Not everyone can boast that they have a super-powerful computer that squeezes 150 FPS at maximum graphics settings. On the contrary, statistics show that most tankers have weak computers and World of Tanks slows down so much that " bend over"Let's figure out what the problem is, maybe we can do something?
World of Tanks for weak computers?
Although the BigWorld engine used in the game provides an excellent server part, the structure of which is capable of supporting colossal loads and excludes the possibility of using classic cheats, the client part is a little lame, in particular in matters of optimization, distribution of resource use on multi-core computers, as well as graphics. But what to do if World of Tanks slows down?
First you need to understand whether your patient (computer) is alive or rather dead, look at the settings and look at the characteristics. These are the minimum system requirements recommended by the game developers themselves:
- Operating system: Windows XP /Vista /7 /8
- Processor (CPU): 2.2 GHz
- Random access memory (RAM): 1.5 GB for Windows XP, 2 GB for Windows Vista/7
- Video adapter: GeForce 6800/ ATI X800 with 256 MB memory, DirectX 9.0c
- Audio card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
- Free hard disk space: 9 GB
- Internet connection speed: 256 Kbps
This does not mean that if your computer does not reach the minimum, the game will not run. It’s just that the greater the gap between your system parameters and these characteristics (in the worst side), the more difficult it will be for you to play due to various brakes.
Let's understand the cause of the problem
Let's figure out why it may be uncomfortable to play World of Tanks. The game slows down primarily due to a lack of system resources. If your funds allow it, then of course the best option It would be better to buy a new PC or at least replace the processor or add RAM (if the system allows it).
What should you pay attention to? Let's look at a few responsible pieces of hardware:
- The processor is the head of your computer
- video card - responsible for graphics
- RAM - stores temporary data in its buffer
If even one of these elements is a weak link, then you can catch the brakes. Of course, within the framework of this article we will not delve into such no less important details, like the motherboard bus or the core frequency of a video card.
Freeing up memory
We have already briefly discussed why World of Tanks slows down, now let’s get down to action.
If there is not enough video memory
This is all due to your weak video card. This deficiency can be cured by lowering the graphics quality in the game settings. You can also use the program to disable additional effects that cannot be disabled so easily in the game.
If there is not enough RAM
We need to build on what we have. If you have 2GB or less installed, then my advice to you is to buy more. RAM is not expensive now, I bought 2 sticks for 8 gigs at 1,000 rubles each, although I could have found it cheaper.
But, if this is not possible, well, we free up the operative space. First of all, even before launching the game and asking reasonable questions “what to do if World of Tanks lags,” you need to look at what programs you have running. Close everything! Browser, player, all sorts of Skype with ICQ and Quips, torrents and other programs. We're closing everything!
If this does not help, you can resort to the help of special software that frees the RAM from unused data. One of these programs is Wise Memory Optimizer, instructions for which you can watch in this video:
Additionally
Those who are experiencing problems are wondering when playing World of Tanks without comfort - why does the game freeze? If all of the above tips did not help, then you can get a little hardcore and delve into the issue of optimizing the client and your computer as a whole.
Master Yoda:
"The brakes in World of Tanks are caused by a weak computer".
- - this material contains links to best tips and mods to improve game performance.
- - so many useful information, including a description of the program for overclocking a video card.
Is World of Tanks slow? Or do you have a weak computer? Or did you log into the game after the next update and WoT began to slow down terribly? If all this is familiar to you, but this course of events does not suit you, then read this article to the end, delving into every line of text. And, if everything is done correctly, then you will part with the game brakes forever...
So let's begin:
Why World of Tanks slows down:
First, let's check something as trivial as system requirements. I know, I know, now you start:
So, minimum system requirements for playing world of tanks:
Operating system: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10.
256 Kbps.
Processor (CPU): and here's the most interesting thing, in 2014 this figure was 2.2 GHz, in 2015 added to the numbers: "supporting SSE2 technology", A in 2016, the 2.2 GHz numbers were removed, but wrote in words "With two or more physical cores"(but as far as I know, 2 cores began to be released as soon as the processor frequency exceeded the threshold of 2.6 GHz, so we draw conclusions)
Random access memory (RAM): 1.5 GB for Windows XP, 2 GB for Windows Vista, Windows 7/8/10.
Video adapter: GeForce 6800/ ATI HD X2400 XT with 256 MB memory, DirectX 9.0c.
Audio: DirectX 9.0c compatible.
about 27 GB.
The minimum requirements are minimal because you will launch the game, but it will be difficult to play comfortably, believe me. So it is unlikely that it will be possible to remove the “brakes” and “freezes” of the client. Here you can’t do without upgrading your hardware... The parts recommended for replacement are, of course, the processor, video card and RAM...
Operating system: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 - 64-bit.
Internet connection speed: 1024 Kbps or higher (for voice chat).
Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-3330 (for those who don’t know: 4 cores at 3 GHz - not bad).
Random access memory (RAM): 4 GB (or more).
Video adapter: GeForce GTX660 (2 GB) / Radeon HD 7850 2 GB, DirectX 9.0c.
Audio card: DirectX 9.0c compatible.
Free hard disk space:~36 GB.
The recommended requirements are certainly not exorbitant, but for old computers this is, as they say, “like walking to China” and if you are reading this article, it means that you have something in between these two characteristics. As usual, either the video is weak, or the RAM is not enough, or the percentage was inherited from someone’s hardware.
World of Tanks is slow! Well, what can you do here?
If your lags and slowdowns are due to the processor and even more so if this same processor is single-core, there’s nothing you can do about it, will have to change, well, he doesn’t “take out” the game now, although in 2014 it was still possible to play on this... alas
By the way, about how to choose good computer I wrote in the article, I recommend reading it.
Next comes random access memory (RAM). What can you do with it? Physically, of course, nothing. But you can remove unnecessary garbage, all programs that are loaded in your tray (for those who don’t know, the tray is where the Windows clock is, usually the lower right corner). That's why you need all sorts of managers when playing (viber, mail, icq, skype, etc.) - close it! Torrent?! Definitely OFF! Not only does it “eat up” the RAM, but it also clogs the Internet channel. Next is the browser, brrrrr... Look in the manager how much Google Chrome is eating. You will be horrified! We're closing! We close the rest of the browsers (because they also consume quite a lot)! I would even close the antivirus during the game (by the way, NOD32 has a game mode that frees up a certain amount of RAM for games), and it’s not possible to completely disable any antivirus so easily.
Special aesthetes use programs like Wise Memory Optimizer, which clear the memory of unused data (personally, I would not recommend using these, because I myself caught the “blue screen of death” on a test computer with WinHR installed).
It’s better, of course, to buy up to a decent 4 GB of RAM, especially if you have an old computer, then the RAM for it (DDR, DDR2) will cost mere pennies, and the comfort from it will be felt for a very, very long time. On the test machine I played on dual-channel RAMe (DDR2) 4 GB (2x2GB) and everything was fine!
Next in line for us video card.
If there is not enough video memory, then we try to remove the excess using the program WOT Tweaker downloading it for the current version of the game client on the Internet. In the tweaker you can remove such extras. effects that cannot be disabled from the game client, such as flying dirt from under the tracks, optical effects from a burning tank, etc. But it's worth it, take my word for it!
If the fps in the game shows too little 5-10, then you can try running the client in “safe mode”: 
This will disable all installed mods and we can safely say that fps drops due to mods. For example, I encountered a drop in fps from a mod. I will post a video about more detailed graphics settings at the end of the article. Read on...
It happens to someone that the computer hardware is far from weak, and up to latest versions, and there’s nothing unnecessary hanging out in the tray (like a torrent), but Worl of Tanks still slows down. Then the problem is most likely with the Internet provider. Pay attention to the ping in the game, if it exceeds 50 ms, then something is wrong, either the provider is to blame, or you are running some program that requires an Internet connection to work, or your computer has a virus, such as a Trojan, that constantly sends packages via your Internet channel.
A word about 3G modems
About 3G modems(4G modems) I don’t want to talk about it here. A whole article has been written about this: . In it, I explained why everything is so bad when playing via a USB modem and which WoT game server you don’t connect to, the ping is still huge, sometimes up to 300 ms. One can only feel sorry for those people who, apart from 3G, do not have any Internet, and there are quite a few of them. And to say that their world of tanks is slow is to say nothing...
Well, probably the last reason for this is actually the operating system itself. As programmers say “windows must die”... And it’s not for nothing that they say it. During the operation of Windows, all sorts of slag is collected in the system registry, from old entries about long-deleted programs and games to new entries from some mail satellite, Yandex browser and, God forbid, from some virus that alone can create up to a million false registry entries in order to load the percentage to full.
So, over time, all this loads the work of the operating system itself, just as it takes a really long time for programs to start, or the same text editor takes a very long time to open or save documents. Here you know that the end has come for Windows. And don’t expect super speeds from it, much less a comfortable game in WoT.
There are only 2 ways out. The simplest and almost painless for the brain is to remove Windows and install a new one. The second is to start a complete cleaning of the computer, not deleting necessary programs, disk defragmentation, registry cleaning. Long and tedious. But it's up to you.
Well, as promised, I’ll post it at the end of the article video from the developers themselves(by the way, many thanks to them for it) about that how to optimize graphics in World of Tanks. This video talks in detail about what fps is and what each slider in the settings is responsible for, how you can achieve an increase in fps and what it will cost.
Setting up graphics in WoT from version 1.0
And that's all for me! Thank you very much to all those who made it through this article to the end! Good luck in setting up the client, huge fps for you and no lags, so that later they don’t ask why World of Tanks is slow.
Don’t forget to share in the comments who and how defeated lags, brakes and freezes in World of Tanks. After all, your comment can help a hundred or even a thousand people!
Dear players, before asking your question, take the trouble to read all the comments, perhaps there is already an answer to it. All duplicate questions will be ignored. Thanks for understanding!
The World of Tanks game project exists on gaming space for a long time and over this entire period, this game has been able to achieve good success and development. Starting from improving content to graphic innovations. After improving games, especially in terms of graphic design, you need to pay attention to your technical equipment computer to avoid game lags. But is it one technical aspect that tanks are guilty of? No, there are a lot of different reasons that do not allow the project to fully meet expectations. Today we will look at the moments that cause the game to slow down and try to find out whether this can be avoided.
Technical equipment of the gaming platform
The first thing you should do is pay attention to the technical equipment of your gaming platform, which requires more and more resources with each new update. It is worth considering that the game has significantly improved in terms of graphic design and now you need a powerful computer in order to conquer virtual battlefields. Now, in order to play this virtual entertainment consistently, you must carefully study technical requirements games on the site.
You can use our article in terms of system requirements for playing on laptops, which can also be equated to personal computers, or you can read special articles where users sort through equipment to find the most optimal and cheapest way to run the game at maximum settings. And in order not to bother with all these nuances and get rid of the brakes, just lower the graphics level and then you can definitely get rid of this negative aspect.
Poor game optimization
What to do if the game slows down even on a top-end computer? Surely you are aware that the game is not yet fully optimized, so you can often meet people who confidently convince that the game is slow, although the computer is built quite well. Yes, the optimization of the game is not the best. But you shouldn’t dump all the negative aspects on her.
Just wait a little and the developers will sort out this situation. In addition, on this moment optimization is actively improving and makes it possible to play comfortably and without any unpleasant moments. At the moment, the slowdowns that arise due to poor optimization are not as significant as they were previously.
Poor internet connection
Now it is worth noting that the reason for the brake may be a poor connection to the Internet and this should not be denied. This problem is quite relevant, since at the moment almost all Internet providers have some glitches that do not allow you to play comfortably and enjoy the gameplay. Crashes are primarily caused by the loss of information flow, which causes freezes that terribly spoil the entire gameplay. If you accidentally begin to lose information flows, it is easy to notice by ping surges, which can sometimes reach a value of 200-300 units, which no longer allows you to play normally. The threshold for a comfortable game is a value of 50-100 units, higher indicators may cause inappropriate tank behavior and gameplay.
How to improve this indicator?
If you have alternative providers, then it is better to analyze who provides better communication; if there is none, then find out what the problem is with the providers. But you shouldn’t panic about this right away; sometimes the game servers themselves are overloaded and don’t allow you to have a good ping. But this problem is resolved within 24 hours. As for problems with providers, the increased ping should reach critical levels for several days in a row, only then can you determine that your provider is to blame for this problem.
Let's sum it up
These are actually all the problems that can affect your gameplay in a negative way. There are actually not many of them, but it is worth considering them carefully and analyzing your situation. Only this approach will allow you to find out what exactly your problem is related to. Any problem related to brakes can be solved, so don’t be lazy and it’s better to pay attention to this matter. Pay special attention to the drivers of your equipment, which can negatively affect the entire process, but this situation occurs solely due to the fact that you have outdated drivers.
Now you can understand the problem, try to do everything you need to do as efficiently as possible and accurately determine the information. Read various articles and recommendations, use special programs that allow you to set various settings in the game, optimizing performance, and much more. You should not miss any information and be open to any comments and recommendations. We wish you good luck in this matter!
Not every PC user can boast of the high performance of their unit; in reality, everything is completely different; the majority of World Of Tanks users use standard computers. In this regard, there is a problem that the game begins to “slow down”. When typing a query into the address bar, the World Of Tanks game slows down. What should I do? Every user wants to get an answer to their question.
So let’s still figure out why this is happening and what actually needs to be done
The game itself is created on a fairly powerful and reliable engine that prevents the elimination of cheats and any other out-of-game cheating programs, respectively for normal game necessary certain parameters computer.
First, you need to compare the minimum requirements of the game and the corresponding data of your computer. If your data turns out to be slightly less than the requirements, this does not mean at all that the game will not start, but the greater the difference between these requirements, the harder it will be for you to play due to all sorts of freezes.
From all of the above, you can understand that the game is slowing down due to the lack of performance of your computer
The best way to solve this problem would be to purchase a new PC or replace the processor and RAM to more powerful ones, suitable for normal gaming. The key factors affecting game performance are: processor, video card and RAM. If at least one of these components falls significantly short of minimum requirements, then you are unlikely to be able to play comfortably.
So why does the World Of Tanks game slow down? What should I do?
We have already discussed this issue superficially, now it’s worth going a little deeper. The first cause of this problem is insufficient video card memory. This issue can be resolved by reducing the graphics to minimum in the game settings, as well as disabling additional effects.
The second reason is lack of RAM. The best solution If you buy new memory, it won't cost that much and the result will be much better.
But if this option is not provided, then you need to pause all downloads, if any, and close all unnecessary programs, be it browsers, players and other third-party software that steals your productivity. This can be done using the task manager, but if this does not help, you need to download additional software that allows you to stop all unnecessary processes.
→ Internal and external settings of the world of tanks gameWhat to do if your computer is not powerful enough, and because of this World of Tanks is glitching? You need to make proper internal and external settings for the world of tanks game.
Let's start with the internal one. What does this mean? We need to make the game as easy as possible, that is, do the following:
Download compressed textures. The author has laid out many options, from 50% compression to 3%. Of course, 3% will turn the former 10 FPS into 30, or even more, but the appearance of the game will leave much to be desired. Although some players like it on the contrary. They say that if the game looks as sketchy as possible, then this allows them not to be distracted by anything, and in the world of tanks game doesn't slow down. Be sure to try it, you might like it. I remembered one funny incident - I have a friend who bought a Type 59 in a game store, and the victory statistics on it are off the charts at 60%. I asked him how he manages this, and he replied that when playing with compressed textures, he is not playing world of tanks, but CS.
If your world of tanks game is slow, then you need to reset the game’s graphic settings to the minimum. The game will look noticeably worse, but it will become much smoother, which will allow you to play fighting much more effective.
If the game slows down in world of tanks, then you should think about installing WOT Tweaker. This program removes effects such as smoke from a shot, smoke from an exhaust pipe, dust from under the tracks or effects from hitting objects, etc. And since additional effects load the computer just terribly, using this program you can increase the FPS by at least 1.5 times.
Disabling the server sight. In a recent patch, the developers canceled the call to the server sight by pressing Caps+0 and brought its setting to the game menu. But I noticed that when the server sight is turned on, the FPS drops terribly, especially if you play with artillery in companies. So we turn it off and don’t think twice about it.
External optimization
We have finished working with the game client itself, and if the game in wot is still slow, then it’s time to start external optimization. First of all, in order for World of Tanks not to glitch, you need to defragment hard drive. Setting up the world of tanks game doesn’t end there:
During the game, you need to disable absolutely all running programs, such as Skype, Torrent trackers, etc.. This will free up your computer's RAM and allow the game to use more resources.
Using some programs you can activate the so-called “game profile”. By turning it on, the program will turn off unnecessary processes and services, which will benefit the game.
If your world of tanks game is still buggy, then I advise you to work with the processor cores. Proper configuration of cores for the game world of tanks is possible using the CPU-Z program. As has long been known, the old project engine does not support working with two or more cores, which means that the entire load falls on only one core. CPU-Z corrects this misunderstanding and allows the game to force use of both cores.
If the game in world of tanks is still buggy, then I have only one piece of advice left, and if it doesn’t help, then I can only recommend one sure way - buying a new computer or updating the current one. So, go to the address drive name Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\wargaming.net\WorldOfTanks, find a settings file in the folder called preferences, look for the line in it and change the value under it from zero to two. This line allows you to customize the world of tanks game, namely to influence the detail of the landscape. Thus, I increased the FPS by 1.5 times.
