How to fix frame drops in games running on Windows 98? \ VOGONS

How to fix frame drops in games running on Windows 98?

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First post, by Psta2276

Posted on 2024-07-11, 17:32

Psta2276 Offline

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I own a Pentium 3. Except for StarCraft, frame drops occur when playing direct 3D games.

There is no problem running the game, and there are no compatibility issues, but after the loading is finished, when I try to play the game, frame drops keep happening and I can't play it properly.

Even when the game's story video is playing, frame drops are severe.

My computer specifications are as follows.

NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64
MS6156 Mainboard
Hard disk 7.80GB
sound blaster PCI 64V Ensonic

Direct 3D supported games that experience frame drops on this system are as follows:

MIDTOWN MADNESS
traffic giant
Motorcross madness
Midtown madness 2
HALF-LIFE
Moto Racer 2
Other games that support Direct 3D

Reply 1 of 1, by auron

Posted on 2024-07-11, 19:04

auron Offline

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did you try turning off vsync, for instance in HL running in opengl? for direct3d old nvidia drivers hide the option by default so you need to apply the coolbits registry tweak first, then reboot.

m64 falls behind a regular tnt2 in 1024x768 and especially 32-bit color at any resolution so you should also manage your expectations.

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