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Facebook Gaming has announced a path to partnership for streamers in its Level Up creators program, which is the site’s equivalent of Twitch’s affiliates. It’s pretty grueling, and eligibility isn’t judged on the same metrics as its Level Up program, which allows streamers to start monetizing their broadcasts. Partners, however, get a slew of benefits, including a direct line to Facebook’s support team, a private Facebook Gaming community group, partner-only invites to Facebook Gaming events, a partner badge, and more.
Streamers in the Level Up program, on the other hand, are able to monetize their streams with Facebook Stars, a site currency, and fan subscriptions; they also get features like high-quality transcoding (i.e., 1080p 60fps streams) and access to beta products and features.
To be eligible for the Level Up program, gaming creators on Facebook have to stream games for four hours in the prior two weeks on at least two separate days in that same period. They also need at least 100 followers on a page that’s been active for more than two weeks. The admin of said page needs to be older than 18. These metrics are pretty reasonable and just about comparable to Twitch’s program metrics for its affiliate program (reach 50 followers, stream for eight hours on seven different days, with an average of three viewers in a one-month period).
Eligibility for Facebook Gaming’s partnership program is judged on “engaged followers”
Eligibility for Facebook Gaming’s partnership program, on the other hand, is judged on “engaged followers” — Facebook’s way of tracking the people who regularly return to your stream — and Stars revenue.
To be considered for the partnership program, a gaming creator needs to have 3,000 engaged followers and earn $2,000 (200,000 stars) in a month.
Twitch’s partnership program has different requirements: streamers must broadcast for 25 hours on 12 different days with an average of 75 viewers in a month. It also has a reputation for being notoriously difficult to achieve. Those metrics seem fairly reasonable on their face, but in practice, it’s hard to hit those numbers and get Twitch to approve your application. Many streamers apply more than once before making it into the 27,000-strong club.
What’s most interesting about Facebook’s partnership requirements is that they didn’t have a clear path to being verified as a gaming creator on the site before; it’s also fascinating that there are just two requirements, and one is tied explicitly to how much money a creator earns on the site. ($2,000 works out to about 200,000 bits or 800 $5 subscriptions — Twitch takes a 50 percent cut.
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A spokesperson for Facebook Gaming told me in an email that more than 2,000 creators earn at least $1,000 a month on the site, though they presumably are including the current slate of Facebook Gaming partners — streamers like Cory “King Gothalion” Michael, who left Twitch for an exclusive Mixer deal in October 2019 and who then moved to Facebook Gaming after Mixer shut down — in those numbers.
Some Level Up streamers will absolutely hit Facebook’s numbers for partnership immediately, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the requirements become less onerous over time. After all, back in 2015, streamers on Twitch used to have to average more than 500 concurrents a stream to be considered for partnership. As one Reddit post from that era lamented: “500... 500 viewers on average, every time you stream. This seems an almost impossibility? Anyone had experience with twitch partnering?”
While they still stream — and cast and produce Valorant tournaments — they still haven’t made partner.
It’s important to remember that the creator economy is just as unequal as the real one. By Twitch’s own count, there are now around 27,000 partners on its site. But that’s out of 2,000,000 other active broadcasters.
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How To Become A Facebook Gaming Partner
What is a Facebook Gaming Partner?
A Facebook Gaming Partner is someone who has “surpassed” the Level Up program by being “discovered” by Facebook.
There are no set milestones for becoming a partner other than being in the Level Up program and continually streaming valuable content to your community.
Facebook Gaming Partner Requirements
To become a Facebook Gaming partner, you need to do the following:
- Be in the Level Up Program
- Continually produce good content
As of this writing, there is no way to apply to become a Facebook Gaming partner. Instead, you have to wait until Facebook reaches out to you.
Join the Level Up Program
The “Level Up Program” is a similar equivalent to “Twitch’s Affiliate Program,” in that it is an entry point to becoming partnered with Facebook Gaming. As a member of the Level Up program, you will become eligible to unlock Facebook stars, giving your followers and fans the opportunity to support you financially.
To join Facebook Gaming’s Level Up program, you need to first complete the following milestones:
- Create a “Gaming Video Creator” page or converting a current Facebook page into a creator page
- Stream at least 4 hours over at least 2 days within the last two weeks
- 100 followers or more on the Gaming page
- Gaming page must be active for at least 30 days
To see if you are eligible for the program, you can visit your streamer page.
Once you have reached every milestone, you will have the opportunity to apply by pressing the button.
Must Be Discovered By Facebook
How can you be discovered by Facebook? While there is no guaranteed formula, there are a few things you can do to increase your chances:
- Network with other Facebook Gaming partners
- Build a stream community
- Create content that reaches a broad audience
Network With Other Facebook Gaming Partners
Network with other Facebook Gaming streamers, especially those who stream in your region or country. If you can make friends with someone who is already partnered, ask them for advice and if they can see where you can improve to become more discoverable.
As with any corporation, Facebook recognizes numbers and if you have a large active community, they may notice your faster. Note that the quality of your content and posts, as well as your user interaction, will come in to play. If they see you consistently building up their brand, they will be more likely to invest time into yours.
Create Quality Content for a Broad Audience
Look outside of building your Facebook Gaming channel. Build social accounts or a YouTube Channel that points back to your Facebook Gaming channel. Anything that can attract new users to the platform.
On stream, create content that draws in your audience and keep them engaged. Use quality graphics, such as overlays for Facebook Gaming, to show that you are running a professional channel.
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Strategies to Become a Facebook Gaming Partner
Here are some strategies you can use to build your community, brand, and content to increase your chances of being noticed by Facebook:
Follow Facebook’s Guidelines
Make sure to follow Facebook’s Guidelines. If you are breaking any of Facebook’s terms, it is very unlikely that you will ever reach partnership status. Take the time to read through the guidelines and familiarize with what you can or cannot do.
One of the most important rules across all streaming platforms is what music you play on stream. You must play royalty free music on Facebook Gaming to ensure you don’t get his with DMCA strikes or take-downs. Fortunately, there are a few places online where you can easily access free-to-use tunes.
One of the best platforms for copyright-free music is Epidemic Sound. They have a vast library of over 30,000 songs in a wide selection of genres that you can use on Facebook Gaming, YouTube, and Instagram. They also have a free 30-day trial so that you can test-drive their program.
With Epidemic Sound, you never have to worry about strikes on your account. In fact, even if you leave the platform, they won’t make a claim for anything posted while the account was active.
Entertaining and/or Educational Content
As with any platform, the way to grow and maintain a community is to continually provide entertaining and/or educational content. While you might be able to be a good gamer and get followers without being entertaining, you can build a following off solid entertainment even if you are a mediocre gamer.
Both the gaming and the streaming industry is continually growing. New broadcasters build a channel on a daily basis. You need to keep up with the trends and find ways to stand out. Try cosplay or do a persona, but keep it natural. If you can’t pull it off, people will see you as a try-hard.
Focus on Your Audience
Spend your time building stronger content, networking, and having fun. If your excitement is genuine, it will be contagious and people will want to be a part of your community. Continually connect with your viewers while you play by interacting with them and responding to their comments.
Over time, you will build a community. People will start to interact with you and each other as though you are all old friends. This will not happen without you making the decision to treat them as part of your friend-circle.
Turn off your viewer count so that your focus is on the people, not the numbers. If your focus is in the right place, both will grow over time.
Have a Stream Schedule
Set up a stream schedule and stick to it. If your followers know what time you stream on a daily basis, they will be more likely to show up. If you stream a variety of things, make sure that you clearly state what each stream will cover so that people can tune in for the content that they want.
Facebook Gaming Partner Salary
Facebook pays its Facebook Gaming partners $.01 USD for every star that is donated to them from their viewers. Streamers can also earn when a viewer supports the channel by subscribing to it for $4.99 per month. The payout will come 30-60 days after the streamer has reached a payout of $100 USD.
While there are a few ways that Facebook Gaming Partners get paid, we will focus on stars, subscriptions, and sponsorships.
Get Paid With Stars
Stars are the on-platform currency of Facebook Gaming. They can be purchased by viewers and donated to the streamer of their choice.
Both Facebook Gaming partners and streamers in the Level Up Program have the opportunity to earn and redeem Stars.
Broadcasters earn $.01 per each star and can redeem them once they have earned 10,000 or more stars.
This is the most common way for viewers to donate to streamers, though they can also donate through a third-party platform that the streamer sets up.
Subscriptions
Your followers can also support your channel through subscribing to it. In order to do that, they will need to hit the “Become a Supporter” button on your Facebook page or the link underneath your screen. You will earn a percentage of the $4.99 they pay each month.
Sponsorships/Affiliates
Streamers make money typically through sponsorships and Affiliate deals. The goal is that you need to wait for the right company or product to come along. Don’t agree to any sponsorship that you don’t feel comfortable with. Talk to other streamers about their experiences with a particular sponsor to help you decide whether or not to work with them.
You can also set up affiliates with many different products.
If one of your viewers buys a product through your link, you will earn a percentage of the sale.
How Does Facebook Pay You?
When you join the Level Up Program, you will have the opportunity to earn Stars from your viewers. When you reach the payment threshold of $100 (USD) or 10,000 stars, Facebook will pay you the following month (or in two months depending on where you are located in the world).
In order for Facebook to pay you, you must set up your payout settings in your creator studio. Click on “Monetization” in the left-hand column, then choose “Payout Settings” from the menu that appears beneath the tab.
If you aren’t receiving your payouts, you can check “Monetization with Facebook” to see where your metrics lie. There may be something preventing them from sending you your earnings. If you can’t figure it out, reach out to the company and ask.
Facebook Gaming Partner List
While there is no official list of Facebook Gaming partners, you can see whether or not a Facebook Gaming streamer is a partner from their profile page.
You can also network with people through Discord servers or Facebook groups.
Conclusion
Most people don’t become successful overnight. Growing your channel as a streamer takes a lot of time and energy. Stay focused on having fun and producing great content, and when the time is right, you’ll make it.
About the Author
Chris
Chris is a digital marketer with a strong background in small business and influencer branding. He applies his knowledge of content and promotional strategies to design actionable advice for new and intermediate streamers. When he’s not busy crunching analytics, he can be found in the salt pits of League of Legends.
Facebook Instant Games: how to develop games for instant messengers?
Chatterbox Games studio co-founder Adam Telfer explains in detail, using the example of projects with Facebook Instant Games, what you need to understand and consider when you are developing a game for the messenger.
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When a new gaming platform comes along, it's always interesting to see how developers manage new features.
Instant Games by Facebook allows you to play games in Messenger and News Feed. Therefore, it cannot be called an ordinary "platform". It is not surprising that at first developers approached it with apprehension. But there were other reasons as well. nine0003
First of all, messenger games are built in HTML5, a technology that hasn't performed very well when it comes to game development.
Secondly, the Facebook messenger cannot be considered an independent platform at all - it is rather a platform within a platform.
Thirdly, Facebook Instant Games, as a new platform at the time of release, had yet to establish interaction with the mobile ecosystems of Apple and Google.
One way or another, a year after the appearance of the platform is functioning properly. Its games have a growing audience, advertising in them is sold at a market price, and more recently, Instant Games has also added in-game purchases. nine0003
As for game metrics, everything is fine here too.
The top games in Instant Games, according to their loading screens, have between three and ten million players. New products, in turn, show very high growth rates. In February, Snake Mania's audience increased by 2.2 million in a week!
The number of new players that titles received in Instant Games during the week of February 19-26, 2018
The approach to developing games for the messenger is different from that used in the design of native mobile or social games. This does not stop many mobile developers from directly porting mobile games to the messenger. It works in exceptional cases (Cut the Rope and Adventure Capitalist), but most ports fail. nine0003
This means that the new platform means a change not only in the technical paradigm, but also in the approach to design. In other words, transition to Instant Games entails a global metamorphosis for products, as was the case with the rise of mobile in 2010-2011 .
Yes, when it comes to user interaction with game objects and overall UX, Instant Games still applies (it's still a touch-controlled platform).
But to achieve the desired retention rates, simple porting is not enough. The main loop, game progress, interaction with players - all this needs to be changed during the transfer. Otherwise, it will not be possible to realize the potential of the game on the new platform. nine0003
Just in the last year of working on games for Facebook Instant Games and iMessage, we at Chatterbox Games have found that the best solutions for native mobile games are often not suitable for games in instant messengers. When developing such titles, you need to think about what unique opportunities for design the messenger format opens up.
Messenger is not a marketing channel
Many mobile developers view messengers in this way. I can't blame them - there is a lot of competition on mobile and developers are jumping at every chance to get more installs. But when developers think that the messenger is a free channel for getting a new audience, they are deeply mistaken. nine0003
Facebook is purposefully building Instant Games as a standalone platform.
The task of a social network is to increase the involvement of your messenger, and not to pour traffic into your games. So using the platform to take the audience somewhere else is completely useless, and you don’t have to do it. Games function as an independent business unit, and this should not be hindered.
However, Instant Games can be used for brand promotion. This happened, for example, with Nordeus and ZeptoLab. At Instant Games, Nordeus has a Golden Boot game that constantly mentions the Top Eleven brand. At the same time, there is not a single link to this football manager in the game. In turn, ZeptoLab made an Instant version of Cut the Rope, which is very close in feel to the mobile original. nine0003
Both projects can lead to organic downloads, but at the same time they have their own large audience on Instant Games. This means that they can earn on their own. Branding is good, but if the games themselves generate revenue, it's always better.
If the messenger is not considered as a way to attract an audience to existing titles, then games for this platform should be developed in such a way that they are independent both in terms of monetization and in terms of audience retention.
This can be done if you are critical about how to keep the audience within the chat application. nine0003
Retention is the hardest thing
Retention on messenger platforms is lower than on mobile. This is natural - most users launch the messenger to chat with friends, not to play. Games for messengers are not installed on a smartphone, which means no icons on the desktop, no push notifications or reminders. Such games should keep the user in other ways.
No setting good for findability but bad for retention
Retention should come from a unique feature of the platform, here social interactions. The main source of game retention in messengers is friends who offer you to play with or against them.
In native games, developers encourage gamers to play not so much with real friends as with strangers who are online at the same time. But as is well known, retention is higher for those players who play together with Facebook friends (for example, see their progress or can visit their virtual farm).
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In messenger games, this social component is no longer an option, but an integral part of the user experience. From the moment you launch the game, you see all the friends who play it. The game shows a leaderboard, makes them challenge, and also allows you to give them gifts.
Social environment and bots
Messenger is primarily a chat application. This means that there is not so much space for games on such a platform. That is, the game must be made in such a way as to remain relevant within the chat application. nine0003
The Facebook messenger interface has a tab with games (Games) and a search engine for new games (Discover), but these interface elements alone will not be enough for you to keep the audience.
You need to create a "social environment" for the player and use chatbots correctly.
Social environment are chats with friends and group discussions in which your game will be relevant. In this illustration, you can see two chats, a group chat and a private chat, in which players posted game-related messages and thus invited their friends to play together:
A variety of social environments is essential for a good messenger game
Chatbots allow you to contact your players, notify them, for example, about rewards:
Or just talk about what's going on in game:
Please note that chatbots can be perceived as spam if used incorrectly, and Facebook is very strict when it comes to alert frequency.
Soon after the appearance of games on Facebook, the social network learned to make sure that developers do not become a hindrance to users of the platform. If players do not enter the chat with the bot, it will quickly disappear from the home page of the messenger. In addition, if the bot annoys the players, they will instantly turn off the alerts. nine0003
Thus, here are the main challenges for a developer of games for instant messengers:
- How to make a game that will be relevant for both personal and group chats?
- How to make sure that bots do not spam players, but are useful to them?
- How to set up bots and social environment so that the player wants to return to the game?
As you can see, these are not the questions that designers of native mobile games face.
Set up social interaction in the game
The best messenger games are the ones that do the best job of improving the social interaction of the players. This increases both the virality of the project and retention.
So we just need to push the players to spam their friends with calls to play, right?
Projects that use this approach are more like the social games that were on Facebook before Instant Games. For example:
- in Cookie Crush players give each other Lives;
- In Everwing, players receive Honor Points for sending messages to their friends; nine0109
- users are forced to "play with friends" even in single player mode - for example, the game shows how many points each of the players scored.
These are by no means the best solutions, and there are methods that suit the platform much better.
The novelty of messenger games in group chat dynamics . Good projects encourage players to get involved in a group discussion: to solve a problem together or to compete with each other. nine0003
The best example of such social interaction is the "group raid" system. A group raid is when users launch a difficult level that can only be completed by cooperating with other players in a group chat.
The stronger the group members, the more difficult the level itself will be, and the higher the reward will be.
An example of group raids in Quest Friends by Mojiworks and Everwing by Game Closure
This system allows players of different levels to play together. It rewards the user for playing together with friends and motivates them to play more. However, such mechanics can only be applied in sufficiently deep RPG games, not all projects can use this approach. nine0003
Some games use turn-based gameplay to promote social interaction between players. After each move, the player sends a message about his actions to the opponent/ally.
We tried several times to make a turn-based game with active interaction between players in the messenger, but found that this was not a good option for retention. The main reason is that if users cannot continue playing because they are waiting for someone else's turn, they will eventually leave the game altogether.
It's like mobile Words with Friends and Draw Something, which were only interesting while your friends were playing them. As soon as friends are slow to respond, there is no point in returning to the game. nine0003
Some messenger games have succeeded with turn-based gameplay, such as Miniclip's 8 ball pool or the Facebook version of Words with Friends. But these are games that were launched at the very start of the platform and managed to attract a critical mass of players. It is already very difficult for new developers to gather such an audience.
Some developers are trying to solve this problem by allowing you to play not only with friends, but also with strangers. Golden Boot most likely owes its success to this technique - it can be played with unknown users if friends are not online at that moment. And the most popular game on the platform, the aforementioned Snake Mania, focuses solely on playing with strangers. nine0003
I think this blurs the line between messenger games and native mobile games.
This method is based on copying finds that perform well on mobile. So far, the method works well, but in the near future those games in which social interaction is established with friends will show themselves better. It is the game of the user with his friends that is the best way for the development of the platform.
Since the findability of messenger games is a big issue, developers need to rely on the player's social environment as a source of retention and downloads. Games that cleverly integrate social interaction will end up winning. nine0036
Conclusion
Instant Games is still in its infancy, but the market is growing very fast. In one year, there have already been big shifts here, revealing which games fit the platform better. Many titles that turned out to be very popular when the platform appeared (Galaga, Space Invaders, PAC-Man) actually disappeared, and quite a few new titles that appeared in the last six months, on the contrary, became top ones (Snake Mania, Cookie Crush).
Games for Instant Games will soon be the Wild West for developers. The more developers join the platform and the greater the problem of game findability, the more the design of these games will move towards social interaction. nine0003
Here are my recommendations for anyone looking to enter the messenger games market:
- The platform is not intended to draw attention to your native mobile games. Instant Games is an independent platform where projects can earn money on their own. Collaborate with the platform owners and build an audience in the messenger, don't think of this platform as a place to take players away from.
- It is very difficult to keep an audience here. nine0036 Without installation on the player's device, it is very difficult for the game to stay up to date. It is necessary that the players regularly remember about your project. The social interaction of players is the main thing that will allow the game to stay afloat.
- Incorporate useful chatbots into the design and work to diversify the social interaction of the players. This is the only way to bring users back into the game.
- Don't let interaction between players get in the way of engagement. nine0036 Social interaction should bring the user back into the game, not dictate what pace to play at. Don't make users wait for their friends to find time to play with them.
- Focus on user friendships. Despite the success of games that allow you to play with strangers, with the development of the platform, the focus will shift to friendly interaction. This is a source of stable engagement and retention of the audience.
I'm looking forward to seeing what messenger games will look like in the near future. It will be something unusual. If you are interested in this platform, then I guarantee you: it will not be boring. nine0003
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- Cookie Crush launched more than a billion times on Facebook Instant Games
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Improve your gaming performance - Microsoft Support
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Abstract
This article provides information about how to improve the performance of your computer when you play any of the games that are listed in the "Applies to" section. The following are common signs of poor game performance.
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Periodic video playback
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Intermittent game playback
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Troubleshooting instructions
Method 1: Analysis of computer components
nine0002 Some games detect the performance of your computer and adjust the level as needed. However, if you manually change the game settings to a level that your graphics card and your processor cannot handle, you may be able to degrade the performance of the game. Microsoft recommends that you make any changes to the game one at a time to make sure that each one has some difference. To make changes, open the game, press the button Settings (screen) , and then enable or disable the setting. Windows Vista and Windows 7 have a tool called "Performance Information and Tools". This tool allows you to display the base Windows Experience Index score on this computer. This metric indicates the performance and overall functionality of the computer's hardware.
To view your base rating, do the following: - nine0002 Click the Start button Select Control Panel , click System and Maintenance , then Performance Information and Tools .
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View the Windows Experience base and index count for your computer. If you've recently upgraded your hardware and want to see if your score has changed, click " Update score ". If you don't see the scores and base rating, press the 9 button0210 evaluate this computer .
For more information about the Windows Experience Base Index value, visit the following Microsoft website and click the link about the Computer Base Rating:
http://windowshelp.
microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/Help/f59082f4-6385-4a61-ba7e-2de9625a780a1033.mspx#EBE If the problem persists, go to method 2.
When Microsoft Windows starts, other software may automatically start. These programs and services may include anti-virus and system utilities that may interfere with the game. To prevent such programs from automatically starting, perform a "clean boot". To perform the steps below, you must be logged on with an administrator account or a member of the Administrators group. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might prevent you from completing this procedure. For detailed instructions on how to perform a clean boot, see the article below in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. nine0003
331796 Performing a "clean boot" to detect a conflict between a game or a program you are using and background programs After performing a clean boot, clear the temporary folder in Windows.
To clear the Windows temporary folder, follow these steps:
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Click " Start " Type %TEMP% in the field to start searching for and press ENTER. nine0003
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From menu Edit choose command select all .
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From the File menu, select Delete .
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Press button Yes .
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The temporary folder is located in each specific user folder. Here is the path:
C:\Users\ user name \AppData\Local\Temp If the problem persists, go to Method 3.
Method 3: Update your video driver and sound card driver.
This can be done in one of the following ways. nine0003
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Contact your video adapter manufacturer to obtain and install the latest video adapter driver.
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Contact the sound card manufacturer to obtain and install the latest sound card driver.
Step 1: Find the name and manufacturer of your video adapter
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Click " Start " Type dxdiag in the box Start searching for and press ENTER.
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In section device find name and manufacturer .
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Press button exit .
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Click " Start " Type dxdiag in the box Start searching for and then in the program list select dxdiag. exe .
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Open the sound tab.
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Under device , look for name and drivers and look for vendor .
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Press button exit .
If the problem persists, go to Method 4.
Method 4: Improve gaming performance
Games with few players generally provide better performance than games with multiple players.
To improve game performance Reduce the number of players who can play a game when setting up a multiplayer game on a local network or the Internet. Also, reduce the number of players joining the game. If the problem persists, go to Method 5.
Method 5: Tuning for best performance
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Click Start , right-click Computer , select Properties and then Advanced System Settings . When prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, enter the password or click Continue .
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On the Advanced tab , click the Options button under Performance .
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On the Visual Effects tab , click Adjust to get better performance , and then click OK .
- nine0002 Click the OK button to close the System Properties dialog box.
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Test the game.
If the problem persists, go to Method 6.
Method 6: Checking the hard drive for errors
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Click " Start " and select Computer .
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Right-click the hard drive that may be damaged.
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Click the Properties button and open tab Service .
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In the Error Check area, click the Check Now button.
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Select the Automatically fix system errors check box.
