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| ahofle:
Do you have 'screen' set to something like '\\.\DISPLAY1'? IIRC, MAME32 ignores (or won't allow you to set) the resolution unless you pick a 'screen' other than 'auto'. This is on the 'screen' tab in the options dialog. Also, as RayB suggested, you should pick a game that is known to work on your system and tweak that. There is no point trying to tweak settings for something like Gauntlet Legends or Prop Cycle for example. |
| NickG:
Auto-Frameskip makes most games have smoother play. There are a few exceptions depending on MAME version and hardware. You may need to experiment with a few titles after you get your general defaults set. For an example, check answer in MAMEFAQ for cruisin' USA: http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#i08 Due to limitations in the hardware+code zero frameskip is actually more playable than auto-frameskip for this game and a few others. |
| whynotpizza:
Thanks guys, I tried those settings last night, although was not successful with Hyperdrive and with Wayne G Hockey. Hmm. Will fiddle more later today. David |
| destructor:
--- Quote from: whynotpizza on April 23, 2007, 04:08:58 pm --- Good suggestion, but still doesn't work. There a several settings which could also be tweaked, anyone have suggestions on the others and what "optimal" settings should be for game display? Still have parent machine display properties on the PC set to 1600x1200... Game Properties (SCREEN) Autoselect Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (checked) View: Standard Resolution Size: 640x480 Refresh: Auto Switch resolutions to fit (checked) Game Properties (DISPLAY) Enforce Aspect Ratio (checked) Throttle (checked) Rotation: Default Direct3D: Use Bilinear filtering (checked) Version: 9 Videomode: Direct3D Bitmap prescaling: 1 Gamma Correction: 1.00 Brightness Correction: 1.00 Contrast Correction: 1.00 Pause Brightness: 0.65 Game Properties (ADVANCED) Triple Buffering (not-checked) Sync to monitor refresh (not-checked) Wait for vertical sync (not-checked) Frame Skipping (Draw Every Frame) Full Screen gama: 1.00 Full screen brightness: 1.00 Full screen contrast: 1.00 --- End quote --- Resolution as your desktop resolution (1600x1200). Frameskip - never auto. Auto frameskipping will do randomly frames jumps while you play. You can change frameskip during play game (F8 and F9 keys). Run game with frameskip 0, next increase frameskip (F9) until game will be smooth. I think playing with frameskip higher than 6-7 is without sense, too big jump between frames. You don't must back to version 106 for use old type of display. You can set this old type of display in options. If is possible using RDTSC timing system try to enable it but I don't know if it's available in newer MAME versions. Disable sound. And one word more: you want to do something what is impossible. |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: destructor on April 24, 2007, 08:13:52 am ---And one word more: you want to do something what is impossible. --- End quote --- Agreed - Go to http://www.stickfreaks.com/benchmark/search_all.php and select Intel P4, the only one tested happens to be a 3.2 and you can get a realistic idea what to expect. Also look at the Core2Duo at 2900 Mhz numbers for PropCycle - 29 Fps or so. There's a long way to go before most of the CHD games are playable. One other thing - you could try running with Cheat turned on and using the Tilde menu to UNDERclock the games CPU's - sometimes gives a good speed increase, but can affect sound timing also. |
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