FCAT Benchmark methodology

dePARA

Did someone ever benched NS2 with the FCAT methodology to check the frametimes?
This article explain how it works and why fraps fail here.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/fcat-benchmarking-review,1.html

Reason:
Since release the game feel like it has issues to render the frames correctly.
60fps in NS2 didnt feel like 60fps in other games for example.
Did you ever noticed that youtube videos runs butter smooth while you have constant stutter at higher fps on monitor?

The results of an FCAT benchmark would be really interisting and might help the new dev team.

Nordic

In my memory no one ever actually did it. I remember the oldtime forum member @ScardyBob talking about doing it but never got around to it or something. I would still be interested in this kind of analysis.

UncleCrunch

@dePARA
Maybe it's not the graphic engine, but instead the information he gets or doesn't get in time...

Why don't you try to do the benchmark yourself ?

Cr4zyb4st4rd

To do proper FCAT testing you need some pretty expensive hardware. Stuff most people don't just have.

Calego

Cr4zyb4st4rd wrote: »

To do proper FCAT testing you need some pretty expensive hardware. Stuff most people don't just have.

Oh wow yeah. I thought if this was simple I should try to run this, then I read the article and yeah no.

dePARA

The guys from Guru3d have the equipment and the knowledge todo this.
So i asked them per mail if they are willing to invest the needed time if we give them some NS2 keys for free.

Now we have to wait for the answer