rec.autos.simulators

> I did all the things mentioned here in order to get GPL running with GeForce
> cards... I have the Open GL beta2 installed latest Sierra patch no flashing
> mirrors .... SO the game looks ok but where did the frame rate go? The never
> bellow 36 fps (except on starts) with my old V3 are gone, now I max at 26 in
> precise? Any way to speed things up? All I have changed was the graphic
> board. I have a Cel 450 128MB and Asus V6600 deluxe... and the smooth fps
> were
> with the V3 3000.

> Thanks,
> Oli
> BEOROCKET Racing: www.beorocket.co.yu

> I did all the things mentioned here in order to get GPL running with GeForce
> cards... I have the Open GL beta2 installed latest Sierra patch no flashing
> mirrors .... SO the game looks ok but where did the frame rate go? The never
> bellow 36 fps (except on starts) with my old V3 are gone, now I max at 2                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^

>Since you don't have flashing mirrors, I assume that for your Geforce OpenGL
>Settings that you have the buffer flipping mode set to "use block transfer".
>Also make sure that you have vertical sync set to "off by default".  If it's
>on, that sucks up a few frames.  Check everything under performance and
>compatibility options except for the last box (or last two boxes, if you're
>using a 5.x beta driver--and if you are, and can run in anything but 640x
>res, please let me know how you're doing it. <g>).

> > I did all the things mentioned here in order to get GPL running with
> > GeForce cards... I have the Open GL beta2 installed latest Sierra patch
> > no flashing mirrors .... SO the game looks ok but where did the frame
> > rate go? The never bellow 36 fps (except on starts) with my old V3 are
> > gone, now I max at 26 in precise? Any way to speed things up? All I have
> > changed was the graphic board. I have a Cel 450 128MB and Asus V6600
> > deluxe... and the smooth fps were with the V3 3000.

> In general, it seems that the TNT/GeForce cards require more CPU power
than
> their 3dfx/Voodoo counterparts.  Usually, this doesn't matter, since the
> TNT/GeForce cards can produce higher quality images.

> Anyway, to make matters worse, the OpenGL rasterizer for GPL doesn't seem
> to be finished and/or very well implemented.  Add to that the fact that
> NVidia always seem to have poor drivers, and, well... :-/

> I think that if you had an Athlon 700, you wouldn't notice a difference.
> i.e, throw enough horsepower at the poor OpenGL patch and NVidia drivers,
> and the problem goes away.

> --
> Richard.

> "Someday when I'm lonely.  Wishing you weren't so far away."

> > I did all the things mentioned here in order to get GPL running with
> GeForce
> > cards... I have the Open GL beta2 installed latest Sierra patch no

> > I did all the things mentioned here in order to get GPL running with
GeForce
> > cards... I have the Open GL beta2 installed latest Sierra patch no
flashing
> > mirrors .... SO the game looks ok but where did the frame rate go? The
never
> > bellow 36 fps (except on starts) with my old V3 are gone, now I max at 2

> Oli
> BEOROCKET Racing: www.beorocket.co.yu

> > > I did all the things mentioned here in order to get GPL running with
> > GeForce
> > > cards... I have the Open GL beta2 installed latest Sierra patch no

>    -Keith

>> Nope the fps stay the same no matter how much I degrade the
>> graphics... I can run all the resolutions!? I have the 3.68
>> detonator now!, but it also worked with the latest asus (3.78) and
>>  D5.14  drivers!? All under the open GL and D3D settings is set to
>> provide faster performance!, I don't see why you're stuck with
>> 640*480?

>> Oli
>> BEOROCKET Racing: www.beorocket.co.yu

>> > > I did all the things mentioned here in order to get GPL
>> > > running with
>> > GeForce
>> > > cards... I have the Open GL beta2 installed latest Sierra
>> > > patch no

> > Nope the fps stay the same no matter how much I degrade the graphics...
I
> > can run all the resolutions!? I have the 3.68 detonator now!, but it
also
> > worked with the latest asus (3.78) and  D5.14  drivers!? All under the
> open
> > GL and D3D settings is set to provide faster performance!, I don't see
why
> > you're stuck with 640*480?

> > Oli

> Me, either.  Since that problem only occurs with the 5.x drivers, I figure
> it has something to do with the FSAA.  But I still get the 1/4 size,
clipped
> screen even with the FSAA turned off in both places I've found where it
can
> be enabled.   It's no real problem, since everything works fine with the
> 3.77 drivers.

> The only *problem* there was is that Messiah REQUIRED the 5.x drivers!
Ever
> hear of something requiring beta drivers before?  Neither have I, and
that's
> one reason why *that* is no longer a problem.

> Jerry Morelock