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Article #368Re: Why are my Q2 FPS lower than yours?
From: Simon
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00
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It all depends where to stand in a level really, type r_speeds at the console to get updating display of the polys that are being drawn. it will noticably slow down at over 300 world polys usually. -q95- wrote in message <7lldjs$dfs$1@News.Dal.Ca>... >Everyone boasts about 70+ fps in Quake2, thats insane! > >My system: >Epox EP-58MVP3C-M Motherboard >K6-2 300mhz >Voodoo3 3000 >SBLive Value >64meg PC-100 ram >(other stuff not important) > >I get ~30-40fps. Im not really complaining, because I use to get 5-13fps >online on my P133 machine. Is this normal fps Im getting? I know Im a >lil low on ram but... > >I use SB Live 2.0 sound drivers. And Voodoo3 drivers from 3dfx website >(NOT the Q3 drivers). > >I cant remember if I play in 3dfx mode or in opengl mode. If memory >serves me correctly, 3dfx mode wouldnt run. And another thing, when I >have the higher quality sound, its not really high quality... it screeches >and sound crackles when theres a bunch of sounds and stuff. > >Mabye I need new drivers or something? Maybe I should go read dejanews >because Im sure my questions have been answered before :( > >-- >==================================================qSiG1.2= >[Quentin MacDougall] - [quentin@cs.dal.ca] - [ICQ 5798952] >[BSc. CS Major] - ["Wanna battle, you must be crazy"] >========================================================== >[Quency's Underground Hip-Hop http://is2.dal.ca/~qmacdoug]
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