Fps?

Brain_Cleaner

<div class="IPBDescription">low FPS=Skulk food</div> How do i get a better FPS rate?

i started playing using my single player HL setting, a res of 1024x768 and was getting a FPS rate of about 45fps, they reduced my res down to 800x600, FSP=30-35

under advisement i think i set it to 640x480 and played in software mode...... SEVEN FRAMES PER SECOND!!!!!!! in the RR on a "LAN" bot game?!?!?!:angry:

what the hell is going wrong? how do i get a better FPS?

Spyder_Monkey

For starters... don't ever run in software mode. Ever.

lochness

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Berger

Why would you <i>lower</i> the resolution when it lowers your fps? Higher resolutions look better. Just leave it at 1024x768, and be satisfied with your 45 fps. Or you could splurge and buy yourself a Radeon 9500. <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->

Ollj

Fps dropper can be:
A Program in backround using lots of Ram.
Another color dept (32 bit).
Full Screen Anti-Aliasing FSAA.
EAX sound, 3D Sound.
Some other GFX ingame variable changed.
Wallhacks <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Having your computer on for more than 6 hours.
Other Ram "speed rate" setting in bios.

SemperFi1

We cant help you with your problem if you dont even tell us what kind of rig you have.

Talesin

<happily huggles a new XP2200+, 512 of PC2100, and a R9500 Pro.. not modded up to a Soft9700 Pro yet, and still getting over 400fps in a heavily played map 'timerefresh', with 6xFSAA and 16-tap anisotropic forced on, at 1600x1200x32.> Upgrade. It'll do wonders.

Failing that, NEVER play in software mode, if you've got a card that can handle OpenGL.
640x480 with a 16-bit color mode is standard for 'low' spec systems.
Bots take up CPU time.. you'll have a higher framerate if you aren't running them... ie: in a 'net game.
Download PowerStrip, and compact your memory before you play.
CTRL+ALT+DEL. If you're on Win98, close everything but Explorer and Systray. Then compact your memory. Start only HL (or HL and your game browser.. preferably ASE)
Scandisk and defrag your HDD on a regular basis... once a month is a good interval, though it can be stretched to two months if you don't delete files that often.
Turn all of your graphical options to 'low', and use the speediest settings you can find.

What's your rig's spec, anyway? Easier to give more detailed advice, knowing the hardware at hand.

masterswordman

My FPS are around 25 on NS, and I can still play well and kill those skulks, if you have skill a normal "rig" would work fine.

AlienBreed

i run 32 bit textures in 1024x768 on a p4 2.5 + g4 4400 ti and i have always had a nice 100 fps
it rarely dropped below 80
but yesterday i installed a colour tune up program called 3deep and suddenly found my fps was jumping wildly between around 20 and 100
it was almost unplayable not so much because fps was low but it kept changing
i was not happy <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo-->

one other thing i have noticed is that for geforce cards getting the very latest detonator drivers is not always a good thing
if you have named brand card eg.creative geforce, your probably better off sticking with teh card brand drivers until they get updated

BlueGhost

Its technically a 'box' not a 'rig'.. a 'rig' being a truck or sommat. I suppose if you had a REALLY odd case mod.........