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Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: Hangtime on July 08, 2001, 11:35:00 PM: ... seems to kill my frame rates DEAD.

just me?
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: Thunder on July 09, 2001, 12:14:00 AM: PILOT NOTE:
The surgeon general has determined the smoking leads to lower framerates!

The Hostess Company whoever is trying to dispute this claim!

(http://www.applink.net/thunder/spoof/yodasmokin.jpg)

[ 07-09-2001: Message edited by: Thunder ]
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: mason22 on July 09, 2001, 12:20:00 AM: same here hang!
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: Hangtime on July 09, 2001, 12:36:00 AM: Rgr that Mason. Now, PUT THE TWINKIE DOWN .. nice and gentle like... now step back..

<snatches up twinkie>

MINE, MINE, MINE... MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: Toad on July 09, 2001, 01:08:00 AM: Well, I've been smoking a LOT in Mindanao. Far more than usual.

I haven't really noticed a slow down in framerate though. That may be because I never seem to smoke for very long. Couple of pings, smoke.. couple more pings, big explosion, puff of smoke hangs in the air a second and then it's gone and I'm back in the tower.

So, yeah.. I've seen a lot of smoke, but it isn't making much difference.

[ 07-09-2001: Message edited by: Toad ]
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: Hangtime on July 09, 2001, 01:15:00 AM: Doh. Ok; lets try it THIS way.

Multiple hangers and ground facilities destroyed creates a lot of smoke. It seems that being in the close vicinity of THIS smoke has a far more significant negative effect on my frame rates than any previous terrain has had. Has anybody else noted the same thing?

Now, where's my twinkie? ..it wuz here a moment ago... AGGGRH... fediddlein Hairball now has a cream filling mustache...
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: Thunder on July 09, 2001, 01:45:00 AM: Yep.... Ya snooze ya loose!
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[ 07-09-2001: Message edited by: Thunder ]
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: Thunder on July 09, 2001, 01:48:00 AM: LOL.. I guess he told you! :D
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Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: Tuomio on July 09, 2001, 07:12:00 AM: Thunder its not nice to post pics of your family without asking them first. :p
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: AKDejaVu on July 09, 2001, 10:43:00 AM: Saw a few people complaining about the same thing yesterday as 5 or 6 things were smoking at a field (all hangars and ammo bunkers). Maybe this is just more of a problem now that all fields have more hangars at them.

AKDejaVu
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: straffo on July 09, 2001, 10:46:00 AM: what DejaVu said + terrain is realy not flat any more try to play with shift-F1/F2/F3 and look at your FPS.
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: Wlfgng on July 09, 2001, 11:09:00 AM: no probs with FR here.
using Dx8 version... don't know what impact that makes.
prolly slower at this point but never below 40 or so
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: mason22 on July 09, 2001, 11:18:00 AM: ya know what's funny (but might make sense) is that in DX8Beta 9 the smoke doens't affect the fps nearly as much. But the same smoke is a killer in the current AH release.

no twinkie for you! i licked them all :eek:
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: Wlfgng on July 09, 2001, 01:38:00 PM: I agree Mason... the smoke doesn't hit the frame rate very hard at all.. bring on the smoke !

(WAIT! I just agreed with a FDB!!! sigh... my squads gonna make me clean the latrine again!)
Title: Smoke in Mindinao
Post by: Don on July 11, 2001, 11:41:00 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Hangtime:
... seems to kill my frame rates DEAD.

just me?

Hangtime:

No, me too. I just started flying again after a two week absence. Got back, logged on, got the d/l for terrains and flew. I flew through smoke both at my own damaged field and at fields I was attcking; same deal frame rates in the toilet.