twiddle. The only way to achieve any frame rate results is to lower the #
of cars in the field (and to avoid driving anywhere near them on the track
:) ). That can't be done (nor would we expect or want to) on the fly.
Marc.
>Everyone has their own likes/dislikes. Some prefer maximum framerate at
>the expense of detail: others prefer graphical quality at the expense of
>smooth refresh. A third group spends time arriving at their blend of
>both.
>And there are those who whinge and moan and forever twiddle with the
>vast range of settings but are never satisfied and probably never will
>be because the term "compromise" is not in their vocabulary.
>I fall into the "compromise" category and I find this very easy to do
>with GPL for one reason: the graphics settings can be adjusted "on the
>fly". Hit pause, go into the correct menu screen, make the adjustment
>and back to the race....all in a few seconds. No need to back out
>through several menus and then restart the race....it's a simple and
>flexible procedure that Papyrus have supplied.
>Why is this so good? Simple: you have chosen a maximum field for
>Monaco. You have chosen an 800 x 600 resolution and you want maximum
>graphical detail. However, for the start and perhaps the first couple
>of laps, when there are quite a few cars on screen at the same time, you
>can very quickly (a) drop the res to 640 x 480 and/or (b)uncheck some of
>the boxes in the graphics choices. This speeds up the framerate for
>that important first lap and, when things settle down and (perhaps!) a
>few cars drop out, you can up the resolution and the graphical details
>again.
>Very simple, very, very effective and surely a great way of attempting
>to satisfy everybodys needs.
>> If by that you mean the real stream of betas was/is faster, then thank
>> goodness! If GPL has the ability to process a full or near full field of
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>Regards,
>Bruce.
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