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Article #27249Re: Very Slow, Questions
From: HeXetic
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 00:27
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 00:27
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Try reading this little article about Generals' advanced detail settings: http://www.planetcnc.com/features/techtroopers/02-27-03/ You should also reduce your resolution to 800x600 if you can. As always, turn off background applications like ICQ or MSN messenger or whatever (but not Fraps, duh). Otherwise there's not much else you can do. -- - Tim G. "DTR971" <gocougs@msbx.net> wrote in message news:406da0c5$1_6@news.athenanews.com > I instaled thet fraps program. I am getting only 6 frames per second. How > can I improve that. I am not real savy when it comes to tweaking. How can > I increase the frames per second. any help would be apperciated. > > > "HeXetic" <hottic@hexemail.com> wrote in message > news:m%2bc.18051$j57.1038637@news20.bellglobal.com... >> Nope. PCI vs AGP really doesn't make that much of a huge difference. It'll be >> noticeable, certainly, but the effect will probably be mostly ignoreable; you >> should have no trouble running in 1024x768. The game does slow down to the >> lowest common denominator in multiplayer but there are other factors. If you >> have AI players, that can have a huge effect. You can benchmark your system; >> you should aim to have 20 frames per second when playing a 1 on 1 skirmish >> game. Tune the settings to achieve this and your friends should no longer >> blame you for any speed issues (to see your FPS in generals, use a tool like >> www.fraps.com) >> >> >> -- >> - Tim G. >>
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