I installed Generals and Zero Hour to my new Windows 8.1 x64 machine, and while the game runs fine in Singleplayer/Solo mode, when I join or create a Multiplayer match all the trees are swaying insanely fast(as if the animation is playing too fast) and my keyboard map controls are insanely fast, if I tap the arrow key in any particular direction the camera travels way too quickly. Same goes if I try to move the camera with the mouse. I only ever play Generals/Zero Hour over my Local Network with my housemate so right now it's unplayable for me. It looks to me that for some reason the Multiplayer Component of the Game is being run too fast. Machine Specs:Core i7 4770Gigabyte G1 Sniper B5 MotherboardEVGA GTX660Ti 2gb6144mb Kingston HyperX DDR3 Ram @ 1333Crucial 512gb SSDThe game ran fine under Windows 7, but I've recently upgraded my Motherboard and CPU, so that may also be an issue. Please help?

I'VE FIXED IT! It's related to the FPS of the game. In single player mode this is capped to 30 FPS. In multiplayer, the cap is removed. With modern PC's the FPS flies out of control and takes the animations of the trees, waves, game speed with it. The fix is quite simple. Download NVIDIA Profile Inspector Launch the tool, and click teh little nvidia icon on the right hand side next to "driver verson" Under "Sync and Refresh" change Frame Rate Limiter to 60 fps Hit Apply Changes Start the game and go for it! There's a way you can set this up to ONLY affect generals, rather than your whole system. Watch this video to see how that is done:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH9D__g1yqs

Here is a video of it in action:http://youtu.be/GEgNAYSYEhAAlso I cannot change compatibility settings? What the hell ☹️http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j38/jazznaz89/generalsnocompatoptions_zps8fef82c3.jpg

I have the same exact problem, when i run it on my laptop it runs perfectly fine and smooth, same with my other brother's laptops, but when my older brother runs it on his high perfoming pc (Cooling Master), it has the same issue as you do when me and him try to play together. Sorry i don't have the solution as i also have the same problem and i want it fixed.

Hi, that's odd alright, it looks like the game is running as fast as possible. Perhaps this is related to the hardware change that was made. If you haven't done so already, please reinstall the game, hopefully this will help the frame limiter to kick in.

Doesn't work.. i have the same problem.. Offline games runs good.. Online games run at 10084059723908473289071298 fps :PFix Please!

Strange Multiplayer issue in Zero Hour

14 Replies

Anonymous
12 years ago
Here is a video of it in action:

http://youtu.be/GEgNAYSYEhA
Also I cannot change compatibility settings? What the hell ☹️
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j38/jazznaz89/generalsnocompatoptions_zps8fef82c3.jpg
khaledq10
12 years ago
I have the same exact problem, when i run it on my laptop it runs perfectly fine and smooth, same with my other brother's laptops, but when my older brother runs it on his high perfoming pc (Cooling Master), it has the same issue as you do when me and him try to play together. Sorry i don't have the solution as i also have the same problem and i want it fixed.
EA_David
Community Admin
12 years ago
Hi, that's odd alright, it looks like the game is running as fast as possible. Perhaps this is related to the hardware change that was made. If you haven't done so already, please reinstall the game, hopefully this will help the frame limiter to kick in.
KaBe88
11 years ago
Doesn't work.. i have the same problem.. Offline games runs good.. Online games run at 10084059723908473289071298 fps :P
Fix Please!
Nyerguds
Hero+
11 years ago
Inability to change compatibility mode might be due to the games being installed under Program Files. The first thing I did that was change the Origin Games folder, since the gigantically long paths and inability to write into their own game folder cause tons of problems for older games.
Anonymous
10 years ago
I also have this problem. Fine in sp but way too fast in a network game. Has anyone found a workaround?
AnubusUF
9 years ago
Does anyone have a workaround? I see people playing this game in multiplayer matches on YouTube so I would imagine there has to be one.
TommGunn
9 years ago
Got the same problem. Yet to find a fix. I've turned off Hyperthreading on my CPU (no change).

Also tried playing with the settings on my graphics card, nothing has helped. Did you guys ever work this out?? It's driving me insane.
TommGunn
9 years ago
I'VE FIXED IT!

It's related to the FPS of the game. In single player mode this is capped to 30 FPS. In multiplayer, the cap is removed. With modern PC's the FPS flies out of control and takes the animations of the trees, waves, game speed with it.

The fix is quite simple.

Download NVIDIA Profile Inspector

Launch the tool, and click teh little nvidia icon on the right hand side next to "driver verson"

Under "Sync and Refresh" change Frame Rate Limiter to 60 fps

Hit Apply Changes

Start the game and go for it!

There's a way you can set this up to ONLY affect generals, rather than your whole system. Watch this video to see how that is done:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH9D__g1yqs
Grefranger
9 years ago
Another way to fix it is using gen tools http://gentool.net/

download and install it. When generals is running press the insert key and it opens a menu where you can limit the frame rate 30, 60, etc.

The game was running at like 400 frames per second when my trees were spazzing out.