CthulhuFtagn
26-01-10, 03:40 PM
I posted this and it became a sticky thread at mmo-champion: http://www.mmo-champion.com/interface-macros/macro%28s%29-for-huge-fps-jump-in-wow/ with over 118,000 views.
So I thought it might help you guys/gals too...
I have an older laptop that I play WoW with and I needed to get some better fps, especially with the WoTLK expansion so... for a big jump in FPS, even after low settings in Video effects, try making 3 macros with:
GFX1
/console ffx 0
/console hwPCF 1
/console shadowlod 0
/console timingmethod 1
/console showshadow 0
/console showfootprints 0
/console showfootprintparticles 0GFX2
/console overridefarclip 0
/console farclip 177
/console horizonfarclip 1305
/console detailDoodadAlpha 0
/console groundeffectdensity 16GFX3
/console groundeffectdist 1
/console smallcull 1
/console skycloudlod 1
/console characterAmbient 1
/console extshadowquality 0
/console environmentDetail 0.5If you have a dual-core processor add this to the first macro.
/console m2Faster 1Tri-core
/console m2Faster 2Quad-core
/console m2Faster 3Then click them in sequence... Hope it helps a little... I know it helps me. I jumped from 15-18 fps to 38-46 fps.
EDIT 1: Open notepad.exe and type
If you have Windows XP:
@echo off
cd /d "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft"
start /high WoW.exeIf you have Windows Vista or 7:
@echo off
cd /d "C:\Users\Public\Games\World of Warcraft"
start /high WoW.exeThen save this file as WoW.bat and use it to start WoW... you can make a shortcut from this file and change it's icon if you want it to look like your original... but this will start WoW with a high priority on your CPU.
EDIT 2: I've also seen an increase in fps when using GameBooster (http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html?Str=download) (Freeware).
EDIT 3: If you're running VISTA
http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=51275.msg872676#msg872676
EDIT 4: AMD has a program that works like GameBooster but stops a few more services... but not all of them, so use it in conjunction with GB. http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_fusion.aspx?p=1
EDIT 5: Use Readyboost (it's built into Windows Vista and 7) and if you are using Windows XP you can use Eboostr (http://www.eboostr.com/) it works pretty much the same way... just remember when using Vista or Windows XP you can only use up to a 4GB drive... in Windows 7 you can use much larger drives as long as they are formatted with exFAT. I suggest a Cruzer Micro http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UZN2ZK
EDIT 6: For Systems with over 4GB of RAM (this includes video memory too), make sure you are running a 64-bit operating system... the release candidate of Windows 7 x64 can be downloaded free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx
So I thought it might help you guys/gals too...
I have an older laptop that I play WoW with and I needed to get some better fps, especially with the WoTLK expansion so... for a big jump in FPS, even after low settings in Video effects, try making 3 macros with:
GFX1
/console ffx 0
/console hwPCF 1
/console shadowlod 0
/console timingmethod 1
/console showshadow 0
/console showfootprints 0
/console showfootprintparticles 0GFX2
/console overridefarclip 0
/console farclip 177
/console horizonfarclip 1305
/console detailDoodadAlpha 0
/console groundeffectdensity 16GFX3
/console groundeffectdist 1
/console smallcull 1
/console skycloudlod 1
/console characterAmbient 1
/console extshadowquality 0
/console environmentDetail 0.5If you have a dual-core processor add this to the first macro.
/console m2Faster 1Tri-core
/console m2Faster 2Quad-core
/console m2Faster 3Then click them in sequence... Hope it helps a little... I know it helps me. I jumped from 15-18 fps to 38-46 fps.
EDIT 1: Open notepad.exe and type
If you have Windows XP:
@echo off
cd /d "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft"
start /high WoW.exeIf you have Windows Vista or 7:
@echo off
cd /d "C:\Users\Public\Games\World of Warcraft"
start /high WoW.exeThen save this file as WoW.bat and use it to start WoW... you can make a shortcut from this file and change it's icon if you want it to look like your original... but this will start WoW with a high priority on your CPU.
EDIT 2: I've also seen an increase in fps when using GameBooster (http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html?Str=download) (Freeware).
EDIT 3: If you're running VISTA
http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=51275.msg872676#msg872676
EDIT 4: AMD has a program that works like GameBooster but stops a few more services... but not all of them, so use it in conjunction with GB. http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_fusion.aspx?p=1
EDIT 5: Use Readyboost (it's built into Windows Vista and 7) and if you are using Windows XP you can use Eboostr (http://www.eboostr.com/) it works pretty much the same way... just remember when using Vista or Windows XP you can only use up to a 4GB drive... in Windows 7 you can use much larger drives as long as they are formatted with exFAT. I suggest a Cruzer Micro http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UZN2ZK
EDIT 6: For Systems with over 4GB of RAM (this includes video memory too), make sure you are running a 64-bit operating system... the release candidate of Windows 7 x64 can be downloaded free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx