Hi all! I've been playing Project Zomboid for quite a while now, I think a year and a half now, and I haven't had this problem until now. Recently about 2 weeks ago I updated my computer to the latest version of Windows 10 but it broke my computer, I couldn't read anything and it basically ruined fonts. So I reverted back to the prior version, this set most of my games to run on my Integrated Graphics on my CPU, I didn't notice until I started Zomboid and it was really laggy, I checked and there it was, the game was set to use GPU-0 (my integrated graphics). I set the program to use high performance GPU in my windows graphics settings, and after that the game wouldn't start. I reverted back to integrated and the game starts, so I've deduced that the GPU it's running on is the issue.
I've looked all over, and I haven't found anyone with a similar issue, I looked on YouTube, the forums, and even steam. So I registered an account on the forums and decided to make this post.
I would personally like to sort the issue out and find a way to get the game to run on my GPU instead of integrated graphics because I tend to use some pretty system intensive mods in game that require a stronger graphics card to run. I will list my system specs below.
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 @ 2.80GHz
Coffee Lake 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1064MHz (15-15-15-36)
Motherboard
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. B360M BAZOOKA (MS-7B24) (U3E1)
Graphics
SAMSUNG (1920x1080@59Hz)
SB220Q (1920x1080@75Hz)
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (MSI) (the integrated graphics)
3071MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (MSI) (graphics card I would like to use)
ForceWare version: 465.89
SLI Disabled
Storage
931GB Western Digital WDC WD1003FZEX-00K3CA0 (SATA ) (The Drive I have the game loaded on.)
223GB Western Digital WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH30 (SATA (SSD))
NOTE: I have been able to run the game on this Graphics Card in the past and the game has run smoothly on it.