Click + Drag scroll very choppy

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I've been playing Galciv II since it was released. I stopped playing for about 2 months and downloaded the latest update 1.31 now (per SDCentral).

I never experienced the problem I have at the moment:

If I use the leftclick in map scroll it gets very choppy. I measured the framrate per FRAPS and got 100+ fps using the edge scroll as well as the click + hold minimap scroll. As soon as I click and drag directly in the map it drops down to 7-12 fps.

My configuration:

Athlon 64 3700+ no OC
Nvidia 6600GT 128MB no OC
2048 MB Ram + 1536 MB Paging File

The things I've done so far which brought no noticable improvement:

1) Installed the latest WHQL Nvidia drivers (91.36, had 84.43 before)
2) Decreased resolution to 1024x768, turned off antialiasing
3) Started games in various Galaxy sizes

I haven't the slightest clue what causes this problem, especially as the click + drag in minimap method works smoothly.
I did a few searches, but nothing relevant came up.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Post the contents of your debug.err (found in C:\Program Files\Stardock\Totalgaming\GalCiv2), that will give some more in-depth information about your system.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Here's my debug.err

Playing around I just noticed another interesting thing. If I hide the context area (minimap + the info screen), the click + drag scroll in the main map works fine


Debug Message: Version v1.31 last updated on: Wed Sep 13 18:41:18 2006
Debug Message: GalCiv2 is activated.
Debug Message: Checking DX Version.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 9/18/2006, 16:22:50
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: 4EDFD847A4C9443
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
BIOS: BIOS Date: 11/14/05 10:31:52 Ver: 08.00.09
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3700+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Physical Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 213MB used, 3180MB available
Windows Dir: L:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 6600 GT
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00F1&SUBSYS_2011107D&REV_A2
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (85Hz)
Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.9136
Driver Date: 7/12/2006 13:19:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: Juli@ Ch34
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: ESI\JULIA_01
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: JulaWdm.sys
Provider: ESI
Driver Version:
Driver Date: 7/5/2005 17:27:36
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0

Sound device 1:
Description: Juli@ Ch12
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: ESI\JULIA_01
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: JulaWdm.sys
Provider: ESI
Driver Version:
Driver Date: 7/5/2005 17:27:36
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0

Sound device 1:
Description: Juli@ Ch1234
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: ESI\JULIA_01
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: JulaWdm.sys
Provider: ESI
Driver Version:
Driver Date: 7/5/2005 17:27:36
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0



Debug Message: *********END dxdiag info.*********
Debug Message: Entering WinMain
Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1024 x 768
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 85
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps***********************
Debug Message: A full-color cursor is supported in hardware at high resolution modes.
Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 369e99
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: initailizing bink
Debug Message: Create setup screens.
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Reading Star Names
Debug Message: Reading Star Names... Done
Debug Message: No files found matching mask K:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Example\Data\CustomMaps\*.gc2map
Debug Message: No files found matching mask K:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Example\Data\Scenarios\*.gc2scenario
Debug Message: Creating Galaxy
Debug Message: Killing threads.
Debug Message: Kiling civs.
Debug Message: Killing ships.
Debug Message: Killing rallypoints.
Debug Message: Killing misc objects.
Debug Message: Killing stars.
Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing space resources.
Debug Message: Killing colonies and planets.
Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Galaxy Size Set: 5 x 5
Debug Message: Creating Random Map
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Stars
Debug Message: Number of Unplaced Stars: 10.
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Planets
Debug Message: *************** Failed To Place Planet ***************
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Anomalies
Debug Message: Num Anomalies: 47
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Resources
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Done
Debug Message: Setting Game Options
Debug Message: Creating Civs
Debug Message: Terran Alliance: Intellence -> 65
Debug Message: Altarian Republic: Intellence -> 65
Debug Message: Arcean Empire: Intellence -> 65
Debug Message: Torian Confederation: Intellence -> 65
Debug Message: Thalan Empire: Intellence -> 65
Debug Message: Creating Civs... Done
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Galaxy Create... Done
Debug Message: UIBeginGame called with g_ulLocalPlayerID = 5
Debug Message: UIBeginGameHelper: New Game Started
Debug Message: UIBeginGameHelper: Mods are Disabled
Debug Message: TitleWnd: Quit Button.
Debug Message: Posting WM_CLOSE message.
Debug Message: WM_CLOSE message received.
Debug Message: GameUninitialize start
Debug Message: Killing Galaxy
Debug Message: Killing threads.
Debug Message: Kiling civs.
Debug Message: Killing ships.
Debug Message: Killing rallypoints.
Debug Message: Killing misc objects.
Debug Message: Killing stars.
Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing space resources.
Debug Message: Killing colonies and planets.
Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing Galaxy: Completed
Debug Message: Shutting down sound system.
Debug Message: Clearing sound and music handles.
Debug Message: WorkAreaBack.png not cleared 1 counts left.
Debug Message: GameUninitialize end
Debug Message: Device not cleared. 2 counts left.
Debug Message: D3D not cleared. 1 counts left.
Debug Message: Destroying Window.
Debug Message: Main Shell terminating normally
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Do have a dual core processor. If so that could be the problem if you get "spining." If that is the case you need a driver update and to go into task manager while your playing and tell GC to just use 1 core.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I am having the exact same problem but no one has been able to offer me any help. I had no problems at all under windows xp sp2. Then I upgraded to vista 64 bit and this happened. I noticed the same thing with the minimap and controlls minimized...the problem goes away. But that is really annoying. My system is as follows

AMD Athlon 4400+ Duel Core
1 GB RAM
nVidia 7800 GT (101.41 beta drivers for vista 64 bit)
Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS gamer
nvidia nforce 4 MB

I really wish someone could figure this out. It does not appear to be a graphics problem (i.e. from to much going on) but rather a driver of configuration/settings problem. Help!
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I am having the exact same problem but no one has been able to offer me any help. I had no problems at all under windows xp sp2. Then I upgraded to vista 64 bit and this happened. I noticed the same thing with the minimap and controlls minimized...the problem goes away.


This is not the same issue as reported in this old thread, but it is a known one which appears to be caused by an issue in nVidia's Vista drivers. The problem has been forwarded to nVidia so they can see if they can do anything about it.