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Solar Effects in N2003 = HUGE fps hit?

JRIBS3

Solar Effects in N2003 = HUGE fps hit?

by JRIBS3 » Wed, 12 Feb 2003 07:30:03

Anyone else having this problem with the solar effects on?  I have all of
the graphics about in the middle as far as between full on and off running
with a P4 2.0-GeForce 3 TI 500 (32.20 detonator)-512 Ram-Soundblaster Live.
With solar effects on I go from approx. 35-40 fps to a screeching 10-12!  It
seems as the track almost stops.  I was thinking I would be able to run the
game with more of the graphics turned on.  I will try to list what I can
remember as my settings:
Draw Ahead=60
world detail=medium
car detail=high
cars drawn ahead=20
drawn behind=4
mirror detail=medium
trackside objects=all
dust, dirt debris
windshield buildup
smoke and skidmarks
track lighting effects
With a full field I never drop below 40 fps and sometimes when the field is
spread out I hit as high as 90 but if I enable the cool solar effects it
just kills it.  Do I need a faster processor or video card?  Or is neither
one going to help?  Thanks in advance.
Steve Blankenshi

Solar Effects in N2003 = HUGE fps hit?

by Steve Blankenshi » Wed, 12 Feb 2003 07:57:07

Yes, it's a documented issue.  It happens when you have AA enabled and is
much worse running OpenGL.  Either turn off AA or the Solar Effect for now.


JRIBS3

Solar Effects in N2003 = HUGE fps hit?

by JRIBS3 » Wed, 12 Feb 2003 08:22:57

I am running Open GL and I have 2X AA turned on.  How do I get it to not
look all jagged if I turn AA off?

> Yes, it's a documented issue.  It happens when you have AA enabled and is
> much worse running OpenGL.  Either turn off AA or the Solar Effect for
now.



> > Anyone else having this problem with the solar effects on?  I have all
of
> > the graphics about in the middle as far as between full on and off
running
> > with a P4 2.0-GeForce 3 TI 500 (32.20 detonator)-512 Ram-Soundblaster
> Live.
> > With solar effects on I go from approx. 35-40 fps to a screeching 10-12!
> It
> > seems as the track almost stops.  I was thinking I would be able to run
> the
> > game with more of the graphics turned on.  I will try to list what I can
> > remember as my settings:
> > Draw Ahead=60
> > world detail=medium
> > car detail=high
> > cars drawn ahead=20
> > drawn behind=4
> > mirror detail=medium
> > trackside objects=all
> > dust, dirt debris
> > windshield buildup
> > smoke and skidmarks
> > track lighting effects
> > With a full field I never drop below 40 fps and sometimes when the field
> is
> > spread out I hit as high as 90 but if I enable the cool solar effects it
> > just kills it.  Do I need a faster processor or video card?  Or is
neither
> > one going to help?  Thanks in advance.

Kevin Web

Solar Effects in N2003 = HUGE fps hit?

by Kevin Web » Wed, 12 Feb 2003 09:33:50

Run your resolution at 1600X1200, assuming you have a monitor that will do
it.  Won't completely remove jaggies but it's about the only way to try
without antialiasing.  If your monitor won't run a resolution that high,
then either deal with the jaggies, or keep solar effects turned off.  At
least until the first patch.


> I am running Open GL and I have 2X AA turned on.  How do I get it to not
> look all jagged if I turn AA off?


> > Yes, it's a documented issue.  It happens when you have AA enabled and
is
> > much worse running OpenGL.  Either turn off AA or the Solar Effect for
> now.



> > > Anyone else having this problem with the solar effects on?  I have all
> of
> > > the graphics about in the middle as far as between full on and off
> running
> > > with a P4 2.0-GeForce 3 TI 500 (32.20 detonator)-512 Ram-Soundblaster
> > Live.
> > > With solar effects on I go from approx. 35-40 fps to a screeching
10-12!
> > It
> > > seems as the track almost stops.  I was thinking I would be able to
run
> > the
> > > game with more of the graphics turned on.  I will try to list what I
can
> > > remember as my settings:
> > > Draw Ahead=60
> > > world detail=medium
> > > car detail=high
> > > cars drawn ahead=20
> > > drawn behind=4
> > > mirror detail=medium
> > > trackside objects=all
> > > dust, dirt debris
> > > windshield buildup
> > > smoke and skidmarks
> > > track lighting effects
> > > With a full field I never drop below 40 fps and sometimes when the
field
> > is
> > > spread out I hit as high as 90 but if I enable the cool solar effects
it
> > > just kills it.  Do I need a faster processor or video card?  Or is
> neither
> > > one going to help?  Thanks in advance.

Steve Blankenshi

Solar Effects in N2003 = HUGE fps hit?

by Steve Blankenshi » Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:06:33

As Kevin says, either up your resolution or turn off the solar effect for
now.  I've chosen the latter, myself.


> I am running Open GL and I have 2X AA turned on.  How do I get it to not
> look all jagged if I turn AA off?


> > Yes, it's a documented issue.  It happens when you have AA enabled and
is
> > much worse running OpenGL.  Either turn off AA or the Solar Effect for
> now.



> > > Anyone else having this problem with the solar effects on?  I have all
> of
> > > the graphics about in the middle as far as between full on and off
> running
> > > with a P4 2.0-GeForce 3 TI 500 (32.20 detonator)-512 Ram-Soundblaster
> > Live.
> > > With solar effects on I go from approx. 35-40 fps to a screeching
10-12!
> > It
> > > seems as the track almost stops.  I was thinking I would be able to
run
> > the
> > > game with more of the graphics turned on.  I will try to list what I
can
> > > remember as my settings:
> > > Draw Ahead=60
> > > world detail=medium
> > > car detail=high
> > > cars drawn ahead=20
> > > drawn behind=4
> > > mirror detail=medium
> > > trackside objects=all
> > > dust, dirt debris
> > > windshield buildup
> > > smoke and skidmarks
> > > track lighting effects
> > > With a full field I never drop below 40 fps and sometimes when the
field
> > is
> > > spread out I hit as high as 90 but if I enable the cool solar effects
it
> > > just kills it.  Do I need a faster processor or video card?  Or is
> neither
> > > one going to help?  Thanks in advance.


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