Getting better FPS in N4 - Some steps to go through

I am sure that some of you have done this, but in case you have not, here are some steps that you can go through to help you get the best FPS you can out of N4. Most of you know already, but let me cover it again in case you do not. FSAA slows down your graphics. If you are getting bad FPS, try turning off your FSAA if you have it on. This makes a WORLD of difference. On my 64meg Geforce2 my frame rates went from 45 down to about 15 when I turned on 2x2 FSAA. If you have a GeForce card.. use OpenGL. Some people think that Direct3D looks better, but then again there are alot of people like me that can not tell the difference no matter how hard we try to :) OpenGL will get you alot better FPS using a GeForce card. Also realize that unlike previous versions, you can pause the game, go into options, change a graphic setting and go back to the game.. immediately seeing the results. (with the exception of changing resolution and switching from OpenGL to Direct3D and vice versa). Use this ability to help you decide if making a change helps your frame rate. Pause the game, change lighting or change world detail etc and see how it effects you immediately. One thing though that alot of people probably are not doing is using the Help menu to try different things. While you are in the game, hit H for help and you will see some things you can toggle. M for Mirror Detail, etc.. I know that just changing my Mirror detail picked up my FPS by about 18fps. Maxed out it was at 42, Medium it was at 51 and Low it was at 60. To me, that 18fps is More than worth the extra detail in the mirror. There are alot of things you can change to help with FPS, the graphics are very customizable to meet your tastes.

I have un-checked all the lighting. but I still cant get rid of that annoying "Shade" that splashes the gages and other cars. Is it possible to turn it of? And how? Mike

I have a gforce2 mx card and the difference between opengl and d3d is about 1 fps. I use d3d because the only thing I run in OpenGL is half-life and I like running half-life with fsaa. "Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:96bf5o$oc8$[email hidden]... > I am sure that some of you have done this, but in case you have not, here > are some steps that you can go through to help you get the best FPS youcan > out of N4. > > Most of you know already, but let me cover it again in case you do not. > FSAA slows down your graphics. If you are getting bad FPS, try turningoff > your FSAA if you have it on. This makes a WORLD of difference. On my64meg

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> Geforce2 my frame rates went from 45 down to about 15 when I turned on 2x2 > FSAA. > > If you have a GeForce card.. use OpenGL. Some people think that Direct3D > looks better, but then again there are alot of people like me that can not > tell the difference no matter how hard we try to :) OpenGL will get you > alot better FPS using a GeForce card. > > Also realize that unlike previous versions, you can pause the game, go

into > options, change a graphic setting and go back to the game.. immediately > seeing the results. (with the exception of changing resolution andswitching

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> from OpenGL to Direct3D and vice versa). > > Use this ability to help you decide if making a change helps your frame > rate. Pause the game, change lighting or change world detail etc and see > how it effects you immediately. > > One thing though that alot of people probably are not doing is using the > Help menu to try different things. While you are in the game, hit H for > help and you will see some things you can toggle. M for Mirror Detail, > etc.. I know that just changing my Mirror detail picked up my FPS by

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> 18fps. Maxed out it was at 42, Medium it was at 51 and Low it was at 60. > To me, that 18fps is More than worth the extra detail in the mirror. > > There are alot of things you can change to help with FPS, the graphics are > very customizable to meet your tastes. > > >

I'm sorry to ask a dumb question, but what is FSAA ?

Full Screen Anti-Aliasing "Ken Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:xthi6.275831$[email hidden]... > I'm sorry to ask a dumb question, but what is FSAA ? > >

Thanks , I just found it . My Geforce 2 mx is off by default "Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:96c912$170u$[email hidden]...

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> Full Screen Anti-Aliasing > > > "Ken Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:xthi6.275831$[email hidden]... > > I'm sorry to ask a dumb question, but what is FSAA ? > > > > > >

Just make sure that you are checking the right one. On my Geforce2 setup I have a tab for OpenGL and one for Direct3D. You need to make sure you check it in the one that you use to play N4. Also, turn V-Sync off "Ken Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:74ii6.275848$[email hidden]...

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> Thanks , I just found it . My Geforce 2 mx is off by default > "Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:96c912$170u$[email hidden]... > > Full Screen Anti-Aliasing > > > > > > "Ken Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:xthi6.275831$[email hidden]... > > > I'm sorry to ask a dumb question, but what is FSAA ? > > > > > > > > > > > >

Ken, Full Screen Anti-Aliasing. -- Jeff Causey FrogDog Racing www.frogdogracing.com Home of the FrogDog Cyber Racing School Member of the raceserver.net network of servers "Ken Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:xthi6.275831$[email hidden]... > I'm sorry to ask a dumb question, but what is FSAA ? > >

Cliff, does 'v-sync' being on or off matter in D3D mode using the V5? thanks "Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:96bf5o$oc8$[email hidden]... > I am sure that some of you have done this, but in case you have not, here > are some steps that you can go through to help you get the best FPS youcan > out of N4. > > Most of you know already, but let me cover it again in case you do not. > FSAA slows down your graphics. If you are getting bad FPS, try turningoff > your FSAA if you have it on. This makes a WORLD of difference. On my64meg

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> Geforce2 my frame rates went from 45 down to about 15 when I turned on 2x2 > FSAA. > > If you have a GeForce card.. use OpenGL. Some people think that Direct3D > looks better, but then again there are alot of people like me that can not > tell the difference no matter how hard we try to :) OpenGL will get you > alot better FPS using a GeForce card. > > Also realize that unlike previous versions, you can pause the game, go

into > options, change a graphic setting and go back to the game.. immediately > seeing the results. (with the exception of changing resolution andswitching

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> from OpenGL to Direct3D and vice versa). > > Use this ability to help you decide if making a change helps your frame > rate. Pause the game, change lighting or change world detail etc and see > how it effects you immediately. > > One thing though that alot of people probably are not doing is using the > Help menu to try different things. While you are in the game, hit H for > help and you will see some things you can toggle. M for Mirror Detail, > etc.. I know that just changing my Mirror detail picked up my FPS by

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> 18fps. Maxed out it was at 42, Medium it was at 51 and Low it was at 60. > To me, that 18fps is More than worth the extra detail in the mirror. > > There are alot of things you can change to help with FPS, the graphics are > very customizable to meet your tastes. > > >

On Tue, 13 Feb 2001 17:02:01 -0500, "Jeff Causey" <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >Ken, > >Full Screen Anti-Aliasing. Slight correction for you and Cliff. It means Full *Scene* Anti-Aliasing. -- Jagg

Ok.. geek :) "Jagg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Tue, 13 Feb 2001 17:02:01 -0500, "Jeff Causey" > <[email hidden]> thus spoke: > > >Ken, > > > >Full Screen Anti-Aliasing. > > Slight correction for you and Cliff. It means Full *Scene* > Anti-Aliasing. > > -- > Jagg

I think that some people get flicker if it is on.. I know that I need to turn it off to prevent flicker. I am not exactly sure if it helps with FPS or not, I have not really experimented with it that much "Juice" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:BWji6.900$[email hidden]... > Cliff, does 'v-sync' being on or off matter in D3D mode using the V5? > thanks > > "Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:96bf5o$oc8$[email hidden]... > > I am sure that some of you have done this, but in case you have not,here

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> > are some steps that you can go through to help you get the best FPS you > can > > out of N4. > > > > Most of you know already, but let me cover it again in case you do not. > > FSAA slows down your graphics. If you are getting bad FPS, try turning > off > > your FSAA if you have it on. This makes a WORLD of difference. On my > 64meg > > Geforce2 my frame rates went from 45 down to about 15 when I turned on

2x2 > > FSAA. > > > > If you have a GeForce card.. use OpenGL. Some people think thatDirect3D > > looks better, but then again there are alot of people like me that cannot > > tell the difference no matter how hard we try to :) OpenGL will getyou

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> > alot better FPS using a GeForce card. > > > > Also realize that unlike previous versions, you can pause the game, go > into > > options, change a graphic setting and go back to the game.. immediately > > seeing the results. (with the exception of changing resolution and > switching > > from OpenGL to Direct3D and vice versa). > > > > Use this ability to help you decide if making a change helps your frame > > rate. Pause the game, change lighting or change world detail etc and

see

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> > how it effects you immediately. > > > > One thing though that alot of people probably are not doing is using the > > Help menu to try different things. While you are in the game, hit H for > > help and you will see some things you can toggle. M for Mirror Detail, > > etc.. I know that just changing my Mirror detail picked up my FPS by > about > > 18fps. Maxed out it was at 42, Medium it was at 51 and Low it was at

60. > > To me, that 18fps is More than worth the extra detail in the mirror. > > > > There are alot of things you can change to help with FPS, the graphicsare > > very customizable to meet your tastes. > > > > > > > >