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TimMcBride · #11 December 27th, 2000, 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by Tomgs:I also get very slow movement from my ships if I use the modem then start the game.

More then likely this is becuase you have a software modem which eats available resources.

_Tim

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DirectorTsaarx · #12 December 27th, 2000, 05:31 PM

Actually, I had a problem with the animation speeds too. Happened right after I'd been surfing the web for a couple hours, then tried to play. Not only was the animation fast, I had trouble with images appearing and disappearing (like the video problems from demo Version 0.56 - buttons disappearing, ship/planet pictures disappearing from the upper right-hand window (sector display?), etc.). A restart fixed everything...

Dravis · #13 December 27th, 2000, 06:42 PM

Hmm, I have seen the ships move verry slow and verry fast too. I noticed that when I turn on the CD music(I don't use the CD) the ships move slowly. Why do the ships move fast though?

Freyland · #14 December 27th, 2000, 08:08 PM

Strangely enough, I typically play SE IV with my software modem running, my IM service humming, and I play for multiple hours at a time without slow down. My machine is average, and I use DX7.1a.

Go figure. The biggest *****er has the stablest game.

Jonathan

Tomgs · #15 December 27th, 2000, 10:28 PM

The one reason that I doubt that the modem is eating up the resources is that the time I saw the ships moving very fast the modem was running at that time. So there is a connection but I don't think the problem is too many resources used if that was the case why would it speed the ships up?

I just went back and tested it right now. While the modem is running the ships move at lightening speed after I disconnect I bet they will crawl. I have no idea why the speed of the ships is tied into wheither or not my modem is running. So its probably more involved than just the resources and yes my modem is a winmodem. This is the first computer I have bought that has had one of these monstrosities but the price was so good I couldn't pass it up especially to replace my ancient 133. I believe that I am running one of the direct x7.? I forget which was the Last update I ran.

Daynarr · #16 December 28th, 2000, 02:27 AM

Just a little question.
Are you guys using DirectX 8.0?