Post by: DestinyCalling on March 06, 2003, 01:17:51 pm
PC spec is....
1Ghz PIII
384Mb ram
NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX/MX400 (64Mb Memory)
Lots of shiny 3Mb+ models.......
running at 1280 x 1024 in 16bit colour
I guess I really know the answer, but are there any tweaks I could try out?????
Post by: FireSoul on March 06, 2003, 02:12:59 pm
.. I don't know of any, and I've been playing since day 1..
-- Luc
Post by: Pestalence on March 06, 2003, 08:00:18 pm
Quote:
Looking for advice here.... Any suggestions on how to speed the game up.... Short of removing all the wonderful mods I've installed, which isn't the point.... The point is it looks great but get more than a handfull of big file size ships going and it really starts to slow down....
PC spec is....
1Ghz PIII
384Mb ram
NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX/MX400 (64Mb Memory)
Lots of shiny 3Mb+ models.......
running at 1280 x 1024 in 16bit colour
I guess I really know the answer, but are there any tweaks I could try out?????
Not with your current PC specs... You would probably need to go to a P IV 1.5 Ghz, 512 Mb Ram or higher, and a GeForece 3 TI 64 or 128 Mb vid card minimum (MX card is their low end card) to get the performance that you are asking for...
Post by: Rod O'neal on March 06, 2003, 10:27:05 pm
for windows to shut down all unneccessary services. This can free up a whole bunch of ram. It Helps
my system.
Post by: Praxis on March 07, 2003, 01:48:11 am
2) Press the ] button to turn the game speed up while you play.
Post by: FPF_TraceyG on March 07, 2003, 09:37:30 am
It wont speed up the game itself but will make file loads quicker.
Post by: busta191 on March 07, 2003, 02:51:14 pm
Post by: True_Sabre on March 07, 2003, 11:11:24 pm
Gateway solo 5300CL Laptop
P-III@750
14.1 TFT XGA @ 1024x768
Win ME
256-Ram
Savage/IX 8-Meg 2x AGP Video
Savage Tweak
X-setup
10 gig hrd
Hotswap-cdr/dvd//floppy
RR-Cable
Net-Zero-Platt (on the road)
MS Optical Mouse
Cyber Acoustic speaker's
Built in Mic. /Jensen External Mic.
This thing get's so hot that I use it for a Camping Stove!
Post by: KBF-Dogmatix on March 08, 2003, 08:54:34 am
Specs:
Athlon XP 2700+ (13x180)
1 Gig Corsair XMS PC3200C2
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
ViewSonic VX900 19" LCD Screen
80 Gig HDD
Windows XP Pro
Actually..come to think of it...he game already loads pretty damned fast....heheh.
Post by: DestinyCalling on March 08, 2003, 09:03:33 am
Oh well.....
Post by: FireSoul on March 08, 2003, 09:22:00 am
Quote:
You know, blokes just cant help boasting.... I posted this to get advice on how to make it run quicker.... Now it seems to have changed into a "My PC's better than yours" page..........
Oh well.....
ok. I'll be direct for everybody:
Upgrade your PC.
-- Luc
Post by: Maxillius on March 08, 2003, 01:49:47 pm
(BTW: why exactly does the processor slow way down like that? I know it's the processor; EVERYTHING, including the clock and all timers slows way down)
Specs:
400 MHz Celeron
256 MB RAM
ATI Rage video
1280x1024 resolution
Post by: BuckStrider on March 08, 2003, 01:58:07 pm
Quote:
My game runs fine on a quarter of my RAM, but my processor gets tired every few days and runs at half speed.
(BTW: why exactly does the processor slow way down like that? I know it's the processor; EVERYTHING, including the clock and all timers slows way down)
Specs:
400 MHz Celeron
256 MB RAM
ATI Rage video
1280x1024 resolution
Heat...Your CPU is getting too hot...That's why it slows down
Post by: DestinyCalling on March 06, 2003, 01:17:51 pm
PC spec is....
1Ghz PIII
384Mb ram
NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX/MX400 (64Mb Memory)
Lots of shiny 3Mb+ models.......
running at 1280 x 1024 in 16bit colour
I guess I really know the answer, but are there any tweaks I could try out?????
Post by: FireSoul on March 06, 2003, 02:12:59 pm
.. I don't know of any, and I've been playing since day 1..
-- Luc
Post by: Pestalence on March 06, 2003, 08:00:18 pm
Quote:
Looking for advice here.... Any suggestions on how to speed the game up.... Short of removing all the wonderful mods I've installed, which isn't the point.... The point is it looks great but get more than a handfull of big file size ships going and it really starts to slow down....
PC spec is....
1Ghz PIII
384Mb ram
NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX/MX400 (64Mb Memory)
Lots of shiny 3Mb+ models.......
running at 1280 x 1024 in 16bit colour
I guess I really know the answer, but are there any tweaks I could try out?????
Not with your current PC specs... You would probably need to go to a P IV 1.5 Ghz, 512 Mb Ram or higher, and a GeForece 3 TI 64 or 128 Mb vid card minimum (MX card is their low end card) to get the performance that you are asking for...
Post by: Rod O'neal on March 06, 2003, 10:27:05 pm
for windows to shut down all unneccessary services. This can free up a whole bunch of ram. It Helps
my system.
Post by: Praxis on March 07, 2003, 01:48:11 am
2) Press the ] button to turn the game speed up while you play.
Post by: FPF_TraceyG on March 07, 2003, 09:37:30 am
It wont speed up the game itself but will make file loads quicker.
Post by: busta191 on March 07, 2003, 02:51:14 pm
Post by: True_Sabre on March 07, 2003, 11:11:24 pm
Gateway solo 5300CL Laptop
P-III@750
14.1 TFT XGA @ 1024x768
Win ME
256-Ram
Savage/IX 8-Meg 2x AGP Video
Savage Tweak
X-setup
10 gig hrd
Hotswap-cdr/dvd//floppy
RR-Cable
Net-Zero-Platt (on the road)
MS Optical Mouse
Cyber Acoustic speaker's
Built in Mic. /Jensen External Mic.
This thing get's so hot that I use it for a Camping Stove!
Post by: KBF-Dogmatix on March 08, 2003, 08:54:34 am
Specs:
Athlon XP 2700+ (13x180)
1 Gig Corsair XMS PC3200C2
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
ViewSonic VX900 19" LCD Screen
80 Gig HDD
Windows XP Pro
Actually..come to think of it...he game already loads pretty damned fast....heheh.
Post by: DestinyCalling on March 08, 2003, 09:03:33 am
Oh well.....
Post by: FireSoul on March 08, 2003, 09:22:00 am
Quote:
You know, blokes just cant help boasting.... I posted this to get advice on how to make it run quicker.... Now it seems to have changed into a "My PC's better than yours" page..........
Oh well.....
ok. I'll be direct for everybody:
Upgrade your PC.
-- Luc
Post by: Maxillius on March 08, 2003, 01:49:47 pm
(BTW: why exactly does the processor slow way down like that? I know it's the processor; EVERYTHING, including the clock and all timers slows way down)
Specs:
400 MHz Celeron
256 MB RAM
ATI Rage video
1280x1024 resolution
Post by: BuckStrider on March 08, 2003, 01:58:07 pm
Quote:
My game runs fine on a quarter of my RAM, but my processor gets tired every few days and runs at half speed.
(BTW: why exactly does the processor slow way down like that? I know it's the processor; EVERYTHING, including the clock and all timers slows way down)
Specs:
400 MHz Celeron
256 MB RAM
ATI Rage video
1280x1024 resolution
Heat...Your CPU is getting too hot...That's why it slows down