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Title: htc need some help
Post by: loony1 on June 30, 2004, 12:05:14 PM

I have a few things.
I have a GEFORCE 2 vid card with the latest drivers. could someone tell me the best settings to use in AH2 and in the advanced settings from controle pannel for best perfomance.
also i get a lot of screen freezes....... ALOT. i get a long screen freeze when i key up range vox.
also i have a problem with sound. i have to start my computer fresh befor sound will opperate correctly. if i don't i can hear my motor start, wind noise, stall horn, but thats about it. other sounds i can hear when one of the above activate or when someone keys up.

Title: htc need some help
Post by: zmeg on June 30, 2004, 12:58:31 PM

Try turning down your sound accelaration.

Title: htc need some help
Post by: TBolt A-10 on July 02, 2004, 01:58:01 AM

I, too, turned my sound acceleration down to the bare minimum.  The screen freezes are less frequent; however, the issue is by no means resolved.  

Vox sounds very "canny" now, but at least my screen freezes only 3 times per fight instead of 15 times.  :mad: :(

I don't remember hearing anything about the vox system being changed in AH2.  :confused:  So, why are we having these issues???

Title: htc need some help
Post by: Skuzzy on July 02, 2004, 10:47:09 AM

Loony, could you email me the DXDIAG output?  Be happy to take a look at it.

Title: htc need some help
Post by: MOSQ on July 02, 2004, 10:52:16 AM

Loony1 and TBolt,

Try turning your texture size down to 256 if it's at the default 512. That cured 99% of my stutters. I've seen others post that changing textures all the way down to 128 fixed their problems.

I occasionally get a screen stutter now after I've been on a long time and certain individuals key their range mic. It's really weird, it's not everyone around me that causes the stutter as they talk, but only when the one individual would key his mic.

The whole thing is really Voodoo and must be driving the folks at High Tech nuts!

Title: htc need some help
Post by: TBolt A-10 on July 02, 2004, 02:39:58 PM

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Originally posted by MOSQ
Loony1 and TBolt,

Try turning your texture size down to 256 if it's at the default 512. That cured 99% of my stutters. I've seen others post that changing textures all the way down to 128 fixed their problems.

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I'm already at 256, but I'll try 128 textures.  Man, 128...kind of scraping the bottom of the barrel already with a P4 2.4GHz!?!  :(

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The whole thing is really Voodoo and must be driving the folks at High Tech nuts!

I agree.  Sound definitely is interfering somehow.

Title: htc need some help
Post by: Skuzzy on July 02, 2004, 03:42:05 PM

What kind of sound and video cards do you guys have?

If you send me a copy of the DXDIAG output I would be happy to take a look.

Title: htc need some help
Post by: TBolt A-10 on July 02, 2004, 03:45:23 PM

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
What kind of sound and video cards do you guys have?

If you send me a copy of the DXDIAG output I would be happy to take a look.

thanks, Skuzzy.  I'm going to take screenshots and print up the DXDIAG today.  will email it to you ASAP.

Title: htc need some help
Post by: loony1 on July 03, 2004, 02:49:46 AM

I sent the dx. sound was a bit better after patch 5 but still get a lot of screen freezes when i key up range chnl. long ones. still wondering the best settings to use with the latest nvidia driver
also i have a santa cruze sound card
nvidia geforce 2 vidio card
256 mb ram
no firewall
antiviris turned off during game play
the bear minimum prosesses running
dx9
tried sound at 3/4 no change

Title: htc need some help
Post by: DipStick on July 04, 2004, 02:16:53 AM

Who is using Mitzu's sounds?

Title: htc need some help
Post by: loony1 on July 04, 2004, 03:29:57 AM

i am using mitzus sound

Title: htc need some help
Post by: TBolt A-10 on July 04, 2004, 03:42:25 AM

i'm using Mitzu.  U think that has something to do with our issues, DipStick?

Title: htc need some help
Post by: DipStick on July 04, 2004, 06:04:26 AM

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Originally posted by TBolt A-10
i'm using Mitzu.  U think that has something to do with our issues, DipStick?

Don't know, just trying to help by looking for a common link.

Title: htc need some help
Post by: gunnss on July 05, 2004, 11:30:59 AM

I use Mitsus Sounds, but I havent seen any probs...

Just for refrence though, as I havent seen stutters since about bete 31,

Gunns