missonary lag issues, lag fixes Options

[-^IW^- DSJONES]

Be sure to use some of Missionaries features. Under Tool/Help you will find a feature called Shutdown Processes. this will bring up a screen and tell you what you are running. Just double click on the processes you want to shut down while you play and it will shut them down. upon exiting Missionary they will start back up.
This will stop alot of most ppls lag. If not do the world famous MSCONFIG. to shut down unwanted processes running in the background.
also I have found that Teamspeak couses unwanted processer spikes that couse lag.We are addressing that issue.



-^IW^- DSJONES

[realdeal]

I hear alot of people complaining lately about the lag when running Missionary. I too was experiencing the same lag but think that I have finally gotten it licked. A few tips:
1. You must EXCLUDE the following directories/files from being scanned by your anti-virus software: (This is not really a tip, it is MANDATORY)
C:\Missionary - Directory
C:\Program Files\EA Games\MOHAA - Directory (Or the path to your MOHAA)
C:\Missionary\Missionary.exe

For those of you wondering why you need to exclude the above directories/files,
Because of the efforts the cheaters put forth, Missionary isencrypted. To an Anti Virus thiss appears as threats so they fight to stop them. It is important that you complete these steps, even if you are not experiencing a problem now, because with the next release you could

2. Before starting Missionary I ALWAYS disable my antivirus software. You still need to do the above steps as some AV programs are not really disabled when you select the disable option.

3. Make sure that you do not have any unecessary applications running. Hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete and take a look at your applications and processes... are they needed?

What programs are running in the background? Click Start -> Run -> type MSCONFIG -> click on STARTUP and take a look at what programs are starting when Windows starts. Are the all needed? Alot of software that you install puts a lot of garbage in STARTUP.

5. What services do you have running that you may not need? To check your services click Start -> Type RUN -> Type services.msc. You will be presented with a list of services. An EXCELLENT website to help you determine what services are needed is located here: http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm

Changing services settings can be just as dangerous as editing the registry. Have current -tested- backups of your system/data and understand how to restore them if something goes terribly wrong.


6. Another thing I have tried and it seems to help is after you run Missionary, before connecting to the server, hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete -> Click on the processes tab -> look for MISSIONARY.EXE and Right-Click on it. Select Set Priority and then select REALTIME.

The above steps have worked for me. YMMV