Quake

[pan1k]

Give it more RAM. And yes, a Picasso 4 will speed things up. I have a Cybervision 643D and I can do 800x600 on my 060, I think I run it in a 15bit mode.

[pan1k]

I'll check when I get home tonight.

[pan1k]

OK. Something happened to my install of Quake. I reinstalled off the CD, the game launches but I still see my workbench and can hear the audio.. wtf?! Any ideas people?

[pan1k]

Wait, what? You are running a 68060, software-rendered version of quake, in 15-bit at 800x600 ?

Are you sure?

Yeah, no I wasn't! LOL. It was 15 bit 320x200. Best I got was 14 FPS.

[pan1k]

I did find a patch on Aminet and used it. It gave me an extra 2 or 3 fps. I played around with the different screen modes, and for me, the 200X320 8bit Cybervision was slower (but not by much) to the 200X300 AGA mode. Maybe I was thinking of when I had a PPC card.. *shrug*

[pan1k]

Can someone explain to me the different rendering options under quake? There was c2p, double and even triple modes. Normal 3.1 routines and 040-060 routines depending on what screenmode was in use.

[pan1k]

From ClickBOOM FAQ:

So, is there anything I can do to improve speed other than to buy better hardware?
Sure there is. You can use some or all of the options listed below (not in any particular order):
- Reduce the size of displaying area by using "-" key.
- Use odd , oddx2 , 1x2 or 2x2 screen modes.
- Choose a different "blur distance" value.
- Choose a different "detail" value.
- If you are playing it on AGA, don't use slow Multiscan, DBLNTS or DBLPAL modes.
- Choose not to display your weapon.
- Turn sound off.
- Play with a mouse.
- Choose "always run" option.
- If you have 060 be a real man and overclock it to 66MHz!
- Stick to 8-bit mode. 16-bit looks better but is slower.
- If you have an 060 board in your A4000 put memory simms on it rather than the motherboard.
- Disable water warping.

I didn't see a higher FPS rate with my Cybervision. Weird huh? Maybe if I got a faster 060 it would help. MIne is 50MHZ.

[pan1k]

Interesting thread. I tried messing around with the console as suggested by lionstorm. All of that made quake look really bad. So I guess just run the AGA mode in 300x200.

[pan1k]

If I remove the fastram off the mobo on my a4000t, would that speed things up? I was reading it in a FAQ for Quake, I know the fast ram on the mobo is slower, but would it affect things that much?