A trip down memory lane... Quake2: crusher + massive1

[Viper GTS]

I was a little bored tonight so I decided to grab my Quake2 CD & see how my system handles yesterday's games (or maybe the day before yesterday...).

I installed Quake2, updated to v3.20, & grabbed crusher & massive1 from ReactorCritical.

The first thing I did is run demo1 at 320x240 to see what the CPU limited maximum fps was: 320 frames per second. The video card isn't the limiting factor until 800x600, at 640x480 I was still pegged at 320 fps.

Since 640x480 results are a little meaningless, I decided to run all my tests at 1600x1200.

The results?

crusher.dm2 = 114 fps
massive1.dm2 = 146 fps
demo1.dm2 = 158 fps

Just for the heck of it I switched to software rendering @ 1600x1200. demo1 flew by at a nearly playable 15 frames per second.



I'm tempted to play through it, as I never did go very far. I discovered online gaming & spent a lot of time looking at a disconnected phone jack. :|

Anybody else have any suggestions as to what I should benchmark? I got 3DMark99 MAX & 3DMark2000, but 99 won't run. It requires DirectX 6.1, anybody know how to install DX6.1 on WinXP?

BTW, this is a dual XP 1800+/512 MB/GF3 Ti200 @ 200/475. Many of you should be able to beat my scores with ease, considering that Quake2 doesn't even touch my second processor.

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[TheOmegaCode]

I just started playing TFC a few days ago... After a LONG time playing CS... That is wild...

 

[sharkeeper]

I've been playing Road Rash and NFS II SE for the past two weeks.

Cheers!

 

[Viper GTS]

<< I've been playing Road Rash and NFS II SE for the past two weeks.

Cheers! >>



NFS II SE kicked ass! I bought two V2's in SLI & ran them with my GF2 so I'd have Glide support for games like that.



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[Aves]

I still play Quake 2 all the time, it's the best Quake game IMO.

I'm anxious to see Quake 4 since it's rumored to be a direct sequel to Quake 2.

 

[yakko]

I still play Quake 3 with different mods on it. Urban Terror is my current favorite.

 

[JC]

Hmmm....just ran crusher, only getting 50fps with my V5 at 1600x1200....but it looks sooo good with the GLide driver

 

[Geekbabe]

<< I still play Quake 2 all the time, it's the best Quake game IMO.

I'm anxious to see Quake 4 since it's rumored to be a direct sequel to Quake 2. >>




Ah ! Q2, the game that brought my 1st rig to it's knees, requiring me to learn how to build a computer. V2's in SLI, FPS junkie, computing and gaming were fun then, no AOL users needing support, those were the good old days

 

[Stifko]

I still play Q2, CTF & WF. There are a couple of servers out there.

 

[Aves]

<<

<< I still play Quake 2 all the time, it's the best Quake game IMO.

I'm anxious to see Quake 4 since it's rumored to be a direct sequel to Quake 2. >>




Ah ! Q2, the game that brought my 1st rig to it's knees, requiring me to learn how to build a computer. V2's in SLI, FPS junkie, computing and gaming were fun then, no AOL users needing support, those were the good old days >>


LOL, indeed they were.

 

[glen]

When does Quake 4 come out?

 

[DaveSimmons]

<< I still play Q2, CTF & WF. There are a couple of servers out there. >>

I loved Q2 CTF and DM, more fun to me than Q3. Lately I've been playing UT deathmatch offline, since I don't have enough free time to stand a chance against the people playing every day it's tempting to look for those Q2 servers and join in CTF, even if I'm just catching bullets meant for the good players on my team