ideal fps

(DWM|Commando) #1

hey waht is the ideal fps to have, in my game i usually go from 20 to 90 within seconds, i know thats not good, but what exactly shouldi be shootign for? i heard that is 60fps or something cause thats how fast the eye sees. not sure though. btw the fps craziness is cause the computer i paly on is crap.

(Ifurita) #2

Steady 76 or steady 125

(Ragnar_40k) #3

Steady 333 is even better. :smiley:
46 is also a possible value.

(Mr_Tickles) #4

Erm, the lower setting is 43…

Also, if I set my maxfps to 999, so effectively I have no cap on it, I find that my aiming is a lot better.

Also, I have this script for it:

set shooton "+attack;pmove_fixed 0;com_maxfps 999;set vstr shootoff"
set shootoff "-attack;pmove_fixed 1;com_maxfps 76;set vstr shooton"
bind MOUSE1 "+vstr shooton shootoff"

Also, be very careful while using this script! Some servers don’t allow you to use pmove_fixed 1 and punk buster will pick it up and you’ll freeze up for a second.
Not funny, I found this out the hard way in a few matches… It still catches me from time to time.
You can make sure of this by opening the console while using it at the start, if there is a punk buster warning about this cvar, then you’ll need to change it.
The quick way in server to do it is to /unbind mouse1, then /bind mouse1 +attack.

Although, if you wanted to avoid this alltogether, you could just use this script:

set shooton "+attack;com_maxfps 999;set vstr shootoff"
set shootoff "-attack;com_maxfps 76;set vstr shooton"
bind MOUSE1 "+vstr shooton shootoff"

If you really wanted to, i’m sure you could set a toggle between these two… I think i’ll go and get one sorted out myself :slight_smile:

(Ragnar_40k) #5

Thats not Punkbuster. Punkbuster would kick you. This is the automatic cvar backup of ETPro (you should have tons of .cfg-files in the ETPro directory). You can disable it with

b_backupcvars "0"
(Mr_Tickles) #6

I’ve never been kicked by punk buster for this. If I did set this command, does it mean that I would get kicked on those servers that give the ETPro warning?
Do you mean that if punk buster did protect against this I would be instantly kicked, or that punk buster does kick, but only on those servers that have this warning?
Also, by setting /b_backupcvars “0”, i’m guessing this just stops the freezing and at the same time won’t allow pmove_fixed 1?

So, a better script would be:

b_backupcvars "0"
set shooton "+attack;pmove_fixed 0;com_maxfps 999;set vstr shootoff"
set shootoff "-attack;pmove_fixed 1;com_maxfps 76;set vstr shooton"
bind MOUSE1 "+vstr shooton shootoff"

Would this get me kicked from random servers?

(Ragnar_40k) #7

ETPro has its own system of restricting cvars. Every time you change a cvar to a prohibited value, ETPro reverts it back to the allowed value and creates a file named “cvar_basvckupXXX.cfg”. The harddisc access causes the lag. Setting b_backupcvars to 0 once (e.g. via console or inside the autoexec.cfg) will make ETPro stop creating these files.

Punkbuster on the other hand only issues warnings via console (which cause no lag). PB checks the cvars periodically. When it found a prohibited cvar value several times in a row you simply get kicked (so you may get away with this kind of pmove_fixed script, even if pmove_fixed 1 is not allowed by punkbuster, since pmove_fixed is toggled alot but not set permanently).

(Mr_Tickles) #8

Oh, ok, thanks.
Nice info there :slight_smile:

(LaggingTom) #9

fyi,

set com_maxfps -1

would make it not have a cap, not 999 :wink:

(SCDS_reyalP) #10

So will com_maxfps 0 :moo:

(Mr_Tickles) #11

Lol, ok, will use this instead… although something strange tells me that i’ll never 999, how absurd!

(Ragnar_40k) #12

To test different settings with etmain start a map with devmap, e.g. “/devmap fueldump”.
Then do a “/set pmove_fixed 1” in console. ET will start to emulate constant 125fps (but it has some side effects, so it shouldn’t be used for gaming). To simulate 333fps do additionally a “/set pmove_msec 3” in console (1000/3=333). The default value for pmove_msec is 8 (1000/8=125) so you can leave it unchanged in the first to get 125fps.

(SCDS_reyalP) #13

note that pmove_fixed can be set on the client (but is very broken in non-etpro. In etpro it is mostly ok, but messes up sniper recoil, such that your shot fires sometime after the recoil starts). pmove_msec is a serve setting.