I need a help with L4D2, the game stutters with flashlight.

**Gabaryt** · Dec 28, 2009, 12:10 PM

I need a help with L4D2, the game stutters with flashlight. Normally, I got perfect framerate no matter what, but when I use the flashlight or watch the fire, the game starts to stutter and goes even to 10 or 15 fps, which is a pain in the ***.
My computer is Core 2 Quad Q9300, 4 GB RAM DDR2, GF 9600 GT.
I use WinXP 32
I run the game on 1440x900 (my resolution)
Everything maxed out, except AA (4x).
Triple buffered,
Multicore ON, but changing it to OFF doesnt solve the flashlight problem.
Any tips?

**Kaylee** · Dec 28, 2009, 02:09 PM

1440x900? Really?

The stock is answer is take two video driver updates with water and call me in the morning.

Maybe there is a dynamic lighting/shadow option you can tweak?

**Gabaryt** · Dec 28, 2009, 03:06 PM

How?

**Hell-met** · Dec 28, 2009, 03:21 PM

lower "effects" to low.

**Kaylee** · Dec 28, 2009, 05:44 PM

This sounds more symptomatic of a driver bug than an inability to handle high effects settings, however.

**Simmons** · Dec 28, 2009, 05:52 PM

Found this but it may not help.

It suggests that you disable multicore and vsync, and possibly updating your video drivers.

**OmegaZero_Alpha** · Dec 29, 2009, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by Simmons

It suggests that you disable multicore

Dumb

**Gabaryt** · Jan 04, 2010, 12:01 PM

No more suggestions? Please, come on. The game is unplayable with flashlight...

**Hell-met** · Jan 04, 2010, 01:23 PM

leave multicore off derp

**OmegaZero_Alpha** · Jan 04, 2010, 05:39 PM

Turn off your HDR

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