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Windows 8/8.1/10 High GPU usage

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    Hi! I downloaded MapleLegends yesterday and, at the first moment, I was unable to play due extreme FPS lag. I searched on the web how to solve this problem and found a post in MapleLegends's Reddit telling to install an earlier Intel Graphic Card driver version. I did this and the lag was solved. But, now the MapleLegends is using around 80% of my Intel GPU and heating a lot the PC (btw, it only happens when the game is visually open, if it's open but on alt-tab then it don't spike the GPU usage) (btw2, I have a GTX 1050 and I don't know why it aren't being used). Does anyone know what could be causing this problem and how I solve it?
     
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    its an issue with directx 8 not seeing switchable graphics
    you can try the solutions proposed here to solve the issue.

    Its a problem i and another user with a nvidia optimus laptop that found out this fix and would make the laptop able to run smoothly with 2 or more client which intel HD graphics isnt able to handle.

    you should also put back an up to date intel gfx driver after replacing the dx8.dll in the ML folder by the one you got from the solution.
     
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    Sorry for disturb you with more questions, but I don't know very much about these things. Do I only need to download dgVoodoo's "DirectX 8" files, put it in the MapleLegends directory that contains MapleLegends.exe and then simple run the game? There are no additional configs that I need to set? (not including the "re-update the Intel drivers" one, which I'm going to do now)
     
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    upload_2024-5-10_18-44-3.png
    i have been reported they only copied the D3D8.dll into the ML folder to be able to run off the dGPU
     
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    this is the file he posted back when he said it's working so maybe he tweaked it a bit
     

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    My game is not opening when the .dll is on the directory :( . The process instance starts and closes.

    @Edit: I just saw your new reply, I'll try again
     
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    The game starts using the file you send to me, but it's lagging (I'm with the updated driver). Do you know what can I do?
     
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    make sure its running on the gtx 1050 and not the intel igpu
    you can do so by going into the performance levels tab of the task manager

    to ensure it launch using the 1050 i would go into the nvidia control panel
    on the side bar under the "3D settings" group and select "configure 3D settings"
    on the right side of the control panel go in the "settings by programs" tab
    1. select maplelegend executable
    2. there should be a part where you can chose the preffered graphic processor

    once you are sure the 1050 is being used you can try the other solutions you can find here
     
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    The game is only working with the Intel video card. When I put the D3D8.dll file from dgVoodoo on the directory the game wont open. When I try to force the game open with the GTX 1050 with the NVidia Control Panel the game wont open too. The game only opens when I use your friend's file, but it keep running in my Intel and lagging (the lag is because I returned to the updated Intel driver, if I try to back to the old version driver, I suppose the lag will stop and the GPU usage will spike again, which is the original problem I related in this thread). :( I don't know what to do
     
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    maybe you can throw in back the older intel driver, but thats not something he specified he needed
     
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    I'll do it but I think it will not help with the main problem. I think if the solution was working correctly then ML would run on GTX, then the Intel drivers (the old or the new) wouldn't be necessary, since it wouldn't be used. But thanks for the help so far :) , if you have another idea please share with me
     
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    its worth trying around that. Its a solution that worked with him to have the game run on the nvidia discrete gpu.
    it is also an issue with other dx8 games on simmilar configuration with intel+nvidia "optimus" graphic
     
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    Hey, do you know if this https://forum.maplelegends.com/index.php?threads/legends-client-mod.12009/ is still working? Maybe it can solve my problem, what do you think?
     
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    I heard it does but its not supported/maintained anymore
     
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    So this client Legends+ doesn't work anymore? Like, the game will stop openning if I install it?
     
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