We've received a report of a much older version of the Istaria client having much better performance and we're looking for some help in reproducing.

If you'd like to help out, below are the steps. Please note that some of the steps require copying of files, etc. - so if you're not comfortable with navigating your computer's folder structure, please don't do the tests. It's extremely important that all steps be followed so that the developers have an accurate understanding of what the results mean, as well as what is being tested.

1. Make sure your hardware report is up to date. This is so that the developers can understand if different combinations of hardware have an effect.
https://support.istaria.com/index.ph...ode=view&id=13

2. Log in with the latest client and go to Options -> Video tab. The options below are disabled because they are the things that have changed in the last year of development.
- set your graphics and texture quality to middle (normal)
- set your view distance to about middle (50%)
- disable object fading
- disable shadows
- disable clutter

3. Enable your Istaria FPS window so that you can confirm your version number, as well as get an average FPS report. Type into the chat window:
/window fpswindow

4. Log out and log back in (make sure patching is disabled by clicking the Troubleshooting button in the launcher)

5. Move forward or backward a little bit (but don't strafe), take note of your coordinates by typing /printpos, then wait 2 minutes.

6. Write down your client version number, and average frame rate. If players ran around you while doing this test, make a note of how many ran by.

7. Log out

8. Download the old version of the client from https://virtrium.box.com/s/e2k85pjz63gsa5g2ll5y - this client is version 383.44 and you can place it in your Istaria install folder (usually c:\program files\istaria). Please note, you will need to delete your current istaria.exe and rename the downloaded file from istaria.exe-825 to istaria.exe

9. Repeat steps 5 to 8 above, then reply to this thread with the report information or submit a support ticket at https://support.istaria.com


Example Report:
Client version: 385.4 - Average FPS 30.4 - Coordinates: 23000, 15000 - two players in area
Client version: 383.44 - Average FPS 28.1 - Coordinates: same - three players in area


Thank you very much to any and all who do these test to provide more information. If you've got notes or ideas about this issue, or additional tests that provide more information, please include that information as well.

Thank you,

Istaria Development Team