Monday, November 15, 1999

Q3DemoTest First Impressions -- 7:15 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

I've heard a number of people complaining about a major speed slow-down in Q3DemoTest from Q3Test 1.08. After changing to my Q3Test settings (high quality settings, 640x480, cg_gibs 0, no dynamic lights, plus going to "high" audio quality) my fps dropped less than two fps from 1.08 (DemoTest: 42.4 fps, Q3Test 1.08: 44.0). It's hard to tell exactly because it's not the same demo (DemoTest: demo001, Q3Test: q3demo1) but I don't notice the huge changes that some were griping about.

The bots are pretty slick, you have to keep your head up even on the easier difficulty settings. I like how each bot has different weapons preferences, attack/retreat tendencies, etc. I do agree that their comments are a bit repetitive though (and they don't like people with spaces or initials in their names--kept calling me athun instead of A.T. Hun). I think a bunch more research is in order :)

Just a note: cg_gibs 0 cuts down on the gore but gives a significant speed increase, especially in the heat of battle when every fps counts. Try it, you'll like it.

The Master comments: Okay, A.T. got all long-winded on us here. Q3ATD frippin ROCKS. Period. Okay, maybe amplify that rocks to 747-takeoff-volumes.

News for 11/15/1999

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