Prepare yourself for my driving!

Yeah you need to be up at near 36fps for online smoothness. It effects the other cars too. when I run with a P200mmx I have almost EVERYTHING turned off. and I avoid the French track. That one even bogs my system down offline. I'd SERIOUSLY think about a Celeron or PII or III upgrade. That 166 is way underpowered... dave henrie -- On May 17, 1999 A Whale was killed off the coast of Washington State. The Whale was killed in the name of Tradition.....I say.... %&#& Tradition! >>With 15 fps online, neither you nor anyone near you going to have any >>chance to compete :) >>28.8 modem is plenty good for racing online but 15 fps ain't. >>What kind of system do you have and what graphics options do you have >>selected? >>Nafi >>>and with around 15fps - not bad at all... >>>The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-( >>>Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-) >Pentium MXX 166MHz >32MB of RAM >12MB Creative Labs Voodoo 2 >I've now managed to get around 30fps in training mode, by dropping off >some of the graphics and decreasing the resolution to 640 x 640. >I'm not sure about what it will drop to with other cars on the track. >Where is the VROC web site, BTW, as I would like to sign up - is it >free? >Spirewolf

% x-no-archive: yes % I've had a tough time with GPL these last few months, since I could % never race with a single opponent car on the track without it becoming % a slide show. However, I recently downloaded the latest drivers and % control panel for the Voodoo2 and have switched off VSync. Now I can % race with around 5 opponent cars, with a few decreases to the % graphics, and with around 15fps - not bad at all, compared to what I % used to get. :-( % The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-( Nope, your modem is just fine. In fact anything much over that will be wasted and may be detrimental to your online racing enjoyment. See you on the track... Also check out the glide wrapper and set your mirror refresh rate to every other frame. http://www.grandprix2.com/gpl/patches/glide2x.zip % Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-) -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

With 15 fps online, neither you nor anyone near you going to have any chance to compete :) 28.8 modem is plenty good for racing online but 15 fps ain't. What kind of system do you have and what graphics options do you have selected? Nafi >and with around 15fps - not bad at all... >The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-( >Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-)

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>With 15 fps online, neither you nor anyone near you going to have any >chance to compete :) >28.8 modem is plenty good for racing online but 15 fps ain't. >What kind of system do you have and what graphics options do you have >selected? >Nafi >>and with around 15fps - not bad at all... >>The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-( >>Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-)

Pentium MXX 166MHz 32MB of RAM 12MB Creative Labs Voodoo 2 I've now managed to get around 30fps in training mode, by dropping off some of the graphics and decreasing the resolution to 640 x 640. I'm not sure about what it will drop to with other cars on the track. Where is the VROC web site, BTW, as I would like to sign up - is it free? Spirewolf

>I've now managed to get around 30fps in training mode, by dropping off >some of the graphics and decreasing the resolution to 640 x 640. Check the detail bias slider...put it to the left. And set the mirrors to cars only. (If you didn't already) Only one way to find out... http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Advise: read the online FAQ. You can use another frontend to VROC, called Spy Boy. In there is a neat chat function, which makes online racing even more fun. And alas, it has a price.....about 5 hours sleep each night. Remco

If you're stuck with the P166MMX(I'm stuck with my P200MMX for a while) you should consider getting a Rendition video board. That V2 is making matters worse with that cpu. A Rendition board would be much, much better with the P166. Scottie

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>>With 15 fps online, neither you nor anyone near you going to have any >>chance to compete :) >>28.8 modem is plenty good for racing online but 15 fps ain't. >>What kind of system do you have and what graphics options do you have >>selected? >>Nafi >>>and with around 15fps - not bad at all... >>>The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-( >>>Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-) >Pentium MXX 166MHz >32MB of RAM >12MB Creative Labs Voodoo 2 >I've now managed to get around 30fps in training mode, by dropping off >some of the graphics and decreasing the resolution to 640 x 640. >I'm not sure about what it will drop to with other cars on the track. >Where is the VROC web site, BTW, as I would like to sign up - is it >free? >Spirewolf

Load the app.ini file into notepad and change the SoundQuality setting to 0. That should boost your fps a fair bit. -- Cheers! Graeme Nash http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk ICQ# 11257824 ________________________________________________________________________________ "Sorry, my eyes were on screensaver" (Calvin & Hobbes)

Less, for those of us who already get around that much. :) Griffin, the Slayer

On Wed, 19 May 1999 09:07:09 -0500, "Scottie Smith"

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>If you're stuck with the P166MMX(I'm stuck with my P200MMX for a while) you >should consider getting a Rendition video board. That V2 is making matters >worse with that cpu. A Rendition board would be much, much better with the >P166. >Scottie >>>With 15 fps online, neither you nor anyone near you going to have any >>>chance to compete :) >>>28.8 modem is plenty good for racing online but 15 fps ain't. >>>What kind of system do you have and what graphics options do you have >>>selected? >>>Nafi >>>>and with around 15fps - not bad at all... >>>>The only thing holding me back now is my 28,000kbps modem. :-( >>>>Prepare for some competition if I start to race online. ;-) >>Pentium MXX 166MHz >>32MB of RAM >>12MB Creative Labs Voodoo 2 >>I've now managed to get around 30fps in training mode, by dropping off >>some of the graphics and decreasing the resolution to 640 x 640. >>I'm not sure about what it will drop to with other cars on the track. >>Where is the VROC web site, BTW, as I would like to sign up - is it >>free? >>Spirewolf

I'd rather spend that money on an upgrade of the processor. :) Griffin, the Slayer

Just about any mmx 166 will run faster without stress. Try 200... mine did (and still does when I turn it on) 225. The extra MHz won't help a huge amount, but every little helps. I'd also say that running with *no detail at all* in GPL is worth it if you can get closer to 36fps. Still, if you don't like taking risks, the no-detail thing and running at 512x384 will help you a lot. Andrew McP

FIVE hours sleep?? OH, um... that much?? -- Tim "Calm Down" Wheatley ________________________________________________ Tim Wheatley "Yellow menacing helmet in the mirror" http://start.at/igps_stats IGPS - Ferrari Challenge - UKGPL - Summer Cup Driver http://drive.to/grandprixlegends http://website.lineone.net/~nascar ________________________________________________

LOL... they obviously don't know you Tim... <G> Cheers, Ron

On Thu, 20 May 1999 02:12:54 +0100, "Tim Wheatley"

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>FIVE hours sleep?? OH, um... that much?? >-- >Tim "Calm Down" Wheatley >________________________________________________ > Tim Wheatley > "Yellow menacing helmet in the mirror" > http://start.at/igps_stats > IGPS - Ferrari Challenge - UKGPL - Summer Cup Driver > http://drive.to/grandprixlegends > http://website.lineone.net/~nascar >________________________________________________

The curse of insomnia I'm afraid! Griffin, the Slayer

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>> Pentium MXX 166MHz >Just about any mmx 166 will run faster without stress. Try 200... mine did (and still does >when I turn it on) 225. The extra MHz won't help a huge amount, but every little helps. I'd >also say that running with *no detail at all* in GPL is worth it if you can get closer to >36fps. >Still, if you don't like taking risks, the no-detail thing and running at 512x384 will help you >a lot. >Andrew McP

Where's the fun in driving without the excellent graphics, like at Spa? Especially that horizon... Griffin, the Slayer

Better than 10fps though, don't you agree ? :) -- Ian Parker ICQ 21772592

Having upgraded to a V3 card I know exactly what you mean... full detail racing is amazing... though I'm still many horsepower short of a solid 36 at 1024 full detail. But come on, GPL's not really about the graphics is it? Anyone who can't afford to go the Celeron route needs to dump the fx and enjoy the driving model.... which you can't if the frame rate's all over the place! Well, I can't anyway :-) Noddy Holder, the Slade

On Fri, 21 May 1999 00:46:24 +0100, "Ian Parker"

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>Better than 10fps though, don't you agree ? :) >-- >Ian Parker >ICQ 21772592 >> Where's the fun in driving without the excellent graphics, like at >> Spa? Especially that horizon... >> Griffin, the Slayer

Very true! :-)

>Having upgraded to a V3 card I know exactly what you mean... full detail racing is >amazing... though I'm still many horsepower short of a solid 36 at 1024 full detail. >But come on, GPL's not really about the graphics is it? Anyone who can't afford to go the >Celeron route needs to dump the fx and enjoy the driving model.... which you can't if the >frame rate's all over the place! Well, I can't anyway :-) Depends on the track. IMO, France and Spa are ALL about the graphics. The rest of the tracks are about sheer horse power.