FSAA Screenshots for GrinBird (700+kb)

[SOB]

Sorry for the big images, but I figured it was necessary to show them at their original size to demonstrate the differences properly.

System:
PIII600E
Asus CUBX Motherboard
256MB RAM
Voodoo 5 5500

Screenshots are from AH running 1024 mode in 32-bit color.

Each image is No FSAA, then 2xFSAA, then 4xFSAA.


                 

                 

                 


As you can see from the frame rates, 4X isn't playable on my system.  I run in 2xFSAA with good results, but frame rate will drop to about 11FPS through black smoke.


SOB


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[-lynx-]

Thank you SOB - I guess it's a "I'll pass, thank you" on FSAA thing. It looks good but with 11 fps off-line? Surely something is not right and the hype is not worth the effort.

I have exactly the same CPU/memory but run TNT2 Ultra with fps in high 40s. I could probably squeeze 800MHz out of my box but even that wouldn't make much difference on 11 fps .

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-lynx-
13 Sqn RAF

[Hamish]

uhmm.. How is 11 fps unplayable? I've been flying for about 3 months on a system that hits 17 fps on a clear day, and 9-11 in furballs/clouds/smoke and it's still playable, or am i missing something? I never notice skipping of the screen (making it unplayable to me) till 3-4 fps.

Thx!

P.S. Man, the FSAA Looks beautiful don't it ? Sweet shots.


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Hamish!

 
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[Westy]

Wow. the 4X really does smooth off all those jagged lines on wing/prop/building edges!!

Some day <whistful sigh> I'll have it  

-Westy

[aircat]

 Hamish,
you are most likely used to your slower frame rates.. when I first had my 233mmx it was fast and smooth for the games out there then after beta testing for Sierra I had a huge prob in getting frame rates in games but I learned to live with it and eventualy didnt see major jerkyness. my FPS was in the 3 to 12 area depending on surroundings. but get time to build a new computer and getting 45 FPS with low furballs with 25+ in area over a smoking large field (12 hangers + dumps and fuel smokin) I wonder how I lived with less FPS. every now and then I like to just watch the numbers when I look strait up to a blue sky, and see 180 - 200 FPS hehe. after 30 fps dont mean much (max human eye can see). gunnery comes way up too.

[GrinBird]

Thnx for the shots. I have been away on vacation, so I didnt see them untill now. The diference is quite impressive, especially from no FSAA to 2*FSAA. Maybe it would be best to use 2*FSAA for flying and use 4*FSAA for picking perfect screenshots via the filmviewer? - At least untill the CPUs and or the FSAA GPUs are getting a bit faster.

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GrinBird

[SOB]

I just can't wait until the Voodoo 5 6000 comes out.  4 Processors, 128MB RAM, ooohhhh!  Now, let's just hope it actually does come out