huge loss in fps

[pompidu]

i running voodoo 3 2000pci,after i install amigamerlin 2.5 i lost fps for my half life game, i went from 20 to 4,please help!

[pompidu]

its amigamerlin 2.5 se
filename: am25sexp.zip

[Nightbird]

and before the Amig. 2.5SE ?

[pompidu]

well before i had original driver from 3dfx for win.98,i got 20 fps,when i upgraded to xp,the driver cd doesnt have xp,i looked for xp driver and found amigamerlin,but when i ran it,i got only 5 fps.

[Nightbird]

you can perhaps install a minigl in the \gldrv of HalfLife (choose 3dfx minigl option in the game)

and i don't know your config. but with XP, 256 mo seem to be a minimum for the Game and what's your cpu ?

[Glide]

Hi all.

- pompidu

After Windows XP OS installing you can "naturally" see some frames fall: the new OS uses differently your hardware (cpu/mainboard/memory/AGP and PCI devices) and this generates some speed loss, expecially if you have a low clock processor, in pc gaming respect to Windows 9x.

So you could optimize you system for gaming.

See those AM setting (GLIde and OGL API's) and reply


-AGP command fifo 2x
-Highest quality video enabled
-Refresh optimization disabled
-Via chipset performance

OPENGL / GLIDE

-16 bit depth precision fast
-32 bit depth precision fast
-3d filter sharper
-Alpha blending sharper
-Anisotropic filter 4 tap
-Force 16 bit texture disabled
-Force 3d now! instructions enabled (if you have K6-II cpu or other AMD cpu newer)
-Force mmx instruction enabled (if you have Pentium MMX or above cpu)
-Force voodoo rush emulation disabled
-Glide 32bpp rendering software controlled
-Glide guardband clipping enabled
-Glide double buffer
-Hidden surface removal disabled
-Legacy texture compression enabled
-Level of detail bias 0
-Limit texture memory software controlled
-Maximum buffered frames 6 pending buffer
-Mip mapping dithering disabled
-Open gl guardband clipping enabled
-Open gl Z culling disabled
-Speed Setting fastest v-sync disabled


If speed boost will be little uses WickedGL driver, as Nightbird has suggested you , like interface between Voodoo3 and Halflife

If you have a VIA chipset based motherboard install reference (VIA) 4in1 drivers (http://www.hwsetup.it/periferiche/mainboard/via.htm)

WickedGL is downlodable from 3dfxzone.it Voodoo3 area.


Bye bye

[pompidu]

i tryed looking for wicked gl,couldnt find it but i downloaded
amigamerlin25xp.exe of this site.after i extracted i notice there is new exe programs than a version i downloaded from a different site.also it contained a wickedgl driver too.i go to read me i get this

1.- INSTALLATION WITH FULL SUPPORT OF 3DFX TOOLS -

Install 3dfx tools and ignore the errors, reboot, open 3dfx tools setup program again and repair!

thats all the setup i get,there is setup.exe,isetup.exe,3dfx tools.msi
but on this site it gives me these instructions

2.- Setup -


Run regedit and find
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\

Delete "3dfxvs" folder

Reboot

Execute "Driver setup.exe" then restart

Execute "isetup.exe" to install complete install the tools then restart

do i do the second step then install 3dfx tools.msi after driver and isetup is installed?
please help

[Glide]

tryed looking for wicked gl,couldnt find it

3dfxzone.it --> 3dfx ---> Voodoo3 --> Tweak: now download Metabyte WickedGL v. 2.99 or 3.02

amigamerlin25xp.exe of this site.after i extracted i notice there is new exe programs than a version i downloaded from a different site

I have no responsability if somebody or a different site could modify original AM kit hosted by 3dfxzone.

1.- INSTALLATION WITH FULL SUPPORT OF 3DFX TOOLS -

Install 3dfx tools and ignore the errors, reboot, open 3dfx tools setup program again and repair!

thats all the setup i get,there is setup.exe,isetup.exe,3dfx tools.msi
but on this site it gives me these instructions

2.- Setup -


Run regedit and find
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\

Delete "3dfxvs" folder

Reboot

Execute "Driver setup.exe" then restart

Execute "isetup.exe" to install complete install the tools then restart

1)Delete registry key  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\3dfxvs and reboot system

2)Run Driver Setup (am25sexp folder) and reboot system.

3)Run isetup (am25sexp folder) and reboot system.

Thus you install Voodoo3 drivers and tools.

Bye bye

[pompidu]

i ran setup.exe and rebooted.i ran isetup.exe hit repair and rebooted.
those Am settings u metioned(look below),where do i set them up,i go to programs > 3dfx folder >i click on all the programs availble but never seen anything having to do with those settings.thanx

See those AM setting (GLIde and OGL API's) and reply


-AGP command fifo 2x
-Highest quality video enabled
-Refresh optimization disabled
-Via chipset performance

OPENGL / GLIDE

-16 bit depth precision fast
-32 bit depth precision fast
-3d filter sharper
-Alpha blending sharper
-Anisotropic filter 4 tap
-Force 16 bit texture disabled
-Force 3d now! instructions enabled (if you have K6-II cpu or other AMD cpu newer)
-Force mmx instruction enabled (if you have Pentium MMX or above cpu)
-Force voodoo rush emulation disabled
-Glide 32bpp rendering software controlled
-Glide guardband clipping enabled
-Glide double buffer
-Hidden surface removal disabled
-Legacy texture compression enabled
-Level of detail bias 0
-Limit texture memory software controlled
-Maximum buffered frames 6 pending buffer
-Mip mapping dithering disabled
-Open gl guardband clipping enabled
-Open gl Z culling disabled
-Speed Setting fastest v-sync disabled

[Glide]

Go to Control Panel --> Video Properties --> Settings --> Advanced. At this point if your install is correct you could see 3dfx Tools and make card driver setup.

Bye bye

[Soulblighter]

Anisotropic Filtering.... Nice add... but i don't recall this seeting on 3dfx drivers...

FX_GL_ANISOTROPIC

[Glide]

Aniso filtering control will be no included in AM 3.0 release...

Bye bye