v1.52: game slows entire system down - even after exiting game

[sairndain]

Hi All

Ever since installing the patch, I get 30-50 turns into the game (initially playing smoothly at highest graphics settings) and, then, the game slows down suddenly.

Most noticeable is the scrolling - which becomes extremely choppy.

What is most interesting is that when I exit the game and view task manager, my cpu percentage is at 60-70+ percent..... and **stays** there!!!... (until I reboot the machine). Primarily "system idle" process.

Any guesses on how to alleviate this?...

Anyone else experience this?...

The last time I played the choppiness occurred right after clicking on the diplomacy screen (for one of the other civs), though, I'm not certain whether this is just coincidental.... -- I'll have to try a few more times to verify.

Any help, insight appreciated!

Thanks!!!

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Civ4 (with patch v1.53 installed using game's provided interface)
winxp (up to date)
2 gig ddr (matched pair)
geforce 6800 ultra
asus a8n-sli deluxe

 

[jeremy6801]

I have experienced the same issue with the 1.52 release. After the game has progressed to a certain point probably around the same point referenced above, the game slows down to a crawl immediately after a diplomacy session. The game then gets progressively worse as time passes. When the game is terminated the system must be rebooted to regain the lost resources.

I am running Windows 2000 fully patched with a geforce 5 series graphics card which is also on the latest release.