Maximise game resources

[Paul]

Don't know how many people here play MS flight sims etc but there is a new version of autostart out there that help free up the maximum resources for games when they load.
http://saltydogfly2.avsim.net/fsautostart/

FSAutoStart gives the user the ability to automatically shutdown services and programs to provide as much resources to running today's most demanding games and applications. It also provides the ability to launch selected programs after the selected application is launched. Lastly, it can automatically restart those programs and services previously shutdown, thus bringing the computer back to its original state. It also adds performance enhancing options like Defragment Memory

May prove useful to some of the gamers that want to maximise their gaming experience. It's only freeware so may be a bit buggy but you never know

[Bifta]

Nice one, I'm going to give it a whirl.

[MadGamer]

Will it work for the Sims 2?

Originally Posted by Wayne A

Will it work for the Sims 2?

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Wayne A

Will it work for the Sims 2?

Yes it will work for any game, but I wouldn't bother with it, FRAPS still reports the same FPS for FS2004, you're just as well disabling start up programs and services you don't need manually.

Originally Posted by Bifta

you're just as well disabling start up programs and services you don't need manually.

Which is what I have done any way

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Scott

Which is what I have done any way

My reply was to Wayne.

Originally Posted by Bifta

My reply was to Wayne.

I know. I was just saying.

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by Bifta

My reply was to Wayne.

Well i just usually disconnect from the Internet and disable anti virus software, because otherwise the game crashes.

Your game crashes if your on the internet and have anti-virus software open?

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Scott

Your game crashes if your on the internet and have anti-virus software open?

That is what he said ....

Originally Posted by Bifta

That is what he said ....

I'm not blind.

Strange why they crash the game though

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by Scott

I'm not blind.

Strange why they crash the game though

It could be a port problem, the game tries to communicate through a blocked port and hangs waiting for a response it will never see. I saw this on TRON, needed to disable the zonealarm firewall to make that run.

[AndrewJ]

Using Sygate Personal and Avast! home here, and use fs2004 alot noticed on zone.com no-one is playing think thats a issue on my side, but I play solo on it about 2hours per day and not had one issue.

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by Scott

I'm not blind.

Strange why they crash the game though

Oh for god sake, another agument here. Does it do anyone elses head in?