Low-end lag

[Crescendo]

I've been away for a bit but have recently thrown myself into PP (about time I figured..) Anyway, my low-end laptop which used to run the game just fine on low settings is now heating up more than it used to and the game is really lagging in asteroid fields.. It wasn't like this before my Elite hiatus. Has anyone else noticed this? I already have all of the settings as low as they go (except for screen resolution) and I'm disappointed that one of my favorite games is lagging to the point of being nearly unplayable.. I guess it started after the update that got rid of the shaders timer.

 

[Engadine]

Was just about to post....

This afternoon & evening I'm finding the game very laggy, both in combat in a RES and also long delays opening Map & Starport Services.

Thought it was just me, but have rebooted earlier and makes no difference. Never experienced it like this before.

 

[Marshall...]

I've also been getting major lag today. I tried helping out at Bast and the game keeps freezing, sometimes for several seconds I don't think it has been this bad before - normally the game runs fine with the odd micro stutter here and there...

 

[Engadine]

I've never seen it this bad.

Keep checking the Server Status and it says all OK, but certainly isn't.

Keep having the game almost pause at points, which whilst in a RES can be slightly worrying.