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cjmaddy · 03-02-2004, 05:12 AM

Jim, - My CalcNormals hit is only in the region of 10% - or less! - Acceptable for the benefits it gives, IMO!

For the record, I currently am getting 31+ fps with 1.1wide, but only 23+ with the latest MA2 - (both with 8 fish, Starfish, bubbles, sound, & CalcNormals 'On') - and with the video card set to give me the end product that I like best!

It is the fps difference between 1.1wide and MA2, that is the let down, - I have even tried having the same fish in both, - the difference remains the same, whatever the changes I make to SS or Display/Settings!

IMO, 30+ fps can give amazing results with a good video card/driver combination, - I have never understood the obsession with very high frame rates!

TT, - Re 'super budget Ultra' .....
Tiny, this latest change I made produced the biggest difference yet, - on my system! - (from, GeForce4 MX440 64mb, to G-Force FX 5200 Ultra 128mb, - both with 52.16 drivers), the improvement, for the small cost difference, was astonishing!

03-02-2004, 05:12 AM	#45
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Jim, - My CalcNormals hit is only in the region of 10% - or less! - Acceptable for the benefits it gives, IMO! For the record, I currently am getting 31+ fps with 1.1wide, but only 23+ with the latest MA2 - (both with 8 fish, Starfish, bubbles, sound, & CalcNormals 'On') - and with the video card set to give me the end product that I like best! It is the fps difference between 1.1wide and MA2, that is the let down, - I have even tried having the same fish in both, - the difference remains the same, whatever the changes I make to SS or Display/Settings! IMO, 30+ fps can give amazing results with a good video card/driver combination, - I have never understood the obsession with very high frame rates! TT, - Re 'super budget Ultra' ..... Tiny, this latest change I made produced the biggest difference yet, - on my system! - (from, GeForce4 MX440 64mb, to G-Force FX 5200 Ultra 128mb, - both with 52.16 drivers), the improvement, for the small cost difference, was astonishing! Last edited by cjmaddy; 03-02-2004 at 06:44 AM.