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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: Mitsialis on March 15, 2013, 11:00:04 pm

Title: Been out of it for ages!
Post by: Mitsialis on March 15, 2013, 11:00:04 pm: So tell me: I am about to score myself a new rig with Win-8; Once I do, I will buy FS2 over at GOG; I assume it and the 'build' are Win-8 compatible? For some reason, Win 8 doesn't bring up anything in the search engine. Anyway, I digress...What is the absolute latest FS2-open we got? And most importantly, when I download it, is there any way I can 'winnow out' the 'eye candy'? I find that 'too rich' effects make it hard to get a good frame-rate. Try to use 'small words'--I need the "Penny" explanation not the "Sheldon" explanation...
Title: Re: Been out of it for ages!
Post by: General Battuta on March 15, 2013, 11:16:37 pm: 3.6.18 should work fine on Win 8; make sure you move FreeSpace to C:\Games\ rather than where GoodOldGames installs it; and the launcher (use WXLauncher if possible) will provide you with all kinds of options to customize the graphical settings.
Title: Re: Been out of it for ages!
Post by: Black Wolf on March 15, 2013, 11:19:59 pm: Quote from: General Battuta on March 15, 2013, 11:16:37 pm
3.6.18 should work fine on Win 8; make sure you move FreeSpace to C:\Games\ rather than where GoodOldGames installs it; and the launcher (use WXLauncher if possible) will provide you with all kinds of options to customize the graphical settings.

Does putting it in games actually have any benefit at all? I've had FS2 in Program Files for years to no ill effect.
Title: Re: Been out of it for ages!
Post by: General Battuta on March 15, 2013, 11:21:02 pm: Quote from: Black Wolf on March 15, 2013, 11:19:59 pm
Quote from: General Battuta on March 15, 2013, 11:16:37 pm
3.6.18 should work fine on Win 8; make sure you move FreeSpace to C:\Games\ rather than where GoodOldGames installs it; and the launcher (use WXLauncher if possible) will provide you with all kinds of options to customize the graphical settings.

Does putting it in games actually have any benefit at all? I've had FS2 in Program Files for years to no ill effect.

Yes, it can help avoid a whole set of crashes.
Title: Re: Been out of it for ages!
Post by: Mitsialis on March 15, 2013, 11:23:28 pm: Wow...you guys are fast! When I get everything rolling I shall chime in again.
Title: Re: Been out of it for ages!
Post by: Black Wolf on March 15, 2013, 11:33:22 pm: Quote from: General Battuta on March 15, 2013, 11:21:02 pm
Yes, it can help avoid a whole set of crashes.

Well, they're not happening to me, so there must be other factors at play.
Title: Re: Been out of it for ages!
Post by: mjn.mixael on March 15, 2013, 11:59:58 pm: Depends on what version of Windows you are running. See, FSO (and some scripts, even) edit files in it's own directory. Under Vista and up (by default) this is not generally allowed. That alone could be a problem until we tell FSO to run it all from %appdata%.
Title: Re: Been out of it for ages!
Post by: General Battuta on March 16, 2013, 07:32:40 am: Quote from: Black Wolf on March 15, 2013, 11:33:22 pm
Quote from: General Battuta on March 15, 2013, 11:21:02 pm
Yes, it can help avoid a whole set of crashes.

Well, they're not happening to me, so there must be other factors at play.

That's not a surprise, and we know exactly what causes these crashes. Keeping your filepath short is a good way to help avoid them.