Classic mode for older PC's?
Drowningw
Join Date: 2012-12-22 Member: 175899Members
Join Date: 2012-12-22 Member: 175899Members
IS there any chance we get this? I deleted the game because i can't maintain even 25fps near end game even with everything on low and resolutions from 1990's like 800x600. 
and i have above recomended specs. there's only a few moded servers that offer classic, we need something official. thats the only chance I have at playing this game, and I can't afford a PC ugrade for another year at least.
and i have above recomended specs. there's only a few moded servers that offer classic, we need something official. thats the only chance I have at playing this game, and I can't afford a PC ugrade for another year at least.
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I've also been through the Nvida control panel to turn everything down I could on there too, have you tried that?
the game doesnt work properly for a lot of people right now, so it isnt odd at all, more like normal :P
Intel q9550 4ghz (tried even stock clock or a lower, 3.4 ghz overclock to rule out issues) so im 1ghz above recomended spec.
zotac gtx260 amp2 (which according to most google threads and online reviews is faster or equal to 5770, which is recomended spec )
8gb ddrII 800MHZ
windows 7 64bit
x-fi extremegamer soundcard
GA-P45-ud3p motherboard
22 inch screen, native res 1680x1050
nvidia latest drivers 314.07 (was no better with older drivers)
two days ago, just before i deleted the game out of sheer frustration and headaches i got from such low framerate, i had 21fps just standing in the marine base, facing an empty room, and aliens had map control. this was at 1280x960 with everything low except textures medium. needless to say it went sub 20fps when anywhere near a battle. this was even before onos time. this was in a server "weasels reborn 4.5ghz". sasme on all servers and i only play on server that maintain 100% perf.
r_stats shows waiting for gpu at 0 always.
it starts off fine, capped at 60 fps like i want it, but mid game and later on, it drops, and drops, and drops, until i can't do anything except jetpack around and weld, or spam lmb as an onos. but at such low fps you get a headache, its inevitable. so in short, its unplayable, and even more so because im not a casual gamer, when i play a game i play to be near the top. not competetive level, but a reliable team mate.
im capping my fps using nvdia inspector tool. its because in game fps cap cvar needs typing in everytime you start the game. and no point in getting 100+fps in menus and overheating the gpu.
can you share your exact settings and your specs please? im willing to install the game again if theres any hope of good performance.
Also, I don't think you need to cap your fps unless your actually seeing high GPU temps while playing NS2. This seems like a preventative measure that may be causing more problems than its solving.
the problem with uncapped framerate is that my gpu is then rendering 100+ fps in menus and during loading screens, which raises gpu temp needlessly. this isn't a problem and modern gpu's but gtx260 is a brute force card.
But sure, i can see if that affects the game in any way, ill download the game on my craptacular connection over night and then report back if there's any change.
Erm, I misread your specs originally. Looks like you have a Core 2 Duo, if I'm not mistaken. I thought it was a quad.
Intel i5 3450 @ 3.1Ghz
GTX 460 (1GB video card)
8 GB RAM
All settings low, native resolution.
The six other people I know besides myself meet or exceed the recommended specs and the only issue any of ever had was sometimes our bindings would reset and we would be at rookie mode again.