| From: | Hans-Joerg Frieden |
| Date: | 21 Apr 2000 at 10:08:23 |
| Subject: | Re: Heretic II Demo Available |
On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Robert Kihl wrote:
> The demo looks fantastic, I=B4m very impressed!
Thanks :)
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> But I wonder how fast it should run =B4cos I thought it was a bit slow =
here. I
> got maybe 5 fps (is there an fps counter?) in 640x480 lowest detail. I=B4=
ve
> got BPPC603e+@240mhz/040/Bvision/64mb(60ns).
You may drop down the console with the tilde key (next to the "1") and
use the "timerefresh" command to measure the frame rate.=20
640x480 is problematic on the BlizzardVisionPPC. The Permedia chip is
really at its limit here. Try to go down to one of the smaller
resolutions, like 400x300. Those are a good compromise between
resolution and speed.=20
I usually play at the 512xsomething resolution, and get typical frame
rates of 20 FPS on a 233 604e...=20
Also, the memory does have some impact, as some stuff is swapped in on
demand. You might want to look at the "Notes on Memory"-File,
especially the thing about gl_picmip and gl_skinmip, which might speed
things up...=20
Regards, Hans-Joerg.
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