Troubleshooting for Median XL: Sigma

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Texalic
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DiabloDwarf wrote:Is an internet connection required to play even SP? My internet on the computer is currently nonfunctional.

You do not need an internet connection to play SP.
dinktink420
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game is lagging hard in game.. 15 secs frozen every 5-10 secs... any fixes anyone
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dinktink420 wrote:game is lagging hard in game.. 15 secs frozen every 5-10 secs... any fixes anyone


Try changing video mode and/or playing with the audio disabled (there is an option in the Launcher settings page), if you're in MP try aslo changing GS (here's a list of the available ones https://tsw.median-xl.com/info).
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dinktink420
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Hey there. Tried that, seemed to work and then didn't... not sure what else to do. This happened over night... I woke up, regular start up and then was terribly choppy. Can't even play bad. Know anything else? I've tried almost all the trouble shooting possible that you can read on line and forums. Lmk, thanks again.
zarkfff
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So I have an odd one

If I create/join a game after 1 to 3 seconds I get booted back out to the create/join screen
but just the first time if I then create/join once more it then works. (and this keep happing so the 3 game will boot me but not the 4th ext...)

i can play this way but be nice to fix it hehe
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Talic wrote:You do not need an internet connection to play SP.


I can add a little bit of detail to this thanks to the situation in Texas: the launcher will error out if you don't have internet, but running Diablo II.exe or Game.exe works just fine.
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Why does my game drop frames when the sound is turned on?
When I mute the sound in the game, the frame will not drop. What is the reason?
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huangyunshy wrote:Why does my game drop frames when the sound is turned on?
When I mute the sound in the game, the frame will not drop. What is the reason?


iirc the sound driver is built upon DirectSound which has been deprecated since 2008. Basically the tech involved is just too old and ill optimized/fit for something intense as mxl in the D2 framework. Afaik we can't feasibly do something about it.
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RequiemLux wrote:
huangyunshy wrote:Why does my game drop frames when the sound is turned on?
When I mute the sound in the game, the frame will not drop. What is the reason?


iirc the sound driver is built upon DirectSound which has been deprecated since 2008. Basically the tech involved is just too old and ill optimized/fit for something intense as mxl in the D2 framework. Afaik we can't feasibly do something about it.

Thank you, I am now using headphones with independent sound card function, and the frame will not drop
Extr4w1
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Any idea about network problems?
Can't connect to TSW unless I use VPN?