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GP4 - slow performance

5 posts by 5 people · 25 Feb 2003 00:55 UTC - 28 Feb 2003 02:49 UTC

Billy Banana 25 Feb 2003 00:55 UTC#74873
I'm running GP4 on a PIII, 320mb Ram, 64mb Geforce2 video but I can't seem to run it smoothly. Have run the graphics calibration a few times and this basically puts everything to minimal details etc and makes the game far less enjoyable. I can run F1 2002 with everything turned on without a problem. Have killed off any unnecessary tasks running in the background. Anybody have similar specs and can give me a few pointers ? While I'm at it - is there a proper driver's view in F1 2002 ?I don't like driving from above the helmet. Cheers Billy B
Re: F12002, if you mean cockpit view, I believe that hitting Page Down will scroll thru the available views. One of them is Cockpit. If it's not Page Down, it's one of the 6 keys in that cluster...... Billy Banana wrote:
Quoted text (16 lines)> I'm running GP4 on a PIII, 320mb Ram, 64mb Geforce2 video but I can't seem > to run it smoothly. Have run the graphics calibration a few times and this > basically puts everything to minimal details etc and makes the game far less > enjoyable. > > I can run F1 2002 with everything turned on without a problem. Have killed > off any unnecessary tasks running in the background. > > Anybody have similar specs and can give me a few pointers ? > > While I'm at it - is there a proper driver's view in F1 2002 ?I don't like > driving from above the helmet. > > Cheers > > Billy B
bertr 25 Feb 2003 03:16 UTC#530669
Re: F12002, if you mean***pit view, I believe that hitting Page Down will scroll thru the available views. One of them is***pit. If it's not Page Down, it's one of the 6 keys in that cluster......
Quoted text (16 lines)> I'm running GP4 on a PIII, 320mb Ram, 64mb Geforce2 video but I can't seem > to run it smoothly. Have run the graphics calibration a few times and this > basically puts everything to minimal details etc and makes the game far less > enjoyable. > I can run F1 2002 with everything turned on without a problem. Have killed > off any unnecessary tasks running in the background. > Anybody have similar specs and can give me a few pointers ? > While I'm at it - is there a proper driver's view in F1 2002 ?I don't like > driving from above the helmet. > Cheers > Billy B
As I remember, you can change the view if you go to the Options->Display and find default view option. "Billy Banana" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b3eeu3$qav$[email hidden]... > I'm running GP4 on a PIII, 320mb Ram, 64mb Geforce2 video but I can't seem > to run it smoothly. Have run the graphics calibration a few times and this > basically puts everything to minimal details etc and makes the game farless
Quoted text (15 lines)> enjoyable. > > I can run F1 2002 with everything turned on without a problem. Have killed > off any unnecessary tasks running in the background. > > Anybody have similar specs and can give me a few pointers ? > > While I'm at it - is there a proper driver's view in F1 2002 ?I don't like > driving from above the helmet. > > Cheers > > Billy B > >
You won't have much luck with GP4 with a system less than a 2gb Athlon with a GF3 if you want full details. You're going to have to sacrifice some quality as the game is quite a resource hog. Turn off reflections and advanced lighting first, then reduce the shadow detail to low. Turn off ALL the overlays like the circuit maps and TV broadcasts because for some reason these slow the game down a fair bit. All those options should still leave GP4 looking good and run a bit smoother for you. There's an INI file you can edit to turn off some options that aren't in the menu. Don't do the auto -calibration, set it to manaul and stuff with the settings yourself. massivechicken "Billy Banana" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b3eeu3$qav$[email hidden]... > I'm running GP4 on a PIII, 320mb Ram, 64mb Geforce2 video but I can't seem > to run it smoothly. Have run the graphics calibration a few times and this > basically puts everything to minimal details etc and makes the game farless
Quoted text (15 lines)> enjoyable. > > I can run F1 2002 with everything turned on without a problem. Have killed > off any unnecessary tasks running in the background. > > Anybody have similar specs and can give me a few pointers ? > > While I'm at it - is there a proper driver's view in F1 2002 ?I don't like > driving from above the helmet. > > Cheers > > Billy B > >

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