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Nascar speed on P90

8 posts by 6 people · 31 May 1995 - 23 Jun 1995

ICRS 31 May 1995#301943
Quoted text (11 lines)>Subject: Nascar speed on P90 >Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 14:42:32 +0100 (BST) >I have the SVGA version of Nascar racing and I have noticed things about it.. >This is that you can go slighty quicker in the SVGA version than a car >set up the same in the VGA version. >Also I have a P90 and a Diamond Stealth 64 (4Meg). Even with this to run >at an acceptable speed I have to turn the track texture off. >It recomends a P90 on the box, so in my opinion this should be the >machine that it runs perfectly on?? >Is there any way to speed it up??? By special graphics card drivers.. >Mark (RAIDEN)
I have a P5-90 with the Diamond Stealth, 2MB RAM and if I turn asphalt texture off, I get EVERYTHING and smoothly. I have no complaint with that, especially since the asphalt doesn't look that good anyway. Ralf Southard One Two Many Productions
I have the SVGA version of Nascar racing and I have noticed things about it.. This is that you can go slighty quicker in the SVGA version than a car set up the same in the VGA version. Also I have a P90 and a Diamond Stealth 64 (4Meg). Even with this to run at an acceptable speed I have to turn the track texture off. It recomends a P90 on the box, so in my opinion this should be the machine that it runs perfectly on?? Is there any way to speed it up??? By special graphics card drivers.. Mark (RAIDEN)
Stuart Boo 01 Jun 1995#301981
Don't know about this. I can't bear to play the VGA version anymore! I too have a P90, but with an ATI Mach64 2Mb VRAM card. I can't run with road texture either, but I don't like it anyway. Grass texture is the other one that I optionally turn off. It does run smooth with it on, but as someone pointed out to me once, smoother with it off. Instead I've upped the number of cars to the maximum and I'm drawing something like 25 ahead and 5 behind. Now I can see the pace car pull off and get a second or two jump on the last leg of the pace lap! This runs so well that I might try upping the number ahead to the max. The only track I do have problems with is Phoenix (I think), where the hills going into the grandstand/pit lane section chugs just a bit too much. Oh, that's with all the detail ON rather than set to Auto. Would anybody mind if I swear a bit and say how ****ing awesome this game is on a fast PC in SVGA mode?!!! Sorry, but since I've been jockying for position in Michigan over the last few nights I've been wanting to say that!!! Stuart. Stuart Booth Transport Routeing Software
Glenn Pitch 15 Jun 1995#302416
Quoted text (22 lines)>>Subject: Nascar speed on P90 >>Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 14:42:32 +0100 (BST) >>I have the SVGA version of Nascar racing and I have noticed things about it.. >>This is that you can go slighty quicker in the SVGA version than a car >>set up the same in the VGA version. >>Also I have a P90 and a Diamond Stealth 64 (4Meg). Even with this to run >>at an acceptable speed I have to turn the track texture off. >>It recomends a P90 on the box, so in my opinion this should be the >>machine that it runs perfectly on?? >>Is there any way to speed it up??? By special graphics card drivers.. >>Mark (RAIDEN) >I have a P5-90 with the Diamond Stealth, 2MB RAM and if I turn asphalt texture >off, I get EVERYTHING and smoothly. I have no complaint with that, especially >since the asphalt doesn't look that good anyway. >Ralf Southard >One Two Many Productions
I've noticed that if I boot my system (P100) with EMM386 only that I can turn everything on with no probs. Unix System Administrator Interactive, Inc./San Diego, CA *** Use The Source, Luke *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
m.. 16 Jun 1995#302452
... ... EMM386 should make your graphics slower! My graphics go down to about 75% of non-EMM386 level when booting with EMM386. How many programs use EMM386 today? Shouldn't everyone try to run their games without it to speed up the computer? /Michael
Stuart Boo 19 Jun 1995#302547
>... >>I've noticed that if I boot my system (P100) with EMM386 only that I can turn >>everything on with no probs. >... >EMM386 should make your graphics slower! My graphics go down to about 75% of >non-EMM386 level when booting with EMM386. Do you two have EMM386 configured for Extended or Expanded RAM? Ie NOEMS or RAM on the EMM386 command line. RAM is slower because of the way the protocol shifts blocks of memory into a 64k window (or something like that anyway!!!). I'll have to try fiddling with and without EMM386 myself to see if I can spot much of a difference. Stuart. Stuart Booth Transport Routeing Software
says... >>... >>>I've noticed that if I boot my system (P100) with EMM386 only that I can turn >>>everything on with no probs. >>... >>EMM386 should make your graphics slower! My graphics go down to about 75% of
Quoted text (11 lines)>>non-EMM386 level when booting with EMM386. >Do you two have EMM386 configured for Extended or Expanded RAM? Ie >NOEMS or RAM on the EMM386 command line. RAM is slower because of the >way the protocol shifts blocks of memory into a 64k window (or >something like that anyway!!!). I'll have to try fiddling with and >without EMM386 myself to see if I can spot much of a difference. >Stuart. >Stuart Booth >Transport Routeing Software
hi, it's true. EMM386 (7168 Ram) does speed Nascar SVGA up to 30% !! I got a P90, S3, and it runs smoothly now with just asphalt texture off! Stuart, try FS5 (5.1) with & without EMM386 (7168 Ram), you will be surprised. Michael
Stuart Boo 23 Jun 1995#302720
>it's true. EMM386 (7168 Ram) does speed Nascar SVGA up to 30% !! >I got a P90, S3, and it runs smoothly now with just asphalt texture off! I might give that a try just to see what happens! But with my ATI Mach64 card I already get everything smooth with road texture off. Grass texture off helps a bit more. Some tracks do require a few more options to be taken off though... Stuart. Stuart Booth Transport Routeing Software

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