# Lagging while reading in .71

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lagging-while-reading-in-71/2496
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [August 1, 2013, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lagging-while-reading-in-71/2496 "2013-08-01T10:53:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lagging-while-reading-in-71/2496/1 "2013-08-01T10:53:23Z")

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when i read a book my game runs veeeeeeeeeery slowly, it took about five minutes to raise a single level with “How To Trap Anything”.

EDIT: five minutes real time, that is.

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### Author: ![1942rob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/1942rob/32/979_2.png) [@1942rob](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/1942rob)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lagging-while-reading-in-71/2496/2 "2013-08-01T13:32:35Z")

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Are you using the windows-curses version? If so that issue has been fixed in the experimental builds.

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### Author: ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lagging-while-reading-in-71/2496/3 "2013-08-01T21:31:49Z")

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ok thanks for the info.