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[L2D|CrimsonMP]

does anyone know what i need to do/add to be able to have a smoother gameplay for CS:S and HL2 ? i wont mind if it will mean lower graphics i just want a smoother online gameplay thas all . can anyone help me out ? ty ty



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[[AoL]LuckyJ]

It's possible that trying newer or older versions of your graphics drivers will improve performance. I'm not sure it would make too much of a difference. Might we worth a try though.

[FuhrerDarqueSyde]

mat_dxlevel 70 or -dxlevel 70 in your launch options to lower the dx level manually, you can also try lowering res and the adv cid options

[L2D|CrimsonMP]

[AoL]LuckyJ, on Nov 17 2004, 09:16 PM, said:

It's possible that trying newer or older versions of your graphics drivers will improve performance. I'm not sure it would make too much of a difference. Might we worth a try though.

yea not much of a difference . i get spikes here and there . but thanks tho lucky .

FuhrerDarqueSyde, on Nov 17 2004, 09:36 PM, said:

mat_dxlevel 70 or -dxlevel 70 in your launch options to lower the dx level manually, you can also try lowering res and the adv cid options

what does dx do ? actually what is "dx" ? and what does it do exactly ?




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[Pake]

L2D|CrimsonMP, on Nov 18 2004, 03:23 PM, said:

[AoL said:

LuckyJ,Nov 17 2004, 09:16 PM]It's possible that trying newer or older versions of your graphics drivers will improve performance. I'm not sure it would make too much of a difference. Might we worth a try though.

yea not much of a difference . i get spikes here and there . but thanks tho lucky .

FuhrerDarqueSyde, on Nov 17 2004, 09:36 PM, said:

mat_dxlevel 70 or -dxlevel 70 in your launch options to lower the dx level manually, you can also try lowering res and the adv cid options

what does dx do ? actually what is "dx" ? and what does it do exactly ?




crim

DX is coding for graphics. If you know what OpenGL is, then just think of DX as a slimmed down OpenGL. OpenGL is nothing more than DX with more shit to play with (thus the reason Doom3 is OpenGL).

All water, lighting, and texture effects in a game are caused by DX.

[L2D|CrimsonMP]

Pake, on Nov 18 2004, 02:35 PM, said:

L2D|CrimsonMP, on Nov 18 2004, 03:23 PM, said:

[AoL said:

LuckyJ,Nov 17 2004, 09:16 PM]It's possible that trying newer or older versions of your graphics drivers will improve performance. I'm not sure it would make too much of a difference. Might we worth a try though.

yea not much of a difference . i get spikes here and there . but thanks tho lucky .

FuhrerDarqueSyde, on Nov 17 2004, 09:36 PM, said:

mat_dxlevel 70 or -dxlevel 70 in your launch options to lower the dx level manually, you can also try lowering res and the adv cid options

what does dx do ? actually what is "dx" ? and what does it do exactly ?




crim

DX is coding for graphics. If you know what OpenGL is, then just think of DX as a slimmed down OpenGL. OpenGL is nothing more than DX with more shit to play with (thus the reason Doom3 is OpenGL).

All water, lighting, and texture effects in a game are caused by DX.

oooh i see . hmmm i think ill play around with it a bit and see how it is .



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[FuhrerDarqueSyde]

basically lowering the directx level (dxlevel) will lower the prettyness of effects and maske it easier for your card to render stuff

Acceptable levels:
70 = 7.0
80 = 8.0
81 = 8.1
90 = 9.0

example: -dxlevel 81 for DirectX 8.1 rendering

[L2D|CrimsonMP]

FuhrerDarqueSyde, on Nov 18 2004, 04:06 PM, said:

basically lowering the directx level (dxlevel) will lower the prettyness of effects and maske it easier for your card to render stuff

Acceptable levels:
70 = 7.0
80 = 8.0
81 = 8.1
90 = 9.0

example: -dxlevel 81 for DirectX 8.1 rendering

ahh thanks . i saw something like that from one of the threads at steampowered . they didnt really explain it that much . makes more sense now .



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[[AoL]LuckyJ]

If you are getting spikes, also make sure you do not have other applications or programs running that do not need to be...like mIRC or something...

[Pake]

Word is that much of the spikage is coming from HL2 and it's sounds.

[[AoL]Maj]

what video card are you using?

[Pake]

Your best bet is to turn everything off and stick the sound quality at med or low.

[L2D|CrimsonMP]

[AoL]Maj, on Nov 23 2004, 08:39 AM, said:

what video card are you using?

i am using a GeForce4 MX 440




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