I bought MGPRS2 about 4 months ago and returned it the
next day. I was using my P2-450, 128MB ram and one 12MB
Voodoo2. I was running at 800x600.
The first thing I noticed was that the 800x600 graphics were
no better than the 640x480 I had been used to in F1RS. The
next thing was far worse graphic performance at Monaco
(same complaint you guys have). Then I noticed that the sound
was not improved on at all and in fact I get more dropouts in
the 3D sound than I did in F1RS. In F1RS there are some spots
at some tracks where the sound will always drop out on every
lap. At Monaco it is near ***. Then I read/hear that the FF
effects are less in MGPRS2 than they were in F1RS. All in
all I felt that MGPRS2 was a definite step back from F1RS.
Nothing I have read/heard has changed that. So F1RS is
what I am sticking with until a better modern F1 game is
released.
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>Hi Jorgen,
>Yesterday I had a similar problem. My setup:
>So our setups should be same fast.
>Trying 1024x768, I found some stutter, only at the trackside objects.
>Driving itself was smooth.
>A little diappointed about this lack of performance of my new Voodoo3,
>I switched back to 800x600: same stutter.
>!#$&$%#%^%&!!!!!!!
>Switched back to 640x480, still the same.
>Changed the driver back to the original's from the retail CD,
>everything fine. Up again to high resolution, still fine.
>So, check your driver and eventually try another glide-version.
>Hope this helps
>Jens
>BTW: I run my MGPRS2 without replay. Your HD could also be the problem
>>I have some problems getting this game running perfectly with all
>>details turned on and running in 1024*768 resolution. I've got a
>>celeron running at 464 and a voodoo2 sli setup.
>>I thought that the above configuration was enough to run the game
>>perfectly since it ran quite well on my old p250 with 1 voodoo2.
>>But if i turn everything on (like i.e. replays etc) and try to do a
>>single race on the monaco track, there are some slowdowns round the
>>track :(.
>>Anyone able to run monaco perfectly all way round ?, or should i
>>expect some slowdowns ?, i've tried running in 800x600 & 640x480, but
>>even in these lower resolutions there are slowdowns (fewer).
>>And finally the games sometimes crashes (freezes without giving any
>>error messages). It could be because i'm overclocking the v2 cards,
>>but i have no problems with that in other 3dfx games.....
>>TIA
>>-
>>Jorgen Christensen
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