rec.autos.simulators

by **Charlie Mo** » Tue, 08 Apr 1997 04:00:00

I just upgraded my memory and now have 80 megs of RAM... I know the
rendition boards "like" 16 megs of ram to access 16 bit graphics... Is
there any way I can alter setting to utilize the 16 bit graphics?

Much Thanks!

by **Charlie Mo** » Tue, 08 Apr 1997 04:00:00

I am confused Tom.. Thanks for straightening me out... what I'm
basically concerned with is ... am I getting the best I can out of my
video board (Screaming 3d). Would I have to adjust anything.. but I
guess with 80 megs of RAM... I've got the optimum video graphics I can
get...
THANKS!

by **Mike Radl** » Tue, 08 Apr 1997 04:00:00

>>> I just upgraded my memory and now have 80 megs of RAM... I know the
>>> rendition boards "like" 16 megs of ram to access 16 bit graphics... Is
>>> there any way I can alter setting to utilize the 16 bit graphics?

>>I think you are confused here. The deal is that a machine with 16meg of
>>ram or less will use 4-bit car textures. If you have more than 16 meg of
>>ram you will get 8-bit car textures. Not sure what you are discussing with
>>respect to 16-bit graphics. /THansen

>I am confused Tom.. Thanks for straightening me out... what I'm
>basically concerned with is ... am I getting the best I can out of my
>video board (Screaming 3d). Would I have to adjust anything.. but I
>guess with 80 megs of RAM... I've got the optimum video graphics I can
>get...

Just thought I should make sure you know that yes, N2 (RendDma) does
automaticly load 8 bit textures if you have 24MB ram or more. My frame
rate suffers considerably when I use 8 bit textures (with my
configuration). I get an average of 5+ FPS when I go from 8 to 4 bit
textures (Marty gets 9FPS)! 4 bit textures look plenty good to me so I'd
rather have the extra FPS.

Jim Sokoloff said that he believed this would be addressed in the patch.
I would guess you'll be allowed to decide whether or not you want to run
8 bit textures if you have 24MB of ram or more. Right now, you have to
do something like load smartdrive to make N2 think you don't have enough
memory for 8 bit textures if you want the higher frame rates.

FYI, Julian Data mentioned on 3/17 that there were traction differences
between the two modes also. I haven't had time to verify that on my
system as I'm still playing on Hawaii alot.

Member - Hawaii Ace League http://www.dithots.org/hal

by **SimRaci** » Tue, 08 Apr 1997 04:00:00

ICR2-3D?...This is the only one with 16-bit images...Just a thought. =)

Best Regards,

Marc

Marc J. Nelson
The Sim Project
http://members.aol.com/simproject

by **Tom Hanse** » Tue, 08 Apr 1997 04:00:00

I think you are confused here. The deal is that a machine with 16meg of
ram or less will use 4-bit car textures. If you have more than 16 meg of
ram you will get 8-bit car textures. Not sure what you are discussing with
respect to 16-bit graphics. /THansen

by **Charlie Mo** » Tue, 08 Apr 1997 04:00:00

>Just thought I should make sure you know that yes, N2 (RendDma) does
>automaticly load 8 bit textures if you have 24MB ram or more. My frame
>rate suffers considerably when I use 8 bit textures (with my
>configuration). I get an average of 5+ FPS when I go from 8 to 4 bit
>textures (Marty gets 9FPS)! 4 bit textures look plenty good to me so I'd
>rather have the extra FPS.

I'd rather have the extra FPS too than have a choppy frame rate. The
smoother the less one has (in my opinion) to mess up:)

I'm wondering how the difference in the two modes would alter the
physics of the game...

by **AKH** » Tue, 08 Apr 1997 04:00:00

What is the proper usage of Smartdrive in the autoexec.bat to cause the
machine to think it has less than 24 MEGS of RAM?

Thanks,
Alan
http://www.kiva.net/~akh/simshop.html

> > I just upgraded my memory and now have 80 megs of RAM... I know the
> > rendition boards "like" 16 megs of ram to access 16 bit graphics... Is
> > there any way I can alter setting to utilize the 16 bit graphics?

> I think you are confused here. The deal is that a machine with 16meg of
> ram or less will use 4-bit car textures. If you have more than 16 meg of
> ram you will get 8-bit car textures. Not sure what you are discussing with
> respect to 16-bit graphics. /THansen

by **Jim Sokolo** » Tue, 08 Apr 1997 04:00:00

>FYI, Julian Data mentioned on 3/17 that there were traction differences
>between the two modes also. I haven't had time to verify that on my
>system as I'm still playing on Hawaii alot.

I can state with almost 100% absolute, bet my entire net-worth (not
that much money, really) that any differences in lap times are a
result of the frame rate differences. (The higher the frame rate, the
better you can drive the car, because you can see and therefore "feel"
what's happening with the car in a much more timely fashion...)

---Jim Sokoloff

by **Sean McCormac** » Wed, 09 Apr 1997 04:00:00

<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>> I just upgraded my memory and now have 80
megs of RAM... I know the
 > rendition boards "like" 16 megs of ram to access 16 bit
graphics... Is
 > there any way I can alter setting to utilize the 16 bit graphics?
 
 I think you are confused here.   The deal is that a machine with
16meg of
 ram or less will use 4-bit car textures.  If you have more than 16
meg of
 ram you will get 8-bit car textures.  Not sure what you are discussing
with
 respect to 16-bit graphics.  /THansen
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