There are some other threads on this subject, but I thought I'd add my experience to the mix. I generally play Sins in co-op mode with my girlfriend vs. several AI opponents. Our computers are in the same room and connected via LAN. My PC hosts the game.
The problem is that after several hours of playing, the game consistently and temporarily locks up every few seconds. When it 'locks up' all the action stops (e.g., ships stop moving, etc.) but I can zoom the camera around like normal (in other words, the PC itself isn't locked up). It gets worse as the game goes on and the game we're playing now (7-8 hours in) is very frustrating.
My PC is brand new. Specs are: Intel Core2 Extreme Quad Core QX9770 processor 3.2 Ghz, 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM, SATA-II hard drives in Raid 0 for performance, Nvidia 9800 GX2 video card running in multi-GPU mode, Vista Ultimate 64-bit.
Her PC is a little older, yet mine seems to have these lock-ups more than hers (because I'm hosting?). Her specs: AMD FX-55 CPU, 2GB ram, dual 6800GT video cards in SLI mode, 10k raptor hard drive, Windows XP.
I know the problem isn't graphics-related because it's not graphical "lag". Additionally, there is plenty of free RAM on both machines; it seems more like the CPU is being thrashed. I also noted that people have experienced this problem due to the Malice ability of Advent; however the game I mentioned above is TEC and Vasari only.
Anyone have ideas?
