Apcd/ Windows 11 issues.

[OllieW]

I've been trying to learn the APCD and build a course since I bought the game when it came out (and I was 13!). Having problems getting the game to run consistently no doubt due to my Geforce GPU. Might have to have another proper go now.

[pmgolf]

Geforce is a name associated with some very good nVidia Video Cards.

Have you downloaded and played/read "APCD From Start To Finish - Video Tutorial Series - Links Corner Forum"?

Visit the "Designers Corner" Forum.

Pete

[FOOOOORE!]

That is one solution but a real pain in the ass for workflow................having to reboot for one app or the other is annoying.

Another option (though more expensive) is to run a second PC with W10, and use it only for software that doesn't run well under W11. It wouldn't need to be as "beefy" as your main system, and it could even use the same monitor, just swap the cable over as needed (ditto for mouse and keyboard, but those are relatively cheap). That gets you away from setting up a double boot.

[dwg]

I have one notebook that still has Windows 10 on it, although rarely booted now, but in testing Links on that it ran much better and faster using the embedded Intel GPU than it did Nvidia - it has a separate Nvidia chipset. I do have to use the wrapper naturally with Windows/Intel.

My newer machines have Windows 11 and just have the embedded graphics and work well with Links.

Given the age of Links, pretty much any graphics chipset should run it, as should any modern machine, but I have noted that on both Windows and Linux the performance of Links with Nvidia has been poor.

Yes on Windows using the wrapper I do lose translucent shadows, but I think that is relatively minor, I do not use the wrapper on Linux yet with Intel I do have the translucent shadows.