rec.autos.simulators

I just purchased a new PC.  P200Mhz, 32Mb SDRAM, Imagine 128 series 2
video card with 4MB VRAM, 512K pipeline burst cache and lot of other
goodies.  Anyways, I was expecting to be able to run NASCAR with all of
the detail on and still get an excellent frame rate.  So far that has not
been the case.  I have even reduced the number of opponents and a few
other things to try to help out.  I am running NASCAR in MS-DOS mode out
of Windows 95.  

Can anyone give me some setup tips that might increase my frame rate.  If
not is there any computer out there on the market that can run this damn
game with all of the graphics on and get a real good frame rate??  I
thought I was buying one of the top of the line systems and still doesn't
appear to be enough.  What's the use of having all of the detail if I
can't use it anyways?

Thanks in advance,

Scott

 >I just purchased a new PC.  P200Mhz, 32Mb SDRAM, Imagine 128 series 2
 >video card with 4MB VRAM, 512K pipeline burst cache and lot of other
 >goodies.  Anyways, I was expecting to be able to run NASCAR with all of
 >the detail on and still get an excellent frame rate.  So far that has not
 >been the case.  I have even reduced the number of opponents and a few
 >other things to try to help out.  I am running NASCAR in MS-DOS mode out
 >of Windows 95.  

w/all details except track texture and all opponents.  No problem.  Of course,
it is the NASCAR optimized for Matrox, but it really flies.

 >Can anyone give me some setup tips that might increase my frame rate.  If
 >not is there any computer out there on the market that can run this damn
 >game with all of the graphics on and get a real good frame rate??  I
 >thought I was buying one of the top of the line systems and still doesn't
 >appear to be enough.  What's the use of having all of the detail if I
 >can't use it anyways?
 >
 >Thanks in advance,
 >
 >Scott

You can turn off a few of the less important ones like track texture and maybe
the grass texture as well and then you should have no problem.  You ask the
point of having all the detail?  Well, as for the track texture, what is the
point?  It looks NOTHING like what the real track looks like in the on-car
camera shots on TV.  So why bother?

Clark

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Chuck Stuart - Mesquite TX USA

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Also, I am new to Windows 95.  I tried making a boot disk following
some instructions that I got off of the Sierra Support page.  However,
when I boot the computer with the boot disk in the drive.  It still
starts up Windows 95.  How exactly do I make a boot disk that I can
use to boot up cold to DOS??
Will that same disk work if it is in the A drive and I shutdown out of
Windows 95 and choose the option to boot in MS-DOS mode??

Thanks,

Scott

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