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  1. Hylie Pistof

    Large FPS drop during naval combat when cannons fire

    Did you save by clicking on "file" in the top left corner and then clicking "save"? If you did, then even stock POTC is too much for you graphics. Sorry.
  2. Hylie Pistof

    Large FPS drop during naval combat when cannons fire

    This was an issue some years ago, but it was the smoke from your ship that causes the fps drop. One cure was to just look away from the smoke till it cleared. Other ships were not a problem. Anyway I found where to adjust it. Go to Your POTC install ->program -> internalsettings.h -> open...
  3. Hylie Pistof

    Galapagos: HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

    As is geography and climate change, and it is changing. Here the Mojave Desert is moving north. There the Mediterranean Sea is helping hold back the North African deserts. Scientists have been watching plant and animal populations moving North for a decade. Polar bears are being attacked by...
  4. Hylie Pistof

    Galapagos: HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

    I live at about the same latitude as Athens, Greece. It has yet to rain here and California has been burning for months. The desert is moving North. The Coast Guard added 8 new stations along Alaska's North Slope because there is no longer any ice there. The water pouring off Greenland's...
  5. Hylie Pistof

    Galapagos: HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

    I don't watch films anymore, but as a long time supporter of Greenpeace I'm sure I would like it. After spending time listening to the scientists, unlike most Americans, it is no longer a matter of stopping it but how bad is it going to be. The weather has been changing for years already...
  6. Hylie Pistof

    Galapagos: HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

    Ah to be young and idealistic again.........Now I'm old and pessimistic. Go for it! You literally have nothing to lose as this planet is on the cusp of dramatic change and things are going to get worse. This is our choice.
  7. Hylie Pistof

    Need Help Newbie Help - A short list of questions that I haven't found answers to, at least not in the FAQ.

    That was my way of saying that time and effort are mostly what is needed. Skill is also needed but is not the most important thing that is needed to mod. I believe it was Thomas Edison who said "Invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration."
  8. Hylie Pistof

    Fixed Graphical Bug - Plain White Waters

    If anyone wants to test it now, here is an older MODULES folder.
  9. Hylie Pistof

    Need Help Newbie Help - A short list of questions that I haven't found answers to, at least not in the FAQ.

    Dunno how it is for others, but for me it was all about time. Weeks of 12-18 hour days happened with great regularity. Any knowledge came from trial and error fumbling. My first assignment here was to take pics of every ship in the game for the shipyards. Methinks there were 278 back then...
  10. Hylie Pistof

    Fixed Graphical Bug - Plain White Waters

    That is what POTC looked like before we fixed the sea. Not sure what year it was........2011-2012? So something in the last patch broke the sea. This screenie is from 11-15-2010 when I was taking great care not to show the bad sea. What I remember giving us the most trouble was something...
  11. Hylie Pistof

    Solved Windows 10: Low Frame Rates Despite (BECAUSE OF!) Good Hardware

    Ah gallows humor, the best kind. :boom: I am running the latest version of Win 10, v. 1903 with daily updates. I also have that DX9C installed, and I use Afterburner's Rivatuner to globally limit frame rates to 150fps. I also use it for a reliable OSD. And that is all. I have a DX7 game...
  12. Hylie Pistof

    Solved Windows 10: Low Frame Rates Despite (BECAUSE OF!) Good Hardware

    Belay that! :bounce I posted the wrong version there. :facepalm This is the version that works and is what I have had installed for many years. Download DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010) from Official Microsoft Download Center
  13. Hylie Pistof

    Solved Windows 10: Low Frame Rates Despite (BECAUSE OF!) Good Hardware

    I have no problems running POTC at this time so can not test this but................Years ago it was common knowledge to install DX9C to make POTC and other old games run better on new systems as Macroshaft has a habit of dropping support for older tech. Mistake!
  14. Hylie Pistof

    Different Game Versions?

    Little things like the UI pale into insignificance when things like this happen when you try to mod it.
  15. Hylie Pistof

    Different Game Versions?

    The European version is far superior to the American version. That would be the 2nd screenie. The POTC install is self contained so if you can get it running properly, then you can save it to another medium or location.
  16. Hylie Pistof

    Need Help Runtime error visual C++ POTC New Horizons

    For the record my game runs in win8 compatibility mode. That rig is an AMD C60 notebook. The cpu runs in the 1.3-1.6 ghz range and it has 4 gb of slow ram. The 6290 graphics card is truly minimal. Overall it falls below the minimum needed to run the mod. That said it should still at least...
  17. Hylie Pistof

    Need Help You can get this from a captain of an enemy ship if you are civilized towards him

    The clue is in your dialog. If you are allowed to say "Let's be civilized about this." then the Captain's response will be "???". Then you will have some decisions to make. I will say no more about this.
  18. Hylie Pistof

    Need Help Mouse/Camera sensitivity problem.

    What is your frame rate? If the frame rate goes too high, then the character movements get very slow. I limit my frame rates to 150fps in the video cards control panel.
  19. Hylie Pistof

    Solved Getting logged out when pressing the home button

    Ayup! I just checked and the link is the short one without the "s".
  20. Hylie Pistof

    Solved Getting logged out when pressing the home button

    I just clickety clicked around and only saw www.piratesahoy.net.
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