Retirement for now

[k0jak]

After many year's playing nexuiz at a good-level, i'm forcefully going to have to take a break.

Whilst many people's skill level has no undoubtedly increased, mine has done nothing but drop.

It seem's that's it dropped with each new release of nexuiz, why? As each new release get's graphically more impressive, my fps get's impressively more shite.

I just tried to 1on1 francotirador on Final_Rage and was getting a pitiful 30-35fps at it's lowest point and around 55 at it's highest point (basically with him not in screen or nothing being fired).

I just cannot play in these conditions anymore, everything sucks, playing with r_showsurfaces 3 is not only bland but terribly un-fun, I have no feeling in the game with this setting I find it hard to think what I'm picking up or what ammo is what because everything is just grey or black, whenever I get shot and thrown about because of my bad fps it makes aiming incredibly hard, everything goes jerky as hell and my aim is about as accurate as a pirate with no eyes, nothing is smooth and it feels even more un-smooth using r_showsurfaces 3 but i've had no option unless I want my fps to fall by another 10fps, I can no longer play anywhere near like I could used to back in 2.0 - 2.4.2 with a good fps.

So for now, i'll be taking a break till I get a good new pc where I will enjoy playing again, cut out the whine, and hopefully be able to play how I could used to very shortly..talking about new pc this weekend.

For now i'll probably concentrate my time playing poker or UT and watching demo's for francotirador to record, i'll be on IRC for anyone who wants to contact me, but probably won't be talking much in the nexuiz channel.

[Mirio]

Good luck with poker and see you soon!

[Flying Steel]

LOL, the weekend is in less than two days, you made a whole topic and a few paragraphs to announce a two day retirement?

Anyway have you tried turning off normal mapping and even all realtime lighting? Because that makes things pretty good for my 7 year old GPU, although I do get about the frame rate you are reporting.

[k0jak]

LOL. No. I am not getting a new pc this weekend. I am going to discuss with my dad this weekend and see when we can get a new one asap

[PinkRobot]

Kojn in two day retirement shocker! I'm jealous of your 55 fps highs

I just ordered a new laptop last night, should arrive today. It's really for work but of course I will be seeing if Nexuiz runs alright on it. Can't be worse than on my PC eh!

[The mysterious Mr. 4m]

i don't play recently for similar reasons.

Edit:

[C.Brutail]

As for I've been playing im the very beginning (2 years?) under the same conditions, I can understand your frustration.
You'll be missed.

[FraNcoTirAdoR]

I was playing with showsurfaces 1 (you know that super-eyecancer setup) for 1 year, on 30 fps, That time there wasnt showsurfaces 3 to save my poor eye So if anyone understands how bad low fps (combined with brainkiller colors) thats me

[paperclips]

I can also relate to this, its to say the least a horrible experience.
I found nexuiz on the vast seas of internets around last christmas and started playing with a intel gma950 "gpu". "Yeeeharrr"... not in the slightest. But shiet was so awesome that I lived on I dont know.. porridge and pasta and the like until jan-feb, slaughtered the piggybank and bought a new rig (and yes nexuiz was the sole reason for that).

I really hope you get a new pc, I mean no nexuiz player should, in a perfect world, ever suffer those fps.

[Urmel]

Slow hardware sucks. Sending stuff to the UK is expensive and dangerous. Either you come visit me to get some valuable parts, or you have to spend around 400 bucks for the stuff I suggested you to buy.

Hurry up and get your things together