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GPL 1.1 and OpenGL

7 posts by 6 people · 17 Jul 1999 - 18 Jul 1999

I have a PII 350 with a Viper 550 card with the OpenGL patch. In GPL 1.0 I get 36 fps in training mode and when racing with nobody in sight. On the grid I get about 20 fps with 8 AI cars. I have the mirror refresh thing set appropriately. I installed GPL 1.1 over a brand new full install of GPL (no patches other than OpenGL). I get FF OK once I turn it on in the core.ini file. My frame rate in Training mode is now 20. I have disabled the modem in a new h/w profile, turned the modem search off in the ini file, rebooted in the new profile and now I get 19 fps! When I go online the frame rate is the same. I have turned FF off and this makes no difference. Has anyone out there had success with the OpenGL patch and GPL 1.1 ?
Crocc 17 Jul 1999#481050
hmmmm, i have a p2-233 with the cl tnt card, 64mb ram. I run in training mode with everything,640X480, detail down to about 35%, and get about 36-37. This has stayed the same even after I hooked up a lwff wheel and pedal (serial hookup). From what i've read here each manufacturer's ff wheel has a different effect on memory usage and framerate. What's your wheel? Also I have the 2.04 cl tnt drivers. I use both the opengl and the 1.1 patch. regards...Kirk
Quoted text (16 lines)> I have a PII 350 with a Viper 550 card with the OpenGL patch. In GPL 1.0 I > get 36 fps in training mode and when racing with nobody in sight. On the > grid I get about 20 fps with 8 AI cars. I have the mirror refresh thing set > appropriately. > I installed GPL 1.1 over a brand new full install of GPL (no patches other > than OpenGL). I get FF OK once I turn it on in the core.ini file. My frame > rate in Training mode is now 20. I have disabled the modem in a new h/w > profile, turned the modem search off in the ini file, rebooted in the new > profile and now I get 19 fps! > When I go online the frame rate is the same. > I have turned FF off and this makes no difference. > Has anyone out there had success with the OpenGL patch and GPL 1.1 ?
iksteh 17 Jul 1999#481051
I have asus tnt card with detonator 1.09 reference drivers. I run mip filtering 4 and mirrors 8 (you get used to it) and get 36-37 fps with a few cars visible ahead vs. 19 AI. This is with pretty much everything on and i'm using ffb on a logitech usb wheel. I had to disable my modem, and disable modem search in core.ini but my OpenGL performance has been excellent. Jason <snip>
Bart Westra 17 Jul 1999#481052
Some people reported their frame rate was no longer capped after disabling their PCI modem in Windows. May help for you as well. Bart Westra
Eric Busch 17 Jul 1999#481053
If you used the core.ini.sample and renamed it to core.ini to enable FF, make sure to remember to add all 6 lines and both headers from the OpenGL patch's core.ini: [ Int Profile Values ] value0 = OpenGL:TossHighestMip:0 ; do not change value1 = OpenGL:MipFiltering:0 ; do not change value2 = OpenGL:MirrorsEvery:0 ; do not change [ OpenGL ] TossHighestMip = 0 ; MipFiltering = 4 ; MirrorsEvery = 8 ; Without the three Int Profile Values, the in-car framerate will likely be no faster than 20fps no matter what resolution you use or how much graphic detail you turn off. Eric
WiNoJoE 17 Jul 1999#481054
Shutting down all programs seemed to solve my problems with low framerates. This includes cntl-alt-del shutdown of everything shown there except for EXPLORER and SYSTRAY. Keeping my fingers crossed this time, WiNoJoE
Thanks Eric - frame rate problem solved - for some reason (brain fade?) I had put in the [OpenGL] section but not the [Int Profile Values] - my fps seems to have actually improved in race mode - now I can properly assess the FF in 1.1 before I start tinkering with that! Many thanks to all who responded to my problem E Badass make sure to remember to add all 6 lines and both headers from the

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