Saints Row 2 Speed Fix
Please note that this guide is subject to change (i.e. There are actually various solutions, maybe even more so.
For now, I'll just show you some of the well-known ones:Cheat EngineOne of the ways to try solving this problem is using CE's 'Speedhack'. Here is the link for Cheat Engine: (Just go to 'Downloads' and install the latest one.)To use CE's Speedhack, all you have to do is, while Saints Row 2 is running, start CE, then click on the little flashing icon to open up the process list. If you have your Saints Row 2 running, you'll see 'sr2pc.exe'.
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- Please note that this guide is subject to change (i.e. A lot more information, details and probably images). This is a guide I made to explain why your Saints Row 2 is faster than normal, as well as how you can try to fix it. First of all, this speedup bug happens on all systems except XP and it's.
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Choose it.Now, just click on 'Enable Speedhack' and choose which speed you want it to be, for example, 0.95, which makes the game run at 95% of its speed. Don't forget to click on 'Apply'.The problem with CE is that the cutscenes will also be slowed down, so the dialogue, animation and timing is not accurate.PowertoolsCourtesy of Minimaul and IdolNinja, Powertools is one of the well-known solutions for anyone that plays SR2 on Windows 7 (or Vista) with the speedup bug.
Powertools is almost the same as Cheat Engine, but does not change the cutscenes at all, keeping them at their original, accurate speed.Here is the link for PowerTools:Here is the Beta version of it:What's the difference? The first one is non-beta, you'll have to set up the speedhack manually.
The second one is a beta version that attempts to set the speedhack automatically; it is not very accurate.In case you're having trouble using the manual version, you could try the Stop Watch:Please note that this tool has been reported for crashing the game, so don't just blame it on your hardware/software. Even though, it rarely does and only on some people.Also, if you have Gentlemen of the Row, this is already included and configured in it so no need for this.BIOS MethodThis is, by far, the best method (or at least it is for me and many others who tried it). This method has only one problem: you have to edit your Motherboard's BIOS and have knowledge on how to do so. (Actually, that's not a problem.)A big thanks goes to 'EtaYorious', the defacto founder of this solution. By the way, this method is actually not too popular, YET;)All you have to do is turn 'HPET' (High Precision Event Timer) and 'ACPI' (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) on. These settings depend on what kind of Motherboard you have, mostly the company that manufactured it.ASUS for example, they have a specific name for ACPI, I can't remember. What I can remember though, is that there were three options, two of them were 'Power On' and 'Power Off'.
Choose 'Power On' and you have ACPI on in an ASUS Motherboard.For more information, most of the new motherboards already have HPET on, while ACPI is off.Then, you'll have to use the Command Prompt to make sure it is enabled.To do so, just press on start, then on the Search tab, type 'cmd'. A program named 'cmd.exe' will appear.Right click on it for its context menu, then click on 'Run as Administrator'.In the CMD window, type 'bcdedit /set useplatformclock true' without the quotes, then click enter and restart your PC.One reader reported that by just using the CMD (no BIOS editing), he was able to fix Saints Row 2's speed.
So I suggest for those that don't want to edit their BIOS to just do it with CMD, see if it will work just by this way.Now, play Saints Row 2 and see if this worked for you.REMEMBER: If you have PowerTools, you must remove it if you did the BIOS method. Now, to test out if you have more/less speed than usual, all I can say is that you should go find some videos of Saints Row 2 being played on an Xbox. Then compare between Xbox and your own. This will surely not be so accurate, though, because of it being more about trial and error.To make it a lot more accurate, you could get in Saints Row 2 and play a race minigame or any minigame that has a timer. If the timer goes faster/slower than usual, you know what's going on.Perhaps the best way to test it is by using the Beta PowerTools Stopwatch feature. This will use an accurate Stopwatch to determine your speed and then automatically set the speed. (Though, like I said, it didn't work well for me).
So, as you already know thanks to this guide, there is no 'Only one solution' but a variety of it. I only know the 'GoTR' from 2013, it could be that there's a new major update and they removed it, it could be they still have it and maybe even use an improved one compared to the mentioned here, I ain't too sure, you have to check GoTR's notes yourself.Also, I was right, you can see that at around 2:40, FPS drops become more prominent and the hardware is incapable of keeping it a stable 60, wouldn't make much difference if this was on 1080p either.Still, considering all, especially how badly optimized and ported this game is, that's an IMMENSE improvement. Yep, the issue with PowerTools is the 'slow down' effect that it gives, it's not something you can fix.The game itself is incredibly badly optimized, even a beasty GPU like a 1080 won't top it 60 FPS, let alone have stable FPS.Your best bet is to just do the BIOS method, or at least the one where a Command line is needed.
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Don't forget to remove PowerTools if you have done this method so.If you are still gonna give PowerTools a try, I recommend you set your FPS cap instead, set it from 60 to 50. Unless you're some super-geek who can't live with less than 120 FPS, you won't notice that much a difference.Might even go 'Original Gamer' and set it to 30, just like in the console ports.By the way, even a small framerate differences makes all the difference, it's not that extreme between 50 to 60, but 60 to 59 does give a slow down effect. After a month i'm back to it with some new considerations and perplexities. I changed my gpu from an old 5750 to a 1060 and in game I don't see any difference in FPS, the game still tanks sub 30 fps when i go in some interiors and it stay around 40 around the city, no matter what settings i change fps stay the same, min or all at max there's no difference.2nd thing is with powertools, I think I got the right speed done since I did the stopwatch test and timed it correcly getting around 1:42 to 1:43. Now the problem with powertools is that somehow it seems to depend on the fps saints row 2 is runnin at. If the game runs around 50-60 frames it seems to work fine but as soon as it gets to 30 40, it does seem to slow down the game so much, like your character is walkin in some jelly.
I have no idea what do do right now, i'm even considering playing this game speeded up at this point for the problems i wrote now.
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Saints Row Powertools ('Powertools for short) is a growing collection of extra featuresall bundled into a neat little.dll, brought to you byand.