What's going on with my laptop?

I run an IntelHD(r) 3000 graphics, and I know that I shouldn't expect that good performance yet, considering there's no optimization, but why is it that everyone around me can play 30FPS, while I struggle to play at 600x480, 3x zoom and I only get 14FPS with drops every 3 seconds down to 5. It's very annoying, any help would be appreciated.

 

Uh, whats the specs of your computer? A video card isn't the only part that contributes to this.

 

Intel 2310M Quad Core @ 2.4Ghz
6GB RAM
500GB HDD

 

What do you have running in the background?

 

Just steam. I close almost everything else.

 

Make sure the Steam Overlay is disabled for Starbound. Many have reported issues with it being turned on.

Also, someone posted a nice list of fixes on the Steam forum: http://steamcommunity.com/app/211820/discussions/0/630800443032730550/

 

Done all of that before this, still seems to lag.

 

If you have disabled steam overlay and also have followed that little guide than there isn't much more suggestions to offer you. Wipe your computer to factory default, turn off possibly conflicting processes, check your computer for viruses? If that all fails wait for the game to be optimized you're playing with a seriously outdated GPU if I am remembering that name correctly.

 

Starbound's direct X mode has only had basic optimization on nvidia and ATI cards. Integrated intel chips, especially ones that aren't fast would be best running in open GL mode. If this doesnt improve performance, you will likely be looking at waiting for the game's engine to be optimized as Michael stated.

 

Shouldn't this be in "in game and billing support" instead of general discussion?

 

Yo, this brotha just be tryna get some help from an active part of the forums. Don't ruin his dream to overcome the obstacles in which life has thrown at him. Life is short, have a pie. I love you. Why do you hate me? Im depressed, just kidding, no im not. I don't know what is what anymore.

 

Naw son let's both have a pie. Don't worry mayne, i love you. i even bought you a picture

 

You know what else you can do with peanut butter and a dog?

Oops, just let out a secret only known to tribes of the ages before the sun.

 

the sun?

the sun??

PRAISE THE SUN!

 

This has gotten off topic... anyways, have you tried running in open GL? its alot smoother.