rec.autos.simulators

> > I agree with Bel that you shouldn't expect much fromSega.  It's
> > ironic that ever since they left the (console) hardware business,
> > you'd think they'd focus on making games.  But the quality and
> > quantity of their output has been on a decline.  Even their 'new'
> > offerings don't really introduce much innovation aside from improved
> > graphics.

> > Going back to the number of frames per second in racing games, I
> > understand where you are coming from but the obession is unwarranted.
> > I too prefer 60 over 30 but that isn't going to be the overriding
> > factor for me in determining whether it is an overall playable and
> > great game or not.  Take Wipeout XL and Wipeout 3 on the PlayStation
> > as an example.  Wipeout XL is widely regarded by fans as the better of
> > the two even though it has 30FPS vs 60FPS in Wipeout 3.  There are
> > numerous other great racing games that are 30FPS.  Lastly, I believe
> > the originalSegaRally(arcade and Saturn versions) will always be
> > the best since it had that magical Mizuguchi touch.

> i disagree that the original is the best, as i think rally 2 is
> definitely
> a step up (that's another discussion though)...

> i have the pc version of sega rally revo (by the way, it was supposed
> to come out nov 19th in the US, but is still not out...if anyone knows
> when it comes out, or gets it, let me know, and i'll update the
> wikipedia
> entry)...

> more background, i have played pretty much all sega racers since
> outrun came out in the arcade, virtua racing, daytona, etc..i also
> have a genesis/saturn/dreamcast etc...i have bought all the sega
> racing ports for the pc...rally, rally2, manx tt, daytona, daytona
> deluxe,
> sega gt etc.....and played all of them a lot...i wrote the sega rally
> faq
> on gamefaqs...

> (anyways, i don't have sega rally 2006 to compare to, or an xbox360,
> or ps3).....so i'm pretty much coming into sega rally revo fresh...

> i've been playing the uk version for the last few weeks...my ***
> setup, intel duoCore 2.0G, with 2gigs memory, nVidia GTS 8600 w/
> 256meg,
> windows Vista premium, so its a decent setup....crazily enough, i'm
> using
> a sega saturn joystick through USB, since i don't like new
> controllers..

> i have updated the sega rally revo game, with the latest patch, and
> am using the latest stable drivers from nVidia....i am using the
> application FRAPS 2.9.2 to do dx10 framerates...i am running
> the game at the following resolutions,
> 19 inch widescreen LCD - 1280x1024 (dual screen)
> 21 inch analog monitor 1024x768

> 32 inch widescreen LCD HDTV - 900x720
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> i still have not done extensive testing through all the courses, and
> cars yet though..

> preliminary testing through each of the first 5 course shows
> that framerates vary from 15fps - 55 fps [i ran the test from the
> start of the race until the end of the 3rd lap]..

> i picked random cars, the average fps is about 33-38fps depending
> on the track and number of cars on the screen
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> i could post some screenshots, and videos, etc..

> anyways, this is with all graphics settings on the HIGHEST setting,
> and also with 8x oversampling (i haven't tried with 16x yet)..i'm sure
> the rate would go up, if i turned off some settings..

> so it's a pretty decent rate,  yeah, i would prefer a solid 60fps..
> anyways, i have not had any dropouts / slowdown / or lag...
> (oddly, there is some right at the very beginning of the race
> which does not affect gameplay).......i have not had any
> experience with online yet...

> i'm happy with the gameplay, and the framerates, and
> actually i didn't even know there were issues until i
> read about them in these newsgroups..

> feel free to ask anymore questions..

> later