Performance Issue: Massive slow down/hanging.

[smokeybear]

Surely it's only a workaround if it works!

It doesn't!

Unlike others I feel sure the makers and Steam are trying to identify the faults.

Thank you chaps.

[Rudankort]

Hi guys!

Sorry we don't have good news to report yet. I've tried some new ideas again today, but nothing helped. We are trying to work with Steam developers to figure out how the interaction between the game and Steam client can cause such a slowdown, but this is an extremely slow process.

We understand that this issue is quite annoying and affects a lot of people, so we will continue to treat it with high priority.

[Resolute]

Appreciate the update. I do have the same performance issues and I am still a bit puzzled what is causing this. I mean, there is pretty much no traffic between steam and the client apart from some keep-alive packets.
Apparently the non-steam version does not have the performace issues and from my perspective the only main difference between those two are the achievements and the play time being tracked.

[hummel5]

and being able to use Steam bought DLC, which kind of a big one.

[HalfLifeExpert]

Hi guys!

Sorry we don't have good news to report yet. I've tried some new ideas again today, but nothing helped. We are trying to work with Steam developers to figure out how the interaction between the game and Steam client can cause such a slowdown, but this is an extremely slow process.

We understand that this issue is quite annoying and affects a lot of people, so we will continue to treat it with high priority.

Good to know you guys are still working on it. I finally had the time to be able to play some PzC and started to noticed lag towards the end of Crimean Offensive in Soviet corps, I was losing so I quit anyway, but now I know for sure what is affecting everyone.

I don't have a non-steam copy of PzC, but from what I have read this does seem to be somehow steam related. I do not believe that this is related to 1.25, as this started happening about 2 weeks after 1.25 and Soviet Corps were released, in that time I had no issues what so ever.

[enemy187dkhr]

Hello guys! I had same issue for days, came here looking for solution but couldn't find any. Anyway yesterday I installed Tuneup and now I'm playing the game with tuneup's turbo mode and it runs smooth. I've been playing grand campaign for 4 hours straight without any issues. It's not exactly solving the problem but it works for me.

[fpulido]

Ok, this is really getting frustrating.

Have only had this issue since installing Soviet Corps. I've played Afrika, Allied and the grand campaign with no issues whatsoever. Now no matter which campaign I play, I get the massive slowdown after maybe 2-3 turns. Only fix is to quit the game and reload and it is really destroying my enjoyment of this game.

I've read every post I can find and no fix has helped so far.

I play thru steam and recently installed Win10 but can't remember if the slowdowns were before or after the update. I can't think of anything else that has recently changed on my computer since the problem.

I want to get Golgotha but I'm afraid the problems will persist there to.

Even my very ancient copy of Steel Panthers II is working better than this!

[captainjack]

We are trying to work with Steam developers to figure out how the interaction between the game and Steam client can cause such a slowdown, but this is an extremely slow process.

But then I have had slow downs and don't use Steam, and I'm sure I've seen comment from another non-steam user who has had slow downs.

While it sounds like the problems with Steam are more common and more serious than the ones I've had it may be that Steam is aggravating a wider problem rather than causing the problem by itself.

[fpulido]

I tried playing the game without using steam by going to directly to
program files (x86)/steam/steamapps/common/panzer corps and simply double clicking on the panzercorps.exe file without starting the steam client.

And I was happily able to play an entire mission without any slow down at all...it was glorious!!

Will try to play another mission and see if I get the same results. It was a mission on Afrika Corps that worked the first time...will try a Soviet Corps mission and see if the slow down comes back or not.

[pipfromslitherine]

Ok, this is really getting frustrating.

Have only had this issue since installing Soviet Corps. I've played Afrika, Allied and the grand campaign with no issues whatsoever. Now no matter which campaign I play, I get the massive slowdown after maybe 2-3 turns. Only fix is to quit the game and reload and it is really destroying my enjoyment of this game.

I've read every post I can find and no fix has helped so far.

I play thru steam and recently installed Win10 but can't remember if the slowdowns were before or after the update. I can't think of anything else that has recently changed on my computer since the problem.

I want to get Golgotha but I'm afraid the problems will persist there to.

Even my very ancient copy of Steel Panthers II is working better than this!

The core engine for Armageddon is different to the one for PzC and the issue has not been reported there afaik.

Cheers

Pip

[Rudankort]

But then I have had slow downs and don't use Steam, and I'm sure I've seen comment from another non-steam user who has had slow downs.

While it sounds like the problems with Steam are more common and more serious than the ones I've had it may be that Steam is aggravating a wider problem rather than causing the problem by itself.

The behavior I can reproduce on my side is that the game eventually slows down when running under Steam client. Running the game without Steam in background removes the problem - it does not slow down even when running for days. If people are experiencing slow downs with normal version, it is probably a different problem, which requires a separate investigation.

[Ralle]

Yeah it works fine without steam. But then it`s impossible to play the dlc campaigns.
Playing with steam the problem for me happens after about 12-15 turns.
So why do others say it happens after 2-3 turns? There must be something different.

[captainjack]

If people are experiencing slow downs with normal version, it is probably a different problem, which requires a separate investigation.

Thanks for the response -it sounds quite likely, especially as two of the responses just after mine show that the Steam problem is much worse than I had realised.

[crusader007]

tested it in steam offline mode. same issue

[ComissarKrouss]

Same issue under Steam. Too lazy to try any fixes, it only takes a couple seconds to restart and works for about half an hour so I can wait for the patch.

Good luck and hope you guys figure it out soon.

[fpulido]

tested it in steam offline mode. same issue

In offline mode I believe you still have the overlay running, thus the same issue. Try just playing the game by running the panzer corp exe file.

[fpulido]

Yeah it works fine without steam. But then it`s impossible to play the dlc campaigns.
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Yes, but if you start the game normally, start the dlc and then save, you can exit, start the game via the exe file only and then load the save file and be able to play with no slowdown.

For me, this is much easier than having to save, quit and restart the game every 5 minutes cause of the slowdown!

[HalfLifeExpert]

tested it in steam offline mode. same issue

In offline mode I believe you still have the overlay running, thus the same issue. Try just playing the game by running the panzer corp exe file.

Perhaps disabling steam community overlay for Panzer Corps can help?

[fliegenderstaub]

tested it in steam offline mode. same issue

In offline mode I believe you still have the overlay running, thus the same issue. Try just playing the game by running the panzer corp exe file.

Perhaps disabling steam community overlay for Panzer Corps can help?

I just tried playing Panzer Corps with the overlay disabled. Unfortunately it didn't solve the problem, at least in my case.

[Ralle]

Yeah it works fine without steam. But then it`s impossible to play the dlc campaigns.
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Yes, but if you start the game normally, start the dlc and then save, you can exit, start the game via the exe file only and then load the save file and be able to play with no slowdown.

For me, this is much easier than having to save, quit and restart the game every 5 minutes cause of the slowdown!

Good tip. I`ll try that later.
Thanks.