i was browsing this site and would now like to know if you have a patch to stop the 'stuttering' as mentioned. i downloaded this game thinking they had solved the problem, obviously not and now my game stutters. also, being a download, i have no documentation as to the goal of this strange game so could you explain please. robert.

Does your video card meet the minimum requirements to play this game?

hi Draclvr, how do i find out? robert.

The minimum system requirements are:

CPU: Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent AMD
RAM:4 GB RAM
VGA: DirectX9c compliant card with 512MB of VRAM
DX: 9.0c
OS:Windows XP SP3 or higher
HDD: 9 GB available space
Sound: DirectX9c compliant

The most important one is the VGA or video requirements. If you have an integrated video chip, it will be difficult to play without stuttering. If you don't know what your video chip is, just do a DXDIAG and that will tell you. I don't know what operating system you have, but if you can post that info, that will help.

You can always try going into the game options and turning down all the video to the lowest settings too. But if you have shared video RAM, it might not help all that much.

hi Draclvr, where do i go in my computer to get DXDIAG? robert.

What operating system are you using?

If it's Windows 7, just click on Start and then type DXDIAG in the search box. Click on the search result and let it run. Click on the Display tab and that should tell you what video chip you have.

hi Draclvr, it is ATI radeon HD5450. can i run Vanishing without a patch? robert.

The forums talk about using this fix if you have stuttering-

Go to : C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\The Vanishing of Ethan Carter\Engine\Config

Open : BaseEngine.ini

Search for : "bSmoothFrameRate=FALSE"

And Change to : "bSmoothFrameRate=TRUE" (without the quotes).

It might as long as it has 512 MB of VRAM. Have you tried turning down the video settings? Perhaps the fix Ewil02 has posted will work too.

Hello Robert

I recently played The Vanishing of Ethan Carter on quite a powerful system with Windows 7, but I could not even run the game without setting the antialiasing setting to its lowest possible. There is a screen upon loading that allows you to alter many of the technical options. Try setting these all lower and see if it will run OK. It is a very resource hungry game.

Regarding the lack of a manual - I beef I had with it, too - there is a Commented Gameplay video by one of the game designers on the official website (http://ethancartergame.com/) which takes you through the start of the game showing you both how the controls work (these can be modified from the in-game menu) and giving you an idea of how to play the game and what it's about. If I say any more I'll spoil it for you. It is definitely not your average linear style adventure game and has some very unusual features.

I enjoyed it very much, and I hope you do, too.
Elen

thanks Elentgirl, i will try turning down antialiasing. robert.

hi Draclvr, i am working on turning down the video. is this a point/click, mouse driven game? if so, where do i find the mouse controls. robert.

The game uses a combination of keyboard and mouse.

The controls are listed on this page.

For anyone who hasn't played it yet, I came across a giveaway for Vanishing of Ethan Carter - http://bit.ly/1A4QZY7.