Crippling Video Bug, Plz Help!

ScuzballScuzball Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20657Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
in Tech Support
<div class="IPBDescription">*cries a river*</div> So NS looks like crap on D3D for me, and I put it on OpenGL.

Now <i>most</i> of the game is smooth as silk... but some maps murder my comp.

Certain hives or areas drop my FPS from about 90 to literally 2 or 3. The sound gets choppy. Basically, I become bait. You can imagine how this affects my aim or even my ability to notice an enemy standing in front of me.

WHAT FIXES THIS? Is there a way at all? Is it just the maps? Or am I just stuck with D3D forever?
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  • schkorpioschkorpio I can mspaint Join Date: 2003-05-23 Member: 16635Members
    you shouldnt be using d3d in hl ever!


    what kind of system do you have?
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  • ScuzballScuzball Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20657Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    It's a modest HP. 254 mb, 1793 hertz. I think we've got a 16mb video card in there.

    It runs games like AvP2 smoothly, why not good 'ol Half Life?
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  • titaniumtitanium Join Date: 2003-10-31 Member: 22166Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Scuzball+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Scuzball)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->16mb video card<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • Mkk_BitestuffMkk_Bitestuff Join Date: 2003-01-17 Member: 12407Members
    edited June 2004
    try typing in console
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    that should help
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  • Jas0Jas0 Join Date: 2003-12-06 Member: 24054Members
    and vertical sync to off, if possible!
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  • SariselSarisel .::&#39; ( O ) &#39;;:-. .-.:;&#39; ( O ) &#39;::. Join Date: 2003-07-30 Member: 18557Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Jas0+Jun 28 2004, 09:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jas0 @ Jun 28 2004, 09:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> and vertical sync to off, if possible! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    this is a mixed blessing
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  • explodingheadboyexplodingheadboy Join Date: 2003-04-18 Member: 15636Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Sarisel+Jun 28 2004, 10:40 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sarisel @ Jun 28 2004, 10:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Jas0+Jun 28 2004, 09:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jas0 @ Jun 28 2004, 09:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> and vertical sync to off, if possible! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    this is a mixed blessing <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Gah, ATI cards and Vsync off in half-life... bad combo. VERY BAD. Lets hope he has an old nvidia.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    I'd have to disagree with the vsync off comment. That just makes it look cruddy if your framerate goes above your refresh rate.

    A better video card would probably be a sound investment, given that 16MB cards were around the TNT or TNT2 era. Hiverooms (and Marine Spawn) tend to be built in a lot. All those extra structures are additional polys, which could quite likely be killing a slower card.
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  • SiDSquishySiDSquishy Join Date: 2003-10-15 Member: 21704Members
    "My software never has bugs. It just develops random features."
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  • weggyweggy Join Date: 2003-06-04 Member: 16998Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-[SiD]Squishy+Jun 29 2004, 02:54 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([SiD]Squishy @ Jun 29 2004, 02:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> "My software never has bugs. It just develops random features." <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    lol <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • NecrosisNecrosis The Loquacious Sage Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18828Members, Constellation
    I'd the same sort of problems - the only thing I changed was using a 64mb card, and now it all runs smoothly.

    And yes, I could play AvP2 perfectly with my old onboard card. Personally I blame Steam, as "normal" HL runs perfectly. Go figure.
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  • taboofirestaboofires Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9853Members
    A 1.8 gHz CPU is plenty for most games, but that vid card is really holding you back. I mean like a ball and chain type holding you back. You could get a lot more out of your computer if you buy an $80 card.

    You could probably even get a card significantly better than what you have now for free. People throw that stuff away, particularly businesses, or that friend of yours who just spent $300-500 on a shiny top of the line card.
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  • WirheWirhe Join Date: 2003-06-22 Member: 17610Members
    Speaking of investiment, you should try nVIDIA Ti series -they should fit well to you machine. XP1800 + 512 MB + Ti-4400 == Good for the next five years. There really isn't any reason to buy a brand new, top-line graphics card when they also require more processing power.
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    <span style='color:white'>***Moved.***</span>
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  • rknZrknZ Join Date: 2003-10-23 Member: 21885Members
    Also I would suggest getting more RAM, 512mb atleast.
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