Fps Ppl?

master_wong · March 2005

ok, heres my problem. - Im playing ns on a crappy old laptop. and fps i get is between 11-32... down to 9 in torrent farmed place.

beside it, i still play ns pretty good, or at least playable.

can you ppl tell me ur fps average or range?

any suggestions to help me speed up the game?

heres my laptop->

P4 2.0Ghz
256 RAM
32MB Radeon Mobile 7500
Nothron 2002 running

Perf i play on->

800x600x16
Detailed models

GoDlol · March 2005

i used to have to play like that, only thing i could do to improve it was get a new computer :/

theclam · March 2005

You should be getting much better FPS than that. You've probably got a ton of programs running in the background.

surprise · March 2005

average fps?
100 <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' />

TOmekki · March 2005

100fps, accept no alternatives

Anderval · March 2005

you may think you can play with low fps but really it limits you loads, i used to get 30-40 fps which compared to the constant 100 i get now was unplayable.

because laptops arnt really upgradeable you should probably think of getting a new pc, you could probably build a decent 100fps machine for £300-400 though of course it would suck for games that arnt hl (hl2 for example!). If a new pc isnt a possibility then reformatting and just keeping the minimum possible number of programs running in the background is your best bet,

Lt_Patch · March 2005

I might be doing something wrong here, but nailing a stream of 60.0fps, in NS, and in anything else that uses the HL engine, and in Source. UT2004 rips out aboot 160fps on a 31 bot single play map, with me play as well. Halo goes off the scale when on max settings.
Is there a vsync issue or something.

Spec is A64 3500+, 2x XFX GF 6600GT Gamer edition 128MB PCI-e cards, 1x gig Corsair TwinX XMS PRO, Asus A*n-SLi Deluxe m/b.

I reckon a system of my specs should top 150fps. Anyone willing to help?

Roberto · March 2005

yep, sounds like you have v-sync on

also, you need to set fps_max to 100, as the default is 72

airyK · March 2005

I recommend using vsync but just uping your refresh rate to 100 if your monitor can handle it, tearing is too much of a distraction for me :/

Lt_Patch · March 2005

Hmm, haven't tried the fps_max command yet. Monitor refuse to go any higher than 60Hz that 1280*1024. Don't blame it really, seeing as Everest reports the build date on it as Week 2, 2000. Everything else has been upped, several times, but the monitor has to be the most reliable thing that has even graced my desk. Must get round to replacing it soon.

Anyone know the command for nerfing vsync?

theclam · March 2005

Frankly, I'd leave vsync on, since you can't really see anything more than your monitor's refresh rate.

If you have an LCD, then you might not be able to get higher than 60hz.

Lt_Patch · March 2005

Not LCD. 17", 5 year old Fujitsu Siemens CRT FTW!

Don't think it's a vsync issue, seeing as it sticks at 60, even at 800*600, which the monitor chews up at 150Hz

DuoGodOfDeath · March 2005

9800 XT + AMD Barton 3200+

100 fps constant but when I hit heavily populated area's and spores galore with all the marines shooting it goes down to 40 sometimes :/

QwertyMcDunkin · March 2005

Right Click On Desktop -> Properties -> Settings Tab -> Advanced Button ->... You should now see tabs such as general, monitor, and if you have an nvidia card there will be a tab that has the name of your card, in my case, GeForce FX 5600. A side menu should pop up and you can then go into the Performance & Quality Settings menu and do stuff like turn vsynch on and of, change your level of AA and ASF. Turning them both all of the way up, while killing your FPS, makes NS look quite nice. You can then turn vsynch off and then set your FPS_MAX to 100, but be warned, if your machine can't run 100 fps constantly, or at all, you will get wildly fluxuating fps and and overall lower performance. You could always mess with the FPS_MAX command by setting it to a lower number and seeing how things go. The other alternative to this option is using refresh rate overrides, but thats sort of on a case by case basis.

<img src='http://s95044274.onlinehome.us/gm/vsynch.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

master_wong · March 2005

thx every1! i will try all of your advices.!!!

Jmmsbnd007 · March 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DuoGodOfDeath @ Mar 8 2005, 12:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> 9800 XT + AMD Barton 3200+

100 fps constant but when I hit heavily populated area's and spores galore with all the marines shooting it goes down to 40 sometimes :/  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Yep. I'm running a 2500+ @ 2.3 ghz and a stock 9800Pro and I get **** fps sometimes.

Flyingcow · March 2005

1800 xp+
512mb pc2100 ram
geforce 3 ti 200

my max fps is 64 because of my 5 year old monitor (i dont want to break it)
and in the detailed areas it goes down to 35-40

GiGaBiTe · March 2005

athlon 3000+
1 GB PC-2700 DDR
Radeon 9800 Pro

150-557 FPS

DuoGodOfDeath · March 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> athlon 3000+
1 GB PC-2700 DDR
Radeon 9800 Pro

150-557 FPS</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

HOW? I get 100 fps at times but it just sky rockets down to the 40's at times. I heard of some ati thing in the config, does this do anything fps wise?

ati_npatch "1.0"
ati_subdiv "2.0"

Invader_Scoot · March 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GiGaBiTe @ Mar 11 2005, 10:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> athlon 3000+
1 GB PC-2700 DDR
Radeon 9800 Pro

150-557 FPS  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Thanks for the exageration.

Jmmsbnd007 · March 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DuoGodOfDeath @ Mar 12 2005, 12:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> athlon 3000+
1 GB PC-2700 DDR
Radeon 9800 Pro

150-557 FPS</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

HOW? I get 100 fps at times but it just sky rockets down to the 40's at times. I heard of some ati thing in the config, does this do anything fps wise?

ati_npatch "1.0"
ati_subdiv "2.0"  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Those have little effect (they're for truform iirc), at least, little effect for me :/

GiGaBiTe · March 2005

you can unlock the 100 fps cap lol, and if you want proof, ill post a screenshot.

GiGaBiTe · March 2005

1280x1024 @ 32 Bpp on co_suddendrop][ (snapshot scaled down to 800x600)

<img src='http://darksideserver.cjb.net/pictures/fps.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

Clashen · March 2005

If you wan't to boost you fps ALOT use "gl_maxsize 1" =)

Xtof · March 2005

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /> I have a Pentium III, 533 MHz with 320 MB Ram

I just reinstalled my computer and it plays smoother then before. Now you may laugh <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /> / <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /> I used to get around <u><b>10 to 15 fps</b></u> but now it goes up to <u><b>max 25 fps</b></u>. All the settings (except sound) are set to minimal.

So please stop complaining about bad fps, as I know how bad fps can literally kill you. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the game, and lucky enough I don't know what it is to play with 100 fps (and what you don't know, you don't miss, at least not that hard ^^).

- Though I enjoy the game, it's the most enjoyable when I am commander and win, as the fps (weirdly) affects less my intrensical capacities ^^.

- As a marine I can see that other rines walk a bit faster then me, and it takes longer to empty my gun then other players. It's much better after I reinstalled my computer, but I can't get those ten bullets out of my pistol in one second. Before the install it took about 4 to 5 seconds. That really sucked. Now it's in a good two seconds.

- As an alien I mainly go (if I'm not skulk) gorge (most of the time) or lerk. I never go fade as the blinking doesn't run smooth (enough) on my computer in order to be a good enough fade.

Just wanted to share that with you guys, you shouln't complain to much.

Greetz,
XtOf

Lt_Patch · March 2005

Heh, time for a beast...

Athlon64 3500+, 1GB Corsair XMS Pro DDR400, 2x XFX 6600GT Gamer's Edition, Maxtor SATA1.5GB/s+ NCQ.

It would seem that the only number that my net_graph is capable of displaying would be 60.0fps. Nothing drops it lower, not even a 32 player co_cs_assault-athon...

QwertyMcDunkin · March 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GiGaBiTe @ Mar 12 2005, 02:09 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> 1280x1024 @ 32 Bpp on co_suddendrop][ (snapshot scaled down to 800x600)

<a href='http://darksideserver.cjb.net/pictures/fps.jpg' target='_blank'>http://darksideserver.cjb.net/pictures/fps.jpg</a>  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Hey there smart guy, the max FPS the HL1 engine can render is 100. What you are seeing is what it could be rendering, not the actual framerate you are getting. Better luck next time though.

ZiGGY · March 2005

seems to me you just wanna buy a sticker that reads 100000fps and just stick it in the bottom right of the screen there. Me I got between 5 and 40 fps depending on the map and how many people there were.

GiGaBiTe · March 2005

i just unlock my fps because if i leave it capped at 100, ill get 40-50 fps in big firefights. and with it unlocked it stays around 75 in firefights and like i said, it maxes out around 557 if nothing is happening. but in the steam menu, its completely maxed out at 999-1000 fps lol.

DarkFrost · March 2005

Having developer 1 on even with your config.cfg read only, allows spiteful admins to access your config, have fun with your silly numbers <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

GiGaBiTe · March 2005

will do.

and since i rarely visit any other servers than my own, that wont be a big issue.

Fps Ppl?

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