Ahhh! Slow Framerates!!

Dreighton · 18th Feb 2000, 07:25 PM

Hi I'm running on a P2-333 128 megs o' ram, a 32mb TNT2 card, and UT runs really crappy on some maps [img]/~unreal/ubb/html/frown.gif[/img]! I've tried everything dropping the res down to 640 480 to turning of features like dynamic lighting and decals but i still get un acceptable frame rates on some maps!! (Below 20 frames!!) Has anyone else had a similar problem? I'd really like some help on this so if you have any ideas or suggestions please post here..

-Dreighton

Dreighton · 18th Feb 2000, 07:32 PM

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Toolvana · 18th Feb 2000, 07:32 PM

Turn the texture detail down to medium in preferences if you haven't already. Also, in case you didn't know, press "~" and type "preferences" to bring up another settings menu. Go to the bottom and select "D3D" under "Rendering" and try setting things to false in there. [img]/~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif[/img]

Toolvana · 18th Feb 2000, 07:33 PM

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Toolvana · 18th Feb 2000, 07:35 PM

Oh yeah, make sure you have DX7 and the latest drivers for your TNT2...

wiggum_pi · 18th Feb 2000, 07:37 PM

I have:
AMD K6-2 300
32 MB TNT2 (not M64, but the normal version)
128 MB RAM

At 800x600, I usually get framerates in the high teens.

Try to turn down your some of your settings in the .ini file. It helped me slightly. Here are the settings that Rooster used to get an extra 10 fps on his Celeron 400 (BTW, I'm not responsible for any damage this might do.):

OutputRate=22050Hz
EffectsChannels=16
LowSoundQuality=true
Decals=False
NoDynamicLights=True
SkinDetail=Medium
TextureDetail=Medium
SlowVideoBuffering=False
Translucency=True
VolumetricLighting=False
ShinySurfaces=True
Coronas=False
HighDetailActors=False
UseMipmapping=True
UseTrilinear=False
UseMultitexture=True
UsePageFlipping=True
UseTripleBuffering=True
UsePrecache=True
DetailTextures=False

Hope this helps.

Who's gonna be the odd man out? I want to be the odd man out.
-- CookieMnstr|PuF

19th Feb 2000, 03:06 AM

Once, I started UT and my framerate dropped to (and below) 20. It turned out I accidently started two instances of UT [img]/~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif[/img]

Yeah lady, You and the IRS...

XxBonesxX · 19th Feb 2000, 03:15 AM

I saw how UT ran on a 600mhz system with 256m ram using TNT2 Ultra at this computer store and it ran sweet [img]/~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif[/img]

I've got your number!!
{PuF}XxBonesxX

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18th Feb 2000, 07:25 PM	#1
Dreighton Registered User Join Date: Feb. 18th, 2000 Posts: 16	Hi I'm running on a P2-333 128 megs o' ram, a 32mb TNT2 card, and UT runs really crappy on some maps [img]/~unreal/ubb/html/frown.gif[/img]! I've tried everything dropping the res down to 640 480 to turning of features like dynamic lighting and decals but i still get un acceptable frame rates on some maps!! (Below 20 frames!!) Has anyone else had a similar problem? I'd really like some help on this so if you have any ideas or suggestions please post here.. -Dreighton

18th Feb 2000, 07:32 PM	#2
Dreighton Registered User Join Date: Feb. 18th, 2000 Posts: 16	top

18th Feb 2000, 07:32 PM	#3
Toolvana RL hostage Join Date: Nov. 24th, 1999 Location: Satellite of Love Posts: 1,048	Turn the texture detail down to medium in preferences if you haven't already. Also, in case you didn't know, press "~" and type "preferences" to bring up another settings menu. Go to the bottom and select "D3D" under "Rendering" and try setting things to false in there. [img]/~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif[/img]

18th Feb 2000, 07:33 PM	#4
Toolvana RL hostage Join Date: Nov. 24th, 1999 Location: Satellite of Love Posts: 1,048	top again [img]/~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif[/img]

18th Feb 2000, 07:35 PM	#5
Toolvana RL hostage Join Date: Nov. 24th, 1999 Location: Satellite of Love Posts: 1,048	Oh yeah, make sure you have DX7 and the latest drivers for your TNT2...

18th Feb 2000, 07:37 PM	#6
wiggum_pi Registered User Join Date: Dec. 28th, 1999 Posts: 730	I have: AMD K6-2 300 32 MB TNT2 (not M64, but the normal version) 128 MB RAM At 800x600, I usually get framerates in the high teens. Try to turn down your some of your settings in the .ini file. It helped me slightly. Here are the settings that Rooster used to get an extra 10 fps on his Celeron 400 (BTW, I'm not responsible for any damage this might do.): OutputRate=22050Hz EffectsChannels=16 LowSoundQuality=true Decals=False NoDynamicLights=True SkinDetail=Medium TextureDetail=Medium SlowVideoBuffering=False Translucency=True VolumetricLighting=False ShinySurfaces=True Coronas=False HighDetailActors=False UseMipmapping=True UseTrilinear=False UseMultitexture=True UsePageFlipping=True UseTripleBuffering=True UsePrecache=True DetailTextures=False Hope this helps. Who's gonna be the odd man out? I want to be the odd man out. -- CookieMnstr\|PuF

19th Feb 2000, 03:06 AM	#7
Morgan Guest Posts: n/a	Once, I started UT and my framerate dropped to (and below) 20. It turned out I accidently started two instances of UT [img]/~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif[/img] Yeah lady, You and the IRS...

19th Feb 2000, 03:15 AM	#8
XxBonesxX banned Join Date: Dec. 19th, 1999 Location: A grave Yard! Posts: 1,525	I saw how UT ran on a 600mhz system with 256m ram using TNT2 Ultra at this computer store and it ran sweet [img]/~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif[/img] *I've got your number!!* *{PuF}XxBonesxX*