rec.autos.simulators

> >I am a bit mistified by the different results from this game. I have a
PIII
> >450 Ge-Force DDR card and I am getting a range of 32 - 50 FPS at Suzuka.

> Try it with 22 opponents at the start of the race.

> --
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> There is one setting which turns the starts into a slide show when set at
> "maximum", but when I turn it down just one notch to "high", it runs
smooth.
> It's the "Texture Mapping Detail" setting.

> David G Fisher

> > It is strange that the frame rate is so bad.  GPL has just as
> > good if not better graphics and a far superior physics engine
> > (than F1 2000) yet it seems to run smoothly on the same machines
> > that are having trouble running F1 2000.

> > Oh while I think about it, I agree all those EA Sports
> > advertising boards round the track really add a touch of realism
> > to the game!

> > Chris

> > >I am running it on a PIII 800 with a GeForce DDR card and am
> > finding the
> > >frame rates dissapointing to say the least.

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> >With a bit of tweaking ... I now get 20-25fps...

> Actually, the complaints seem to be from people without a tolerance
> for low frame rates.

> >>At least it can't go down<<
> I've said it before, but I wish you would take your silly comments somewhere
> else.
> Iain

> > >>At least it can't go down<<
> > I've said it before, but I wish you would take your silly comments
somewhere
> > else.
> > Iain

> Gimme a break. I responded quite often to his (over the top) comments
> regarding
> UbiSoft's sims. But I never had the arrogance to tell him to leave.

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> future...

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> l8er
> ronny

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> > Hi there

> > Is it just me or is F12K a bit of a let down ???

> > I am running it on a PIII 800 with a GeForce DDR card and am finding the
> > frame rates dissapointing to say the least.
> > I have tried it at 640 *480 , 800*600, 1024 * 768, none of which really
> set
> > the race sim world alight.
> > Turning the rear view mirrors off helps to an alarming degree !!
> > Also I find the sound pretty poor, other than that its OK :-))
> > Come on EA Sports, this could be better !!!

> The performance of this game seems very strange to say the least. All the
> complaints seem to be coming from people with high end systems!
> Granted, my first reaction was similar after loading the game up, banging
> everything on full & stuttering down the pit lane in Melbourne like a
> demented kangaroo.
> With a bit of tweaking (Cockpit high, specular & environment mapping on,
own
> car high, other cars low, visible cars 6, no detail in mirrors, only
> grandstands, bridges and, erm, something else (fences?) on, view distance

416
> with TNT(1). Mirrors off gives me 3-4fps more (lots more on the grid). FFB
> makes little or no difference.

> All I can suggest is play with the settings until you get the balance
> between looks & speed that suits you - the game below all this really is
> good fun when you get into it.
> My only (major) complaint would be how difficult it is to get a clean
start
> :-/

> Maybe all this talk of poor framerates is subjective? When you're used to
> 60+fps anything less is a letdown.
> When you're used to 25-30 the drop seems very minor.
> As I'm picking up my GeForce (DDR - Yeah Baby!) this week could somebody
> using one *who has tweaked the graphics to suit* please tell me what kind
of
> performance I should expect.

> bod
> (Trying hard not to take anything personally ; )

> >With a bit of tweaking ... I now get 20-25fps...

> Actually, the complaints seem to be from people without a tolerance
> for low frame rates.

> >Actually, most of the complaints I've seen come from TNT2/GeForce
> >owners.  Seems most of us Voodoo owners are a fairly pleased lot.  =-)

> I have a Voodoo2 on my home system, but it's only a P2 300 - enough
> for all other racing games, but apparently not for F1 2000. :-(

> What the heck is wrong with that I just said?  I personally do not like at
> all F1 2000, and I simply said that the future can't make the title go
worse
> than it is presently.

> Only good things can happen to the title now, but it's up to ISI and their
> support.  Oh and the third party utilities (who already taken steps to
make
> the game better).

> --
> -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
> -- May the Downforce be with you...
> -- http://www.WeRace.net
> -- People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't
realise
> how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

> What the heck is wrong with that I just said?  I personally do not
like at
> all F1 2000, and I simply said that the future can't make the title
go worse
> than it is presently.

> Only good things can happen to the title now, but it's up to ISI and
their
> support.  Oh and the third party utilities (who already taken steps
to make
> the game better).

> --
> -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
> -- May the Downforce be with you...
> -- http://www.WeRace.net
> -- People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't
realise
> how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.