carls wrote:
I've probably said this before, but I feel it's time for another rant. I just downloaded "Protozoa" by "Koolers" and "Relais" by "Kolor" for my PC.
Relais wouldn't even run on my computer because I have a GF 4 MX 440 (so much for hardware abstraction, eh?). This is a card that without problems can run UT2003 in 640x480 and Quake 3 in 1024x768.
Protozoa started but I couldn't stand watching it because it was too slow, it felt like maybe 5 fps or something - and this was with an effect that runs smoothly in many Amiga AGA demos.
Are there any PC demo coders around here? Is it HARD to make demos flow on a PC or does the demo code just plain suck? I found both of them on scene.org's viewing tips page.
Let's just hope the A1 and Pegasos scene does not succumb to the path of code optimization lazyness.
The incomparable Black Lotus has released some PC demos that'll make you weep with joy. They're truly works of art.
Frankly I've never had a problem running any PC demos, and my system is rather creaky. I'll have to check out those you mention.
BTW, a GF4 -anything - MX is really only as powerful as a GF2.
