Need help with ETQW Tweaks.

[SFH]

I went to the tweaking site and tried placing it in the right folder but it won’t run the tweaks. Can somebody please give me a step by step how to on how to make a config tweak file with the listed tweaking commands and what folder it is supposed to go etc. Please your help is much appreciated.

[Apples]

autoexec.cfg in the base folder.

[SFH]

30FPS highest to have no screen jerkiness?

[Dthy]

Highest fps you can squeeze out of your computer is the best. If your screen is becoming all jerky it’s either down to interwebs lags, or massive fluctuation in fps i think.

[SFH]

Here is my autoexe.cfg

com_showFPS 1
com_allowconsole 1
com_unlockFPS 1
com_unlock_timingMethod 0
com_unlock_maxFPS 60
r_useThreadedRenderer 2
image_filter GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST
image_useCompression 1
g_decals 0
r_detailTexture 0
g_showPlayerShadow 0
image_lodbias 1
setMachineSpec 0
r_skipstuff 1
r_displayRefresh 60

My hardware is NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz, 3.25 GB Ram.

I usually play on servers that give me 250-300 ping. However even so I shouldn’t be able to have frames that low with a rig like this (hopefully). I get 30 frames max and that is just the idle screen.

[Aristotle]

I have a 9800 GX2, 4 gb ram, 3.2 ghz. Here is my set up for that part.

//FPS
seta com_unlockFPS 1
seta com_showFPS "1"
seta com_unlock_timingMethod 2
seta com_unlock_maxFPS 90

[SFH]

How is my autoexe.cfg suppose to look. Do I add seta or nothing in front?

You know what. Somebody type up a post on how the code is exactly suppose to look like in a autoexe.cfg

[Crytiqal]

seta means it will save the value in the generated .cfg when you start the game.
But since you run the autoexeC.cfg everytime when you start the game anyway, you can put seta or set, it doesn’t matter.

I would use seta for values that you keep static, and set for values you might switch with contextual settings.

[SFH]

I can’t get my frames above 30-31 even though I put in the command to remove the limit. Is my rig not good enough to run this game?

[brbrbr]

I can’t get my frames above 30-31 even though I put in the command to remove the limit. Is my rig not good enough to run this game?

probably.
or something sideway prevent it run better. but thats unlikely, cuz all tapirs was busy this time at SD office.

[SFH]

Something is not right. If I am wrong then there is no point in trying to play ETQW anymore. This is a step by step of what I have tried to do:

1. I copied etqwconfig.cfg and pasted it in C:\Documents and Settings\Winston\My Documents\id Software\Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars\base folder. I renamed it to autoexe.cfg, deleted all the text while opened with Notepad and added these commands:

seta com_showFPS “1”
seta com_allowconsole “1”
seta com_unlockFPS “1”
seta com_unlock_timingMethod “0”
seta com_unlock_maxFPS “100”
seta r_useThreadedRenderer “2”
seta image_filter “GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST”
seta image_useCompression “1”
seta g_decals “0”
seta r_detailTexture “0”
seta g_showPlayerShadow “0”
seta image_lodbias “1”
seta setMachineSpec “0”
seta r_skipstuff “1”
seta r_displayRefresh “60”
seta com_gpuSpec “0”
seta com_machineSpec “0”
seta r_megaDrawMethod “3”
seta r_skipMegaTexture “0”
seta r_skipIntro “1”
seta bse_simple “1”
seta bse_rateCost “1.0”
seta bse_rateLimit “1.0”
seta bse_detailLevel “0.5”
seta net_serverLicenseCodeFile “”
seta net_serverStoreLicenseCode “1”
seta net_useUPnP “1”
seta s_decompressionLimit “6”
seta net_httpProxyMode “1”
seta net_httpProxy “”
seta net_updateAutoExecute “1”
seta net_updateAutoDownload “1”
seta net_serverPunkbusterEnabled “0”
seta net_clientPunkbusterEnabled “0”
seta net_clientMaxRate “16000”
seta net_serverMaxClientRate “16000”

I then saved it as its original file name autoexe.cfg

2. I opened up the game and lowered all the settings and changed settings that would make the game run smoother while looking crappy. I opened up console and typed exec autoexe.

For some odd reason while not playing and in the opening idle screen it says I have 30-31 fps. Also I tried to disable the opening movie but the movie keeps running which has led me to believe that my tweaks are probably not working.

I have done everything I can possibly do to make this game run with a frame rate higher than 25-30, even played on low ping servers.

[Kl3ppy]

At the online menu screen ist normal that u have 30 FPS, just connect to a server and then u should have more FPS.
I had a AMD Athlon X2 3400+, 2 GB Ram, Geforce 8800 GTS 320MB and i had about 60. So u should get more than that.

[SFH]

I joined a game and can’t get higher than 25-27.

[Kl3ppy]

How high is ur ping? I experienced that when the ping is high, i got a bad framerate. Dunno if there is any connection.
are other games running well? If not, or in case u dont have other games, update ur gfx card drivers

[Crytiqal]

seriously I told you:

its called AUTOEXEC.cfg, not autoexe.cfg

[Kl3ppy]

[QUOTE=SFH;255882]I opened up console and typed exec autoexe.

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@ crytiqal: i think that should work, so the cfg is executed but its not executed everytime automatically so he has to change the name from autoexe.cfg to autoexec.cfg to have it automatically executed.

[murka]

In nvidia control panel set performance mode to “single display”(is “multi-display” by default). Also turn vsync off and also triple buffering. If you still can’t get over 30fps, something is badly wrong.

Also you can try my optimized config. http://www.upload.ee/files/729631/Murka_cfg.zip.html
low.cfg is what you need.

[Stroggafier]

If you created the autoexec.cfg using a windows program such as MSWord, your file may have a hidden extension. For example, it may really be named “autoexec.cfg.doc” and the .doc is hidden.

[Dthy]

If what Stroggafier applies to you, use notepad, since it doesn’t add any hidden extensions. And try calling it autoexec.cfg, to see if that makes any different.

If your not sure about your computer being able to play it, try this: Magically Ponies and Dwarfs making cookies. (aka game spec tester, some reason doesn’t work on mozilla firefox, well for me anyway)

[SFH]

I created the .cfg file by copying and pasting the etqwconfig.cfg file and renaming it to autoexec.cfg

I used Notepad.I placed it in this folder: C:\Documents and Settings\Winston\My Documents\id Software\Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars\base

I tried using low.cfg, going to console typing exec low. No difference.

I changed it to single display, turned off vsync and triple buffering. Nothing has changed.

I changed it to autoexec.cfg, nothing has happend still frames that are between 25-27.

Played on low ping server with bots. Still 25-27 fps.