

[trainerjay]

Shane thats new to me. How would I adjust this?

 

[clam1952]

Launcher > Options > Display settings, change to the Native resolution of the Desktops display.
Also check that the same resolution is set in TrainzOptions.txt it seems to default to 1024 x 768 for some reason and causes problems if its different to that in the launcher options, you can actually delete those two lines TS12 works quite happily without them.

 

[trainerjay]

Everything matches 1024 x 768. Still not compatible.