Which graphic option I can do without?

huiben · Post by **huiben** » 22 Nov 2004, 17:44

I have a ATI 9600XT, but i can hardly turn on everything. Full screen anti-aliasing cannot be used at all.

partical system also slow thing down a lot. is 9600 really far off from full power?

which graphic option I can do without? what is Depth of field? and what is Horizon Fog and Vsync?

thanks
ben

^Sparco^ · Post by **^Sparco^** » 22 Nov 2004, 17:49

My suggestions:

Everything ON. Then, try switching off things:

1st: "Improved" contrast/bright ---> These options make the game run slower and the colors look worse... LOL

2nd: (optional) Motion Blur. Swuitch it off if you hate it.

3rd: Anti Aliasing: Reduce it a bit....

Game must run smoothly now cause I have a FX5200 and goes very well after switching off those things. Your gfx card is way better than mine

n00bjabi · Post by **n00bjabi** » 22 Nov 2004, 18:04

i have the same card.

you can set everything to max, run at 1024x768, but turn off light trails, motion blurr, and particle effects (tire smoke, it's useless)

you can set everything else to max and it'll work.

anfrey · Post by **anfrey** » 22 Nov 2004, 18:06

i have an fx5200 too.. and it runs like crap!!

a7n8x-e deluxe
2600+ barton
2x512mb pc3200 ddr (geil golden dragon)
fx5200 128mb

why does mine run like poo??? 800x600, no FSAA, no EC... 16fps

Niss · Post by **Niss** » 22 Nov 2004, 18:29

nvidia GeForce FX5600
256MB DDR
everything is set to high on 1024x768 exept for light trails and blur cuz thats ugly

anfrey · Post by **anfrey** » 22 Nov 2004, 18:48

*sigh* am i the only one not getting at least 30fps

huiben · Post by **huiben** » 22 Nov 2004, 23:43

when I turn everything on, i see the following screen. I am pretty sure it is anti-alias because when I turn it off, it is back to normal.

is there anyway I can tell my fps rate? I feel that the game is slow, but don't know by how much. it is difficult to judge by human eye whether it is runing at good speed or not

my card is ATI 9600XT

jemc · Post by **jemc** » 23 Nov 2004, 01:20

ati radeon 9100, all ON (even AA) 1024*768 and the game runs smoothly lol

UrQuattro · Post by **UrQuattro** » 23 Nov 2004, 02:41

Extra Bright/High Reflections are definately not necessary. OYu can also switch off Light trails, and MOtion blur. Road Reflections don't need to be used to full either.

anfrey · Post by **anfrey** » 23 Nov 2004, 06:49

download FRAPS to tell your framerate

huiben · Post by **huiben** » 23 Nov 2004, 19:26

after some tuning, i found that particle effect and reflection details are most costly to enable. but road reflection is a cool effect that hard to do without... for now, i set it to low

for FPS, i am getting around 16 to 20 for most time.. and occationally drop to 12/13. is that too slow?

does motherboard make a big difference in fps as well? i only have a AGP 4x

anfrey · Post by **anfrey** » 23 Nov 2004, 19:37

imho, anything under 30fps is too slow... i'm playhing at 16

samurilos · Post by **samurilos** » 23 Nov 2004, 19:40

Ok u can do without enhanced contrast, light glow, and keep the reso @ 800x600, anti -aliasing at mid lvl, world detail & road reflec can stay at one lvl belwo max and it should run ok or great, and i only have a 800mhz processor, works good for me. agp rate only determines the time its takes to get into the game, but once in it doesn't make a diff, cuz my agp rate is set at 1x

anfrey · Post by **anfrey** » 23 Nov 2004, 19:46

what video card do u have samurilos

H4MM3R1 · Post by **H4MM3R1** » 23 Nov 2004, 23:05

LOL i got Geforce 3 Ti 64mb Tv-out and its working smoothly and perfetct

relja55 · Post by **relja55** » 24 Nov 2004, 01:09

9600 xt
1280x1024 everthing on max

runs fine
only when i press map in game my game stops on 2 seconds
same things hapend on 800x600

so i dont think its resolution problem

huiben · Post by **huiben** » 25 Nov 2004, 17:46

how come some can run everything on max, and some cannot , even on the same card. I obviously have a problem when I turn on AA, and everything max will give me 9 fps...

ben

relja55 wrote:9600 xt
1280x1024 everthing on max

runs fine
only when i press map in game my game stops on 2 seconds
same things hapend on 800x600

so i dont think its resolution problem

The Flying Dragon · Post by **The Flying Dragon** » 25 Nov 2004, 18:35

anfrey wrote:i have an fx5200 too.. and it runs like crap!!

a7n8x-e deluxe
2600+ barton
2x512mb pc3200 ddr (geil golden dragon)
fx5200 128mb

why does mine run like poo??? 800x600, no FSAA, no EC... 16fps

man i got same card as you...it runs ok man
i set my settings to 800x600
world detail is zero..road reflection is 2 our of 3 bar thing..
EC is on..motion blur is on...partcile system is on...everthing is maxed out part from those world and road reflection..then again..i dont use AA....it dont lag that much..and the fram rate ... i would say its 20fps..
256mb ram
2.6 ghz speed
my pc is crappier then yours man!

anfrey · Post by **anfrey** » 25 Nov 2004, 18:46

all my settings are on max except for no fsaa, no ec.. maybe i should start turning things down...

The Flying Dragon · Post by **The Flying Dragon** » 25 Nov 2004, 19:03

mines are ok with my settings..i think i need more RAM...im not botered about FSAA....all i mater is the reflection of the car..and THE car..hahaha dats it...but ur frame rate wil be a lot faster if u down down sme options

anfrey · Post by **anfrey** » 25 Nov 2004, 21:24

what'sit like with world detail at 0 and road reflection down 1?

The Flying Dragon · Post by **The Flying Dragon** » 25 Nov 2004, 21:34

world detaill..not much...just if u drive RIGHT nxt to the building..its got no shadows..instead they look like..they are already rendered into the shiny building...its confusin ...hard to explain it looks excatly the same as the max details..only..not glowing..ahh cant explain it...
and reflection..at lv 2 its still very decent...it looks more realistic...the cars stil reflect..jst less shinier