kathode on 5/5/2002 at 01:30
Hi all,
I'm here to advocate an unofficial No-CD patch.
Replace your EXE with this file -
(
http://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/lig/j/_/j_daniel/Morrowind/Morrowind.exe)
It removes the SafeDisc copy protection wrapper from the EXE file, which causes major performance slow-downs. It still requires the CD in the drive, so
it's not piracy. EVERYONE who's used this has seen performance increases on the order of 5-20 fps and decreased load times. It is amazing, and I guarantee virus-free.
Edit: OOPS! Just saw the other thread on this same subject. But I'll leave this one up to make sure everyone knows it has my Official Stamp of Approval(tm) :)
oRGy on 5/5/2002 at 12:09
Hey kathode, sounds goood if I should ever get this game and a computer to play it. ;) I suggest tagging this as an "important" thread so it sticks to the top though.
dhaelis on 5/5/2002 at 14:18
Thanks for the link kathode! And to anyone else who might be wondering about DLing this file, go ahead; I actually did notice a very nice decrease in load times and an overall better performance.
Elenkis on 5/5/2002 at 20:03
Yup, seems to be a great little fix.
But backup the old EXE first, in case. I know of a few people who actually have worse performance when using it (most others find it a lot better though).
Hippy Lettuce on 5/5/2002 at 20:06
Thanks for the link. It worked miracles for my game woes..
darksplinky on 6/5/2002 at 18:04
kathode...
any idea if we use the new executable and have to revert back to the original exe will saved games get screwed up or even worse not load at all?
i'll test this when I get home but was curious if you or anyone else has tested this...
thanks for the tips and great site.
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darksplinky
PraetorJudis on 7/5/2002 at 00:40
I haven't tested this yet myself, but there are users reporting an improvement in fps from changing the way lighting is handled. Evidently, quadratic lighting has better performance then linear. Here's the pertinent modified snippet from the .ini file.
UseLinear=0
LinearMethod=1
LinearValue=3.0
LinearRadiusMult=1.0
;
UseQuadratic=1
QuadraticMethod=2
QuadraticValue=16.0
QuadraticRadiusMult=4.0
;
I'll try it out and report back my findings later tonight.
PraetorJudis on 7/5/2002 at 03:33
I got slight improvements from both techniques. Of course, the save game I used for testing wasn't in a town so I may experience better gains once I make my way back out of the country.
Elenkis on 7/5/2002 at 03:41
Is there a noticable visual difference with Quadratic?
Manny Calavera on 7/5/2002 at 06:07
Quote:
Originally posted by Elenkis Is there a noticable visual difference with Quadratic? yes at least for me there is.its looks worse but the performance is better.for geforce 3
and 4 users[and rad 8500's] lower the pixel shader reflection updates as well for another
smallish boost.the pixel shaders take up alot of fill rate,as do the reflections.
