Hello all ,
My pc specs :
Pentium 4 3.0 GHZ hyper-threading supported
1 gig DDR2 rams
GeForce Fx 5200 256mb ( not that good but it can run any game :S )
The game was slow on the defauly res. ( 800x600 ) which is kinda unplayable to me because i have a 21" so when i changed it to my usual res. 1600x1200 , of course it became slower
My pc is higher than recommended requriements i belive so why is it too slow ? even in the menu my mouse moves toooo slow.
Thanks.

Windows/Linux Glx/SDL Do other games have the same issue ? Are do you have the proper drivers ? Are you using hardware accerlation ? Is your AGP driver ok ? Countless possible cases ...
Try to answer as much as possible from the above question to help us resolve your issue.

I'm on Windows ... gtx/sdl ? dont get that ... Am using nexuiz.exe and not nexuiz-sdl , Its a new pc am not sure if i have the new nvidia drivers so im getting them right now , It never asked me whether am forcing software or not .. :S ...

So you are using .exe ? In other words ? U are using wine to run nexuiz ?
Doubt ... Gtx ... my mistake I meant GL (OpenGL) .... Try posting the entire or just the driver section of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf please ....
Also tell me your distro, might help me giving you the exact commands to run...
Other then that make sure the closed drivers are installed from nvidia ....
You can catch me today on #gametome on irc.freenode.org if you want to get a more direct way of communicating ...

The GeForce FX 5200 is to blame. That's a very crappy card and simply too slow for serious gaming. Disable OpenGL 2.0 shaders in the Effects section and try gl_combine 0 in the console.

Sorry when i said linux it was my mistake , heh ... am on Windows
SavageX it isnt that crappy but ok ill disable opengl shaders but the problem is i get mouse lag in menu what does this has to do with shaders ?

SavageX wrote: Disable OpenGL 2.0 shaders in the Effects section and try gl_combine 0 in the console.

Depends, I get higher FPS with certain effect on when using 2.0 versus not using them... So if you have like dynamic lights on it can improve your fps

Yay! I installed Nvidia new drivers and now its working great thanks y`all

Most common problem, I just can't understand why ppl doesn't install the latest drivers on a new pc oO If I reinstall a apc, this is maybe the first thing I do when the system is up

Guess most people think 'i got a new PC, so the drivers should be uptodate"
But i think thats wrong for most brands. For example my dell was very outdated iirc..

With the curernt state of IT: ferget it

Nexuiz 2.0 runs a LOT Slower with the same settings as 1.5

I and a few people I know are all going to back to 1.5 ,
1.5 runs better, in 1.5 picking up the quad doesnt drop in frame rate
and in 1.5 the grapple works correctly

Yesterday i was able to run 2.0 on my girlfriends PC.
It an Intel 2.5 Ghz with a GeForce 4 MX440 with only 64MB and 512MB DDR Ram.
I used the low.cfg and everything runs VERY fine. But things like bloon or light effects give that machine the rest. Of course I haven't tried other things out yet, but I'm sure there is muc more possible because on the "normal" low.cfg it runs from 160-60 FPS. With normal.cfg it's playable but goes down in hard matches with lots of explosions (light effects).
But still very good if you ask me.

Charliebrownau wrote:Nexuiz 2.0 runs a LOT Slower with the same settings as 1.5

I and a few people I know are all going to back to 1.5 ,
1.5 runs better, in 1.5 picking up the quad doesnt drop in frame rate
and in 1.5 the grapple works correctly

most of the people i've spoken to confirm an increase in fps since 2.0 on most maps. it doesn't make sense going back to 1.5, you will never be able to connect to servers with a higher version and will be missing all the new nice features coming up
and btw, the grapple hook still works correctly, it just works differently

Daedalus wrote:
most of the people i've spoken to confirm an increase in fps since 2.0 on most maps. it doesn't make sense going back to 1.5, you will never be able to connect to servers with a higher version and will be missing all the new nice features coming up
and btw, the grapple hook still works correctly, it just works differently

Thats fine . Im requesting that my ISP change the dedicated server back to v1.5 . If that stops the const flow of high ping overseas people
(150 to 900 ping) from joining the game . I am all for it .

What new features?? Laggy Graphics when picking up quad ??
Crapy new grapple ???

No thanks .. Nexuiz v1.5 is fine .

Sorry but this attitute seems very very over-the-top!

I think Nexuiz 2.0 has more effects enabled by default as 1.5 as its running faster in general. Maybe your computer has big trouble with one of them. But effects can be disabled. Could you make a copy of your config.cfg and enter exec low.cfg;vid_restart into your console to see if this helps?

Maybe you find even some time to invest into finding out which effect does this slowdown. I think picking up the quad should not have an fps impact if you disable all the realtime effects. Nexuiz 2.0 has not changed that much from 1.5 so if there are FPS losses the developers would like to know more about it!

Well my PC has a small Framedrop, when picking up a Quad, as well.
BUT this only happens if you have realtime lights activated so your player "glows" while quad is active.
I already had this in 1.2, 1.21, 1.5 and 2.0. But the drop is much smaller with 2.0 (i can now play with realtime effects that come with high.cfg, no way with 1.5). Probably your problem is, that Nex2.0 has more effects enabled by default than 1.5.

Try the same way i always do:
load the low.cfg, activate one effect after another, then you will find out what sucks most performance.