Why am I encountering major lag in Q.U.B.E?

Question

In Q.U.B.E (steam game), I can make it all the way up to the first few laser puzzles with no issues, but then my FPS will suddenly drop to 10-20.

My PC specs are as follows:

• AMD Phenom II 3.4Ghz Quad
• Sapphire Radeon HD 6870
• 8GB G.Skill DDR3
• 1TB Seagate Barracuda

I will normally get 60+ FPS up until said point.

This is a major issue for me as I am trying to record a let's play of the game, and I cannot progress if my FPS is so horrible!

Note: The FPS is horrible even if I'm not recording.

Asked by ryansworld10

Answer

Well I finally figured out the cause of this.

As I am recording with Fraps, and Fraps uses the HDD relentlessly, my disk was rapidly becoming fragmented as I recorded.

Whenever I encounter this issue again, running a quick defrag fixes it right up!

Answered by ryansworld10

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How do I get the achievement for Sector 3?

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In Q.U.B.E., how do I get the achievement "Sector 3, Completed"? I have completed all 7 sectors, and I got all of the corresponding achievements except the one for sector 3. I then played through sector 3 again and I still did not get the achievement. Do I have to do anything besides simply proceeding linearly as usual to get the achievement?

Answer

According to this thread posted by one of the developers on the Steam forums, the achievement for sector 3 is broken and will not unlock, along with

• Finale
• Find the Developers
• Tough Going Part 1
• Tough Going Part 2
• Fizzicks

EDIT: The achievements appear to be fixed. The achievement for Sector 3 can now be obtained simply by playing through the sector like with all of the other achievements.

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