Quake 3, Quake 2 and performance under OS4 Final

Hi guys! This weekend i did some maintenance to my A1... finally changing PCI slot of my SB Live, audio while playing 3D games is ok.

Anyway Quake 3D often freeze at startup and its performance are not so good in multiplayer.

I use low resolution, medium models, low texture... and it is barely playable. I think it should much ore faster.

A similiar PPC Mac (1Ghz) runs it very good. On a Mac Mini Core Solo 1,5 (64MB gfx card) it runs at max res and max details under Rosetta emulation with same ram.

Ah sometimes it freeze in game too.


I have radeon 9200SE 128MB, 7445 G4 at 1Ghz, 512Mb ram. Quake 3 version for OS4 is quite old, indeed it is for update 4. Nobody tried to optimize it?


Last question... when a OpenGL Quake 2 version.

Do you suggest a different video card?

@ikir

Gday ikir just run it here runs fine 800x600 max detal high qual sound A1XEG4@1000mhz Radeon 9000/64 1gig ram sblive and OS4 Final

average 48fps

@poweramiga

Do you notice slowdown when you are shooting in front an enemy? ahve you trie d a lan game with 4-6 players/bot?

My Radeon 9250 is not that good.... :-/

Max details? Do you mean 32bit, textures, models?

@ikir

Is there a way to benchmark (like a demo) a configuration/setup with Quake3?

What is the command to see fps? EDIT: \cg_drawFPS 1

@ikir

ikir to do a time demo in Q3
bring down the console type timedemo 1 hit return
then type timedemo four hit return
it will do a time demo when finished bring console down again and view readings

@Ikir

Consider that Quake III is only a WIP release

@poweramiga

If i do it while playing single player it doens't work. If i do it from Quake 3 main menu it freeze before i can type thse things. 2/3 times Quake3 freeze at menu my machine.


@samo79

Yes i know.... indeed a want a final release Next time we play a lan at home... i want my AmigaOne plays as awell

@poweramiga

Right commands are:

timedemo 1
demo four



I got 20,7 fps with this timedemo

@ikir
timedemo 1
demo four


I get 30 fps with default values.
Look at for more benchmarks:
http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/v ... =40&viewmode=flat&order=0

@AmigaPapst

Now i get 27,8 fps, same settings but with my new Radeon 9250 128bit. 7 more fps.

Anyway Quake 3 freeze (usually the menu). Am i the only one?

@ikir

this is weird no crashes or lock ups here with Q3 2 or 1

have you tested your ram lately ? just clutching at straws

@ikir
With the OS4 final i have no problems in menu, but i think it is still a alpha version in early state.

I will recheck my ram... but the system is stable, no other crashes.