Framerate slowdown / mouse stutter

[Brendon]

@shockie -

1. Can you please download and run this diagnostic? http://blendogames.com/dev/3dtest.zip Let me know if it runs at a smooth framerate.
2. What video card does your laptop have?
3. Can you please try running the game with these command-line parameters:
C:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\atomzombiesmasher\data\atomzombiesmasher.exe -sound 0 -joystick 0 -vsync 0 -fullscreen 1
4. Try going into the options menu and disabling the VSync option.

[Guest]

I don't think it's related to this, but just in case:

WinXP SP3 (32)
Single Core 2Ghz
2Gb operating memory
ATI Mobility Radeonx300

It plays just fine until I beat the game. The ending is painfully slow and choppy. Trying to switch programs or press escape bluescreened me.

[yanksrtop]

Hey, I just got this game from the Humble Indie Bundle and I'm having these same framerate issues. I haven't even gotten past the game intro yet. I tried all the suggested fixes listed in this thread: restarting, deleting the ATIGXX.dll(whatever its name was), and the other .dll file from the "data" folder. Nothing has worked as of yet. I'm using the following:
Windows 7 laptop
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
4GB RAM, Intel i7 CPU @1.6 GHz
If it makes a difference I'm running the game through Steam. Does anyone have anything else that's worked to solve this problem?

[yanksrtop]

I still can't play this game :( Beginning at the loading screen the cursor is extremely slow to respond to mouse movements. It takes anywhere from 3-20 clicks before one registers. The framerate is so slow and choppy that it takes me about 4 minutes just to get to the main menu. I've tried to do all the recommended fixes I've seen in this thread, but none have worked. I'm not using a controller, just a regular Logitech USB mouse. There's got to be some way to play this game! Please help me.

[Ronip]

Hi,

I have removed the two DLL files as was suggested earlier on this forum and the slowness stopped, game loaded much faster, mouse speed and game lag gone.
the files i removed from the game directory were:
atigktxx.dll and openal32.dll

Hope that helps.

[kruton]

Hi,

I'm running 64 bit Windows 7 with a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 card. I tried removing atigktxx.dll and that didn't fix the mouse stutter/frame rate issue, and neither did the ati hotfix. The openal.dll file is not in the /data folder. Using a USB mouse.

Please help?

[futsukayoi]

Bought this game on Steam and cannot get it to work. Stutter makes mouse uncontrollable. Rebooting did not help and renaming th .dll files did not solve it.

[Pong]

I also fixed the lag problems by removing atigktxx.dll and openal32.dll

Thanks! :D

[Simba]

I've got this issue, and I've tried all the fixes (except that third one, which linked me to a 404 page), and I've reinstalled the game, and no dice! It worked just fine on my old desktop, and my old laptop.
Specs:
Windows 7, 64 bit
Switchable graphics cards (tried on both): Mobile Intel HD Graphics, and a Radeon 6950M
And it's a laptop.

[Avek]

same symptoms here, laptop with ATI graphics card, deleting the atigktxx.dll made it work perfectly.

by the way, amazing game.

[trail182]

Guys I had the same problem, running the game through Steam on a Dell xps 15 laptop (Windows 7 64 bit, Geforce GT 540M gfx)

Because I was being lazy I deleted both dll files at the same time and when I tried the game I encountered another problem. So i restored the DLLs and tried them deleting them one at a time and "Lo and Behold" deleting the ati dll sorted it for me! I don't know why but I'd assumed this dll wouldn't affect me as I dont have an ati card, but it did!

Try the suggested solutions one at a time guys and you'll get there, best of luck!

[fulhamr]

Thank you so much, glad I didn't waste my money! Haven't played this game for 2 years as it didn't work, but now I found this thread, I am elated! Thx, bye! fulhamr

[sweatshopking]

have this issue on all of my computers. a timelinex laptop with sandybridge gpu, my arrandale toshiba with intel hd, my desktop with 4890. i can't make it work on ANY of them. ---------------------------

windows 7 x64 on all of them. tried deleting the files, no luck. anybody actually figure out how to make this game work? i used to play it like crazy, and loved the F out of it. i really would like to get it to work! brandon help me out!

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Vendor: Microsoft Corporation
Renderer: GDI Generic
Version: 1.1.0
Shader version:

Processor: x86 // AMD64
OS: Windows 7
Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.8250.0

Resolution: 1920x1080
Monitor count: 1
Avg. framerate: 60

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all drivers up to date, just did a compete os reinstall to try and get it to work, but still fails! i've tried installing through steam and desura!

[sweatshopking]

just tried a logitech rumble pad as well, no luck... still having the slow down... any ideas? i see this has been an issue for a long time... a patch incoming? Thanks brendon, i love this game, help me fix it!