GPL ; Car control

Hi, I've just started using GPL and have a couple of problems. My machine is a Duron800, with a gigbyte motherboard, with 384mb memory and an NVIDIA GEFORCE2 mx200. I can't get the frame rate about 29.99%, even if i remove 90% of the detail in setup, i've ensured that i've loaded the latest driver for the graphics card with out success. I also have a situataion where the car will not maintain a straight line, on the screen it seems to "drift"/"slide" as though its on ice. Has anybody had this before and found a resolution. thanks......

On 17 Oct 2001 06:49:33 -0700, in rec.autos.simulators you wrote:

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>Hi, > >I've just started using GPL and have a couple of problems. > >My machine is a Duron800, with a gigbyte motherboard, with 384mb >memory and an NVIDIA GEFORCE2 mx200. > >I can't get the frame rate about 29.99%, even if i remove 90% of the >detail in setup, i've ensured that i've loaded the latest driver for >the graphics card with out success.

Have you got vsync on? It sounds like you have, and you have a refresh rate of 60Hz / 90Hz /120Hz (i.e. a multiple of 30). Disable Vsync and all should be OK! > >I also have a situataion where the car will not maintain a straight >line, on the screen it seems to "drift"/"slide" as though its on ice. > >Has anybody had this before and found a resolution. This sounds like standard behavour! The GPL-era cars had no wings, and thus much less grip than a modern F1 car. Unless you're very talented, you'll need a fair few hours of practice to get the hang of it. Stick with it though - it *is* worth it! Ian -- Ian Riches GPL Rank +2.36 Monsters of GPL +296.53

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> >Has anybody had this before and found a resolution. > > This sounds like standard behavour! The GPL-era cars had no wings, > and thus much less grip than a modern F1 car. Unless you're very > talented, you'll need a fair few hours of practice to get the hang of > it. Stick with it though - it *is* worth it! > > Ian

I agree. I've never been able to "master" GPL, but Allison Hines has some setups for the Coventry that cause it to behave in a way I can comprehend. The URL I have for her is no longer valid. Larry

On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 13:53:28 GMT, [email hidden] (Ian Riches) wrote: >Have you got vsync on? It sounds like you have, and you have a >refresh rate of 60Hz / 90Hz /120Hz (i.e. a multiple of 30). > >Disable Vsync and all should be OK! >i can't believe i haven't thought of this before. i have a similar problem. in the past it has been said that having vsync off results in visual artifacts and tearing. is this no longer true or do the newer drivers compensate for this automatically? i have a geforce2mx now, but have been running with vsync on since my voodoo days. Regards all, istoff "Its easy to get lost in thought if you don't go there often" - Me, 1993

On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 16:59:38 +0200, istoff <> wrote:

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>On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 13:53:28 GMT, [email hidden] (Ian Riches) >wrote: > >>Have you got vsync on? It sounds like you have, and you have a >>refresh rate of 60Hz / 90Hz /120Hz (i.e. a multiple of 30). >> >>Disable Vsync and all should be OK! >> >i can't believe i haven't thought of this before. i have a similar >problem. > >in the past it has been said that having vsync off results in visual >artifacts and tearing. is this no longer true or do the newer drivers >compensate for this automatically?

I've never noticed anything while actually *playing* a game. Sometimes, while watching someone else play or a benchmark run I've seen a little tearing - but when you're playing yourself you're normally far too busy to notice - IMHO I'm still using "ancient" (early 2000 vintage) drivers for my TNT2 that are fully compatible with its video in functions. >i have a geforce2mx now, but have been running with vsync on since my >voodoo days. Try turning it off then :-) Ian -- Ian Riches GPL Rank +2.36 Monsters of GPL +296.53

On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 14:46:04 GMT, Larry Lindstrom <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> I agree. I've never been able to "master" GPL, but Allison Hines >has some setups for the Coventry that cause it to behave in a way I >can comprehend. > > The URL I have for her is no longer valid. > > Larry

http://eaglewoman.simracing.dk/gpl/index.htm Andre

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (markp) writes: >I also have a situataion where the car will not maintain a straight >line, on the screen it seems to "drift"/"slide" as though its on ice. > Check your controller callibration, and the setting for 'linearity'. And, you may have to try a utility to get rid of the deadzone in your steering. Those are the main causes for the car 'wandering' down the straights. Sorry, but I don't remember the links for the controller utility... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

On 17 Oct 2001 16:53:35 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote:

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>In article <[email hidden]>, >[email hidden] (markp) writes: > >>I also have a situataion where the car will not maintain a straight >>line, on the screen it seems to "drift"/"slide" as though its on ice. >> > >Check your controller callibration, and the setting for 'linearity'. And, you >may have to try a utility to get rid of the deadzone in your steering. Those >are the main causes for the car 'wandering' down the straights. >Sorry, but I don't remember the links for the controller utility... > >Eldred

www.stickworks.com and download CTFJ or DxTweak, www.wingmanteam.com under 'gadgets' Andre

HI, thanks for the help, i'll give it a try !! mark........