Shadow Warrior Runs SSLLOOWW

[Teaqu]

When i start Shadow Warrior the game runs fun but when i accept the difficulty
thats where every thing slows down like hell-ish

it takes AGES just to make him say "who wants some wong?"
and when I'm ingame the controls are VERY slow as well as the game it self...

when i start the first chapter where there is 2 monsters jumping in through the window i get killed nearly instantly... becurse i don't get a chance to react and I'm not able to aim at them becurse of the "lag"

i know this was a long time ago this game was realeased but i just bought it a week ago and wanted to know if there is a way to solve the slow down in the game

oh one more thing, the game seems to run at normal speed when ever i press ESC (pause menu) then there is no problems at all... it begins to run smoothly...
but when i exit the menu to play the game it begins to "lag" like hell again

SORRY if this has all ready been answered somewhere, but i couldn't find the solution any where... Please help me

my system: (if this helps you a bit)
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 4000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.4GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
Card name: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
GFX Card Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Sound Card: C-Media Wave Device

[supergoofy]

Do you use Swp 3.9.5 ?

[Steve]

Sounds to me that you're running the DOS version of Shadow Warrior, which will do exactly that. Run slow, etc.

You need a port. A port will allow you to run Shadow Warrior under Windows XP. You can download a port by the name of JFShadowWarrior here. In this zip file there will be a new setup.exe and sw.exe. Put all of the files from this Zip file into your shadow warrior folder. Use the new Sw.exe to run properly.

More information on JFShadowWarrior here:
http://www.jonof.id.au/index.php?p=jfsw

[Teaqu]

@Steve
Sorry i tried that one but the GFX are lame and the way it's put up doesn't seem right...

yes i think it's the Dos version...
i heard DosBox can solve this issue too, but i don't know how Dosbox works...
if i did I'd bee wasting a lot of time with Syndicate Wars (my fav old game of all time!!!)
when i had a computer that was able to run it, i played it nearly 24/7 and completed it atleast 6 time (in both factions) i wish i could still play Syndicate wars.

anyways... yes it's the Dos version i guess... though when i installed it it used the install shield that comes with windows... so this makes me a bit uncertain...

@Supergoofy
what?

[Superczar]

Teaqu, DOSBox isn't that hard to get up and running, start here.

Try it out with SW, it may or may not work for you, you won't know until you try!

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Teaqu

@Steve
Sorry i tried that one but the GFX are lame and the way it's put up doesn't seem right...

You can set the graphics to render in software mode in setup.exe. It will look exactly the same.

[Teaqu]

Originally Posted by Steve

You can set the graphics to render in software mode in setup.exe. It will look exactly the same.

tried that... no go... still looks like crap...
maybe it's becurse my gfx uses anti-aliasing or something... but i tried to change my gfx cards settings and still same result...

Originally Posted by Superczar

Teaqu, DOSBox isn't that hard to get up and running, start here.

Try it out with SW, it may or may not work for you, you won't know until you try!

I'll try DosBOX when i get some time... my work nearly kills me... sooooo no play time at the current moment.

[ProAsm]

Originally Posted by Teaqu

@Supergoofy
what?

Swp.exe is a Shaddow Warrior Port.
http://www.proasm.com
Everything you need is here.