Posted by Gonk on July 19, 1998 at 20:20:23:
In Reply to: Re: architecture vs frame in SP posted by Ryan on July 19, 1998 at 16:00:06:
With my PII 266 MMX and some weak @$$ 3d card I hit an average framerate of about 19 fps when running on 640x480, 640x400 speeds up a bit, and 320x240 is fast but archaic. I generally don't have a problem with open areas, unless they have really big, detailed, cool architecture that is viewed all at once. You could try making a few archways mad out of rock to speed things up, without limiting the feel of openess. The Sniper Trooper would have a better shot from up there too. :) Try out a few different methods in accelerated and non-accelerated mode at different resolutions. And if you need to, recommend the level only to those who have 3d cards. (Only as a last resort though!)
Gonk