problem with the game!!!please help!!

[battle111]

Hey everyone!! does anyone knowns a way to make the game run smoother becoz on the first level l get a very big lag with the steam effects and also when l return to the main menu and then l click on the options and then a big lag comes out again!!! argh ! l don't understand what's going on please ! can someone help me with this

[Alexrd]

Do you have any programs running in the background?

[battle111]

Originally Posted by Alexrd

Do you have any programs running in the background?

no programs are runing but l also have installed the patch for the game but still nothing those steam effects are making a big lag