Sauerbraten Faster than Cube?

by TetrisMaster512 on 06/23/2008 23:36, 14 messages, last message: 07/01/2008 21:28, 1809 views, last view: 05/03/2024 06:04

Okay, I have an iMac G3 350mhz. I run both Cube and Sauerbraten on it. (Gasp!) I got sauer running fast (20 - 40 fps on quite a few maps) by turning texture quality down. How can I do this in Cube, as it is the engine I do map editing in. I just need some performance boosting tips. The puter has 768MB RAM and an 8MB gfx card (ATi Rage 128 Pro, AGP connected.)

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#1: re: antialiasing?

by TetrisMaster512 on 06/26/2008 05:14

What is the commandline option to turn antialiasing off, I heard it goes faster.

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#2: Re: antialiasing?

by SheeEttin on 06/26/2008 05:19, refers to #1

/fsaa 0
Though it goes down to -1, I think. Not sure what that does.

There's also the GUI. Hit escape > options > GFX.

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#3: Re: antialiasing?

by TetrisMaster512 on 06/26/2008 21:35, refers to #2

I think you're thinking of Sauerbraten. But I'll try.

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#4: ..

by {Qs}Homicidal on 06/26/2008 22:36

that card don't have Occlusion culling the new sauer have precomputed visableity culling [pvs] that make very old hardware work better thats it why cube 1x is slower

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#5: Re: antialiasing?

by SheeEttin on 06/26/2008 22:38, refers to #3

Whoops. That's what happens when you don't pay attention. :P

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#6: Re: ..

by TetrisMaster512 on 06/26/2008 23:42, refers to #4

if i turn occlusion culling (whatever that is) off will cube run a bit faster? I did an experiment and wrote a shell script that ran cube in 320 x 240 and I was getting speeds of 40 fps at least. I would run cube in a lower res but for some reason my Mac's screen decides it will stay in 1024 x 768, so I have a nice little square in the corner of my screen. I need the source code of the cube launcher. Poor visual quality doesn't bother me, I'm used to playing Doom and Quake, both amazing games.

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#7: ..

by {Qs}Homicidal on 06/27/2008 00:37

no the card don't physically support cube 2 has a work around for cards that lack support there is no on or off to it if its supported it will use it if not then it won't

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#8: Re: ..

by JadeMatrix on 06/27/2008 01:03, refers to #6

Occlusion culling = good. Don't turn it off.

Have you tried -w2000 -h1200 or whatever your res is?

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#9: got it, i think?

by TetrisMaster512 on 06/27/2008 01:09

Yes, I found the hard way that occlusion culling is good. when I turned it off my framerate went to about 1. I just need to optimise my shell script to set my computer screen resolution to 320 x 240 or whatever I feel like. When I use 1024 x 768 it uses more VRAM, and has lower refresh rates, which = slooooow. If I could get the Xcode project file for the Start Cube.app launcher I would add more features.

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#10: Re: got it, i think?

by JadeMatrix on 06/27/2008 03:25, refers to #9

More features? Like what?

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#11: Re: got it, i think?

by TetrisMaster512 on 06/27/2008 03:50, refers to #10

well, I don't think it matters much anymore, as I got a better machine P4 1.7ghz, but I would try to make it more like the sauerbraten launcher.

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#12: woops

by TetrisMaster512 on 07/01/2008 20:35, refers to #11

Learned that the Pentium 4 doesn't make a good gaming machine

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#13: ..

by {Qs}Homicidal on 07/01/2008 21:07

naa I have a p4

oS Windows xp sp2
intel p4 2.66 OC @ 2.88
786mb ddr 400 ram
Geforce 6200 nv44-A Unlocked pipes
6-8 over clocked to 400 core 580mem
256mb vram agp x4

runs sauer at 1024x768 at 40-60 fps
on shaders on lv 2 water refrac/reflect on grass on ship Wrek

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#14: Re: ..

by TetrisMaster512 on 07/01/2008 21:28, refers to #13

Mines a P4 @ 1.7ghz, 256MB of RAM, WXPsp2. It plays cube and sauerbraten slower than my iMac G3 @ 350mhz and 640MB of RAM. I need a driver update for the ATi Rage 128 Pro Ultra, but that card isn't mentioned on Ati's driver page.

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