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Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: FLS on March 18, 2002, 05:57:48 PM

Why is mandatory AHV better than optional AHV?

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Musketeers

Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: Seeker on March 18, 2002, 07:09:38 PM

You can turn it off.

Go to setup/voice, and turn the volume slider all the way to the left.

Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: FLS on March 18, 2002, 10:12:23 PM

Turning the volume down is not the same as turning off the application. A lot of people are reporting reduced framerates. It seems reasonable to give people a choice whether or not to run AHV.

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Musketeers

Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: CavemanJ on March 18, 2002, 10:59:50 PM

Way I understand it AHV is no longer a seperate application, but an integral part of Aces High now.

When AHV was a seperate application for you to start before starting AH it was in beta its beta stages, so most of the bugs could be worked out before it was integrated into AH.

Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: FDutchmn on March 19, 2002, 06:50:12 AM

my two cents on this...

I have a gut feeling that AHV needs an option to be switched off if the user wishes.  The reason being is that with the release of 1.09 all of a sudden everyone in the arena is "forced" to use it by default.  What this does I think is that it puts extra work on the servers, while before those who wanted to use AHV had a choice, leaving the servers alone.

I am no expert in how things are configured on the HTC end, but we are seeing more lags lately.  Some people attribute that to more players online, some people attribute it to AHV.  If HTC feels that this lag can be taken care of by putting newer server or providing a switch to turn AHV off completely to free up the server...

Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: Reschke on March 19, 2002, 08:28:28 AM

I agree with your last post FDutchmn. Since 1.09 and the introduction of the AHV as an integrated function I damn near can not play the game. When it (AHV) was not integrated I had not trouble using either it or BattleCom for voice comms. However I did not care for AHV and its voice quality and I still don't. Now with that out of the way I find that even having a ping to HTC in the 30-50ms range once I enter the game my frame rates it becomes unplayable. My frame rates have taken hits into the single digits with just 4-5 icons in the area around me. I used to get frame rates pre-1.09 in the upper 60's to 85fps range.

I vote to either separate it completely again or to make it an optional function for those of us wishing to use another voice commo program.

Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: Reschke on March 19, 2002, 08:46:56 AM

Forgot to add my system specs to the above post.

AMD T-Bird 1.4GHz 266MHz FSB
ASUS A7V266
512MB DDR PC2100
Diamond MX300 (using last know A3D drivers)
Elsa Gladiac GeForce2GTS 32MB DDR
3Com 905B NIC (connected to an ADSL connection)
IBM 13.6GB 7200rpm drive ATA-66
Maxtor 80GB 7200rpm drive ATA-133
Promise ATA-133 controller card
WinME when 1.09 came out.

Just upgraded to WinXP Pro and joystick setup disappeared. So no AH for me right now. Also have a GeForce4 Ti4400 otw by this weekend for the rest of the upgrade.

Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: SKurj on March 19, 2002, 10:24:41 AM

did you upgrade reschke? or do a clean install?

I use XP pro with no real issue as far as sticks go.

I have a logi FF steering wheel, CH pro pedals, and Saitek Cyborg 3d all hooked up through USB


SKurj

Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: Phantom4 on March 19, 2002, 10:58:14 AM

at work:

AMD Athlon 1.1GHz 133MHz FSB
Gigabyte GA-7ZX rev 5.1
512MB sdram PC133
ac97 on board audio
Stb4400 - tnt 2 pro
3Com 905B NIC connected to T1
Maxtor 40GB 7200rpm drive ATA-133
WinXP Pro.

1024x768 - 32 bit res
Normal fight  10 to 15 planes - average 40fps
intense fight  30+ - average - 20fps can be 10's in smoke

At home:

AMD Athlon 1.2GHz 266MHz FSB
FIC AD11
256MB DDR 2100
ac97 on board audio
TI200
3Com 905B NIC (connected to an ADSL connection)
Maxtor 30GB 7200rpm drive ATA-133
WinXP Pro.

1024x768 - 32 bit res
Normal fight  10 to 15 planes - average 75fps (refresh rate)
intense fight  30+ - average - 40-45fps can be 20's in smoke

with 1.09

frame rates are up about 2 fps at work on TNT2
frames are unchanged at home

have been unaffected by AHV

but would like to see an option to disable

Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: Zippatuh on March 19, 2002, 02:52:35 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Phantom4-Mag33


but would like to see an option to disable

 

Same here.  No FR problems.  I would just like the ability to disable it.

Zippatuh

Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: Reschke on March 19, 2002, 04:04:19 PM

I did an upgrade Skurj and that was the only thing I lost in the upgrade. I think I have it worked out though because I had read of a problem with the TM F-16 FLCS. TQS and RCS. For some reason it would not hold calibration and it would get dropped randomly. I have a possible solution I am going to try when I get home from work.

Title: AHV: Why no choice?
Post by: FDutchmn on March 19, 2002, 05:38:04 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Reschke
I vote to either separate it completely again or to make it an optional function for those of us wishing to use another voice commo program.

oh but please don't forget that the integration of AHV enables vox to be recorded on film.  That can't be done if it was separate.  That is one of the best features in 1.09 :)