rec.autos.simulators

> > System passes all directX tests, 3D benchmark of 11765, NAS2002 and
> > F12002/GTR2002 both run great, as they should.

> > Anyone have any ideas/help ?

> > Thanks, Goober

>     Have you made sure you are using the d3d or opengl video?  Even tho
you
> hae the patches installed, you still have to choose between the two 3d
> drivers or the software mode.  2nd.  Have you examined the core.ini file
> and set your 3d section up to match your type of video card.(if there are
> no settings for the GF4, check the readme file.)  Racesim central has an
> updated Opengl driver that works very well with GF cards.  Search for it
in
> the GPL forum.

> > > System passes all directX tests, 3D benchmark of 11765, NAS2002 and
> > > F12002/GTR2002 both run great, as they should.

> > > Anyone have any ideas/help ?

> > > Thanks, Goober

> >     Have you made sure you are using the d3d or opengl video?  Even tho
> you
> > hae the patches installed, you still have to choose between the two 3d
> > drivers or the software mode.  2nd.  Have you examined the core.ini file
> > and set your 3d section up to match your type of video card.(if there
are
> > no settings for the GF4, check the readme file.)  Racesim central has an
> > updated Opengl driver that works very well with GF cards.  Search for it
> in
> > the GPL forum.

> Yes I have selected the D3D or OpenGL in the sim, rebooted and then
selected
> the resolution. I have downloaded the Racesim Central OpenGL driver and
> tried it. No luck with either. GPL runs like it is in a tub of molasses;
it
> is slow and jerky.
> I have not examined the core.ini yet. Grew weary last night and need to
get
> some work don today. I will check it out this afternoon.

> My controller is a Logitech Wingman Formula Force GB if that would have
> anything to do with it.

> Thanks

> > > > System passes all directX tests, 3D benchmark of 11765, NAS2002 and
> > > > F12002/GTR2002 both run great, as they should.

> > > > Anyone have any ideas/help ?

> > > > Thanks, Goober

> > >     Have you made sure you are using the d3d or opengl video?  Even
tho
> > you
> > > hae the patches installed, you still have to choose between the two 3d
> > > drivers or the software mode.  2nd.  Have you examined the core.ini
file
> > > and set your 3d section up to match your type of video card.(if there
> are
> > > no settings for the GF4, check the readme file.)  Racesim central has
an
> > > updated Opengl driver that works very well with GF cards.  Search for
it
> > in
> > > the GPL forum.

> > Yes I have selected the D3D or OpenGL in the sim, rebooted and then
> selected
> > the resolution. I have downloaded the Racesim Central OpenGL driver and
> > tried it. No luck with either. GPL runs like it is in a tub of molasses;
> it
> > is slow and jerky.
> > I have not examined the core.ini yet. Grew weary last night and need to
> get
> > some work don today. I will check it out this afternoon.

> > My controller is a Logitech Wingman Formula Force GB if that would have
> > anything to do with it.

> > Thanks

> > > > > System passes all directX tests, 3D benchmark of 11765, NAS2002 and
> > > > > F12002/GTR2002 both run great, as they should.

> > > > > Anyone have any ideas/help ?

> > > > > Thanks, Goober

> > > >     Have you made sure you are using the d3d or opengl video?  Even
> tho
> > > you
> > > > hae the patches installed, you still have to choose between the two 3d
> > > > drivers or the software mode.  2nd.  Have you examined the core.ini
> file
> > > > and set your 3d section up to match your type of video card.(if there
> > are
> > > > no settings for the GF4, check the readme file.)  Racesim central has
> an
> > > > updated Opengl driver that works very well with GF cards.  Search for
> it
> > > in
> > > > the GPL forum.

> > > Yes I have selected the D3D or OpenGL in the sim, rebooted and then
> > selected
> > > the resolution. I have downloaded the Racesim Central OpenGL driver and
> > > tried it. No luck with either. GPL runs like it is in a tub of molasses;
> > it
> > > is slow and jerky.
> > > I have not examined the core.ini yet. Grew weary last night and need to
> > get
> > > some work don today. I will check it out this afternoon.

> > > My controller is a Logitech Wingman Formula Force GB if that would have
> > > anything to do with it.

> > > Thanks

> Yep, the v1.2 patch, the CPU speed patch (takes to v1.2.0.2 I believe) the
> D3D patch and the OpenGL patch (both papy and racesim central). Have the
> same problem with 30.82 drivers.

> Disabled fast writes in the BIOS and set the AGP speed to normal. Tried
> editing the Core.Ini file to bi-linear and no mipmapping (setting 2) set the
> mirrors to draw only 1/2 each redraw. How do you check framerates in GPL ? I
> don't think it is a framerate problem though, since no altering of things
> that effect framerates seem to have a impact. Same problem at 640x480 and
> 1024x768. Tried with anti-aliasing on and off. Same problem. Same for
> antistropic filtering.

> Really a bummer as I was hoping to use GPL for our offline race nights. Run
> NAS2002 now. Any other sims that have good multiplayer with AI cars ? I
> would love to use GTR2002 but we all know what the multiplayer is like in F1
> 2002; LOL

> Thanks

> Sorry, can't help with the other problems.....

> > > Have you installed the cpu speed patch?

> > Yep, the v1.2 patch, the CPU speed patch (takes to v1.2.0.2 I believe)
the
> > D3D patch and the OpenGL patch (both papy and racesim central). Have the
> > same problem with 30.82 drivers.

> > Disabled fast writes in the BIOS and set the AGP speed to normal. Tried
> > editing the Core.Ini file to bi-linear and no mipmapping (setting 2) set
> the
> > mirrors to draw only 1/2 each redraw. How do you check framerates in GPL
?
> I
> > don't think it is a framerate problem though, since no altering of
things
> > that effect framerates seem to have a impact. Same problem at 640x480
and
> > 1024x768. Tried with anti-aliasing on and off. Same problem. Same for
> > antistropic filtering.

> > Really a bummer as I was hoping to use GPL for our offline race nights.
> Run
> > NAS2002 now. Any other sims that have good multiplayer with AI cars ? I
> > would love to use GTR2002 but we all know what the multiplayer is like
in
> F1
> > 2002; LOL

> Alt-F for framerate. It's capped at 36fps.

> Just a thought, but is gpl installed on an NTFS partition by any chance?

> Malc.

> Yes it is on a NTFS partition, BUT I am pretty sure indexing is enabled. I
> will re-check that. It is also installed on a RAID0 array. Possible that
it
> does not like the RAID Array ? When I start GPL up there is HD activity.
> Then after exiting GPL and restarting it, after say changing the 3D
> acccelerator, there is no HD activity and it runs the same. Menus are slow
> driving is slow and jerky.
> I did try setting the sound acceleration down, but to no advantage. The
> sound card is a Hercules GameTheaterXP.