Game is barely playable!

[gamer64]

I am attempting to play Nexuiz on my new PC running Mandriva Linux Free 2008" (KDE 3.5) -- and can't get it to work properly... The audio is choppy and the video severely "lags". The mouse pointer barly moves (creeps) across the screen when I move the mouse. I've tried the default settings, 'lowest quality' settings, full sceen-mode and windowed-mode, lowest game resolution, disabling OpenGL shadows... I assume my video card might be the culprit, as it is an "integrated" card -- or could it be my graphical setttings in Linux?

Here are my "specs":

** Gateway GT5628 Desktop Computer
** Intel® Core™ 2 Q6600 quad core processor /w VT
** 3072 MB DDR2, 667 MHz, (PC2-5300) dual channel memory
** 500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA II hard drive
** NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500GT /w 256MB onboard video memory
** Integrated 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio

** Gateway HD Video 1680x1050 LCD monitor (currently using "VGA" connection)

Linux graphical server settings:
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Graohics Card: NVIDIA > GeForce FX - GeForce 8800
Monitor: Generic > Flat Panel 1680x1050
Resolution: Automatic


(The game works great on my other laptop running Windows XP SP2 with a 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics card.)

[pavlvs327]

Make sure you have the latest/ best working graphics drivers. Your machine certainly can handle Nexuiz on very high settings.

[torus]

That graphics card is pretty weak for gaming, (although great for playing HD video), but Nexuiz should run on it fine. Like He said^, check for newer drivers.

[esteel]

Well its pretty late.. but are you sure you installed your graphic drivers correctly? most linux distributions do not install those closed source 3d driver by default..
does

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glxinfo | grep -i string\\\|direct

output [code]direct rendering: Yes]/code] among other things? If no i'd say your installation is at fault but that can be correted