Subject: Re: ICR frame rate?
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 1994 09:26:29
>> How does the frame rate of ICR compares with World Circuit. In
>>WC I could get a good 18 fps on my 486DX33 isa system (ATI VGA Wonder
XL 24)
>>by turning the texture of but all details on. Can ICR provide the same
>>frame rate without texturing. ICR looks good, but I do consider a good
>>frame rate essential for driving that fast. I looked at the demo, it
>>ran fine but since it is a record, it does not give a good estimate of
>>the capacity of the game.
>I have roughly the same hardware - and I may be alone in this opinion,
but
>to me ICR is a curiosity that will soon go back on the shelf, while WC
stays
>on the disk. ICR in a pack of cars requires most texturing and objects
be
>turned off, thus eliminating critical depth items. Trying to race with
that
>configuration soon turns into pieces 'n parts flying everywhere.
I run both games on a 486/66 with an ATI Ultra Pro. 25fps in WC and room
to spare (60% processor occupancy), and ICR runs smooth with every bit of
graphics turned on and 28 cars on the track. Some replay angles (esp.
Sky) over a city course cause the frames to slow, becaue it rotates a lot
of stuff on the screen with every turn.
With WC I noticed that the graphics card you own is key to the
performance: I have a 486/33DX accellerated IBM/PS2 on my desk, but due
to is crappy stock VGA, I can't get more than 8fps. A 386DX 40 with a
nice Speedstar Tseng 4000 board runs the same game in 18fps under same
conditions.
I'm glad I have access to a 486/66, since I love th graphics in ICR! It's
also more realistic in the "ballistics" and dynamics of the cars. Too bad
that that also requires a better driver ond not such a leadfoot like me.
Peter