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by **ddjhenri** » Wed, 19 May 1999 04:00:00

Yeah you need to be up at near 36fps for online smoothness. It effects
the other cars too. when I run with a P200mmx I have almost EVERYTHING
turned
off. and I avoid the French track. That one even bogs my system down
offline.
I'd SERIOUSLY think about a Celeron or PII or III upgrade. That 166 is
way underpowered...
dave henrie
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%&#& Tradition!

>>With 15 fps online, neither you nor anyone near you going to have any
>>chance to compete :)

>>28.8 modem is plenty good for racing online but 15 fps ain't.

>>What kind of system do you have and what graphics options do you have
>>selected?

>>Nafi

>>>and with around 15fps - not bad at all...
>>>The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-(
>>>Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-)

>Pentium MXX 166MHz
>32MB of RAM
>12MB Creative Labs Voodoo 2

>I've now managed to get around 30fps in training mode, by dropping off
>some of the graphics and decreasing the resolution to 640 x 640.

>I'm not sure about what it will drop to with other cars on the track.

>Where is the VROC web site, BTW, as I would like to sign up - is it
>free?

>Spirewolf

by **Michael E. Carve** » Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00

% x-no-archive: yes

% I've had a tough time with GPL these last few months, since I could
% never race with a single opponent car on the track without it becoming
% a slide show. However, I recently downloaded the latest drivers and
% control panel for the Voodoo2 and have switched off VSync. Now I can
% race with around 5 opponent cars, with a few decreases to the
% graphics, and with around 15fps - not bad at all, compared to what I
% used to get. :-(

% The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-(

Nope, your modem is just fine. In fact anything much over that will be
wasted and may be detrimental to your online racing enjoyment.

See you on the track...

Also check out the glide wrapper and set your mirror refresh rate to
every other frame.

http://www.grandprix2.com/gpl/patches/glide2x.zip

% Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-)

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by **N. Coke** » Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00

With 15 fps online, neither you nor anyone near you going to have any
chance to compete :)

28.8 modem is plenty good for racing online but 15 fps ain't.

What kind of system do you have and what graphics options do you have
selected?

Nafi

>and with around 15fps - not bad at all...
>The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-(
>Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-)

by **Spirewo** » Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00

>With 15 fps online, neither you nor anyone near you going to have any
>chance to compete :)

>28.8 modem is plenty good for racing online but 15 fps ain't.

>What kind of system do you have and what graphics options do you have
>selected?

>Nafi

>>and with around 15fps - not bad at all...
>>The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-(
>>Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-)

Pentium MXX 166MHz
32MB of RAM
12MB Creative Labs Voodoo 2

I've now managed to get around 30fps in training mode, by dropping off
some of the graphics and decreasing the resolution to 640 x 640.

I'm not sure about what it will drop to with other cars on the track.

Where is the VROC web site, BTW, as I would like to sign up - is it
free?

Spirewolf

by **Remco Moe** » Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00

>I've now managed to get around 30fps in training mode, by dropping off
>some of the graphics and decreasing the resolution to 640 x 640.

Check the detail bias slider...put it to the left. And set the mirrors
to cars only. (If you didn't already)

Only one way to find out...

http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc

Advise: read the online FAQ.

You can use another frontend to VROC, called Spy Boy. In there is a
neat chat function, which makes online racing even more fun.

And alas, it has a price.....about 5 hours sleep each night.

Remco

by **Scottie Smit** » Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00

If you're stuck with the P166MMX(I'm stuck with my P200MMX for a while) you
should consider getting a Rendition video board. That V2 is making matters
worse with that cpu. A Rendition board would be much, much better with the
P166.

Scottie

>>With 15 fps online, neither you nor anyone near you going to have any
>>chance to compete :)

>>28.8 modem is plenty good for racing online but 15 fps ain't.

>>What kind of system do you have and what graphics options do you have
>>selected?

>>Nafi

>>>and with around 15fps - not bad at all...
>>>The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-(
>>>Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-)

>Pentium MXX 166MHz
>32MB of RAM
>12MB Creative Labs Voodoo 2

>I've now managed to get around 30fps in training mode, by dropping off
>some of the graphics and decreasing the resolution to 640 x 640.

>I'm not sure about what it will drop to with other cars on the track.

>Where is the VROC web site, BTW, as I would like to sign up - is it
>free?

>Spirewolf

by **Graeme Nas** » Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00

Load the app.ini file into notepad and change the SoundQuality setting
to 0. That should boost your fps a fair bit.

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by **Griffin, the Slay** » Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00

Less, for those of us who already get around that much. :)

Griffin, the Slayer

by **Griffin, the Slay** » Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00

On Wed, 19 May 1999 09:07:09 -0500, "Scottie Smith"

>If you're stuck with the P166MMX(I'm stuck with my P200MMX for a while) you
>should consider getting a Rendition video board. That V2 is making matters
>worse with that cpu. A Rendition board would be much, much better with the
>P166.

>Scottie

>>>With 15 fps online, neither you nor anyone near you going to have any
>>>chance to compete :)

>>>28.8 modem is plenty good for racing online but 15 fps ain't.

>>>What kind of system do you have and what graphics options do you have
>>>selected?

>>>Nafi

>>>>and with around 15fps - not bad at all...
>>>>The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-(
>>>>Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-)

>>Pentium MXX 166MHz
>>32MB of RAM
>>12MB Creative Labs Voodoo 2

>>I've now managed to get around 30fps in training mode, by dropping off
>>some of the graphics and decreasing the resolution to 640 x 640.

>>I'm not sure about what it will drop to with other cars on the track.

>>Where is the VROC web site, BTW, as I would like to sign up - is it
>>free?

>>Spirewolf

I'd rather spend that money on an upgrade of the processor. :)

Griffin, the Slayer

by **Andrew MacPhers** » Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00

Just about any mmx 166 will run faster without stress. Try 200... mine did (and still does
when I turn it on) 225. The extra MHz won't help a huge amount, but every little helps. I'd
also say that running with *no detail at all* in GPL is worth it if you can get closer to
36fps.

Still, if you don't like taking risks, the no-detail thing and running at 512x384 will help you
a lot.

Andrew McP

by **Tim Wheatle** » Fri, 21 May 1999 04:00:00

FIVE hours sleep?? OH, um... that much??

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by **Ron Ayto** » Fri, 21 May 1999 04:00:00

LOL... they obviously don't know you Tim... <G>
Cheers,
Ron

by **Griffin, the Slay** » Fri, 21 May 1999 04:00:00

On Thu, 20 May 1999 02:12:54 +0100, "Tim Wheatley"

>FIVE hours sleep?? OH, um... that much??

>--
>Tim "Calm Down" Wheatley
>________________________________________________

> Tim Wheatley
> "Yellow menacing helmet in the mirror"
> http://start.at/igps_stats
> IGPS - Ferrari Challenge - UKGPL - Summer Cup Driver
> http://drive.to/grandprixlegends

> http://website.lineone.net/~nascar
>________________________________________________

The curse of insomnia I'm afraid!

Griffin, the Slayer

by **Griffin, the Slay** » Fri, 21 May 1999 04:00:00

>> Pentium MXX 166MHz

>Just about any mmx 166 will run faster without stress. Try 200... mine did (and still does
>when I turn it on) 225. The extra MHz won't help a huge amount, but every little helps. I'd
>also say that running with *no detail at all* in GPL is worth it if you can get closer to
>36fps.

>Still, if you don't like taking risks, the no-detail thing and running at 512x384 will help you
>a lot.

>Andrew McP

Where's the fun in driving without the excellent graphics, like at
Spa? Especially that horizon...

Griffin, the Slayer

by **Ian Parke** » Sat, 22 May 1999 04:00:00

Better than 10fps though, don't you agree ? :)

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