Doom3 Performance Tweaks
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Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14572Members, Constellation
Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14572Members, Constellation
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These are the beta drivers, straight from ATi, that should help with doom3 performance. Use at your own risk.
<a href='http://www.forumplanet.com/planetdoom/topic.asp?fid=5733&tid=1438663' target='_blank'>A very nice config tweak</a>
seta image_cacheMegs "20" is the default setting in your config. It should be something higher according to your ram. Have fun dooming with better fps.
<!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Heres another tweak, credit to the fellow on Planet doom forums:
This is a guarenteed way to get a MASSIVE performance increase to your game, at the expense of taking up a little more hard drive space (2 gigs approx). I went from running low quality at 800x600 to running High Quality on 1024x768. This improves load times AND framerate/details.
There is a catch! By doing this, you temporarily can't connect to pure multiplayer servers. You have been warned (I'll tell you how to revert it at the end)
After installation, the Doom III Folder consists only of the doom3.exe and some .PK4 files. Those PK4 files includes the entire game (sounds, videos, textures etc.) compressed. They are normally uncompressed in mid game, which is very hard on your CPU. Lets fix this!
1. Make a copy of ALL the files in C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base. This is some big filage, but if you want to revert to MP without reinstalling you need to do it.
2. Unrar the following .pk4 files (just pretend they are .rar's and open them with winrar) into the C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base folder (each one should unrar a single folder such as textures or models):
pak000.pk4
pak001.pk4
pak002.pk4
pak003.pk4
pak004.pk4 (This one has many files, put them all in \Base and over right any that apply.
3. Now delete the files above (pak000-004) or move them to another folder for storage so you can revert to multiplayer.
When you want to revert to multiplayer, restore everything you had before and get rid of the new stuff. I'm not sure if the folder "maps" is the same or not, so make sure you back that up.
When in normal mode, you should have "maps" "savegames" "config.spec" "doomConfig.cfg" "doomkey" "game00.pk4" and "gamex86.dll", nothing else.
ALSO! If you open DoomConfig.cfg (C:\programfiles\doom3\base) in notepad and change
seta image_cacheMegs "32"
to a higher number, such as 96 or 128 you will see a big increase too. Go for it bad boys!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Im not sure how well this one works, as different people seem to be getting different results. It helped me some, but I un-did it for MP.
<!--QuoteBegin-Forlorn+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Forlorn)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Here are some more big preformance tweaks:
Create an autoexec.cfg file in the base dir. that will exec itself everytime you start the game.
seta com_videoram "128" // <--- How much memory your card has
seta com_allowconsole "1" // Hit alt + ctrl + ~ for console in game
seta image_downSizeBumpLimit "512"
seta image_cacheMegs "128" // <--- Set to 1/4 of your total memory
seta image_filter "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST" // <-- Normally says GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR
seta image_anisotropy "0"
The above all have to do with your ram.
If you aren't getting a muzzleflash (helps in dark areas...), throw these in:
seta g_decals "1"
seta g_projectileLights "1"
seta g_doubleVision "1"
seta g_muzzleFlash "1"
Also to get rid of the bob with running, helps preformance a bit:
set pm_bobroll = 0 // default: "0.002"
set pm_bobpitch = 0 // default: "0.002"
set pm_bobup = 0 // default: "0.005"
set pm_runroll = 0 // default: "0.005"
set pm_runpitch = 0 // default: "0.002"
set pm_runbob = 0 // default: "0.4"
set pm_walkbob = 0 // default: "0.3"
set pm_crouchbob = 0 // default: "0.5"<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Thanks lorn, keep em coming guys.
These are the beta drivers, straight from ATi, that should help with doom3 performance. Use at your own risk.
<a href='http://www.forumplanet.com/planetdoom/topic.asp?fid=5733&tid=1438663' target='_blank'>A very nice config tweak</a>
seta image_cacheMegs "20" is the default setting in your config. It should be something higher according to your ram. Have fun dooming with better fps.
<!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Heres another tweak, credit to the fellow on Planet doom forums:
This is a guarenteed way to get a MASSIVE performance increase to your game, at the expense of taking up a little more hard drive space (2 gigs approx). I went from running low quality at 800x600 to running High Quality on 1024x768. This improves load times AND framerate/details.
There is a catch! By doing this, you temporarily can't connect to pure multiplayer servers. You have been warned (I'll tell you how to revert it at the end)
After installation, the Doom III Folder consists only of the doom3.exe and some .PK4 files. Those PK4 files includes the entire game (sounds, videos, textures etc.) compressed. They are normally uncompressed in mid game, which is very hard on your CPU. Lets fix this!
1. Make a copy of ALL the files in C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base. This is some big filage, but if you want to revert to MP without reinstalling you need to do it.
2. Unrar the following .pk4 files (just pretend they are .rar's and open them with winrar) into the C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base folder (each one should unrar a single folder such as textures or models):
pak000.pk4
pak001.pk4
pak002.pk4
pak003.pk4
pak004.pk4 (This one has many files, put them all in \Base and over right any that apply.
3. Now delete the files above (pak000-004) or move them to another folder for storage so you can revert to multiplayer.
When you want to revert to multiplayer, restore everything you had before and get rid of the new stuff. I'm not sure if the folder "maps" is the same or not, so make sure you back that up.
When in normal mode, you should have "maps" "savegames" "config.spec" "doomConfig.cfg" "doomkey" "game00.pk4" and "gamex86.dll", nothing else.
ALSO! If you open DoomConfig.cfg (C:\programfiles\doom3\base) in notepad and change
seta image_cacheMegs "32"
to a higher number, such as 96 or 128 you will see a big increase too. Go for it bad boys!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Im not sure how well this one works, as different people seem to be getting different results. It helped me some, but I un-did it for MP.
<!--QuoteBegin-Forlorn+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Forlorn)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Here are some more big preformance tweaks:
Create an autoexec.cfg file in the base dir. that will exec itself everytime you start the game.
seta com_videoram "128" // <--- How much memory your card has
seta com_allowconsole "1" // Hit alt + ctrl + ~ for console in game
seta image_downSizeBumpLimit "512"
seta image_cacheMegs "128" // <--- Set to 1/4 of your total memory
seta image_filter "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST" // <-- Normally says GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR
seta image_anisotropy "0"
The above all have to do with your ram.
If you aren't getting a muzzleflash (helps in dark areas...), throw these in:
seta g_decals "1"
seta g_projectileLights "1"
seta g_doubleVision "1"
seta g_muzzleFlash "1"
Also to get rid of the bob with running, helps preformance a bit:
set pm_bobroll = 0 // default: "0.002"
set pm_bobpitch = 0 // default: "0.002"
set pm_bobup = 0 // default: "0.005"
set pm_runroll = 0 // default: "0.005"
set pm_runpitch = 0 // default: "0.002"
set pm_runbob = 0 // default: "0.4"
set pm_walkbob = 0 // default: "0.3"
set pm_crouchbob = 0 // default: "0.5"<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Thanks lorn, keep em coming guys.
Comments
These are the beta drivers, straight from ATi, that should help with doom3 performance. Use at your own risk.
<a href='http://www.forumplanet.com/planetdoom/topic.asp?fid=5733&tid=1438663' target='_blank'>A very nice config tweak</a>
seta image_cacheMegs "20" is the default setting in your config. It should be something higher according to your ram. Have fun dooming with better fps. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
This is great for us cheappos that would rather spend 150 on a ungodly amount of ram instead of 400 on the best video card <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Anyone else find this funny?
ATI does NOT recommend installing these drivers in systems used for mission critical operations or <i>where productivity of any kind is a concern</i>.
Anyone else find this funny?
ATI does NOT recommend installing these drivers in systems used for mission critical operations or <i>where productivity of any kind is a concern</i>. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Good good. I love you guys. Now I can enjoy my fear skip-free.
Hopefully this will fix the multiple monsters problem. Before I had a few Imps and Pinkies running around and it was lag city.
Gonna install the Cats as well.
Direct X 9.0c is OUT! This boosted my frame and made the game look sharper.
And those tweaks helped me A LOT. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Just one.
<img src='http://www.miskersden.com/miskerville/trash/can.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Direct X 9.0c is OUT! This boosted my frame and made the game look sharper.
And those tweaks helped me A LOT. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Doom 3 uses openGL doesnt it?
I didnt think a new DX9 would change anything?
My other video card died, so I gotta buy a new one.
you can't seriously be having problems, Im getting off on Doom3 with great FPS on that card (mines the 128 DDR 8x version however)
you can't seriously be having problems, Im getting off on Doom3 with great FPS on that card (mines the 128 DDR 8x version however) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmm, I don't have Doom 3 (yet) but I hope you're right <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
you can't seriously be having problems, Im getting off on Doom3 with great FPS on that card (mines the 128 DDR 8x version however) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmm, I don't have Doom 3 (yet) but I hope you're right <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Mine defaults to 1024/768@medium. I get 40-60fps wandering around, 30-50 in combat.
Also:
OMG HALF-LIFE 1 TEXTURE ALERT.
This is a guarenteed way to get a MASSIVE performance increase to your game, at the expense of taking up a little more hard drive space (2 gigs approx). I went from running low quality at 800x600 to running High Quality on 1024x768. This improves load times AND framerate/details.
There is a catch! By doing this, you temporarily can't connect to pure multiplayer servers. You have been warned (I'll tell you how to revert it at the end)
After installation, the Doom III Folder consists only of the doom3.exe and some .PK4 files. Those PK4 files includes the entire game (sounds, videos, textures etc.) compressed. They are normally uncompressed in mid game, which is very hard on your CPU. Lets fix this!
1. Make a copy of ALL the files in C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base. This is some big filage, but if you want to revert to MP without reinstalling you need to do it.
2. Unrar the following .pk4 files (just pretend they are .rar's and open them with winrar) into the C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base folder (each one should unrar a single folder such as textures or models):
pak000.pk4
pak001.pk4
pak002.pk4
pak003.pk4
pak004.pk4 (This one has many files, put them all in \Base and over right any that apply.
3. Now delete the files above (pak000-004) or move them to another folder for storage so you can revert to multiplayer.
When you want to revert to multiplayer, restore everything you had before and get rid of the new stuff. I'm not sure if the folder "maps" is the same or not, so make sure you back that up.
When in normal mode, you should have "maps" "savegames" "config.spec" "doomConfig.cfg" "doomkey" "game00.pk4" and "gamex86.dll", nothing else.
ALSO! If you open DoomConfig.cfg (C:\programfiles\doom3\base) in notepad and change
seta image_cacheMegs "32"
to a higher number, such as 96 or 128 you will see a big increase too. Go for it bad boys!
Oh yes baby.
Doom 3 Theme Song~
I will be listening to this many a time now.
you can't seriously be having problems, Im getting off on Doom3 with great FPS on that card (mines the 128 DDR 8x version however) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmm, I don't have Doom 3 (yet) but I hope you're right <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Mine defaults to 1024/768@medium. I get 40-60fps wandering around, 30-50 in combat.
Also:
OMG HALF-LIFE 1 TEXTURE ALERT. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
OH EMM GEE! NUB TEXTURES FOR TEH LOSE!
This is a guarenteed way to get a MASSIVE performance increase to your game, at the expense of taking up a little more hard drive space (2 gigs approx). I went from running low quality at 800x600 to running High Quality on 1024x768. This improves load times AND framerate/details.
There is a catch! By doing this, you temporarily can't connect to pure multiplayer servers. You have been warned (I'll tell you how to revert it at the end)
After installation, the Doom III Folder consists only of the doom3.exe and some .PK4 files. Those PK4 files includes the entire game (sounds, videos, textures etc.) compressed. They are normally uncompressed in mid game, which is very hard on your CPU. Lets fix this!
1. Make a copy of ALL the files in C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base. This is some big filage, but if you want to revert to MP without reinstalling you need to do it.
2. Unrar the following .pk4 files (just pretend they are .rar's and open them with winrar) into the C:\Program Files\Doom 3\base folder (each one should unrar a single folder such as textures or models):
pak000.pk4
pak001.pk4
pak002.pk4
pak003.pk4
pak004.pk4 (This one has many files, put them all in \Base and over right any that apply.
3. Now delete the files above (pak000-004) or move them to another folder for storage so you can revert to multiplayer.
When you want to revert to multiplayer, restore everything you had before and get rid of the new stuff. I'm not sure if the folder "maps" is the same or not, so make sure you back that up.
When in normal mode, you should have "maps" "savegames" "config.spec" "doomConfig.cfg" "doomkey" "game00.pk4" and "gamex86.dll", nothing else.
ALSO! If you open DoomConfig.cfg (C:\programfiles\doom3\base) in notepad and change
seta image_cacheMegs "32"
to a higher number, such as 96 or 128 you will see a big increase too. Go for it bad boys! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
seta image_useCache "1" (Default at 0)
seta image_cacheMegs "128"
seta image_cacheMinK "20480" Forgot default.
Could you tell me the default for the cacheMinK and also, tell me if the editing of the useCache and cacheMinK are needed. Thnx.
Deep in the original planetDoom thread there's an additional tweak to the cacheMegs one
seta image_useCache "1"
seta image_cachemegs "256"
seta image_cacheMinK "20480"
Apparently you have to set MinK or changing useCache to 1 will crash the game. Also, this seems to let up on the loading issues that people run into, probably related to CWAGs tweak. I'm betting it just loads more of the stuff early on.
<b>HERES THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN, OKAY?</b>
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Minimum:
P4 1.5Ghz CPU (or equivalent).
384MB of RAM.
64MB graphics card (see below for chip details).
2GB of free hard drive space.
Lowest supported GPU is a Geforce 4 MX (worse than Geforce 3).
Supported cards:
GF 4 MX.
GF 3.
GF 4.
GF FX (and higher).
Radeon 8500s, 9000s and higher.
PC Gamer were the first to review they themselves recommend:
2Ghz CPU.
512MB RAM.
Radeon 9800.
5-channel sound card and speakers.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b>STOP ASKING</b>