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I'm getting 20 to 30 fps at 320x200, and around 10 at 640x480.  Detail level
was set to high (not highest).  That still seems slower than I remember, and
if the responses I've recieved are correct, then I think I should be getting
better.  Is there anything obvious that I'm overlooking?



"Yeremein" <yeremein@nonexistent.net> wrote in message
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> > Just to rule out any hardware concerns,
> > can someone please tell me if the 2MB video ram I have is enough for a
> > nicely running D1 and D2.  The first time I got into D1/D2, my computer
I
> > had a 4MB video card.
>
> D1 and D2 (the "official" versions anyway) just do software rendering,
> meaning you only need enough video memory for probably two frame buffers
> (a front buffer and a back buffer; the game will draw on one while
> displaying the other, then flip; at least, that's what I'm assuming it
> does).  If you're running in 320x200 mode with 256 colors, you need a
> whopping 64KB per frame buffer, or 128KB total video memory.  Jump up to
> 640x480, and you need 600KB (round that up to 1MB).  So, the short
> answer is, 2MB video memory is fine for Descent 1 and 2.
>
> After writing the above, I dug up my Descent box and manual and looked
> at the system requirements page.  Here's what it says...
>
> "IBM/Tandy 100% compatible 386-33 or faster (486-33 w/8 Megs of RAM
> highly recommended) with 4 Megabytes of RAM.  DOS 5.0 or later.
> Supports Microsoft Mouse or compatibles.  Sound Cards Supported: Sound
> Blaster (Pro, 16, AWE32), Media Vision Pro-Audio Spectrum (Plus, 16, and
> Studio), Gravis Ultrasound, General MIDI, SCC-1.  1 or 2 Joysticks
> supported as well as ThrustMaster WCS, FCS, FLCS, Gravis Game Pad,
> Phoenix, Logitech Cyberman, CH Flightstick Pro and Wingman Extreme.
> Supports the Forte VFX-1 and Victormaxx CyberMaxx."
>
> ... no mention of video memory at all.
>
> Also, note that we've gotten spoiled frame-rate wise in the past ten
> years.  My 100MHz DX4 system, well above the recommended system
> requirements only got 20-odd frames per second at 320x200.
>