Got this game recently over fears that it might get delisted. And i was getting 3-5 fps at those specific moments in the game. Thank you so much for this fix!!!! Even 11 years later, this helps.
@@SumStrangeGuy Also, PhysX increases the visual quality of the game by adding a physics engine capible of what would be considered hyper-realistic effects 10 years ago. It includes things like tearable cloth, litter effects, wind physics, realistic glass shards that react to the player when touched, and more.
Hm, but then, Physx is disabled... :( Go to Mirrors Edge\Binaries Ordner and delete PhysXCore.dll andPhysXDevice.dll Then the game will use PhysX on the Graphics Card and not on the CPU => nice framerate + PhysX-Effects
I cant belive that i had the same FPS problem on the exact SAME zone of the game and that the fix is on a video from 10 yearas ago, it goes to show the amount of bugs this kind of all games have. but overall, good video!
the reason why it lags so much is cuz the game comes with like 10 year old physx so its not really a bug its just outdated physx which u gotta update manually
Lmao! This is literally the exact same thought train as happened to me. Same level too. I was beginning to feel disappointed in my computer, and impressed with Mirrors Edge for slowing it down when even Crysis 1 couldn't. Thanks for the fix, I had a hunch it had to do with PhysX but haven't been home to try it.
youre my hero, i got a new gaming pc and games like far cry 3 and just cause worked really well on high settings, but mirrors adge (on full settings) 64 fps and than droped all the way to 3, ty really much m8!
Thanks, bought a laptop optimized for hardcore gaming like battlefield 4 and crysis 3 on Ultra settings, even tried it off, and then i had this problem... got dissapointed when my game dropped to like 2 frames per second in a game from 2007... Now let's see if this actually works...
THANK YOU. I built a new PC for the first time so it's the first custom PC build and it's my first gaming PC, and I was so scared that my GPU or processor was dying and I almost had a heart attack! THANK YOU! If this was reddit you'd get gold.
you are the best person on this planet my computer doesn't have a problem running battlefield3 on ultra high but for some reason this game lags when the glass gets broken i love you finally now i can play my game in peace
you need to delete a few physx files in mirrors edge directory cos mirror's edge uses older physx drivers when yours are newer, when they're deleted it wont be able to find the deleted files so it will have no choice but to use your drivers (the newer ones) but i dont remember which files to delete. look it up, hope this works! :)
That is an excellent question because at the time of this video I was using an Nvidia video card and in the manual it was saying something like "Hey, you can do this cool physx thing and it totally won't lag your mirrors edge game to death!" Ok it didn't say that last part but my point is...Well...I don't even know what my point is...I blame EA
ok,trying this now. As most other ppl have said i can run most games (Titan fall,BF 3/4) on high settings but then this happens on a 2009 game WTF right ? tried everything EXCEPT PHYSX ! I keeping my fingers crosed for this because at the moment it's a game breaker, whenever there's glass involved anyway. Thanks for the vid (and the entertaining edit)
Thanks for the help and btw how did you do that "Victory" sign at the end of the vid? With what button? And idk why your video just brightened my day, sorry but youre a funny guy :P , keep laughing til its done. You just made my day
SumStrangeGuy By the way, thanks for making a video on this because i had heard you had to turn off phsyx but im not the best at computers and was trying to do it from outside the game in the phsyx folder lol
Thanks, this is one of my favourite games. I have it on PS3 and absolutely loved it and then i just bought it in the Steam summer sale. This was really spoiling the game so thanks for helping
@ SumStrangeGuy hey do you have a ATi or nVidia card? I was having trouble getting my 360 controller to work as well, i turned off physX and both my game works and controller. bTW For those who are wondering.. I believe (but maybe wrong) if you're running a ATi card, it doesn't have the capacity for PhysX (nvidia thing) So it uses the CPU to computate the phys shatter of glass and particles. This is why it lags down.. If you're Running a nVidia Card you shouldn't have this issue
Man thankyou very much i got this game recently with my new gaming pc and my new r9 280x so i was really stranged due to having lag for this stupid nvidia physx thing.Thankyou very much
The problem is the PhysXCore.dll file in your installation directory, rename it and it will force to use the actual physX engine (PhysXCore.dll is an old and obselete lib)
Wow thanks soo much i also recently got my new gaming rig (just like all the other 10,000 stories) and I thought 'how can i run far cry 4 but not mirrors edge? Btw i saw what turning physx does btw.. it just removes all the particles that the glass breaks into
i have this problem, but when i try to change the settings everything is just grayed out so its stuck on full settings, which works fine till glass comes in... i dont get it
well it seems to run at low 20's for me physX doesnt change it much for me cause i only get around 22 fps every where. i disabled depth of field thats a few more fps now just gotta disable more stuff and i should get to 30
I turned the physix off but the problem is still there. I also tried changing the settings for physix in control panel with no improvement. Any ideas? I have a gtx 970
how to fix the lag if you have a nvidia graphics card 1.update physx 2.go to mirrors edge and find binaries and in binaries you will find physXcore and physXDevice delete them and its fixed
I have 8gb's of ram, Nvidia GTX750 Ti and Intel i5 4590 processor, I used to play this game on old PC with half specs as this on high without problems and on my new PC I can't play this game on lowest settings with more than 3 fps. What the hell can I do?
+TheTwicey Based off your specs, it doesn't sound like you have an integrated card. By chance though, if you do, then make sure that Mirror's Edge is running only off of your actual dedicated GPU. If this is the case, do that by going into the Nvidia Control Panel, clicking "Manage 3D Settings," clicking the "Program Settings" tab, and clicking the list of progams. Find Mirror's Edge's .exe and making sure that it is running off of your "High powered gpu" or whatever it is called.
Its 2020 and that video is 2012 soo I just need to Thank you anyway and yeah you can set that game On Hightest Or just hight That Physx Is doing that Just turn it off, and Thanks :D
If you do not have a nvidia card the "breaking of glass" will srsly just take a dump on your fps.... (if physx is on of couse) alot of people have this problem mostly becouse most people do not like changing settings they arent familiar whit.
Your the best i have been wanting to play this game in about a year now but the lag thing just kept me from doing so (i hate changing settings i am not familiar whit so i didnt try turning it off)
@@SumStrangeGuy physx is a feature meant for nvidia graphics cards so if u dont have one it does EVERYTHING on the cpu and the reason why it doesnt work on new nvidia cards is cuz the game comes with like 10 year old physx which u gotta update manually or else it lags
Thank you soooooooo much that was the best! I'm really loving this game, but that lag really messed it up for me. This fixed the whole thing. Thatnkyou so much! ~Rei
Ten years later and It helped me a LOT!!! Thanks man!!
i love you man ,12 years and I never thought it was that
im running with 9 cores and a 3080 trying to replay this game, and im dropping to 5. thank you for this information person from 2012
Got this game recently over fears that it might get delisted. And i was getting 3-5 fps at those specific moments in the game. Thank you so much for this fix!!!! Even 11 years later, this helps.
I'm so glad to hear it! Enjoy the game!
exact same level exact same lag, THANK YOU
No problem!
@@SumStrangeGuy The GOG version was patched to fix PhysX. Try it for yourself.
@@SumStrangeGuy Also, PhysX increases the visual quality of the game by adding a physics engine capible of what would be considered hyper-realistic effects 10 years ago. It includes things like tearable cloth, litter effects, wind physics, realistic glass shards that react to the player when touched, and more.
Hm, but then, Physx is disabled... :(
Go to Mirrors Edge\Binaries Ordner and delete PhysXCore.dll andPhysXDevice.dll
Then the game will use PhysX on the Graphics Card and not on the CPU
=> nice framerate + PhysX-Effects
Thx Pal, Your are Hero ^^
@@Bocchi_TheGlock Wow, this was so long ago. I feel nostalgic, I probably should play the game again some time... ^^
@@Mat2095 You should ^^ I just bought from steam discount.
2024 Thank you.
It actually worked, thank you man
I picked this up yesterday for 5$. And I had the same exact problem. Thanks for the video!
No problem! Have fun!
I picked this up 2 days ago for 1€. And i had the same exact problem. Thanks for the video!
Man I thought my computer was slow (made me cringe just by thinking it) ran smooth on high quality but when I see glass my game nearly freezes
this is REALLY funny can you do more comedy like this
I cant belive that i had the same FPS problem on the exact SAME zone of the game and that the fix is on a video from 10 yearas ago, it goes to show the amount of bugs this kind of all games have.
but overall, good video!
the reason why it lags so much is cuz the game comes with like 10 year old physx so its not really a bug its just outdated physx which u gotta update manually
3 years ago and this video just help me
thank you
Lmao! This is literally the exact same thought train as happened to me. Same level too. I was beginning to feel disappointed in my computer, and impressed with Mirrors Edge for slowing it down when even Crysis 1 couldn't. Thanks for the fix, I had a hunch it had to do with PhysX but haven't been home to try it.
same
Omg it's so nice seeing a video like this be so oldschool
2023 and this video still cooks, thanks a ton dude
2:17 perfect end part for a tutorial video :D
youre my hero, i got a new gaming pc and games like far cry 3 and just cause worked really well on high settings, but mirrors adge (on full settings) 64 fps and than droped all the way to 3, ty really much m8!
same here bro i get 60 fps then when glass breaks i get like 17
12 years later thanks
Thanks, bought a laptop optimized for hardcore gaming like battlefield 4 and crysis 3 on Ultra settings, even tried it off, and then i had this problem... got dissapointed when my game dropped to like 2 frames per second in a game from 2007... Now let's see if this actually works...
Good luck!
Why did you buy a gaming laptop?
well daniel did it work
Yes, it worked... :D
Daniel Norup :D
Physx on, *glasses are breaking*
WIRES ARE GOING CRAZY
THANK YOU. I built a new PC for the first time so it's the first custom PC build and it's my first gaming PC, and I was so scared that my GPU or processor was dying and I almost had a heart attack! THANK YOU! If this was reddit you'd get gold.
best lag fix video! helped me a year ago and wanted to have a laugh :)
you are the best person on this planet my computer doesn't have a problem running battlefield3 on ultra high but for some reason this game lags when the glass gets broken i love you finally now i can play my game in peace
Thanks so much god Ive wanted to finish this game for so long and I knew it wasnt my gpu lol. Cant believe they never fixed this.
the problem is the glass.when the cops shoot at it,it turns into little pieces,causing lag
i was about to quit this game because of that annoying lag,thank you so much
its one of the best games i ever played
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH
I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PPL SHOOTING GLASS
I LOVE YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS VID
you need to delete a few physx files in mirrors edge directory cos mirror's edge uses older physx drivers when yours are newer, when they're deleted it wont be able to find the deleted files so it will have no choice but to use your drivers (the newer ones) but i dont remember which files to delete. look it up, hope this works! :)
That is an excellent question because at the time of this video I was using an Nvidia video card and in the manual it was saying something like "Hey, you can do this cool physx thing and it totally won't lag your mirrors edge game to death!" Ok it didn't say that last part but my point is...Well...I don't even know what my point is...I blame EA
0:26 "Nice smooth 5 fps".
Very relatable.
now i can enjoy mirrors edge on high quality again^^
But you have to remember I had no idea what PhysX was...never seen it before in my life!
ok,trying this now. As most other ppl have said i can run most games (Titan fall,BF 3/4) on high settings but then this happens on a 2009 game WTF right ? tried everything EXCEPT PHYSX ! I keeping my fingers crosed for this because at the moment it's a game breaker, whenever there's glass involved anyway. Thanks for the vid (and the entertaining edit)
Turning off the phsyx works for many games. I've tried the same way for Mafia 2, too. That old game was lagging so bad.
Thanks for the help and btw how did you do that "Victory" sign at the end of the vid? With what button? And idk why your video just brightened my day, sorry but youre a funny guy :P , keep laughing til its done. You just made my day
You my friend, are my hero
lol love what you did with the sub titles man!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it =D
SumStrangeGuy
By the way, thanks for making a video on this because i had heard you had to turn off phsyx but im not the best at computers and was trying to do it from outside the game in the phsyx folder lol
thx it really worked XD
365gamergirl1
No problem! Glad to be of assistance =D
YES !!!! FIX FTW !! Thanks mate. Runs like a dream now : )
Thnks so much dude, years later lol..
When I first launched the game I was like "I keep PhysX on I have paid for nvidia card after all." Still helps.
i had excactly the same prob man thanks for fixing it
not a problem, happy to help!
+SumStrangeGuy Thank you man 😊
man i love you videos
they're so funny
and btw thanks for the help
Keep Up the good work
THANK YOU.
That physx thing screwed me over too with amazing pc specs. I was really confused. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!!
I love this game too. But it was annoying me so much. And this fix is good solve. Thanks.
Thanks, this is one of my favourite games. I have it on PS3 and absolutely loved it and then i just bought it in the Steam summer sale. This was really spoiling the game so thanks for helping
lol. your sarcazm is hilarious!
i hit the Like bottun for you. and much appriciate for this bug fix :D
@ SumStrangeGuy hey do you have a ATi or nVidia card? I was having trouble getting my 360 controller to work as well, i turned off physX and both my game works and controller.
bTW For those who are wondering.. I believe (but maybe wrong) if you're running a ATi card, it doesn't have the capacity for PhysX (nvidia thing) So it uses the CPU to computate the phys shatter of glass and particles. This is why it lags down.. If you're Running a nVidia Card you shouldn't have this issue
Man thankyou very much i got this game recently with my new gaming pc and my new r9 280x so i was really stranged due to having lag for this stupid nvidia physx thing.Thankyou very much
No problem, man. Glad I could help.
SumStrangeGuy I don't want to take my physx off :(
The thing that was "supposed" to help is the biggest problem in the whole game xD
Thanks man
You are currently in the game itself. Go to the main menu and you can change it.
Can someone please tell me if this works when you crash through the window yourself?
2024 gang😂✌️
Okay so you are my hero??? I love all your videos and you're such a great guy. Congratz on your existence k.
The problem is the PhysXCore.dll file in your installation directory, rename it and it will force to use the actual physX engine (PhysXCore.dll is an old and obselete lib)
I have extreme lag in that exact same part of the level its so annoying
This fucking game made me have to restart my computer because I can't even get to task manager to close it.
Wow thanks soo much i also recently got my new gaming rig (just like all the other 10,000 stories) and I thought 'how can i run far cry 4 but not mirrors edge? Btw i saw what turning physx does btw.. it just removes all the particles that the glass breaks into
i have this problem, but when i try to change the settings everything is just grayed out
so its stuck on full settings, which works fine till glass comes in... i dont get it
well it seems to run at low 20's for me physX doesnt change it much for me cause i only get around 22 fps every where. i disabled depth of field thats a few more fps now just gotta disable more stuff and i should get to 30
Thanks so much! One of my levels was impassible but now I got through that certain part in like 15 seconds, lol.
Best tutorial ever, seriously. Great job!
congrats with your specs, i got 60+ fps on mirrors edge with physx on
and stuff
Laughed so hard at this. anyway thanks for the fix bruh :D
I had the same problem. you have to change the settings in the main menu... for some reason it's not possible to do so during the game.
I turned the physix off but the problem is still there. I also tried changing the settings for physix in control panel with no improvement. Any ideas? I have a gtx 970
Fix is to go to your ati or nvidia controll panel then go to Configure Surround, Physx change processor from cpu to gpu.. all better
"Uhh... nice weather we're having" Lmao. xD
how to fix the lag if you have a nvidia graphics card
1.update physx
2.go to mirrors edge and find binaries and in binaries you will find physXcore and physXDevice delete them and its fixed
man i just downloaded the game and you saved me thanks
Thank you man, this save me progression in the game!!!
Wow, thanks, this now gets me a smooth 70fps on highest settings!!
Thanks for this kinda funny helpful video dude! It does help removing the lag.
I love you kind sir! I was loving this game but the lag was killing me. Thank you!
I had the same problem and now it works!! Thanks!!
i have the same problem but i can't change graph settings
Not the games fault we just don't have the CUDA cores for physx
I have 8gb's of ram, Nvidia GTX750 Ti and Intel i5 4590 processor, I used to play this game on old PC with half specs as this on high without problems and on my new PC I can't play this game on lowest settings with more than 3 fps. What the hell can I do?
+TheTwicey Based off your specs, it doesn't sound like you have an integrated card. By chance though, if you do, then make sure that Mirror's Edge is running only off of your actual dedicated GPU. If this is the case, do that by going into the Nvidia Control Panel, clicking "Manage 3D Settings," clicking the "Program Settings" tab, and clicking the list of progams. Find Mirror's Edge's .exe and making sure that it is running off of your "High powered gpu" or whatever it is called.
THANK YOU I KNEW IT WAS THE GLASS
Im still having lag problems even with the Physix turned off =( fraps says it runs at 50-60fps but the lag makes the game unplayable
Bro i have a problem i can,t change texteture detail or graphics quality
I wonder why the physx goes mad with broken glass... THANKS!
how di you do the back thing and the peace sign
if the game lagging go to setting video and put phsyx support off
It doesn't let me change my controls what do I do ?
Tnx m8, i change all to max and turn off this physx s. Off and game runs so fluid
Its 2020 and that video is 2012 soo I just need to Thank you anyway and yeah you can set that game On Hightest Or just hight That Physx Is doing that Just turn it off, and Thanks :D
only happens to me when people shoot through glass and keep firing
ima test it out
hey i get random lag with every steam game i get but mine so bad it unplayable even with the settings turn down
Jump, press the quick turn button, then hit the punch/fire button
Thank you so much for this video!Finally I can play ith 60fps AGAIN!
+Nomád 13 No problem! Enjoy!
Problem is i'm on a mission with only glass and tried everything so guess im fucked?
i love the vid, nicely made, but cmon
the first thing you do when you notice that kind of lag is turn PhysX off -.-
thanks man i gave up on this game since i got it in the humble bundle, but this made me finlly try it again and its workings!!!!!
If you do not have a nvidia card the "breaking of glass" will srsly just take a dump on your fps.... (if physx is on of couse) alot of people have this problem mostly becouse most people do not like changing settings they arent familiar whit.
I knew when I seen that go on sale yesterday that someone would need help XD you are quite welcome
Your the best i have been wanting to play this game in about a year now but the lag thing just kept me from doing so (i hate changing settings i am not familiar whit so i didnt try turning it off)
my computer isnt very good and it runs the game at max settings at way over 60fps, the physics glass or whatever doesnt cause any fps drop for me
@GymmyRhys That's great! I never looked into why this happens. I would assume some graphics cards just had problems with it and some don't.
@@SumStrangeGuy physx is a feature meant for nvidia graphics cards so if u dont have one it does EVERYTHING on the cpu and the reason why it doesnt work on new nvidia cards is cuz the game comes with like 10 year old physx which u gotta update manually or else it lags
It's still helping me :) thanks alot bro!
Thank you soooooooo much that was the best! I'm really loving this game, but that lag really messed it up for me. This fixed the whole thing. Thatnkyou so much!
~Rei
Thanks alot dude! Now I can actually play the game! +Rep.
Oh please don't subscribe just for this video because I will probably never do another "helpful" video again lol