Author Topic: Possible Resignation (Read 1109 times)

MwXX · « **on:** June 21, 2004, 06:38:16 AM »

Wow, 9800 Pro, 128 Mb ....and AH2 just unbelievable!

Cant fight, cant do anything when others are around! Game freezes, hesitates, makes me crash (freezes so long, that Im in the air one min, and GROUND!) it holds for sooo long.

I work all day and come home to relax and play, now I gotta tweak, read boards for help, modify alter, do what now just to play this game? NOT WORTH IT!

So, I say....is this going to be fixed? dont know? But it is seriously getting annoying spending more time trying to fix my settings just to play.

Pay me $15 to play~ and maybe....dont fix this soon enough, and after 2 years of playing every day...it will hurt to hang it up. But honestly, this is ridiculous. What a dissapointment. Seriously

Rolex · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2004, 07:11:30 AM »

With a 9800 Pro and a reasonable processor (1.8 Mhz +) you should not be having those kinds of problems. I can appreciate your frustration, but there is some other reason and AH2 isn't the culprit.

HTC and other people here will try to help you get things sorted, but first you must post your system information, Directx information and video driver information as you see many have done in their signature.

Eagler · « **Reply #2 on:** June 21, 2004, 07:13:48 AM »

my settings - ATI 9800PRO
Graphic Detail
"Level of detail" and "Displayed Object Size" sliders are set to performance

for a2a slide "Ground detail range" all the way to the right (0.5 miles) - this can cause studders bad if set to high as it is constantly trying to draw all the ground terrain which you don't need air to air

"Textures to load per frame" slider to 1

Video Settings:
unlimited FPS
1024x768
Max Texture Size = 512
Terrain Mipmapping, Transitions, Horizons - all checked
Gamma = 1.0

game is pretty smooth and the planes look good on zoom

Pei · « **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2004, 07:56:38 AM »

128Mb is not a lot of RAM - perhaps that's your problem?

512Mb of modern RAM isn't that pricey.

Jayclark · « **Reply #4 on:** June 21, 2004, 08:01:25 AM »

128 megs of ram will do it. I ran AH2 with 128 megs. Before I upgraded to 384.

SirLoin · « **Reply #5 on:** June 21, 2004, 08:04:07 AM »

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Originally posted by Pei
128Mb is not a lot of RAM - perhaps that's your problem?

512Mb of modern RAM isn't that pricey.

He was referring to his video card ram Pei.

I have the same card(9800 Pro) running a P4 3Ghz (800 mhx fsb)w 512 ram(Windows XP) and am having framerate probs too...

1067x768

512

everything maxed exept terrain draw set at lowest...

Getting the same frames in AH2 as I got in AH1 that was running a P3 1Ghz with GF3 Ti500.

For the record..I couldnt care less about ground terrain detain when Im flying(I don't like those trees man)...I would rather the detail be on planes,tracers,explosion effects,sun and reflections and frame rates...Watching terrain draw bothers me(Soorta like Micropose's B17 2)

Ghosth · « **Reply #6 on:** June 21, 2004, 08:49:48 AM »

I'm running on 128 mb of ddr ram.

Course I'm also running win 98se.

I hear XP is more of a hawg.

Tweak your settings, drop texture to 256,
and load 1 per frame. Put details dead center for starters.

Make sure your running the lastest drivers for video & sound. DX9b, etc.

SunKing · « **Reply #7 on:** June 21, 2004, 11:20:02 AM »

Mmxx list the rest of your system specs. I have a 1.7mhz and the 9700pro and my game runs fine. Maybe we can help you optimize your system.

214thCavalier · « **Reply #8 on:** June 21, 2004, 11:46:52 AM »

P4 3.2
Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb
win XP Pro
512mb mem

Level of detail and displayed object size, both sit under the "T" in the word detail in the settings, this is approx 90% setting.
Ground detail set to max.

"Textures to load per frame" slider to 1

Video Settings:
unlimited FPS
1280x1024
Max Texture Size = 512
Terrain Mipmapping, Transitions, Horizons - all checked
Gamma = 1.0

Using Omega drivers i have AA and AF set at x4 all other options at max.

In tower i get about 60 to 70 fps depending on field activity, once in the air i get my monitor refresh rate which is 100 fps.

I can fight up high or in the weeds without any trouble.

Worth bearing in mind that until you have loaded all the textures required throughout the terrain you may get freezes etc.

I no longer get any freezes.

Sikboy · « **Reply #9 on:** June 21, 2004, 11:53:11 AM »

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Originally posted by 214thCavalier

Worth bearing in mind that until you have loaded all the textures required throughout the terrain you may get freezes etc.

I no longer get any freezes.

I wonder how many people are experiencing this, and give up right there?

If this is still an issue, It might be a good idea to mention it in the MOTD, for folks who don't read the boards.

-Sik

ergRTC · « **Reply #10 on:** June 21, 2004, 11:59:20 AM »

it really really sounds like your computer has issues to me. Try cleaning up that mess first. Check your sound card driver (go to the vender and get the newest). Get the newest vid driver (i hope you didnt install the one out of the box). Then if you fit within HTCs minimum specs, call them and ask them whats up.

I have a gforce3 ti200 with 64mb and I get 71fps in the clouds and 36 near a fight (that is because I have antialiasing set to 2x, 4x is 71 in the clouds and 24 near the ground, off is 71 near the ground 71 in the sky). Sliders all the way over, unlimited shapes loading, blah blah blah.

214thCavalier · « **Reply #11 on:** June 21, 2004, 12:29:54 PM »

Sound cards can also make a huge difference to fps.

I fitted a hercules sound card using a sensaura chip and it cut the fps in half on a slower computer compared to an old soundblaster Live.

It went straight back for a refund and the soundblaster was refitted.

Zanth · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2004, 02:05:00 PM »

Athlon Thunderbird 1.333 (clocked 1.40)
128 meg PC2100
Geforce FX5200 128 meg (overclocked w/ Omega Drv. Tool)
SB Live

No freezes. I am generally in the 60-80 fps zone with default settings. I can and have run with the three sliders set to maximum (fps drops to 25-30 though). Your specs are much better than mine - something else is at work here.

Soulyss · « **Reply #13 on:** June 21, 2004, 02:19:24 PM »

You can also get your DxDiag file and either post here or email to the tech person at HTC and ask for help. Who I believe is Skuzzy, he's helped me in the past but I dunno if that was out of the kindness of his heart, and attempt to get me to shut the hell up, or part of his official job description. (Personally I think it was a combination of #2 and #3 but that's besides the point.)

A_Clown · « **Reply #14 on:** June 21, 2004, 02:46:39 PM »

I have been working on dailing my system in for AH2 but I havent had much success. Before AH2 went Main game I was getting daily responses from Skuzzy, but now I assume he has over 300 or so people in my same position, it has been over 3 days since I recieved a response from him.

I will continue to try to get the game to run on my machine. I want to see the TOD game before I decide if I am to continue with AH. Needless to say I was extremely disgusted with what AH1 MA turned into, and I hope TOD will be a great cure for Country truces, & mindless skilless hordes.

Hopefully I will get my system running and HTC will get TOD running around the same time. I can THEN decide if it is worth playing. If the format of the game hasn't changed from horde or be horded, I wont play. No matter how great the eyecandy or flight model is.