Age of Empires III* Runs with Low Frame Rates
The Age of Empires III* game can run with low frame rates (FPS or frames per second).
To work around this issue on platforms with the Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset family, set the Shader Quality setting in the game to Medium or Low.
On platforms with the Intel® G965 Express Chipset or the Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset, you can resolve this issue by using the recommended game setting values listed below with the latest version of the Intel® graphics driver.
Based on extensive testing, Intel suggests using the following game setting values for an optimal experience on this game:
Display Settings
- Windowed Mode disabled
- Video Resolution 1024x768
- Bit Depth 16
- Refresh Rate 75
- Vsync Disabled
- Anti-Alias Quality Off
Shader Settings
- Shader Quality Medium
- Shadow Quality Off
- Water Reflections enabled
- Bloom Effect enabled
Detail Settings
- High-Poly Models disabled
- Terrain Detail Objects enabled
- Particle Quality Normal
- Tracer Effects disabled
- Obscured Unit Alpha 60
- Footprints enabled
Texture Settings
- Terrain Texture Quality Low
- Model Texture Quality Low
- Texture Filter Quality Low
See the driver README file for detailed driver installation instructions.
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