Age: 20 (and loving it)
Gender: Male
Hobbies: Video Games.
Quake Exp: Hmmm bout 3 years!
Ok now Here are some tweaks for quake. These tweaks are really helpful to lower end pc users.
Fps Tweaks: (These tweaks will boost yer fps, but may reduce quality.)
r_vertexlight 1
(can be edited in menu)
I have found that this inceases fps a good margin, but increases latncy of yer shots. You can barely notice it. You will get a good 20 - 30 fps gain respectively.
r_dynamiclight 0
(can be edited in the menu
This is a grapical reduction that dramaticaly helps fps. This is mainly the flash that the rocket makes. It travels on the floor too. Best to leave this off.
s_khz 11
s_volume .7 (I set it to .1!)
s_muiscvolume 0
(can also be edited in menu)
These commands reduce sound quality. To my surprize I got a 10-15 fps boost. Note for the volume, the default is .7. You can accually make it way lower and just up the volume on yer pc speakers. Its worth the fps boost.
Connection Tweaks
Here are some tweaks for yer connection on Quake 3. These tweaks are aimed at Broadband users but in some cases, can dramaticaly help 56kers.
snaps 40 (I set it to 100)
cl_maxpackets 42
rate 7500 (the default is 3000)
Note: Rate is tricky. The default value may be best for some people. It allows you to have less shot lag with the rocket at cost of smoothness. The 7500 is probaby the best for all weapons because it allows better hit detection. Smoothness at cost of marginal latency.
Thats bout it. These commands are what I have noticed to cause the best results, but if you want more, I left a link to some handy stuff.
Misc Fps commands: (use at your will)
cg_drawgun 0
r_simpleitems
com_maxfps 120
If you can get 125 on yer card, set this to 120. NOT 125. It will jump to 125 automaticaly hence the best game physics.
My system specs:
633 celeron
200mbs ram
Geforce 3 MMX Se (overclocked to 300 GPU)
Windows Me OS
Benchmarking:
An easy way to directly see whether a tweak helps your gameing performace is benchmarking.
Benchmakring on Quake 3 is easy.
Just type these commands
com_maxfps 0
(to insure your raw fps)
timedemo 1
(times the demo, shows all the stats including FPS a.k.a Frames Per Second)
Finally just run one of the default demos via. quake menu.
If ya have any further questions that are not answered here Email me. There is plenty of other stuff I can tell ya that I cant fit in this small window!
