{"id":1103,"date":"2017-07-26T14:57:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T14:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:07:18","slug":"riders-of-icarus-lag-and-frame-rate-drop-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/riders-of-icarus-lag-and-frame-rate-drop-solutions","title":{"rendered":"Riders of Icarus Lag and Frame Rate Drop Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Riders of Icarus<\/b> is a free-to-play action-adventure multiplayer online role-playing game (<b>MMORPG<\/b>) that allows you to tame and ride fearsome winged beasts into explosive battles while you scorch the skies of the enemy units in thrilling combat.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It offers a fantasy adventure unlike any other of its peers with an emphasis on both ground and air mounted combat.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the most recent patches, many new and former <b>MMO<\/b> players are finding it increasingly difficult to play the game without any hiccups. Today we will provide a few solutions to help deal with the issues of PC running sluggishly, frame rate drops, stutters and lags. Use ST Cleaner to make the most of your laptop&#8217;s gaming abilities.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Solution 1: Meet the Minimum Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One of the primary areas you need to look at in such a scenario is to check if your PC meets all the hardware and software requirements. If this isn\u2019t the case, you should ensure you have in place (at least the minimum) system requirements. This should do away with crashes, game not launching at all, or a really chunky <b>FPS<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Minimum System Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>OS: <b>Windows Vista<\/b> (<b>SP2<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Processor: <b>Intel<\/b><b>Core i3-2120<\/b> @ <b>3.3GHz<\/b> \/ <b>AMD A8-5500<\/b> @ <b>3.3GHz<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Graphics: <b>GeForce GTX 260<\/b> (<b>1GB<\/b>) \/ <b>Radeon HD 7670m <\/b>(<b>1GB<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>Hard Drive: At least <b>30GB<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Network: <b>Broadband Internet<\/b><\/li>\n<li>DirectX: <b>Version 9.0c<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Sound Card: <b>16-bit<\/b> Sound Card<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Solution 2: Get the Latest Drivers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If your computer either meets or exceeds the bare minimum system requirements, the next area worth taking a look is the <b>Graphics Card<\/b> driver, particularly if you\u2019re experiencing substantial frame rate drops and finding it very difficult to play the game. Simply head over to the manufacturer\u2019s site, download and install the driver for a seamless gaming experience.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>AMD<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit the following URL: <a href=\"http:\/\/support.amd.com\/en-us\/download\">http:\/\/support.amd.com\/en-us\/download<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click the <b>DOWNLOAD NOW<\/b> button in the <b>Automatically Detect and Install Your Driver<\/b> section.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1104\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 267px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1104\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image8-257x300.png\" alt=\"Click on DOWNLOAD NOW\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image8-257x300.png 257w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image8.png 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Click on DOWNLOAD NOW<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Once the application has been downloaded, proceed to install it and momentarily the <b>Graphics Card<\/b> driver will be updated.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Nvidia<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Navigate to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/Download\/index.aspx?lang=en-us\">www.nvidia.com\/Download\/index.aspx?lang=en-us<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Locate <b>Option 2: Automatically find drivers for my NVIDIA products<\/b> and click the <b>GRAPHICS DRIVERS<\/b> button located underneath it.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1106\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1106\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image6-300x43.png\" alt=\"Click GRAPHICS DRIVERS\" width=\"300\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image6-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image6.png 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Click GRAPHICS DRIVERS<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Download the <b>NVIDIA Smart Scan<\/b> application to your PC, install it and then update the driver by simply launching this application. (Note: You may have to install the latest version of <b>Java<\/b> for <b>NVIDIA Smart Scan<\/b> to be able to function.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image3-300x59.png\" alt=\"image3\" width=\"300\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image3-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image3.png 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Solution 3: Lower Graphic Settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A very minimal <b>Frames Per Second<\/b> (<b>FPS<\/b>) in <b>Riders of Icarus<\/b> can be fixed by simply adjusting the graphics settings. For an effortless gaming session with better latency and smooth gameplay consider changing most graphics settings to low. The visual effects may be weakened, dampened, or lessened during gameplay. However, it will benefit you in the long run by allowing your computer to get better latency and result in a vastly improved gaming experience.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch <b>Riders of Icarus<\/b>. Press <b>Esc<\/b> on the keyboard to bring up <b>Settings<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Now click the <b>Graphics<\/b> tab.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the <b>General Graphics <\/b>tab. Drag the preset bar from <b>High<\/b> to <b>Low<\/b> to potentially double or triple the <b>FPS<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Apply<\/b> and <b>Confirm<\/b> to finish adjusting the <b>Graphics<\/b> settings.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1108\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1108\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image4-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Applying the changes\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image4-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image4-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Applying the changes<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Solution 4: High-Performance Settings in Nvidia Control Panel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If none of the above-mentioned methods worked out, there are still a few simple fixes in the <b>Nvidia Control Panel<\/b> that might help you pull it off. Although these tricks can certainly be applied to a computer as well, they are particularly very handy for laptop users.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Search for <b>Nvidia Control Panel<\/b> in the <b>start<\/b> menu and open it from the <b>Best match<\/b> section.<\/li>\n<li>Under <b>3D Settings<\/b>, click <b>Manage 3D Settings<\/b>. Now locate the <b>Anti-aliasing \u2013 Mode<\/b> feature under <b>Global Settings<\/b>.Make sure it is set to <b>Application-controlled<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Also, in the same spot under <b>Global Settings<\/b>, you should set the\u00a0<b>Power management mode<\/b> to <b>Prefer maximum performance<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px;\">.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1110\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image5-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"image5\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image5-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image5.jpg 966w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riders of Icarus is a free-to-play action-adventure multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that allows you to tame and ride fearsome winged beasts into explosive battles while you scorch the skies of the enemy units in thrilling combat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,4,1],"tags":[670,671,669,668,667],"class_list":["post-1103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-games","category-sorcim-articles","category-uncategorized","tag-help-on-riders-of-icarus-fps-issue","tag-how-to-solve-the-lags-in-riders-of-icarus","tag-riders-of-icarus-lag-solution","tag-riders-of-icarus-lags-fixes","tag-riders-of-icarus-low-fps"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1103"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3029,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions\/3029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}