rec.autos.simulators

by bo » Tue, 01 Dec 1998 04:00:00

I've been running GPL for about a month now on the following machine:

PII 300
12 meg Creative Labs voodoo2
64 meg ram
etc.

I have GPL installed fully to the harddrive. When I'm playing, I can never
get anything more than about 20fps. It runs fine - usually -, but I've
noticed lots of posts saying that comparable machines are hitting 36fps (and
not having to worry about it getting choppy in traffic).

I'm running the game with 19 other cars. Is this the problem? I'm also
running at the maximum resolution. Is this a bigger problem? Or is there
some other reason that I'm not getting the frame rate which I apparently
should be?

Thanks.

by **John Moor** » Tue, 01 Dec 1998 04:00:00

on a 300 you will need to turn detail bias to 50% and turn off a couple of
textures
to get full fps, even at 400-450 its quite a load. can you overclock your cpu?

> I've been running GPL for about a month now on the following machine:

> PII 300
> 12 meg Creative Labs voodoo2
> 64 meg ram
> etc.

> I have GPL installed fully to the harddrive. When I'm playing, I can never
> get anything more than about 20fps. It runs fine - usually -, but I've
> noticed lots of posts saying that comparable machines are hitting 36fps (and
> not having to worry about it getting choppy in traffic).

> I'm running the game with 19 other cars. Is this the problem? I'm also
> running at the maximum resolution. Is this a bigger problem? Or is there
> some other reason that I'm not getting the frame rate which I apparently
> should be?

> Thanks.

by **Karl-Heinz Thie** » Wed, 02 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Turn off vertical sync on your Voodoo2 card!

Kalle

by bo » Wed, 02 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Umm. How would this be done? I went Start-Settings-Control
Panel-Video-3dFx but couldn't find anything about it. Am I just not seeing
something? Thanks.

>Turn off vertical sync on your Voodoo2 card!

>Kalle

by **Speed Race** » Wed, 02 Dec 1998 04:00:00

How do you turn off the vertical sync on the Voodoo2. I don't see
anything like that in the control panel.

by **Marc Collin** » Wed, 02 Dec 1998 04:00:00

Why don't you try running with a field of 5 cars and then you'll answer your
own question.... I doubt the resolution will have much impact, but it
depends how much memory your V2 has--again, try adjusting and find out for
yourself!!!

Marc.

>I've been running GPL for about a month now on the following machine:

>PII 300
>12 meg Creative Labs voodoo2
>64 meg ram
>etc.

>I have GPL installed fully to the harddrive. When I'm playing, I can never
>get anything more than about 20fps. It runs fine - usually -, but I've
>noticed lots of posts saying that comparable machines are hitting 36fps
(and
>not having to worry about it getting choppy in traffic).

>I'm running the game with 19 other cars. Is this the problem? I'm also
>running at the maximum resolution. Is this a bigger problem? Or is there
>some other reason that I'm not getting the frame rate which I apparently
>should be?

>Thanks.

by **Michael E. Carve** » Thu, 03 Dec 1998 04:00:00

% How do you turn off the vertical sync on the Voodoo2. I don't see
% anything like that in the control panel.

If your card is Creative Labs' download their RC drivers at
http://www.creaf.com/graphics/voodoo2/drivers.html
This will add the option to your 3dfx property sheet.

Or you can get the control panel by itself at
http://www.3dfx.com/software/Win9x_CP.zip (this is the "generic" 3dfx
control panel).

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