Topic: Speeding up SFC2!!! (Read 3658 times)

DestinyCalling · « **on:** March 06, 2003, 01:17:51 pm »

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?????

FireSoul · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2003, 02:12:59 pm »

*thinks*
.. I don't know of any, and I've been playing since day 1..

-- Luc

Pestalence · « **Reply #2 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...

Rod O'neal · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2003, 10:27:05 pm »

I don't know what OS you're running, but www.blackviper.com has services configurations available
for windows to shut down all unneccessary services. This can free up a whole bunch of ram. It Helps
my system.

Praxis · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2003, 01:48:11 am »

1) Get more RAM.

2) Press the ] button to turn the game speed up while you play.

FPF_TraceyG · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2003, 09:37:30 am »

Create a RAM Drive (if you have enough RAM) and run the game from there.
It wont speed up the game itself but will make file loads quicker.

busta191 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2003, 02:51:14 pm »

Lower your screen resolution. It's way to high for that video card. I suggest 1024x768 at 16 bit color.

True_Sabre · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2003, 11:11:24 pm »

LOL , The game kick's Ass on this Old Lappy .

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!

KBF-Dogmatix · « **Reply #8 on:** March 08, 2003, 08:54:34 am »

Is a gigabyte of RAM enough? heheh...

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.

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #9 on:** March 08, 2003, 09:03:33 am »

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.....

Maxillius · « **Reply #11 on:** March 08, 2003, 01:49:47 pm »

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

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #13 on:** March 06, 2003, 01:17:51 pm »

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?????

FireSoul · « **Reply #14 on:** March 06, 2003, 02:12:59 pm »

*thinks*
.. I don't know of any, and I've been playing since day 1..

-- Luc

Rod O'neal · « **Reply #16 on:** March 06, 2003, 10:27:05 pm »

I don't know what OS you're running, but www.blackviper.com has services configurations available
for windows to shut down all unneccessary services. This can free up a whole bunch of ram. It Helps
my system.

Praxis · « **Reply #17 on:** March 07, 2003, 01:48:11 am »

1) Get more RAM.

2) Press the ] button to turn the game speed up while you play.

FPF_TraceyG · « **Reply #18 on:** March 07, 2003, 09:37:30 am »

Create a RAM Drive (if you have enough RAM) and run the game from there.
It wont speed up the game itself but will make file loads quicker.

busta191 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 07, 2003, 02:51:14 pm »

Lower your screen resolution. It's way to high for that video card. I suggest 1024x768 at 16 bit color.

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