GP4 performance and patch

Just bought GP4 - I have a 900mhz Duron with 394MB of ram and a GeForce Ti4200 graphics card - so why does the game play like a dog. Frame rate of around 8fps, and that's with automatic calibration. I have tried tweaking it but cannot get above 10fps. I have just installed the latest patch, but now the menus flicker constantly, making it impossible to select any options - surely this game should at least betweakable to play on my system? I also get a hell of a lot of judder when approaching any corners, slowing down to 3-4fps. I have installed detonater 30.82 drivers, directX 8.1 and the latest soundcard drivers for my soundblaster extigy, turned back the hardware accelaration - what next?

What next? 1. Go out and buy GPL if you haven't got it already. As this will run fine on your system, and it will kill GP4 even if you bought a P4 2.2G. 2. Give F12002 a try, shouldn't run too bad on yours, with the graphics cranked back a bit. 3. Never again buy a Crammond written "Sim" Darf "Rick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aload4$bac$[email hidden]...

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> Just bought GP4 - I have a 900mhz Duron with 394MB of ram and a GeForce > Ti4200 graphics card - so why does the game play like a dog. > > Frame rate of around 8fps, and that's with automatic calibration. I have > tried tweaking it but cannot get above 10fps. > > I have just installed the latest patch, but now the menus flicker > constantly, making it impossible to select any options - surely this game > should at least betweakable to play on my system? > > I also get a hell of a lot of judder when approaching any corners, slowing > down to 3-4fps. > > I have installed detonater 30.82 drivers, directX 8.1 and the latest > soundcard drivers for my soundblaster extigy, turned back the hardware > accelaration - what next? > >

> so why does the game play like a dog. It is a dog. Eau Rouge. Missing front wing, missing FL wheel. Flat out with a default setup. Sorry Geoff - this one's a clanger Doug

"Doug Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ewRf9.4703$571.468262@wards...

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> > so why does the game play like a dog. > > It is a dog. > > Eau Rouge. Missing front wing, missing FL wheel. Flat out with a default > setup. > > Sorry Geoff - this one's a clanger > > Doug

I GUESS it's a clanger if they forgot to put the wheel and wing on.....oh.....YOU did that....after reading the book: Racing MY way...by Dave Henrie......... dh

On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:40:01 +0200, Mike <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>This used to be a helpful group, a long time ago when the animals >could still talk. > >Check out the GP4 forum at http://www.sportplanet.com/hg/ You'll >find lots of posts about tuning a graphics.ini-file in the GP4 root >directory. Optimizing settings will make a world of difference, >believe me. The autoconfig sucks big time and will for example >sometimes not enable T&L support. > >On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:53:11 +0100, "Rick" ><[email hidden]> wrote: > >>Just bought GP4 - I have a 900mhz Duron with 394MB of ram and a GeForce >>Ti4200 graphics card - so why does the game play like a dog. >>

Drop me your eMail and I'll send you a config file that should do the trick. Regards Mike

This used to be a helpful group, a long time ago when the animals could still talk. Check out the GP4 forum at http://www.sportplanet.com/hg/ You'll find lots of posts about tuning a graphics.ini-file in the GP4 root directory. Optimizing settings will make a world of difference, believe me. The autoconfig sucks big time and will for example sometimes not enable T&L support. On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:53:11 +0100, "Rick" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Just bought GP4 - I have a 900mhz Duron with 394MB of ram and a GeForce >Ti4200 graphics card - so why does the game play like a dog. > >Frame rate of around 8fps, and that's with automatic calibration. I have >tried tweaking it but cannot get above 10fps. > >I have just installed the latest patch, but now the menus flicker >constantly, making it impossible to select any options - surely this game >should at least betweakable to play on my system? > >I also get a hell of a lot of judder when approaching any corners, slowing >down to 3-4fps. > >I have installed detonater 30.82 drivers, directX 8.1 and the latest >soundcard drivers for my soundblaster extigy, turned back the hardware >accelaration - what next? >

I've had GPL from the start, for some reason it has become a nightmare to set up, with axis frequently swopping - turn left to go right, that sort of nonsense - to be honest, it has become so unpredictable I have given up. Rick "Darf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3d7fdb29$0$18875$[email hidden]...

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> What next? > > 1. Go out and buy GPL if you haven't got it already. As this will run fine > on your system, and it will kill GP4 even if you bought a P4 2.2G. > 2. Give F12002 a try, shouldn't run too bad on yours, with the graphics > cranked back a bit. > 3. Never again buy a Crammond written "Sim" > > Darf > > > "Rick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:aload4$bac$[email hidden]... > > Just bought GP4 - I have a 900mhz Duron with 394MB of ram and a GeForce > > Ti4200 graphics card - so why does the game play like a dog. > > > > Frame rate of around 8fps, and that's with automatic calibration. I have > > tried tweaking it but cannot get above 10fps. > > > > I have just installed the latest patch, but now the menus flicker > > constantly, making it impossible to select any options - surely this

game > > should at least betweakable to play on my system? > > > > I also get a hell of a lot of judder when approaching any corners,slowing

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> > down to 3-4fps. > > > > I have installed detonater 30.82 drivers, directX 8.1 and the latest > > soundcard drivers for my soundblaster extigy, turned back the hardware > > accelaration - what next? > > > > > >

Thanks - I've had major sound problems and corruption as well - I have turned off EAX but it has made no difference, either pre or post patch. I have bought all the GP series but this one is so bugged it saddens me. GP3 2000 ran much better, but surely all the reviews said that this version was much better graphically, with my Ti4200 it should be playable? Rick "Mike Blackmore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:40:01 +0200, Mike <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >This used to be a helpful group, a long time ago when the animals > >could still talk. > > > >Check out the GP4 forum at http://www.sportplanet.com/hg/ You'll > >find lots of posts about tuning a graphics.ini-file in the GP4 root > >directory. Optimizing settings will make a world of difference, > >believe me. The autoconfig sucks big time and will for example > >sometimes not enable T&L support. > > > >On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:53:11 +0100, "Rick" > ><[email hidden]> wrote: > > > >>Just bought GP4 - I have a 900mhz Duron with 394MB of ram and a GeForce > >>Ti4200 graphics card - so why does the game play like a dog. > >> > > Drop me your eMail and I'll send you a config file that should do the > trick. > > Regards Mike > >

"Rick" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:alprfq$9dl$[email hidden]... > Thanks - I've had major sound problems and corruption as well - I have > turned off EAX but it has made no difference, either pre or post patch. I > have bought all the GP series but this one is so bugged it saddens me. GP3 > 2000 ran much better, but surely all the reviews said that this versionwas > much better graphically, with my Ti4200 it should be playable? with a GF4TI4200 you should be fine. maybe your duron900 is not fast enough to feed the GF4, but in general it should be ok for normal gameplay. i'm with a athlon1.2ghz and a poor GF2MX, and even monaco works now. well, i have to admit it works fine only as long as i'm hotlapping alone on the track :) i'd be glad if you can report whether Mike's graphics.ini file was of any help for you. stefan

GP4 post have all but dried up and all those who keep yelling how good it is have realised they are just fooling themselves and more importantly fooled by an old programmer........in dos the whole fiasco is over but wait there is another fiasco about the patch and another re-patch but it is actually the same patch.....good god........ "Rick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aload4$bac$[email hidden]... > Just bought GP4 - I have a 900mhz Duron with 394MB ofram and a GeForce > Ti4200 graphics card - so why does the game play likea dog. > > Frame rate of around 8fps, and that's with automaticcalibration. I have > tried tweaking it but cannot get above 10fps. > > I have just installed the latest patch, but now themenus flicker > constantly, making it impossible to select anyoptions - surely this game > should at least betweakable to play on my system? > > I also get a hell of a lot of judder when approachingany corners, slowing > down to 3-4fps. > > I have installed detonater 30.82 drivers, directX 8.1and the latest > soundcard drivers for my soundblaster extigy, turnedback the hardware > accelaration - what next? > >

> GP4 post have all but dried up no wonder this happens when all people are helpful like you ;) stefan

Mike, Just remove the 'nospam' from my email address if you want to send me the config file. I've still had no luck, messing around with the settings - 11fps at MOnza with no trackside scenery - I really am thinking about taking the game back... However, GPL is like a new game!! Unbeleivable - 35fps with a 20 car field and full detail - wonderful, wonderful game!! TOCA2 is great as well. Why can't GP4 come up to scratch? BTW, what is F12002 by EA like? A better bet if I swop GP4? Rick "Stefan Roth" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:1031829680.773235@nbgm66x... > > "Rick" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:alprfq$9dl$[email hidden]... > > Thanks - I've had major sound problems and corruption as well - I have > > turned off EAX but it has made no difference, either pre or post patch.I > > have bought all the GP series but this one is so bugged it saddens me.GP3 > > 2000 ran much better, but surely all the reviews said that this version > was > > much better graphically, with my Ti4200 it should be playable? > > with a GF4TI4200 you should be fine. maybe your duron900 is not fastenough

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> to feed the GF4, but in general it should be ok for normal gameplay. i'm > with a athlon1.2ghz and a poor GF2MX, and even monaco works now. well, i > have to admit it works fine only as long as i'm hotlapping alone on the > track :) > i'd be glad if you can report whether Mike's graphics.ini file was of any > help for you. > stefan > > >

Rush to the shop before the Cooling off period expires :-) Darf "Rick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:alslte$6tv$[email hidden]... > 11fps at MOnza with no trackside scenery - I really am thinking abouttaking > the game back...