Heavily enjoying Halo

Judas · Oct 29, 2003, 02:09 AM

After installing.... and trying to run... i was hit by the "Hardware Acceleration is unavalaible or disabled" message..

meh, just put in the command line and go..

Now after running through a dozen things... i've come to the conclusion that you must keep the FPS in the settings to 30fps.... anything else results in the worst preformance...... (i hate coucels for limiting)

Set it to 30fps...set everything to max...and boom.... i'm enjoying damn good game at a damn good "frame rate"

There are occasions when you get up to 10 enemies on at once...making it nearly impossible to shot cause of the sudden drop...but you get around it .....otherwise..the games running PRO..... not nearly as good as it should...but i'm happy....

tastyweat · Oct 29, 2003, 10:45 AM

I don't understand and of these complaints about performance - on this machine:

AMD 2000
768MB PC2100
radeon 9700np

at 1024x768, everything set to max - the worst I have seen is 25fps - which is playable - it tends to be around the 40-60fps though.

**MIG-31** · Oct 29, 2003, 10:51 AM

thanx for that tip judas.luv halo just havn't had time to play it for a few days.

been to busy with max payne 2.

wertret · Oct 29, 2003, 11:03 AM

I'm now in the final chapter....willing to finish it soon cos call of duty is almost here

Zardon · Oct 29, 2003, 11:54 AM

As ive said before the game is not particularly well coded and there are many performance problems. id go into detail but ive posted it before and the game isnt worth more than a paragraph of typing.

Judas · Oct 29, 2003, 12:59 PM

lol...... the story of it.... i enjoy...as for the coding... i know it's terrible..... can never expect much from a previously released...or ment for councel system game.... the only thing that pisses me off is the fact that there are games that are being designed with the computer in mind from the start..... and that they have the nerve to first design it for the coucels.... then just make it sorta work on a few machines..... It would be oh so much nicer if they tuned it on a PC....then simply transfered it to the councels...and let the details slide a little for each....that way they make EVERYONE happy.....

jonis · Oct 30, 2003, 01:08 AM

Yeah, I totally agree Judas, code is terrible but the story, the environment... halo!! Its just an amazing thing, love the idea... loved the game (besides the few fps drops)

jaysavesthedayy · Nov 1, 2003, 01:16 AM

ya, i thought that game would blaze on my system too, considering that it debuted on an xbox with a 733 P3.

Markius · Nov 2, 2003, 02:39 AM

i enjoyed the game a great deal............on x-box!!

no slow down at all..........
but when i get a 3GHz cpu with a 9800xt over clocked of its nut i might take a look at it again on PC

ive said it once ill say it again....crap conversion!!

studbagel9 · Nov 2, 2003, 04:29 AM

Repeditive level design as well. Transition parts are varied, but then it's like the same thing for 20 minutes, move on, same thing, blah blah blah. It was a good way to kill 8 hours though.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Nov 2, 2003, 05:17 AM

this was the poorest single player campaign i have to say, half life was boring also i jus quit. just go around shooting things and you fight a bunch of the same enemies in different locations when going back and forth. the level design was so repitive i was worried i was going in circles, i cant believe this was an amazing xbox game cant even play wit bots! overhyped xbox crap!

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Nov 2, 2003, 05:18 AM

and performance is poor and no fsaa and crashes after TAKING NEARLY 2 YRS TO PORT IT

studbagel9 · Nov 2, 2003, 02:53 PM

Amen Pimpsta, but I enjoyed Half-Life a lot, favorite game of all time here.

Oct 29, 2003, 10:45 AM	#2
tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 75 System Specs	I don't understand and of these complaints about performance - on this machine: AMD 2000 768MB PC2100 radeon 9700np at 1024x768, everything set to max - the worst I have seen is 25fps - which is playable - it tends to be around the 40-60fps though. __________________

Oct 29, 2003, 10:51 AM	#3
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,817 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	thanx for that tip judas.luv halo just havn't had time to play it for a few days. been to busy with max payne 2. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Oct 29, 2003, 11:03 AM	#4
wertret Still watching... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Orihuela (Spain) Posts: 1,560 Rep Power: 0	I'm now in the final chapter....willing to finish it soon cos call of duty is almost here __________________ "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."

Oct 30, 2003, 01:08 AM	#7
jonis Alien mindbender Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 539 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, I totally agree Judas, code is terrible but the story, the environment... halo!! Its just an amazing thing, love the idea... loved the game (besides the few fps drops) __________________ [color=yellow]P4 2.533GHz 533MHz \| 2 x Samsung 512MB PC2700 (1GB) \| Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 Pro \| ASUS P4S8X (fw v1.005) \| SB Audigy Platinum WDC 120GB SE (8MB buffer) x 2 \| M$ intellimouse Explorer 3.0 \| WinXP SP-1 \| DX 9.0c & CATs 5.10 \| Viewsonic VP191b (19" TFT)[/color]

Nov 1, 2003, 01:16 AM	#8
jaysavesthedayy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: san diego Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	ya, i thought that game would blaze on my system too, considering that it debuted on an xbox with a 733 P3. __________________ Bros. Rig 2.20GHz AMD Athlon™ XP 1800+ “Thoroughbred B" DLT3C "JIUHB" (200x11.0 @ 1.55v) \| Epox 8RGMI nForce2 IGP µATX Mainboard \| 512MB Kingston DDR400 ValueRAM (3-3-3-7 @ 2.63v) \| Asus Geforce4 Ti4800SE \| 80GB Maxtor My Rig 1.73GHz AMD Athlon 1700+ “Thoroughbred B" DLT3C "JIUHB" (217x8.0 @ 1.55v) \| ABIT NF7-S Rev 2.0 NForce2 Mainboard \| 2 x 256MB Dual Channel Kingston HyperX DDR400 SDRAM (32M x 64-Bit PC3200 CL2 2.5v 5ns Winbond BH-5 chips, 2-2-2-11 @ 2.9v) \| 128MB ATI 9800 Pro \| 160GB WD HDD

Oct 29, 2003, 11:54 AM	#5
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	As ive said before the game is not particularly well coded and there are many performance problems. id go into detail but ive posted it before and the game isnt worth more than a paragraph of typing.

Nov 2, 2003, 02:39 AM	#9
Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	i enjoyed the game a great deal............on x-box!! no slow down at all.......... but when i get a 3GHz cpu with a 9800xt over clocked of its nut i might take a look at it again on PC ive said it once ill say it again....crap conversion!! __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

Nov 2, 2003, 04:29 AM	#10
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Repeditive level design as well. Transition parts are varied, but then it's like the same thing for 20 minutes, move on, same thing, blah blah blah. It was a good way to kill 8 hours though. __________________

Nov 2, 2003, 05:17 AM	#11
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	this was the poorest single player campaign i have to say, half life was boring also i jus quit. just go around shooting things and you fight a bunch of the same enemies in different locations when going back and forth. the level design was so repitive i was worried i was going in circles, i cant believe this was an amazing xbox game cant even play wit bots! overhyped xbox crap! __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Nov 2, 2003, 05:18 AM	#12
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	and performance is poor and no fsaa and crashes after TAKING NEARLY 2 YRS TO PORT IT __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Nov 2, 2003, 02:53 PM	#13
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Amen Pimpsta, but I enjoyed Half-Life a lot, favorite game of all time here. __________________