On the chart in this weblink, http://vintage3d.org/rgraph/wcmin.php , someone is comparing the frame rates of Wing Commander with different graphic cards. Does this game have a timedemo or frame rate display and how does one activate this? Thanks!
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I'm not near my systems to check, but going by memory I think CTRL-F or SHIFT-F shows current FPS in the top left corner. And if you google around, there are third-party patches to force past the 30-fps limit.
Origin also used CTRL-F/SHIFT-F to show framerate in WC3 and Pacific Strike.
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Attached is a screenshot of in-game play for WC5 Gold. Pressing Alt-F, Shift-F, or Ctrl-F does not change what I see below. Am I doing something wrong, or does the static 24 shown on the bottom left imply 24 fps? If so, it doesn't change.
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My WinME system is down with a dead HDD, so I can't check, feipoa. I'll reinstall the game in GOG Galaxy on my modern system and try it out to see. I know WC3 has the framerate display, I wonder if vintage3d.org is confusing the two games.
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OK, thanks.
I tried one of the 3rd party patches to increase the framerate above the default 30 fps, but the program said that its not compatible with my version of Windows (w95c).
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Just verified none of the framerate key combos work. I bet vintage3d.org used the FRAPS. BTW, that 24 in the lower left corner indicates how many decoys you have left.
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Not sure what FRAPS is, but that's too bad.
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FRAPS is a screen capture / frame counter for Windows.
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Oh? Will it work on Win95c? And is it realistic to use on a slower system, or will it slow down the game?
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Yes, and yes it will slow things down.
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Fraps 1.9d is supposedly freeware. If you search fraps19d, there are lots of download options, and lots of text about it being "the last free version". I can't verify. Regardless, it also appears that fraps19d only works with D3D games, so my guess about vintage3d.org using fraps for WC:P seems to be wrong.
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When I look thru this directory of patches for WC Prophecy, it does seem like D3D is supported. There's OpenGL patches as well. https://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Category:Wing_ … rophecy_Patches
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