Do I have to ....... ?

VFC_Baxter · 02-22-08, 06:05 PM

I am a bit new to subsims but liked 1914 - SOF a lot so I bought SH4 at a half price sale. The graphics looked good, especially the interior shots. I have found the intro video is unplayable, slurred slomo speach, graphics break up, and the museum screen footage of the Colorado gives me 3 - 4 fps, in "normal" graphics settings and 13 fps when I set everything to low. I have an ATI dual core 3800 machine with a Radeon x700 256mb graphics card, 2gb ram and 200gb hd. I am thinking of offloading it and trying a re-install. Would that be the way to go or is there a tweak for my rig that would fix this slide show please.:hmm:

I get 20-30 fps in Battlestations Midway that appears to be a comparable sim in terms of graphics so I am a bit bewildered by this. Any helpful advice or tips would be appreciated thanks.

-Pv- · 02-22-08, 08:24 PM

Your CPU is a little on the weak side. I suggest at least a 4200 to get P4 3.0 Ghz performance. Until then, turn down the game graphics settings until you get the performance you can live with.
-Pv-

mookiemookie · 02-22-08, 10:21 PM

Post what graphics settings you're using in-game and on your card so that you can get better advice.

Turning down the anti-alaising settings on your card, as well as the environmental effects in-game seem to make the biggest difference for me. But then again, that's me. If you give everyone your specifics to work with, I'm sure you'll get some good advice.

Paajtor · 02-23-08, 05:29 AM

If you have Anisotropic Filtering set to 16x, turn it down to 4x (in your ATI control panel)...made all the difference for me.

AkbarGulag · 02-23-08, 05:53 AM

ATI user here, 9800XT, yup, that old. 1280*960 with all sliders up, but all boxes unticked except 'Volumetric fog', gives a good 20-30fps... very playable. 1 gig ram, 2.8mhz cpu.

I would have thought the x700 would have punched some better results? And yes, turn off ALL Anisotropic and antaliasing. Do that in the ATI control panel.

02-22-08, 06:05 PM	#1
VFC_Baxter Sailor man Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Adelaide SA Posts: 46 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Do I have to ....... ? I am a bit new to subsims but liked 1914 - SOF a lot so I bought SH4 at a half price sale. The graphics looked good, especially the interior shots. I have found the intro video is unplayable, slurred slomo speach, graphics break up, and the museum screen footage of the Colorado gives me 3 - 4 fps, in "normal" graphics settings and 13 fps when I set everything to low. I have an ATI dual core 3800 machine with a Radeon x700 256mb graphics card, 2gb ram and 200gb hd. I am thinking of offloading it and trying a re-install. Would that be the way to go or is there a tweak for my rig that would fix this slide show please.:hmm: I get 20-30 fps in Battlestations Midway that appears to be a comparable sim in terms of graphics so I am a bit bewildered by this. Any helpful advice or tips would be appreciated thanks.

02-22-08, 10:21 PM	#3
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Post what graphics settings you're using in-game and on your card so that you can get better advice. Turning down the anti-alaising settings on your card, as well as the environmental effects in-game seem to make the biggest difference for me. But then again, that's me. If you give everyone your specifics to work with, I'm sure you'll get some good advice. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

02-23-08, 05:29 AM	#4
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	If you have Anisotropic Filtering set to 16x, turn it down to 4x (in your ATI control panel)...made all the difference for me. __________________

02-23-08, 05:53 AM	#5
AkbarGulag Samurai Navy Join Date: May 2007 Location: cfgdatsimZOMGddstgasns Posts: 571 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 1	ATI user here, 9800XT, yup, that old. 1280*960 with all sliders up, but all boxes unticked except 'Volumetric fog', gives a good 20-30fps... very playable. 1 gig ram, 2.8mhz cpu. I would have thought the x700 would have punched some better results? And yes, turn off ALL Anisotropic and antaliasing. Do that in the ATI control panel. __________________ "6 days into his patrol, the first enemy ship was spotted... a trawler... ...It was at this point, Captain AkbarGulag realised how green his crew was..."

02-22-08, 08:24 PM	#2
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Your CPU is a little on the weak side. I suggest at least a 4200 to get P4 3.0 Ghz performance. Until then, turn down the game graphics settings until you get the performance you can live with. -Pv-