Flashlights

reevesreeves Join Date: 2002-08-15 Member: 1170Members
Everytime i go to play a game some lamer has his flashlight on in the midle of a well lit room, he does this for the sole purpose to lag the crap out of any 56ker who comes near him....is there any way at all i can change my settings to that either i dont see the flash light, or it at least stops the lag problem? i also get a crap load of lag when i am near a phase gate....surely there is something i can do...
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  • Rabid_LlamaRabid_Llama Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4340Members
    I'm guessing you have an old video card. This used to happen to me with my old video card -- it's dynamic lighting. The flashlight and the phase gate both "glow", thus making your framerate die if you can't handle it. Any modern video card does just fine, you'd have to have one that was three or four years old to have a problem.
    So, the solution is to buy a new video card, as I'm fairly sure they took out the option to turn off dynamic lighting a long time ago.
  • ViolenceJackViolenceJack Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5624Members
    get a better connection, jk <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> some one was gonner say it.

    any way dont know what ya can do.
  • GhostfaceKillahGhostfaceKillah Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1438Members
    they could give us marines night vision
  • reevesreeves Join Date: 2002-08-15 Member: 1170Members
    i use a intel 82810e graphics controller version 4.0, anybody know if that is out of date?
  • BattleTechBattleTech Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4137Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--reeves+Nov 21 2002, 07:09 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (reeves @ Nov 21 2002, 07:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->i use a intel 82810e graphics controller version 4.0, anybody know if that is out of date?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Eh... that's 4MB, hell maybe even be 8MB..

    I myself use a GeForce4 MX460 64MB
    1.34GHZ Athlon XP+
    256MB DDR RAM

    Though, usually on other mod's I get 80FPS or 60FPS Solid on OpenGL 1280x1024
    Though, in NS it tends to go 30FPS - 60FPS randomly, depending on location.. usually in mainbase.
  • Secret_NinjaSecret_Ninja Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9286Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--reeves+Nov 21 2002, 06:09 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (reeves @ Nov 21 2002, 06:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->i use a intel 82810e graphics controller version 4.0, anybody know if that is out of date?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Oh GOD...uhm, can that even be considered a video card?...my tech jargon isn't very amazing, but I believe that is one of those wonderful "already plastered on the MB so there isn't **obscenity** you can do about it" video cards. In any case, <i>yes</i>, that is pretty outdated, at least to play something like HL (which in itself is pretty old, but add NS's CPU-hogging tendencies and it becomes pretty hardware-intensive).
  • InjuryInjury Mahou Shoujo Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 7992Banned
    edited November 2002
    Well, if you shop around the Geforce 2 is about 90USD, in my local mom and pop stores. If you can afford it, its worth it, if you can't that's understandable, the 1's are around 70USD.
  • reevesreeves Join Date: 2002-08-15 Member: 1170Members
    wow...thats depressing... if i got a new video card what should i get for something that will last longer then half a year? i got this computer 2 years ago and im somewhat surprised how fast its fading into the shadows...also keep in mind that right now i dont have a job and probly wont have one tilll sumer time, so im kinda pressed for money
  • Monkey_Lib_FrontMonkey_Lib_Front Join Date: 2002-05-02 Member: 567Members
    90 dolla for a ge force 2, dont buy it get a sparkle or a lesser brand just as good and cost u 1/2 the price.
  • LazysamLazysam Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 101Members
    u do realize that 2 years is pushing a resonable limit for any body who wants to play games right ? cant tell you much other than sorry to hear bud, get a summer job, sell cans, beg i dunno i can get you a gf2 for 80 bucks plus s&h , so just check at your local store.
  • mwellsmwells Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6041Members
    edited November 2002
    I have a Radeon 7500 that I purchased off of eBay for 75 bucks, with two free sticks of PC-133 RAM included in the bundle..

    I run Half-Life at 1024x768(even though it stretches my screenshots out vertically) at 99FPS, and I run UT2003 at 30FPS on 800x600 with moderate detail settings. It's a very good card, GeForce 3 equivalent.

    EDIT: It was new in the box, and I just checked NewEgg.com and they're about $80 for the OEM version.
  • VorisVoris Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8339Members
    edited November 2002
    www.pricewatch.com <-find the best price

    If you can't get a new card, try turning off dynamic lighting. type r_dynamic "0" in the console. If you want to examine the other options, try <a href='http://www.tweak3d.net/autoexec/halflife/' target='_blank'>this site</a>.

    <a href='http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel830m/sb/1040793163514530-prd669.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/inte...4530-prd669.htm</a> <-your problem
  • reevesreeves Join Date: 2002-08-15 Member: 1170Members
    i get pretty good fps (around 30) until i see flashlights or a phase gate, when that happens it dives...but if there is a way i cuold turn off the lights or edit the maxlight settings like you could in desert crisis, i maybe able to hold off on burning $80 on something that will be obsolete in 2 years...
  • VorisVoris Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8339Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->but if there is a way i cuold turn off the lights or edit the maxlight settings like you could in desert crisis,<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    See above.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->i maybe able to hold off on burning $80 on something that will be obsolete in 2 years...<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    We won't get to the final generation of video cards for at least 8 or 10 years.
  • Brad_RBrad_R pandas | brad Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8273Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--reeves+Nov 21 2002, 07:32 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (reeves @ Nov 21 2002, 07:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->burning $80 on something that will be obsolete in 2 years...<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    $80 for something that lasts 2 years?

    seems like a good investment to me.
  • KitsuneKitsune Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7843Members
    Yeah, any hardware's gonna be obsolete in two years. It should still meet minimum requirements, but the better games and higher speeds will be beyond it. That's just the way things go for computers.
  • Teufel_EldritchTeufel_Eldritch Join Date: 2002-01-28 Member: 124Members
    Moore's Law: Every 12-16 months cpu processing speed doubles.




    *or something like that
  • ZhangZhang Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2477Members
    judging by that intel graphics chip you have on your motherboard, i'd say your computer is obsolete. Check online, and check out hardware stores like circuit city. Last i saw they were selling a geforce 2 on sale for like 25 bucks. a really great steal, considering it runs ns and other games great (goes down to about 50 fps during action, always 99.9 when no action).

    otherwise, just get a new computer. Processor speeds are so **obscenity** high nowadays a 1000 dollar computer will run your games for a long, long time.
  • InjuryInjury Mahou Shoujo Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 7992Banned
    You can cobble a really good gaming machine together at around 800USD. Of course, you have mentioned you are pressed for cash. But trust me, a Geforce 2 will handle your needs unless you're going for Doom 3. My trusty Geforce 2 has lasted me for well, ever. I don't plan on leapfrogging until the FX comes out and if I can afford to nab it, I shall. I can sympathize with your overall situation, after all I am on a thin budget myself. But I highly recommend you look into the slightly less than top of the line cards. Games like Half-Life will run smooth enough for your needs.

    Processor/Motherboard combos are usually sold around 130-200USD at my local retailers during their "combination sales" weekends. Could look into that if you have money.
  • AhnteisAhnteis teh Bob Join Date: 2002-10-02 Member: 1405Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    edited November 2002
    You can get a GeForce 2 MX for about $40 which will be lightyears better then your current video card from the sound of things.
    Of course, if you have $130 you can get a GeForce 4 ti4200 which is a VERY nice video card right now.

    EDIT: And this lag isn't related at all to your modem. It's your computer. Same thing goes for smoke grenades in CS BTW. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Injury+Nov 21 2002, 11:48 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Injury @ Nov 21 2002, 11:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->You can cobble a really good gaming machine together at around 800USD. Of course, you have mentioned you are pressed for cash. But trust me, a Geforce 2 will handle your needs unless you're going for Doom 3. My trusty Geforce 2 has lasted me for well, ever. I don't plan on leapfrogging until the FX comes out and if I can afford to nab it, I shall. I can sympathize with your overall situation, after all I am on a thin budget myself. But I highly recommend you look into the slightly less than top of the line cards. Games like Half-Life will run smooth enough for your needs.

    Processor/Motherboard combos are usually sold around 130-200USD at my local retailers during their "combination sales" weekends. Could look into that if you have money.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I got the following for $925 Canadian total (With my latest upgrades):
    P4 1.8 GHz
    256 MB DDR RAM
    2 40 GB HDs, both at 2700 RPM
    Printer
    Deluxe speakers with a Subwoofer
    Microphone
    Optical mouse
    Keyboard
    CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo
    CD-ROM drive
    Radeon 9000 128 MB video card
    Rage 128 Pro 32 MB (Before I had the Radeon)
  • Shrike3OShrike3O Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6678Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Lazysam+Nov 21 2002, 04:48 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Lazysam @ Nov 21 2002, 04:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->u do realize that 2 years is pushing a resonable limit for any body who wants to play games right ? cant tell you much other than sorry to hear bud, get a summer job, sell cans, beg i dunno i can get you a gf2 for 80 bucks plus s&h , so just check at your local store.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You do realize that the HL engine is more like 4 years old, right? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • Rabid_LlamaRabid_Llama Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4340Members
    Something to keep in mind: you might not have an AGP slot, as those Intel chips tend to replace the AGP slot in cheap (read: Dell, Compaq, etc.) computers. So, you might be stuck getting a PCI Geforce 2 MX, which I believe is the most recent PCI video card <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • ekentekent Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7801Members
    I have an old, old Geforce 2 MX and I do fine in the frames department. You just need a card with a hardware T&L chip. I bet you can snag a Geforce 2 MX for about 40 bucks.

    Moore's law states that processor speeds double every 18 months. People have been speculating that this will fail for the last 10 years, but those engineers just keep on going.
  • BurrBurr Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9358Members
    edited November 2002
    Must be nice to have money, I want a new video card, but IM A COLLEGE STUDENT!! I have a NVIDIA TNT, but it still gets the job done, specially with the ole half life engine, but still, a nice GeForce would be grand.

    For now, All I can do is dream....
  • Rabid_LlamaRabid_Llama Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4340Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--(e)kent+Nov 22 2002, 05:30 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ((e)kent @ Nov 22 2002, 05:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I have an old, old Geforce 2 MX and I do fine in the frames department. You just need a card with a hardware T&L chip. I bet you can snag a Geforce 2 MX for about 40 bucks.

    Moore's law states that processor speeds double every 18 months. People have been speculating that this will fail for the last 10 years, but those engineers just keep on going.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I think Moore's Law is going to do okay for the next few years. At some point in the next decade, they're going to make the electron paths on the chips too few atoms across, and Moore will break down.
  • Sesame_StreetSesame_Street Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8864Members
    Hahaha... i love people discussing technology! My fav subject.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I think Moore's Law is going to do okay for the next few years. At some point in the next decade, they're going to make the electron paths on the chips too few atoms across, and Moore will break down.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Nah... electrons will be replaced by optical and plasma interconnections. I highly doubt that humans of today have seen any technology that can compare with what is to come... <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->

    As far as graphics go, you will never stop upgrading your video card unless you stop playing games or do not continue on to play new games. From personal experience, the satisfaction you have when your graphics look nicer is worth whatever investment you choose.
  • TerrTerr Arthritic Skulk Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7486Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Sesame Street+Nov 21 2002, 09:56 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sesame Street @ Nov 21 2002, 09:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Nah... electrons will be replaced by optical and plasma interconnections.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Plasma interconnections will still be using electrical charges to signal.

    As for flashlights slowing people down, just use r_dynamic 0. It makes flashlights have no effect, so it's a double edged sword. You can't turn it off midgame I think, so you pretty much need to add it to config.cfg or autoexec.cfg.
  • ekentekent Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7801Members
    edited November 2002
    I don't know what wierd magazines you guys read, but in the real world they're experimenting with quantum technology. An electron typically has two states, positive and negative. This is where we get binary switches from. 1 on 0 off. However, using quantum technology we can measure the potentiality of the electron, so it has the capibility of being in more than two states, and even more than two states at once! One electron can be used for more than one switch. Wierd, wild stuff said Johnny Carson.

    <a href='http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~westside/quantum-intro.html' target='_blank'>Introduction to Quantum Computing</a>
  • TerrTerr Arthritic Skulk Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7486Members
    edited November 2002
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I don't know what wierd magazines you guys read, but in the real world they're experimenting with quantum technology.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Actually, in the real world they HAVE some optical switching. In the real world practical progress with quantum computing is at a significantly lesser level.

    I can see it now...

    Schröedinger's Frag. There is no way to know if you've really killed the enemy until the scores show at the end of the game.

    Not to mention a lot more "WTF, he was right there, but now he's skipping around, I can't tell how fast he's going!" "WTF? Now he's like in a blurred bullet-time mode, I can't tell which one is him but they're all running!"
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