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SCGT Slowdown??

Luke Phillip

SCGT Slowdown??

by Luke Phillip » Wed, 17 Jan 2001 09:29:17

Something i've noticed since getting back into scgt is when the pits are
visible with any AI cars, the framerate drops to around 8fps! :( This is
extremely frustrating as the rest of the track runs perfect. I have a
celeron 374 with a voodoo3 2000, IMSA, Touring car and a few other patches
installed. And a heap of 3rd party cars. The problem is it does it with the
original install. Also the brakes seem ultra touchy, push the pedal a bit
past 1/4 of the stroke and the brakes lock up, making it unbelievable and
unrealistic to drive ( I have the Advance Options Editor). Thanks for any
help

Luke
-=87=-

Dave Henri

SCGT Slowdown??

by Dave Henri » Wed, 17 Jan 2001 09:26:48

  You probably have some cars that are very high in polygons...When you get
to the pits, it overloads the cpu/vidcard and brings things to a crawl.  I
had terrible times with Road Atlanta and this problem.  Most likely you'll
have to
turn off a few graphic items, reduce the field,  or both...I have a PIII 500
and at times it gets bogged down too.
dave henrie

Luke Phillip

SCGT Slowdown??

by Luke Phillip » Wed, 17 Jan 2001 09:52:17

It does it with the default cars too, and i dont remember it doing that
before... any ideas on the brake problem?

Luke
-=87=-

>   You probably have some cars that are very high in polygons...When you
get
> to the pits, it overloads the cpu/vidcard and brings things to a crawl.  I
> had terrible times with Road Atlanta and this problem.  Most likely you'll
> have to
> turn off a few graphic items, reduce the field,  or both...I have a PIII
500
> and at times it gets bogged down too.
> dave henrie


> > Something i've noticed since getting back into scgt is when the pits are
> > visible with any AI cars, the framerate drops to around 8fps! :( This is
> > extremely frustrating as the rest of the track runs perfect. I have a
> > celeron 374 with a voodoo3 2000, IMSA, Touring car and a few other
patches
> > installed. And a heap of 3rd party cars. The problem is it does it with
> the
> > original install. Also the brakes seem ultra touchy, push the pedal a
bit
> > past 1/4 of the stroke and the brakes lock up, making it unbelievable
and
> > unrealistic to drive ( I have the Advance Options Editor). Thanks for
any
> > help

> > Luke
> > -=87=-

Dave Henri

SCGT Slowdown??

by Dave Henri » Wed, 17 Jan 2001 09:42:23

  If you have a Logitech wheel, then your probably just stuck with the same
lousy pedals I have.  The easiest solution is to add ABS brakes to your car.
It makes up for the touchy brake pedal.
dave henrie

> It does it with the default cars too, and i dont remember it doing that
> before... any ideas on the brake problem?

> Luke
> -=87=-


> >   You probably have some cars that are very high in polygons...When you
> get
> > to the pits, it overloads the cpu/vidcard and brings things to a crawl.
I
> > had terrible times with Road Atlanta and this problem.  Most likely
you'll
> > have to
> > turn off a few graphic items, reduce the field,  or both...I have a PIII
> 500
> > and at times it gets bogged down too.
> > dave henrie


> > > Something i've noticed since getting back into scgt is when the pits
are
> > > visible with any AI cars, the framerate drops to around 8fps! :( This
is
> > > extremely frustrating as the rest of the track runs perfect. I have a
> > > celeron 374 with a voodoo3 2000, IMSA, Touring car and a few other
> patches
> > > installed. And a heap of 3rd party cars. The problem is it does it
with
> > the
> > > original install. Also the brakes seem ultra touchy, push the pedal a
> bit
> > > past 1/4 of the stroke and the brakes lock up, making it unbelievable
> and
> > > unrealistic to drive ( I have the Advance Options Editor). Thanks for
> any
> > > help

> > > Luke
> > > -=87=-

Luke Phillip

SCGT Slowdown??

by Luke Phillip » Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:00:38

That would be it, thanks heaps :).. Guess a 1ghz athlon and geforce 2 are on
the cards :) Even tho i dont like abs, hopefully that will fix my problem,
the pedals are terrible on LWFF.

Luke
-=87=-

>   If you have a Logitech wheel, then your probably just stuck with the
same
> lousy pedals I have.  The easiest solution is to add ABS brakes to your
car.
> It makes up for the touchy brake pedal.
> dave henrie


> > It does it with the default cars too, and i dont remember it doing that
> > before... any ideas on the brake problem?

> > Luke
> > -=87=-


> > >   You probably have some cars that are very high in polygons...When
you
> > get
> > > to the pits, it overloads the cpu/vidcard and brings things to a
crawl.
> I
> > > had terrible times with Road Atlanta and this problem.  Most likely
> you'll
> > > have to
> > > turn off a few graphic items, reduce the field,  or both...I have a
PIII
> > 500
> > > and at times it gets bogged down too.
> > > dave henrie


> > > > Something i've noticed since getting back into scgt is when the pits
> are
> > > > visible with any AI cars, the framerate drops to around 8fps!
( This
> is
> > > > extremely frustrating as the rest of the track runs perfect. I have
a
> > > > celeron 374 with a voodoo3 2000, IMSA, Touring car and a few other
> > patches
> > > > installed. And a heap of 3rd party cars. The problem is it does it
> with
> > > the
> > > > original install. Also the brakes seem ultra touchy, push the pedal
a
> > bit
> > > > past 1/4 of the stroke and the brakes lock up, making it
unbelievable
> > and
> > > > unrealistic to drive ( I have the Advance Options Editor). Thanks
for
> > any
> > > > help

> > > > Luke
> > > > -=87=-

Gregor Vebl

SCGT Slowdown??

by Gregor Vebl » Wed, 17 Jan 2001 18:00:34


> Something i've noticed since getting back into scgt is when the pits are
> visible with any AI cars, the framerate drops to around 8fps! :( This is
> extremely frustrating as the rest of the track runs perfect. I have a
> celeron 374 with a voodoo3 2000, IMSA, Touring car and a few other patches
> installed. And a heap of 3rd party cars. The problem is it does it with the
> original install. Also the brakes seem ultra touchy, push the pedal a bit
> past 1/4 of the stroke and the brakes lock up, making it unbelievable and
> unrealistic to drive ( I have the Advance Options Editor). Thanks for any
> help

> Luke
> -=87=-

There are two things to consider; first is that the rear view mirror
with the cheesy frame is an unbelieveable drain of FPS! Loose it and use
an unframed mirror, and FPS will be much higher.

Second thing, I believe you are using the Glide option for the game.
Don't, as it seems to limit the texture memory, and explains the
slowdown when many cars are around. Use Direct3D instead.

-Gregor

daxe

SCGT Slowdown??

by daxe » Thu, 18 Jan 2001 06:51:14

On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:00:34 +0100, Gregor Veble


>Second thing, I believe you are using the Glide option for the game.
>Don't, as it seems to limit the texture memory, and explains the
>slowdown when many cars are around. Use Direct3D instead.

When I try to use D3d, I always get cube errors.  I have only the
1.551 official patch installed.

        Any idea how to eliminate this?

~daxe

Disgruntled Go

SCGT Slowdown??

by Disgruntled Go » Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:29:33

On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:00:34 +0100, Gregor Veble



>> Something i've noticed since getting back into scgt is when the pits are
>> visible with any AI cars, the framerate drops to around 8fps! :( This is
>> extremely frustrating as the rest of the track runs perfect. I have a
>> celeron 374 with a voodoo3 2000, IMSA, Touring car and a few other patches
>> installed. And a heap of 3rd party cars. The problem is it does it with the
>> original install. Also the brakes seem ultra touchy, push the pedal a bit
>> past 1/4 of the stroke and the brakes lock up, making it unbelievable and
>> unrealistic to drive ( I have the Advance Options Editor). Thanks for any
>> help

>> Luke
>> -=87=-

>There are two things to consider; first is that the rear view mirror
>with the cheesy frame is an unbelieveable drain of FPS! Loose it and use
>an unframed mirror, and FPS will be much higher.

There is a patch (vailable at the Pits), which reduces the size of the
mirror and greatly improves fps. It's a must for SCGTers with lower
end hardware, such as myself.

DG


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