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Old 03-27-2001, 08:59 PM   #16
FishyBusiness
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Re: frame rate drop

OK Jim, after seeing your post I turned the Aquarium on and pushed the N key. I did see a difference. When I push it all of a sudden the shadowing on the fish changes. It is most noticable when the fish are still and on the bottom of the tank. The Regal Tang is most noticable when this change takes affect.

The funny part is that I pushed the N key so many times that I don't know if the feature is on or off.

I guess is doesn't matter if I know because once the fish swim away I can't tell if it's on or off. Also, the only time that I notice it is right after I push the N key.

I have no idea what my point is but I am running a 1GHz machine so that explains why I don't see any drop in FPS even though I could spare 10 FPS.

On another note, I had the opportunity to see your aquarium run on a P166 MMX with DX7 and a $15.00 Trident 9880(rCADE 3D chip). It runs at 30 FPS. I was shocked at how well it ran. 30 FPS isn't all that bad. You definitely made the aquarium very well.
Frank
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