Lag

[Enchanthor]

Hi I just started playing and I'm having major lag and its hard to play. I think it might be because it uses unity. I usually have trouble playing games in unity. If I download the game will it run better or will it stop using unity? This game looks really interesting and I really want play. Thanks!

edit: I tried installing it, but whenever it gets to the game, it just keeps saying out of range and then i have to close it. I tried doing the thing where you go to properties and check 640x768 but it still does the same thing. Help please!

[Gums]

It sounds like the standalone is trying to open in a fullscreen resolution that your display doesn't support. When the game opens and your display says Out of Range, try pressing Alt-Enter to force the game into windowed mode, and then if you can see the game, enter the options menu and set up your desired resolution.

In order to force the game itself to start in 640x480, you will need to make sure you're setting the properties on the game executable, and not the launcher. The executable is called tmi.exe and should be found in the TMI installation directory (by default this is Program Files (x86)\RedBedlam\The Missing Ink).

The standalone version is still built with Unity, but should run a lot better than the browser version. You may suffer a few hitches initially when you enter a zone and assets are loaded in, but after this the experience should be relatively smooth. What are the specifications of the computer you 're using to run the game?

Also, depending on where you're accessing the game from, you may also be experiencing a higher-than-average latency. There is an option in the settings menu to show your latency on the top bar; anything above 200-250ms, or a fluctuating latency, will start to noticeably impact your gameplay.

[Enchanthor]

Thanks, I'll try pressing alt=enter. I hope this doesn't lag as much. I don't have a very good computer. It's really old. It's a Pentium 4 Windows xp 2.4 GHz. Nvidia 5200 graphics card I think. 768 MB of RAM. So it's pretty bad. What are the system requirements for this game?

Edit: It worked! There was still lag, but I tried putting it in the lowest resolution and there was barely any lag. There was one one problem though, the sound was messed up. Like it a lot of pauses in it. It's super annoying. I tried doing full screen in my resolution. There was massive lag, but the sound was fine. Weird. I tried fullscreen in lowest resolution and it barely lagged, sound was fine, but it looks hideous. It's too small and a lot of places are blurry. Can you make settings for lowering graphics or quality, because that would be awesome!

[Gums]

We don't have any firm system requirements as we're continually expanding and optimising the game. I would say that your machine is probably at the lower end of what we would recommend. However, we want to support as wide a range of systems as possible, so optimising for lower-end machines, and providing more settings for fine-tuning performance, is something that we plan to do.

If you haven't already, you can try changing the object and character view distance down, and turn water reflections off, as this can have a sizeable impact on framerate on lesser machines. Playing at a lower resolution will ultimately be your best bet though.

[Enchanthor]

Yeah, I tried turning those down. It didn't do anything. It's not lagging at the lowest resolution. It's just that the sound is messed up. It's so annoying, but if its in full screen the sound is fine. Oh and can you make options to lower the graphics or quality? For now I'll just try playing with the messed up sound. Thanks, for your help.