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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Newbie1 on February 11, 2000, 01:14:00 AM

Title: Need more consideration for 800x600 users.
Post by: Newbie1 on February 11, 2000, 01:14:00 AM

Actually, I'm not a registered 'paying' user of AH.
But I think it is worthy to say that the AH's clipboard map
is hardly recognizable at 800x600 mode.
Of course I can increase the size of the clipboard but, as you know,
it is also hardly saved. (another thing need to be fixed.)
I think it would be better if change the font in the map,
or let the size and position of the clipboard saved correctly.

If all others are playing at 1024x768 or higher,
and feel no inconvenience, I have nothing to say and
sorry for posting this.

Following is the screenshot for this.
Thanks.

 (http://my.netian.com/~jongms/images/ahss1.jpg)


[This message has been edited by Newbie1 (edited 02-11-2000).]

Title: Need more consideration for 800x600 users.
Post by: Lephturn on February 11, 2000, 06:56:00 AM

If you right-click on the + and - buttons on the clipboard, you can zoom in and out on the map.  This makes it much more useful.

BTW, you should try running at 1024x768.  I have found that AH actually runs a bit FASTER for me than it does at 800x600.  Give it a try.

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Lephturn
The Flying Pigs

Title: Need more consideration for 800x600 users.
Post by: Cobra on February 11, 2000, 07:28:00 AM

Newbie,
What Lephturn said....I got an increase of about 10 fps going from 800x600 to 1024x768.

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Title: Need more consideration for 800x600 users.
Post by: Ripsnort on February 11, 2000, 07:46:00 AM

Yup, same here, faster FR at higher res, with a 366 P2.

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Title: Need more consideration for 800x600 users.
Post by: JENG on February 11, 2000, 08:02:00 AM

Tried the higher resolution (now fly 800 x 600)... drop of framerate of about 10 fps when going for the 1024

Of course I only use a voodoo 2 12 mb (PII400)

BEE

Title: Need more consideration for 800x600 users.
Post by: Kieren on February 11, 2000, 10:38:00 AM

Riva-based cards like the higher resolutions, the Voodoo cards don't seem to. I get a fps drop when going to 1024, and I have 2x12MB Voodoo2 SLI on a PII 400. Wish I had an AGP slot, I would grab a TNT2 32MB and have the best of all worlds.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Title: Need more consideration for 800x600 users.
Post by: Newbie1 on February 11, 2000, 07:10:00 PM

I tried 1024x768 of course and the result was the decrease of FR only by 1~2 frames.
It's okay but the problem for me was that the 'dots' were too small for my 15" monitor
and it maked my eyes tired so soon.

And thanks Lephturn. Right-clicking on + and - was a nice new feature that I didn't know about.
I think I'm gonna use it frequently from now on.
But sadly, the font size of the field numbers was same, and the same unrecognizability. :(

Thanks for all the replies, anyway. :)