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Geekboy5 · 02-24-2002, 09:47 AM

Okay people, what's the REAL deal on the poor fps performance? And I'd like to hear from people who KNOW what's going on.
I've read absolutely everything in all related MOHAA forums about the framerates issue.
Great systems with mega power getting poor performance and mediocre to low end systems getting great performance.
Here's what I've got:
Dell Dimension 4300
384mb of ram
16mb ATI Rage Ultra Video Card
Windows XP
1.6gz Pentium 4 Processor

I get pretty decent performance on single player on MOHAA. I average about 20 to 35 fps. Of course when a hideous battle is about to happen it does drop considerably. With fps displayed you can tell when something big is about to happen.
The later missions in the forest with the snow are unplayable. It looks more like a slide show when fps drops to 8 fps.
I know my video card is low end but don't want to upgrade because I've read everywhere where it helps some people hugely and doesn't affect performance for others.
I have lowered all settings in the options area. Turned OFF shadows, turned everything to medium, etc., etc.
I've conducted many many experiments with the settings but doesn't seem to help much.
The raging debate centers on three things!
One group swears it's all CPU related.
The other group swears it's all Video Card related.
The final group swears it's poor coding in the game itself.
I'd love to hear from some experts about all of this. I'd buy a better video card in a second if I KNEW this would fix it. The problem is I've seen it help some and not help others.
This is truly bizarre.
Any ideas?

Thanks

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Geekboy5 is Offline Junior Member Posts: 3 Join Date: Jan 2002	02-24-2002, 09:47 AM Okay people, what's the REAL deal on the poor fps performance? And I'd like to hear from people who KNOW what's going on. I've read absolutely everything in all related MOHAA forums about the framerates issue. Great systems with mega power getting poor performance and mediocre to low end systems getting great performance. Here's what I've got: Dell Dimension 4300 384mb of ram 16mb ATI Rage Ultra Video Card Windows XP 1.6gz Pentium 4 Processor I get pretty decent performance on single player on MOHAA. I average about 20 to 35 fps. Of course when a hideous battle is about to happen it does drop considerably. With fps displayed you can tell when something big is about to happen. The later missions in the forest with the snow are unplayable. It looks more like a slide show when fps drops to 8 fps. I know my video card is low end but don't want to upgrade because I've read everywhere where it helps some people hugely and doesn't affect performance for others. I have lowered all settings in the options area. Turned OFF shadows, turned everything to medium, etc., etc. I've conducted many many experiments with the settings but doesn't seem to help much. The raging debate centers on three things! One group swears it's all CPU related. The other group swears it's all Video Card related. The final group swears it's poor coding in the game itself. I'd love to hear from some experts about all of this. I'd buy a better video card in a second if I KNEW this would fix it. The problem is I've seen it help some and not help others. This is truly bizarre. Any ideas? Thanks