Re: GP4 performance tip - important.

"Sebastion Melmoth" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Found this posted over at simhq.com by Jenna. > I don't have GP4 yet so can't test it but it could be significant for > many of you. > > "Poked around in the GP4 files a bit and found this little gem. > The new graphics engine supports T&L but for some unknown reason did > not enable it by defult for me so if you have a T&L capable card check > this out. In the GP4 folder there is a file called "f1graphics.cfg" > and in this file the fourth line says "Enable hardware T&L if > available", set the "0" before the line to a "1" and you should have > significantly less CPU usage. For me it went from ~220% on the > Magny-Cours grid to ~140%. > > The file in question is generated and changed by GP4 so take care when > fiddeling around in it.

All well and good, but how the fuck is your average punter, who is just wanting to play an F1 game on his PC, supposed to sort out all these issues ?? They just won't be arsed. Not with a quality, no nonsense product, like F1 2002 sitting next to it on the shelf. Sorry, but i can't understand how Geoff Crammond expects to make any money on this pile of bugged crap.

"Sebastion Melmoth" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Found this posted over at simhq.com by Jenna. > I don't have GP4 yet so can't test it but it could be significant for > many of you. > > "Poked around in the GP4 files a bit and found this little gem. > The new graphics engine supports T&L but for some unknown reason did > not enable it by defult for me so if you have a T&L capable card check > this out. In the GP4 folder there is a file called "f1graphics.cfg" > and in this file the fourth line says "Enable hardware T&L if > available", set the "0" before the line to a "1" and you should have > significantly less CPU usage. For me it went from ~220% on the > Magny-Cours grid to ~140%. > > The file in question is generated and changed by GP4 so take care when > fiddeling around in it. > > Gentlemen, start your engines!" >

Its enabled by default on my install.

Yup, default on on mine and abysmal performance given the images Ian "Richard Whitcombe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:af57pq$192$[email hidden]...

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> > "Sebastion Melmoth" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Found this posted over at simhq.com by Jenna. > > I don't have GP4 yet so can't test it but it could be significant for > > many of you. > > > > "Poked around in the GP4 files a bit and found this little gem. > > The new graphics engine supports T&L but for some unknown reason did > > not enable it by defult for me so if you have a T&L capable card check > > this out. In the GP4 folder there is a file called "f1graphics.cfg" > > and in this file the fourth line says "Enable hardware T&L if > > available", set the "0" before the line to a "1" and you should have > > significantly less CPU usage. For me it went from ~220% on the > > Magny-Cours grid to ~140%. > > > > The file in question is generated and changed by GP4 so take care when > > fiddeling around in it. > > > > Gentlemen, start your engines!" > > > > > Its enabled by default on my install. > >