Uninstall Hi-Res Artwork

[Dune]

Hiya All!

I have a Celery 300 o/c to 450 with a NVidia TNT2.  I was running 30ish FPS in 1020.  Then I d/l'ed the Hi-Res artwork and my FPS went to 20.  So I reduced my video to 800 and now my FPS is back up to 30.

But, I have a harder time reading the gauges and like the 1020 better.  So is there an easy way to uninstall the hi-res artwork or turn it off?

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Lt Col Dune
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[bloom25]

I believe you just delete a particular file from you AH directory.  (Check the readmes.)

I'm guessing it's hires.tex.  Try renaming it and see if that doesn't do it.



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bloom25
THUNDERBIRDS

[Sharky]

Dune,

Are you running in 32 bit color?

I have the same setup, and I find that 32 bit color is good for a 10-15 frame drop in fps.  Before deleting the hi-res artwork (really makes the cockpits and gauges look better) try using 16 bit color.  I did and my frame rates stays in the 40's and I don't really notice a differance in the appearance of the sim.

Sharky

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[bloom25]

What TNT2 card do you have?  I'm using a Viper v770 ultra on a celeron 466.  At 1024 res, 32 bit color, I get at least 60 fps + most of the time.

You might try Direct X 7a (not the same as 7.0) and using a different driver version.

My TNT2 card only loses AT MOST 2 fps going from 16 bit to 32 bit.  I can notice a big difference in lighting effects and the terrain between 16 and 32 bit.



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bloom25
THUNDERBIRDS

[Pyro]

What Bloom said.



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Doug "Pyro" Balmos
HiTech Creations

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