Mr. Clark Posted January 12, 2001 Share Posted January 12, 2001 This suggestion MOSTLY applies to those who have purchased new video cards recently, but probably could help anyone... I recently ousted my Voodoo 2 1000 and replaced it with a Voodoo 3 3000 PCI. After this change I was able to see transparent smoke, and to toss in some MODS, but I REALLY was not seeing much of a performance boost, actually NONE in fps. Yesterday, playing the Whitmann scenario, I noticed a LOT of slowdown once kills started piling up. I figured that since the final 1.1 patch was finally here, I may as well un-install, and then do a fresh re-install. This I did. I then re-installed my MODS, but was very choosy this time. (I only installed the Hi-Res Tiger and sounds from the Madd-dog packs, etc) Don't get me wrong, my game is fully MOD'ed, I was just picky this time. Now, for whatever reason, I am getting double or triple fps! What used to average 25 fps, now averages 50 fps! Anyhoo, this story may be a single case scenario, but I wanted to share it just in case someone out there could be helped with performance the way my game was. (NOTE: I'm not exactly sure WHICH part of the process boosted performance...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralsaw Posted January 12, 2001 Share Posted January 12, 2001 Mr Clark, Just wondering, how do you know how many FPS you get from CMBO? Regards ------------------ My squads are regular, must be the fibre in the musli... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clark Posted January 12, 2001 Author Share Posted January 12, 2001 I D/Loaded a program called FRAPS. You just run it then fire up CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Posted January 12, 2001 Share Posted January 12, 2001 Or you are just lucky like me and have a fiance that buy you a AMD-950 processor, 256mb PC-133 RAM stick, and Geforce card for X-Mas. ------------------ "I had no shoes and I cried, then I met a man who had no socks." - Fred Mertz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeWary Posted January 12, 2001 Share Posted January 12, 2001 If you were using the beta patch before, it is likely your performance slowdown was due to the debugging being turned on for the beta. ------------------ "Liberty or Death?" Make it "Victory or Pretty Damned Badly Wounded", and I'm yours. - a prospective recruit during the American Revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralsaw Posted January 12, 2001 Share Posted January 12, 2001 Thanks Mr Clark, very useful. Regards ------------------ My squads are regular, must be the fibre in the musli... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunzler Posted January 13, 2001 Share Posted January 13, 2001 Just wondering what frame rates people are getting and if they make a difference in the appearance of the game after about 30 or so. I downloaded FRAPS, (great little program) and I am only getting 25 FPS in view 8 with a new high end system. The lower the view I go, however, the higher the FPS go. I get between 35 and 50 in the lower views. I wonder if resolution makes a difference also, as I am running in 1600 x 1200 resolution. What results are others seeing with high end systems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted January 13, 2001 Share Posted January 13, 2001 Well definately the more hi-res mods you install, the lower your frame rate will be. Mr. Clark, why a Voodoo 3 3000? That's a pretty low-end video card these days. Now that 3Dfx has been bought-out by Nvidia, I wouldn't take a Voodoo product if given to me. I've had a TNT2 Ultra for over a year now and handles CM pretty well, fully modded with tons of hi-res mods except with the large scenarios. I am using every hi-res mod that comes out except the latest Hummel/Nashorn mod. Just haven't got that one yet. It all really comes down to your VRAM. If you've got a 32MB card or better, then you can run those hi-res mods without a large slow-down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted January 13, 2001 Share Posted January 13, 2001 Even on a low-end system, hi-res vehicles and buildings aren't going to make much of a difference. It's the hi-res terrain where you take a hit. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clark Posted January 13, 2001 Author Share Posted January 13, 2001 Ah, several reasons for the V3. Mostly because of money. It was REALLY cheap. I only really wanted a graphics card for CM, since I have a PS2 for my other gaming enjoyment. Also, I have an AMD, and voodoo cards just seem to be more compatible with K6-2's than any other brand. It IS definately Hi-Res grass that eats up a system the fastest! Did some testing... Oh, and I THOUGHT that maybe it was actually the de-bug stuff that was slowing everything down, but then realized that I was playing the slideshow Whitman scenario ON VERSION 1.1, before doing my fps changing re-install. So, it was definately SOMETHING about the re-install... no idea what... probably my selection of MODS, but possibly it just cleared out the right thing for my V3 to take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted January 13, 2001 Share Posted January 13, 2001 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mr. Clark: I D/Loaded a program called FRAPS. You just run it then fire up CM.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> What is FRAPS and where do you get it? ------------------ Blessed be the Lord my strength who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clark Posted January 13, 2001 Author Share Posted January 13, 2001 Send me E-Mail and I'll send it to you, it's very small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatter Posted January 13, 2001 Share Posted January 13, 2001 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> I recently ousted my Voodoo 2 1000 and replaced it with a Voodoo 3 3000 PCI. After this change I was able to see transparent smoke, and to toss in some MODS, but I REALLY was not seeing much of a performance boost, actually NONE in fps. ]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yes I did read you bought voodoo 3 for money reasons. If you wanted better performance you should of got the Voodoo 5500. I got one for X-mas, and the speed increase is definately noticable. Hey Maximus take it easy on the Voodoo cards they in my opinion are still the best. After lots of research I had originally desided to get a geforce card and did. Only problem is it was causing lots of lock ups with CM and other games. Even when updating drivers and such, I still had no success. I had a voodoo 3 before and never had a single problem with it. So I got the voodoo 5500 PCI and love it, once you figure out the different setting an what they do for individual games, you will love the Voodoo 5500, I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatter Posted January 13, 2001 Share Posted January 13, 2001 Mr. Clark could I get Fraps too, if it is not to much trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NigelO Posted January 13, 2001 Share Posted January 13, 2001 A www.google.com search for FRAPS turned up 1,200 hits in 0.07 seconds, the first of which pointed to www.fraps.com, and the second pointed to the download page. Hope it helps the mee.too.s. ------------------ Just nod if you can hear me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clark Posted January 13, 2001 Author Share Posted January 13, 2001 Fired a copy out to all who wrote me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted January 13, 2001 Share Posted January 13, 2001 Looked in local store this morning and saw a voodoo 5 reduced to £99 from £199 (G. Very tempting, does any one know what performance increase i might expect ? current system- amd k62 500 ,voodoo 3 3000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clark Posted January 13, 2001 Author Share Posted January 13, 2001 Shatter should be able to answer that Q for you, since it appears he just made that change. E-Mail him if he does not check back here. I'll probably need to get a V5 next year for CM2... he he... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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