I heard about the disabiling sound card thing. Could someone please post what/how to do this? I know how to disable in general but that would leave me without vent.

So whats the seekret!

The trick is this:

Log out of game.
Shut vent off.
Go To:
Control Panel
Hardware and Sound
Device Manager
Sound, Video and Game controllers

Right click on your audio processing unit
Disable (do not close this window you will be back on it shortly)

Start Darkfall up. Load all the way into game.
Alt tab to go to desktop.
Once back at Desktop ReEnable your audio processing unit.

Start Vent.
Go back in game.


All done, Enjoy!

Ahh ty!

When I do it I just log out of the game and turn off the sound card per Val's instructions. I don't leave vent and it doesn't effect it. Apparently turning off the windows audio that way only impacts programs not currently running.

This is the only thing that makes the City bareable.

As well this reduces the frequency of the Virtual Memory Error, and my lag during high usage at sieges is greatly reduced to the point of being playable as long as its not 1000 people in one zone grid.