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#436620 - 01/24/05 12:11 PM Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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I deliberately put off buying this game when it first came out since the demo had my PC crying for mercy as it displayed a series of still pictures of me failing to fly an A10....

Now...with the PC a bit beefier....and LOMAC picked up for 9.99 secondhand..I figured I would be OK.

Nope.

I could really use some setup advice to get things running smoothly. I was getting some fairly unpleasant slowdowns in external view with just a single plane. Combat is not really an option like that!

I am well within the required spec, though my Gfx card is a bit ...er....marginal ;\)

Any hints on setup / patches / tweaks to get this thing running better ? It's pretty to look at...but I want to do more than look ;\)


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#436621 - 01/24/05 12:22 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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Your graphics card is a piece of crap. That said, for the time being shut off "heat blur" in the options menu. Off! Off!

Set your res at 1024 x 768. Don't get greedy. And shut off anti-aliasing and anistropic filtering in your graphics card menu.

Your machine is as good as mine (except for your puny graphics card) and I get smooth frames in combat.


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#436622 - 01/24/05 02:55 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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Your graphics card is a piece of crap
Ouch! that hurts!

His card is graphicaly-challenged , that is the proper term.

Unfortunately, you will need to get a better one, otherwise Lock On will stutter all the time.

Sorry.

#436623 - 01/24/05 03:15 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  

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Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!
This is by far the funniest topic title I've seen around here! \:D \:D \:D

#436624 - 01/24/05 03:25 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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Also, if you can afford it, try to get more RAM. 512MB is really just on the edge. You can run the game with this but it will run better with more.

#436626 - 01/24/05 06:32 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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512 MB RDRAM helps a lot.

#436627 - 01/24/05 06:35 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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You are one 6600 GT & 512 Meg of more Ram away from flightsim nirvana. I'm running a A64 3200 with the above hardware and it's smooth as Butter. \:\) Only stuttering I get is when I accidently fly though a recently torn in half ground vehicle with THE GUN at my disposal. ;\) Trick is to stay above the shrapnel to avoid this effect. I run out of the box settings with Vehicle traffic checked @ 1024X768. no aa no af.


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#436628 - 01/24/05 08:19 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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Thanks for the tips ..... and yes...My graphics card IS crap! I know it....but the bank manager says no. So, for the short term, I am stuck with it.

I will got for the LOMAN option, plus tweak around with the settings some more. I will get this game going !!

In the meantime...I am putting all those spare pennies into a big jar labelled 'graphics card' At least if the game still stutters badly, I should have nearly enough saved by the time I complete the first mission ;\)


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#436629 - 01/24/05 08:30 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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Follow all of the graphics settings insight in Matt's v1.02 read me, especially staying at 1024x768x16, turning off mirrors, and going with low water quality. Despite being graphically challenged you can still get an acceptable experience.

ref: Root Lock On folder: read_me-102 TIPS ON INCREASING PERFORMANCE

#436630 - 01/24/05 09:20 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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Wow Tail. You have an Athlon 64 coupled with a GF Ti 4200?


That's like Stephen Hawking and Mike Tyson trying to engage in a conversation. \:D


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#436631 - 01/24/05 09:22 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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LOL Exceedingly well said! \:\)

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Wow Tail. You have an Athlon 64 coupled with a GF Ti 4200?


That's like Stephen Hawking and Mike Tyson trying to engage in a conversation.

#436632 - 01/24/05 09:58 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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i dont think your gfx card is that bad i know a few people playing lomac ok with geforce fx 5600's and yours is faster than those


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#436633 - 01/24/05 10:12 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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The Ti 4200 is actually a wondeful card; it represents a dying example of what a good midrange card should be - a stripped-down version of the high-end, as opposed to a beefed up version of the low-end. At its release, the Ti 4200 offered a phenomenal performance/price ratio, a ratio that cannot be matched by today's midrange graphics cards.

Despite this, is is still underpowered for LOMAC, especially considering it is matched with an Athlon 64 - a clearly GPU-limited situation.

#436634 - 01/24/05 10:33 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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Well...the old Ti4200 has been in the PC for around 2 1/2 years ... so I think it has done pretty well!

I have just recently upgraded the CPU from an old Athlon XP1700 with 512Mb of PC100 SDRAM..... but funds were limited, so I couldn't upgrade Gfx card as well. Some people advised me to invest the 250 on a Gfx card....but I knew I would have to do both really, and didn't fancy hitching a new card up to the old rig!

It's good to know I CAN get the game to run well enough....so, thanks for the pointers \:D

p.s. It was, of course, Mike Tyson who gave Prof. Hawking the idea about Unified Theory during one of their many afternoons strolling in the park, sipping tea and indulging in a little playful sparring........


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#436635 - 01/25/05 12:28 AM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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The Ti4200 was one of the best VGA chipsets ever released. It was cheaper than a Ti4600, and only marginally less powerful. I miss mine because nothing beat it in terms of compatibility.

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#436636 - 01/25/05 12:31 AM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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Originally posted by Sparverius:
Get LOMAN. Start tweaking. (Read the thread at Ubi -- http://forums.ubi.com/eve/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=400102&f=38610606&m=247109315 ) Lower lots of sliders.

I run a P4 2.26GHz/512 MB RDRAM/GF4 Ti4200 64MB and get very playable performance at 1024x768 and it still looks amazing to me. No constant stutter at all, but FPS may drop to 10 occasionally when there's a lot of action going on. Usually I get 25+ FPS.
You also need a new vid card. Why do you still have that antique?


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#436637 - 01/25/05 01:00 AM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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You also need a new vid card. Why do you still have that antique?
I've been managing with my old Gf3 Ti200 fairly well, and LOMAC is still a load of fun. I'm getting a Gf6600 now though, that sounds quite nice.

What's with all the hardware snobbery around here! :p


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#436638 - 01/25/05 01:39 AM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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Quote:
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Quote:
Originally posted by Plainsman:
You also need a new vid card. Why do you still have that antique?
I've been managing with my old Gf3 Ti200 fairly well, and LOMAC is still a load of fun. I'm getting a Gf6600 now though, that sounds quite nice.

What's with all the hardware snobbery around here! :p
Good question...

Plainsman, maybe he has that "antique" because it costs money to upgrade.
:rolleyes:

#436639 - 01/25/05 12:26 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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Yup...thats why I still have it!

Here's the maths ;\)

Salary - (mortgage+bills+(food for wife and children))=0

In fact, there is also a second factor I forgot to add, -Christmas which has a negative effect on the overall equation at seasonal times ....

where Christmas=(what the wife wants)+(overinflated kids demands)+(alcohol)


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#436641 - 01/25/05 02:12 PM Re: Holy Stutuutttuuttuuttuttutua stustustustu sttering Batman!  
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In two weeks, I'll be posting a repaired or replaced 9800 pro 128mb for less than half of what a 6600gt goes for. Think about it, Tailgunner; you could STEAL a lousy hundred bucks. The wife would never know the difference.


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