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Old 03-04-2004, 03:21 AM   #59
feldon34
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blankaspace? NoDuplicateRandon?
Typos.

what does blankspace do?
Press S key in the Aquarium. You see the statistics at the top? Press Ctrl-S and the same thing is displayed, but invisible. Why? This stabilizes animation on some nVidia cards. Otherwise certain people see choppy animation. This is saved into the registry.

what is MSecPerFrame?
the default value is 10..what if i change it to 100?

I believe this is CPU% control. Could be wrong.

what is NoCompressedTextures and its function?
You can turn OFF Compressed Textures in the Aquarium by pressing Ctrl-T. This is for 3Dfx cards and also nVidia cards with bad drivers which cannot handle normal DirectX compressed textures. There is no benefit to using this if your card CAN handle compressed textures.

what is calZBufferON?
Software Z-Buffering is something MA2 does to save video memory. This is to keep MA2 compatible with 8MB video cards. However this Software Z-Buffering causes some glitches in the fins and when the fish turn around.



Blue edges around side and back fins should not be there.

Fortunately, Software Z-Buffering is not used in the dual/wide MA2 coming out soon.

what is ScreenBitMode?
16-bit or 32-bit

what is SoundFocus?
Sound mode (see Settings panel)
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