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Blue
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From the looks of that screenshots (Doom3) he is not running fraps. In many game engines there are console commands to have the game show the FPS.
Quake 4 and i'm sure Doom3 (same engine) is "com_show fps 1" without the quotes
.Why does it slow it down allot? Also as I said I'm not running Fraps.
Also Fraps is a much better tool for taking screenshots then the print screen button because you can take only one screenshot at a time this way then you have to exit the game to past into paint (sux). Many games also have a take screenshot option as I've done with the Quake 4 shots by hitting f12. Some games screenshot button is actually the print screen button where everytime you hit it a screenshot is taking rather then having to leave game and paste into paint.
Fraps is a program that you can use to put a reading of how many FPS you get in game in one of the 4 corner of your screen. You can also record demos as well as take many screenshots etc.
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The Astroman
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I have ~60 FPS in GTA San Andreas, but when I start filming it, it drops down to ~18 FPS!! Isn't that a bit exagerated?
Doom_Machine
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i finally got q4 to run smoothly, get 30fps with 8x filtering, just got to the part where you ride in the mech warrior..how far in the game am i blue? this game is starting to get old quick and i have tendancies to never finish games.
Doom_Machine
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Blue said:
for me its 4 things...guess i got spoiled by farcry. i find the scenery in q4 bland, desert/rock/metal. and i hate how many corridoor (doom3like) levels it has. running around in hallways just isnt my flavor.
i find the enemies are retarded, i'd prefer a more military action from them but i understand their cyborgs n all and part of how it is....but just once i'd like to see an enemy in any game see that its outnumbered and retreat.
too much time is spent solo and without squadmates which i think is the funnest part.
outside levels have too many pitch black areas despite it being daylight..it just doesnt look right. some light reflections have no source. that alone kinda takes me out of the experience.
i find myself making comparisons to halo 2....graphics aside of course.
but since its the only game thats most similar, halo2 had impressive architecture, alien atomosphere, larger outdoor levels, more vehicles, less time spent solo, more realistic air raids/large battle areas with more enemies.
but seriously though if you played halo i think you understand what i mean.
like take the beginning of halo2 where your on your teams ship...and q4's level where your on your sides ship, the hallways are narrow, and people talking to each other but overall looks like any level in doom3, pipes,wires..etc.
in halo2 the ship areas are larger, people chatting still, large windows with views of earth and battleships all over the place, interior has plants and overll nicer to look at...but thats just my opinion of it all, q4 is still fun to an extent
i'm still gonna try to finish q4, but its feeling repetitive to me.
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Blue
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I hear ya %100. I think Quake 4 is gonna appeal more to gamers that have followed the Quake series or rather played Quake 2 LOL. Also those that loved Doom 3 should enjoy this one.
Gets me thinking, Game creators don't like to stray far from game play in sequels and I figure this is good as your basically looking for the same experience although be it a more updated one
. I'm just not sure how far you can carry game play that's a decade old in some cases. Gamers that have never played a particular series are not going to want to play them in many cases I think. Although ID & Raven did add vehicles to the mix to keep up with the times they kept the enemy's basically retarded as in past Quake games.
Well I did enjoy Quake 4 allot and on another note of game style they did brighten up "some" of the levels and I did notice there is actually some COLOR!. This makes me happy because one of my biggest pet peeves in FPS games and especially the Quake series is that there was way to much brown and dull textures.
Gets me thinking, Game creators don't like to stray far from game play in sequels and I figure this is good as your basically looking for the same experience although be it a more updated one
. I'm just not sure how far you can carry game play that's a decade old in some cases. Gamers that have never played a particular series are not going to want to play them in many cases I think. Although ID & Raven did add vehicles to the mix to keep up with the times they kept the enemy's basically retarded as in past Quake games.Well I did enjoy Quake 4 allot and on another note of game style they did brighten up "some" of the levels and I did notice there is actually some COLOR!
. This makes me happy because one of my biggest pet peeves in FPS games and especially the Quake series is that there was way to much brown and dull textures.
I will have to post of some Max Payne 2 screenies, I jsut got it to work after a little difficulty but it runs smooth as butter. I am amazed, I figured I'd have to at least run it on lower settings to get it to play, but i set everything high (jsut not AA/AF) and it's beautiful. so fun 
Doom_Machine
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4W4K3 said:I will have to post of some Max Payne 2 screenies, I jsut got it to work after a little difficulty but it runs smooth as butter. I am amazed, I figured I'd have to at least run it on lower settings to get it to play, but i set everything high (jsut not AA/AF) and it's beautiful. so fun
i think maxpayne 2 to this date has the best realistic looking graphics ive ever seen
theres a mod where you can play it in first person...it plays good like that and is way better i think, theres also another mod that adds some stuff and makes the bullet time alot cooler, cant wait to see what maxpayne 3 will look like.
i'll have to install that game again after i get my new mobo and hardrive.
Doom_Machine
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these are screenshots i found of elder scrolls 4 oblivion, the detail is awesome, definitly looks like the kind of game you could get yourself totally lost in and do whatever you want. www.eldersrcolls.com
