[kasperl]

Goober asked me to arrange this, so i will.

could you please do the following?

Originally posted by Lightspeed
Ookay people. Download this .

It contains three missions.

SCP_POL for testing Poly & texture performance
SCP_WEP for testing effect performance
SCP_ANI for testing ANI performance.

Of course these are only aspects of the game. You might, or might not see any difference in the builds there.

Instructions:

Use the following command lines: -htl -jpgtga (on older builds -t32 and -32bit) - fps

to use SCP POL, just jump in mission.
- Press 1. Wait 5 seconds. Note your FPS.
- Press 2. Wait 5 seconds. Note your FPS.
- Press 3. Wait 5 seconds. Note your FPS.
- Press 4. Wait 5 seconds. Note your FPS.

to use SCP WEP, also jump in mission
- Press 1. Look at your FPS counter, note down the range and average
- Press 2. Look at your FPS counter, note down the range and average
- Press 3. Look at your FPS counter, note down the range and average

to use SCP ANI, you need to do the following:
STEP A:
- Press 1. Look at your FPS counter, note down the range and average
- Press 2. Look at your FPS counter, note down the range and average
- Press 3. Look at your FPS counter, note down the range and average
STEP B:
Jump directly in-mission and immediately press "3". Look at the mission time, and note the time when your lowest FPS are reached.

To start with, here are my results:

Intel P4 2.4 GHz 800 MHz FSB
512 MB DDR 400 RAM (dual channeled)
Asus P4C800 Deluxe
Radeon 9800

Build: 12_05 (i'll edit this post to fill in the other builds later)

Polygon Test:
1 - 70 FPS (maximum due to V_Sync)
2 - 70 FPS
3 - 35 FPS
4 - 35 FPS

Effects Test:
1 - Steady 70 FPS
2 - Steady 70 FPS
3 - 58 - 68 FPS (average: 65)

ANI Test:
1 - 70 FPS
2 - 70 FPS
3 - minimum at 34 FPS
Time to reach minimun: 1:01 minutes.


use colours to distinguish the different builds.

Also, in the weapons test, fire all your weapons continually.




old post:


run the mission "Clash of the Titans II" (bastion escort), and post your framerates using the following builds:

first 32-bit build / 18_11 build / 1_12 build / 5_12 build

use the -fps command line, and write down the following, in this order and style, please:

max FPS: 70 / 36 / 51 / 42
min FPS: 50 / 17 / 37 / 20
avg FPS: 65 / 20 / 41 / 31

then post this in this thread, together with your systems specs, version of DX, and everything like that. also add any commannd lines you might be using, and try turning them on and off.

this would help the coding effort acccording to goober, and i will add all of this into an excell fiile and i'll provide graphs and such.
edit:

Originally posted by Lightspeed
Also, you need the right builds and command lines.

first 32_bit build: it should be the _32-bit build, it supports tgas and jpgs as well as HT&L. HT&L should have serious flickering issues and the lighting should be rather flickery too. The thrusters will _not_ be displayed through the ships though.

Command lines: -htl (duh.) (-t32 -32bit older builds) (-jpgtga newer builds) -fps

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[karajorma]

To Parts Unknown?

[Lightspeed]

bad mission choice. I dont think everyone has Technical Superiority installed. I suggest Clash of the Titans II as a test mission, as it is a campaign mission.

Also, you need the right builds and command lines.

first 32_bit build: it should be the _32-bit build, it supports tgas and jpgs as well as HT&L. HT&L should have serious flickering issues and the lighting should be rather flickery too. The thrusters will _not_ be displayed through the ships though.

Command lines: -htl (duh.) (-t32 -32bit older builds) (-jpgtga newer builds) -fps

Clash of the Titans II:

max FPS: 70 / 47 / 70 / 62
min FPS: 63 / 20 / 49 / 33
avg FPS: 69 / 27 / 58 / 41

edit: i'll test some more since the drain seems to be sporadic and does not happen every time.

-edit2: or better yet, i'll make a test mission to cover various slow down issues.

[kasperl]

Originally posted by Lightspeed
bad mission choice. I dont think everyone has Technical Superiority installed. I suggest Clash of the Titans II as a test mission, as it is a campaign mission.

Also, you need the right builds and command lines.

first 32_bit build: it should be the _32-bit build, it supports tgas and jpgs as well as HT&L. HT&L should have serious flickering issues and the lighting should be rather flickery too. The thrusters will _not_ be displayed through the ships though.

Command lines: -htl (duh.) (-t32 -32bit older builds) (-jpgtga newer builds) -fps

Clash of the Titans II:

max FPS: 70 / 47 / 70 / 62
min FPS: 63 / 20 / 49 / 33
avg FPS: 69 / 27 / 58 / 41

edit: i'll test some more since the drain seems to be sporadic and does not happen every time.

-edit2: or better yet, i'll make a test mission to cover various slow down issues.

lightspeed, i would be very happy if you made a mission, it would be very nice, very nice indeed.

also, thank you for posting those command lines.

[Lightspeed]

Okay, prepare to be very happy

[karajorma]

Do you want the FPS at the start of the mission or the lowest we saw?

[kasperl]

well, the lowest, the highest, and a good estimated average would be very nice, and if you could do it over a good part of the mission, it'd be very nice.

[kasperl]

that is some of the graphs, http://nodewar.penguinbomb.com/aotd/kasperl/SCP_FPS/SCPFPS.xls , this is the complete sheet

edit:

could some code-god please write a tiny little program that outputs the following to a file:
processor
OS
mem
DX version
Graph card

and all that is needed to search for performance problems.
if it is all in a standard format, i could perhaps make something that throws all data toghether, and searches for common things from people with low framerates.

[kasperl]

anyone?

[Lightspeed]

theyre all waiting for my mission, and a new thread

Which will be here.... shortly

[kasperl]

good.

[Lightspeed]

*first part removed... look at kasperls first post... its all up there now*

here are my results:

Intel P4 2.4 GHz 800 MHz FSB
512 MB DDR 400 RAM (dual channeled)
Asus P4C800 Deluxe
Radeon 9800

Build: 11_18  12_05 (i'll edit this post to fill in the other builds later)


11_18
Polygon Test:
1 - 70 FPS
2 - 68-69 FPS
3 - 35 FPS
4 - 22 FPS

Effects Test:
1 - 53-60 FPS (average: 63)
2 - 29-40 FPS (average: 42)
3 - 28 - 31 FPS (average: 30)

ANI Test:
1 - 60-65 FPS (average: 62)
2 - 40-69 FPS (average: 67, weird huh?)
3 - minimum at 20 FPS
Time to reach minimun: 0:50 minutes.




12_05
Polygon Test:
1 - 70 FPS (maximum due to V_Sync)
2 - 70 FPS
3 - 35 FPS
4 - 35 FPS

Effects Test:
1 - Steady 70 FPS
2 - Steady 70 FPS
3 - 58 - 68 FPS (average: 65)

ANI Test:
1 - 70 FPS
2 - 70 FPS
3 - minimum at 34 FPS
Time to reach minimun: 1:01 minutes.


use colours to distinguish the different builds.

[kasperl]

now, we need to make this an even larger pimp.

i'll turn all of this into a nice excell file tomorow, probably during english class.

edit: also, please post your specs.

[Lightspeed]

I forgot to mention. On the weapons test, keep shooting your primaries and secondaries

I'm adding the 11_18 results now.

[kasperl]

ok, this is going to be one large set of graphs. i'll have to play around some before i'll get all of this working nicely, but i'll see.

[Skippy]

The keys we're supposed to press are the communication keys or nimpad keys ?

[kasperl]

comm, i guess, they are the standard to use on is-key-pressed thingy's.

[kasperl]

please, sil vous plait, bitte, alstublieft?

[karajorma]

Links to all the relavent builds would help. Most of us are too lazy to look them up

[kasperl]

jesus.

and i am only doing this in my spare free time during my english/biology classes because i thought it was usefull.

i geuss it is not.