CPR Patch Results

Here are some very very quick benchmarks... System: Intel P200MMX 32MB RAM Diamond Monster 3D Frame rates: The numbers are improved but don't "feel" very different. Frame rates before upgrade With Force Feedback Empty track: 9-10 fps Race: 7-8 fps Without Force Feedback Empty track: 12-14 fps Race: 8-9 fps Frame rates after upgrade With Force Feedback Empty track: 11-16 fps Race: 9-12 fps Without Force Feedback Empty track: 13-19 fps Race: 13-14 fps AI My tests have been very brief, but if I go slow around turn 1, the other cars actually pass me now. The few spins that I took show that the AI seems to be substantially improved. Well, hopefully I'll have more details by tomorrow. Dave

David, I have an essentially identical system and I get 20-30 fps. I have all options on except: sky, steering wheel, and smoke. I have clipping set to 21, window size at 100%, and quality set to "good." It seems to me that something must be wrong with your system or installation. Are you sure your Monster 3D is being used? I just can't believe my frame rates would be double yours! Jim Getzen Unofficial CART Precision Racing HQ http://members.home.net/getzen/

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>Here are some very very quick benchmarks... >System: >Intel P200MMX >32MB RAM >Diamond Monster 3D >Frame rates: The numbers are improved but don't "feel" very different. >Frame rates before upgrade >With Force Feedback >Empty track: 9-10 fps >Race: 7-8 fps >Without Force Feedback >Empty track: 12-14 fps >Race: 8-9 fps >Frame rates after upgrade >With Force Feedback >Empty track: 11-16 fps >Race: 9-12 fps >Without Force Feedback >Empty track: 13-19 fps >Race: 13-14 fps >AI >My tests have been very brief, but if I go slow around turn 1, the other >cars actually pass me now. The few spins that I took show that the AI

seems >to be substantially improved. >Well, hopefully I'll have more details by tomorrow. >Dave

I'm running with all graphic options turned on except steering wheel and car shadows. Quality is set to best. 20-30 fps sounds pretty nice. I think I'll do a little more tweaking around and report back later. Dave

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>David, >I have an essentially identical system and I get 20-30 fps. I have all >options on except: sky, steering wheel, and smoke. I have clipping set to >21, window size at 100%, and quality set to "good." >It seems to me that something must be wrong with your system or >installation. Are you sure your Monster 3D is being used? I just can't >believe my frame rates would be double yours! >Jim Getzen >Unofficial CART Precision Racing HQ >http://members.home.net/getzen/ >>Here are some very very quick benchmarks... >>System: >>Intel P200MMX >>32MB RAM >>Diamond Monster 3D >>Frame rates: The numbers are improved but don't "feel" very different. >>Frame rates before upgrade >>With Force Feedback >>Empty track: 9-10 fps >>Race: 7-8 fps >>Without Force Feedback >>Empty track: 12-14 fps >>Race: 8-9 fps >>Frame rates after upgrade >>With Force Feedback >>Empty track: 11-16 fps >>Race: 9-12 fps >>Without Force Feedback >>Empty track: 13-19 fps >>Race: 13-14 fps >>AI >>My tests have been very brief, but if I go slow around turn 1, the other >>cars actually pass me now. The few spins that I took show that the AI >seems >>to be substantially improved. >>Well, hopefully I'll have more details by tomorrow. >>Dave

Well I've done my "tweaking" around but can't seem to make much of an improvement to my original posted benchmarks. I changed the acceleration from software to D3D, but it doesn't seem to make any difference at all. Odd. Dave

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>Make sure you are using hardware acceleration and not running in a >window!! >I think hardware acceleration is turned off by default when you install >the patch. >> I'm running with all graphic options turned on except steering wheel and

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>> shadows. Quality is set to best. 20-30 fps sounds pretty nice. I think >> I'll do a little more tweaking around and report back later. >> Dave >> >David, >> >I have an essentially identical system and I get 20-30 fps. I have all >> >options on except: sky, steering wheel, and smoke. I have clipping set

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>> >21, window size at 100%, and quality set to "good." >> >It seems to me that something must be wrong with your system or >> >installation. Are you sure your Monster 3D is being used? I just can't >> >believe my frame rates would be double yours! >> >Jim Getzen >> >Unofficial CART Precision Racing HQ >> >http://members.home.net/getzen/

>Well I've done my "tweaking" around but can't seem to make much of an >improvement to my original posted benchmarks. I changed the acceleration >from software to D3D, but it doesn't seem to make any difference at all. >Odd. >Dave Are you running in a full screen, i.e., there is no windows frame header at the top. Also, do the graphics look far better when you select D3D mode. They should if you are running hardware accelerated. -- Kevin (Remove the "x-" prefix from my address in order to reply via email)

Make sure you are using hardware acceleration and not running in a window!! I think hardware acceleration is turned off by default when you install the patch.

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> I'm running with all graphic options turned on except steering wheel and car > shadows. Quality is set to best. 20-30 fps sounds pretty nice. I think > I'll do a little more tweaking around and report back later. > Dave > >David, > >I have an essentially identical system and I get 20-30 fps. I have all > >options on except: sky, steering wheel, and smoke. I have clipping set to > >21, window size at 100%, and quality set to "good." > >It seems to me that something must be wrong with your system or > >installation. Are you sure your Monster 3D is being used? I just can't > >believe my frame rates would be double yours! > >Jim Getzen > >Unofficial CART Precision Racing HQ > >http://members.home.net/getzen/ > >>Here are some very very quick benchmarks... > >>System: > >>Intel P200MMX > >>32MB RAM > >>Diamond Monster 3D > >>Frame rates: The numbers are improved but don't "feel" very different. > >>Frame rates before upgrade > >>With Force Feedback > >>Empty track: 9-10 fps > >>Race: 7-8 fps > >>Without Force Feedback > >>Empty track: 12-14 fps > >>Race: 8-9 fps > >>Frame rates after upgrade > >>With Force Feedback > >>Empty track: 11-16 fps > >>Race: 9-12 fps > >>Without Force Feedback > >>Empty track: 13-19 fps > >>Race: 13-14 fps

I am certain that it is using the accelerator, and it is running in full screen mode. Thanks for the suggestions though. BTW, I seem to have very nice frame rates in pure 3DFX accelerated games like F1RS, Psygnosis Formula 1, and Longbow 2. Seems like it's the D3D that's slowing things down on my machine. Dave

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>>Well I've done my "tweaking" around but can't seem to make much of an >>improvement to my original posted benchmarks. I changed the acceleration >>from software to D3D, but it doesn't seem to make any difference at all. >>Odd. >>Dave >Are you running in a full screen, i.e., there is no windows frame header at >the top. Also, do the graphics look far better when you select D3D mode. >They should if you are running hardware accelerated. >-- >Kevin >(Remove the "x-" prefix from my address in order to reply via email)