I have this unusual problem where my performance of my computer dips when dynamic lighting is involved. For example when i throw a grenade in counter strike or even tuen my flash light on my fps drops and is unplayable for that time. i downloaded a opengl demo which contains dynamic lighting and it ran fine but i downloaded another opengl demo which involved reflrctions and this ran very poorly so has this g0t to do with something?. i have tried reinstallign drivers but to no avail. ( I have used Kyro latest drivers,opengl drivers and hercules drivers for my hercules 4000xt prophet 32mb pci card). Any solutions please post. one last thing this problem just started to happen i didnt used have this problem.
Originally posted by Zerosignull: dynamic light in HL are done with lightmaps and being as the kyro can do upto 8 textures per pass i dont think that is the problem.
The Hercules 4000xt Prophet has less power than a GeForce2 MX.
You’re telling me that this card has the power to handle dynamic lighting without dropping FPS dramatically???
Here’s a review of the card from 2001…
“Well, the Kyro GPU was a respectable chip in its day. It still manages to hold its own these days in certain situations, but only barely. For a person who only plays occasional games, or doesn’t play games at all, this may be a good card.” http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-104-1.htm
Now, keep in mind that cards (and games) have evolved since then… and as I said…
Your only solution is to get a decent card or shut off dynamic lighting. None of the Kyro line has the muscle to handle advanced graphics features.
i remind everyone that this problem just started happening and the game worked perfectly before. “None of the Kyro line has the muscle to handle advanced graphics features” -> its half life tbh… i run more complex games than that like JK2 so that comment is irrelevant to the situation.
[This message has been edited by fla3x (edited 12-13-2003).]
boo hoo well looks like il just have to w8 for my new comp .