GPL Frame rate question

I've been running GPL for about a month now on the following machine: PII 300 12 meg Creative Labs voodoo2 64 meg ram etc. I have GPL installed fully to the harddrive. When I'm playing, I can never get anything more than about 20fps. It runs fine - usually -, but I've noticed lots of posts saying that comparable machines are hitting 36fps (and not having to worry about it getting choppy in traffic). I'm running the game with 19 other cars. Is this the problem? I'm also running at the maximum resolution. Is this a bigger problem? Or is there some other reason that I'm not getting the frame rate which I apparently should be? Thanks.

on a 300 you will need to turn detail bias to 50% and turn off a couple of textures to get full fps, even at 400-450 its quite a load. can you overclock your cpu?

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> I've been running GPL for about a month now on the following machine: > PII 300 > 12 meg Creative Labs voodoo2 > 64 meg ram > etc. > I have GPL installed fully to the harddrive. When I'm playing, I can never > get anything more than about 20fps. It runs fine - usually -, but I've > noticed lots of posts saying that comparable machines are hitting 36fps (and > not having to worry about it getting choppy in traffic). > I'm running the game with 19 other cars. Is this the problem? I'm also > running at the maximum resolution. Is this a bigger problem? Or is there > some other reason that I'm not getting the frame rate which I apparently > should be? > Thanks.

Turn off vertical sync on your Voodoo2 card! Kalle

Umm. How would this be done? I went Start-Settings-Control Panel-Video-3dFx but couldn't find anything about it. Am I just not seeing something? Thanks. >Turn off vertical sync on your Voodoo2 card! >Kalle

How do you turn off the vertical sync on the Voodoo2. I don't see anything like that in the control panel.

Why don't you try running with a field of 5 cars and then you'll answer your own question.... I doubt the resolution will have much impact, but it depends how much memory your V2 has--again, try adjusting and find out for yourself!!! Marc.

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>I've been running GPL for about a month now on the following machine: >PII 300 >12 meg Creative Labs voodoo2 >64 meg ram >etc. >I have GPL installed fully to the harddrive. When I'm playing, I can never >get anything more than about 20fps. It runs fine - usually -, but I've >noticed lots of posts saying that comparable machines are hitting 36fps

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>not having to worry about it getting choppy in traffic). >I'm running the game with 19 other cars. Is this the problem? I'm also >running at the maximum resolution. Is this a bigger problem? Or is there >some other reason that I'm not getting the frame rate which I apparently >should be? >Thanks.

% How do you turn off the vertical sync on the Voodoo2. I don't see % anything like that in the control panel. If your card is Creative Labs' download their RC drivers at http://www.creaf.com/graphics/voodoo2/drivers.html This will add the option to your 3dfx property sheet. Or you can get the control panel by itself at http://www.3dfx.com/software/Win9x_CP.zip (this is the "generic" 3dfx control panel). -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=