User:Xzec

Optimal settings and diagnosis

Try setting the FPS to the same as your Hertz (60-75).

Or to what your computer can handle, but not lower than 30 FPS.

And try other graphics engine:

Options > Graphics > Advanced > DirectX5, DirectX9 and OpenGL

Start > Run > dxdiag

It's a directx diagnosis, to check if everything is in order.

If not, go down to "Download and install DirectX".

OBS! Don't forget to run the tests, especially DirectDraw and Direct3D.

Force changing graphic engines

Just make some copy of your Tibia shortcut, or if you don't have any shortcut of Tibia, then go to where you've installed

Tibia and right-click on Tibia.exe while dragging it to your desktop and click "Make shortcut here".

Right-click on the shortcut and choose Properties.

You will see the adress box:

C:\Games\Tibia\Tibia.exe

Add engine 0 after C:\Games\Tibia\Tibia.exe, or the one you prefer; engine 0, 1, 2 or 3.

F.ex: C:\Games\Tibia\Tibia.exe engine 1

Engine 0 = DirectX 5

Engine 1 = OpenGL

Engine 2 = DirectX 9

Engine 3 = OpenGL (older version)

Change compability mode

Right-click on the shortcut and click "Properties".

Go to "Compatibility", and set "Run this program in compatibility mode for":

"Windows XP (Service Pack 3)"

"Windows XP (Service Pack 2)"

"Windows 98 / Windows ME"

Also check "Run this program as an administrator".

Download and install DirectX

Go to google and search "DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer".

And click on the first link/result, wich will send you to Microsoft's website.

Download, install and restart your computer.

Updating graphics card driver

Go to Start and right-click on My Computer and click Properties.

Or by pressing the Windows key and the Pause key at the same time.

In the System Properties window click on the Hardware tab.

In the Hardware tab click the Device Manager button.

Go down to Display Adapters and check what graphics card you have.

Just search after your producer's name in Google and you'll find their website.

If you have Radeon search ATI.

If you have GeForce search NVIDIA.

Their sites are very user-friendly, so I guess you'll find your way to their's driver page.

And usually, the first result at Google should be directly to their's driver page.

'''NVIDIA Only! Downgrading driver'''

NB! Do not install the driver after you've downloaded it!

This may fix your debug problem, and even give you a better performance and smoother gameplay.

If you're an XP user, change "175.19 vista 32 bit" with "175.19 xp 32 bit"

Windows Vista 32 Bit:

Go to google and type "175.19 vista 32 bit"

The first result will link you to Nvidia's website, or Guru3D's website.

Doesn't matter wich one you download from.

Windows Vista 64 Bit:

Go to google and type "175.19 vista 64 bit"

The first result is a link to Guru3d's website. It is safe to download it from here, but if you want you can follow the link to the 32bit version above.

Once loaded, look in the URL and you will see winvista_x86 change it to winvista_x64 and press enter. It will change to the 64bit on nvidia's site.

Remove every file(s) of the graphics card driver. You can use Driver Cleaner Pro or Driver Sweeper, just google the names and click on the first result, wich should be Guru3D.

Install the program and restart your computer. Start tapping the F8 key.

The Windows Advanced Boot Options Menu appears. Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected (the top option).

Press Enter and the computer then begins to start in Safe mode.

When you are finished with removing your driver, then restart your computer before installing the old driver, and remember to close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.

Disable User Account Control in Windows Vista

The annoying pop-up message that asks you three times in a row if you're certain that you want to do a simple task.

Go to:

Start > Control Panel > Search: UAC > Unselect the "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer". Click on the Ok button, and restart your computer.

Update all your drivers and Windows

There's hundreds of driver scanning tools, and most of them aren't for free.

I will list all the freeware utilities that can be used, and how to find these utilities.

List of Utilites:

>> Device Doctor (Rating: 4.5/5 by users)

>> Driver Genius Pro (Rating: 3/5 by users & editors)

>> Driver Updater Pro (Rating 4/5 by editors, 1/5 by users)

To find these utilities, go to Google and put cnet first and the name of the utility, f.ex:

cnet device doctor

cnet driver genius pro

If you don't want to use any utility to update your drivers, you could skip it and only update your Windows.

Go to:

Start > Control Panel > Windows Update

Download, install and restart your computer.

Deactivate Direct3D-acceleration

When all solutions fails, there's still some crucial solutions.

It's not the best way to do it, rather the worst way, but it should help.

Go to:

Start > Run > Type: dxdiag

Go to the Monitor tab and deactivate Direct3D-acceleration.

Turn off Hardware-acceleration

Right click on your desktop, select Properties, the Settings tab, and click Advanced.

Click the Troubleshoot tab and move the 'Hardware acceleration' slider bit by bit, untill the problem is fixed.

If prompted, restart your computer.

To all users of branded desktops/laptops

Users of laptops or branded PCs like Dell, Compaq, Acer etc.

with built in graphics or with the graphics card that came mounted in it, should normally download the drivers from the computer manufacturers homepage, since they often use "tweaked" cards and drivers.

Just google, f.ex: dell drivers

Usually, the first result should be the manufacturer's official website.

And the manufacturers provide you with enough information on how to identify your computer model.