Nope

Okay, i got the performance-thing fixed, now i still have issues with my ping. But thats also with vanilla. It jumps up and down, minimum around 80ms maximum around 10000 (for very short time)
My firewall is off, maybe its something with the router?

I think, deactivating my antivira fixed it. Still testing. Thanks for your help anyways

No. Maybe theres a way to tell DoW to use all (or at least more than one) cores?
Im not that into the whole computer-thingy

Yeah. Works fine against bots.
Im from germany. But it isnt a internet-thing, because my mouse freezes for 1-2 seconds too. I did watch on the Task-Manager, there were lagspikes on one CPU while all other cores were nearly unused.

Only on multiplayer and mostly on 2v2s or more. But even 1v1s get laggy sooner or later. Especially on custom maps.

IntelCore i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz
8,00 GB RAM
x64
Windows 8
Nvidia Gforce GTX 660

And yea, i got the feeling, its worse on unofficial maps

Oh, uhhm, i have Windows 8, if that matters.

The fps drop below 0 after a couple of minutes in a battle, i already put everything on low.
I can play vanilla Retribution on Ultra, so whats the matter? Elite cant be that much more demanding.

Thanks in advance,
Teutone

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