Counter Strike runs at 16 bit or 32 bit?

[gregshin]

Just like the tops says folks! I need an answer! =)

 

[BD2003]

16bit by defualt, 32 bit with the -32bpp command line tag.

 

[2dfx]

Does 32bit colour make much of a difference in cs or just eat some frame rates?

 

[snow patrol]

Wow, I didn't know that, I always thought it was just 16bit!

 

[snow patrol]

What's the exact command for 32bit then?

 

[Muerto]

CS can do 32-bit?! :Q Cool! Tell us the command, we must have it!!!!!!!

 

[2dfx]

Instead of just running hl.exe
run it by typing hl.exe -32bpp

I've tried it a while before but doesn't seem to do much.

 

[snow patrol]

ok, thanks

 

[gregshin]

THANKS Big Dees! hmm i wonder how much FPS that eats up? anybody tried it out yet?

 

[snow patrol]

Nope, I only have a Voodoo 3, although I'll be getting sent a GTS next week

 

[BD2003]

Itll slow it down as much as any other game would slow down in 32bpp.

 

[Finality]

CS can do 32 bit if you set your desktop to 32 bit. It makes a huge difference for smoke effects. I dont notice any other major differences though.

I haven't noticed too much of a performance difference. I can't remember is the HL timedemo code semi broken? The initial code only played the demos back at the speed it was recorded at.

 

[Hard_Boiled]

I notice a difference in the wall textures sometimes, when I use the -bpp 32 command and force 32 bit textures in my Nvidia openGL settings. Doesn't seem to affect performance too much, Half-Life seems like it wants a fast cpu more than a fast video card.

 

[Modeps]

you know whats REALLY nice? openGL 32bit w/ FSAA 4x... SWEET

 

[Sunner]

Every Quake engine, including the first has had the -bpp 32 option.

I used to run both HalfLife and CS in 32 bit color, but since I wasnt entirely happy about my performance, I dropped it to 16 bit, it didnt actually increase my performance, but OTOH it didnt make any visual difference either, so i've kept it that way since.

In fact nothing I do seems to increase my performance in either of these games, I've been playing HL since I had my old P2-266 with a Voodoo2-12 MB.
Since I've upgraded to a Celery450 with a TNT, then V3-3K, then TNT2-u, then GF DDR, and now a Duron600@900 witht hat same GF DDR, and I havent experienced any very noticeable performance increases, aside from the fact that I've obviously been able to increase the res thanks to the fillrate increases that the new vid cards have brought.

I just dont understand what the HL engine needs to run perfectly smooth.