UT99 Freezing
Mirror Spock
there's lots of explosions going on (we're using the UT4Ever mod, so a
lot of baby nuke-ems get thrown about). I'm wondering if there's some
tweaking I can do to avoid this.
Thanks,
* Robinson
Raymond Martineau
wrote:
Not without better knowledge of what's going on. At best, you could
try reducing detail levels, or switching renderers.
If you still have problems with the software renderer, you may have
some background application that's slowing you down (usually some AV
software.)
Mirror Spock
Some more info:
I have a GeForce 6600GT w/128Mb or RAM.
My machine's running XP and has 1Gb or RAM and is 1.5GHZ.
I'm using Direct 3D as that's the only one (aside from the software
renderer) that seems to be supported.
The freeze is always preceded by the screen getting rather bright,
which is why I thought it might have been due to explosions.
You'd think that a newer machine would run UT99 smoothly, but
apparently not.
* Robinson
Sidewinder
> I have a GeForce 6600GT w/128Mb or RAM.
> My machine's running XP and has 1Gb or RAM and is 1.5GHZ.
> I'm using Direct 3D as that's the only one (aside from the software
> renderer) that seems to be supported.
You should ensure that you use the latest graphics (currently 93.71) and
DirectX (9.0c) driver available. Maybe this will help.
> The freeze is always preceded by the screen getting rather bright,
> which is why I thought it might have been due to explosions.
That is strange, but may also be a coincidence. Things to start (just
guessing):
* Can you reproduce it in any way (causing explosions? ^^)
* Does this happen only in UT or in any other game?
* Have you tried using the software render instead of Direct 3D (as Raymond
already suggested)?
* It's most likely not the problem, but check the temperature of your GPU if
possible, maybe something's wrong there.
> You'd think that a newer machine would run UT99 smoothly, but
> apparently not.
Well normally they do ;-)
--
HTH
Sidewinder
Mirror Spock
<Sidewin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hi!
>
>> I have a GeForce 6600GT w/128Mb or RAM.
>> My machine's running XP and has 1Gb or RAM and is 1.5GHZ.
>> I'm using Direct 3D as that's the only one (aside from the software
>> renderer) that seems to be supported.
>
>You should ensure that you use the latest graphics (currently 93.71) and
>DirectX (9.0c) driver available. Maybe this will help.
>
I'll check, as even though I think I'm up to date, one never knows.
>> The freeze is always preceded by the screen getting rather bright,
>> which is why I thought it might have been due to explosions.
>
>That is strange, but may also be a coincidence. Things to start (just
>guessing):
>* Can you reproduce it in any way (causing explosions? ^^)
>* Does this happen only in UT or in any other game?
This happens only in UT99. It's happened not only on this current
machine, but an older machine of mine.
>* Have you tried using the software render instead of Direct 3D (as Raymond
>already suggested)?
I may have to try this just to see if it happens there.
>* It's most likely not the problem, but check the temperature of your GPU if
>possible, maybe something's wrong there.
>
Are there any programs to check this?
>> You'd think that a newer machine would run UT99 smoothly, but
>> apparently not.
>
>Well normally they do ;-)
I only seem to have trouble with UT99 freezing and as I mentioned
earlier, it's happened on various machines I have owned during the
years.
Could it be because I'm hosting as well as playing?
Thanks for the info,
* Robinson
Sidewinder
>> * It's most likely not the problem, but check the temperature of
>> your GPU if possible, maybe something's wrong there.
>
> Are there any programs to check this?
As I said, it's most likely not the problem. First you should check the
graphics driver options by right-clicking on the Desktop and choosing
Properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> GeForce XXXX. Maybe you find a sensor
value there. Otherwise, your graphics card might not have a sensor or you
can for example use Everest Home Edition (do a Google search), it will
display the sensor value if available (in the program, navigate to
Computer -> Sensors). The value should not exceed 65-70°C.
> I only seem to have trouble with UT99 freezing and as I mentioned
> earlier, it's happened on various machines I have owned during the
> years.
Hmm then it's probably a software problem...
--
Sidewinder
Raymond Martineau
wrote:
>On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:17:10 -0500, Raymond Martineau
><bk...@freenet.carleton.ca> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:22:35 -0500, Mirror Spock <robi...@msu.edu>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I've noticed that UT99 likes to freeze every so often, usually when
>>>there's lots of explosions going on (we're using the UT4Ever mod, so a
>>>lot of baby nuke-ems get thrown about). I'm wondering if there's some
>>>tweaking I can do to avoid this.
>>
>>Not without better knowledge of what's going on. At best, you could
>>try reducing detail levels, or switching renderers.
>>
>>If you still have problems with the software renderer, you may have
>>some background application that's slowing you down (usually some AV
>>software.)
>
>Some more info:
>
>I have a GeForce 6600GT w/128Mb or RAM.
>My machine's running XP and has 1Gb or RAM and is 1.5GHZ.
>I'm using Direct 3D as that's the only one (aside from the software
>renderer) that seems to be supported.
The PlanetUnreal forums seem to keep posting this link from time to
time - there seems to be varying problems with the default renderer
but it somehow is fixable.
http://cwdohnal.home.mindspring.com/utglr/
>
>You'd think that a newer machine would run UT99 smoothly, but
>apparently not.
>
Probably a driver issue - if you had some ancient drivers, I suspect
UT99 may run well.