Higher FPS - ATI based Macs
Hay all Mac users - if you get hold of an application for OS X called SMC Fan Control you can ramp up the fans and because it directly changes settings via EFI it locks them until you return them to normal.
Perfect for Bootcamp'ing into XP or Vista as no one has made any tools yet that understand EFI based hardware overclocking. Before going into windows, remember to run SMC, create a profile for gaming, ramp fan speeds, save it and reboot to windows.
Once in XP or Vista make sure you avoid Apple's own drivers, they work but compared to the tuned ones from DNA or Omega team there slow. Either that or get Mobility Modder, download ATI Radeon desktop 2600 drivers and then extract them. Stop the install, use the Mobility modder software to change the supported card list, then run the modded installer and rather than kick you out for not having a desktop card it'll install with a warning! Use AMD GPU clock Tool 0.47 to increase clock rates on the card. I can achieve 720/960 default is 500/550 I think so performance really shoots up.
1920-1200
Max details
Max AF
Gains a solid FPS always above 65. Helps to put a cap on the FPS so you get a nice flow rather than if a sudden event occurs to drop the FPS by 20 or so it is noticeable. With a cap it won't happen as the clocks maintain a high enough FPS, crucial in a driving game I feel.
Shame it can run native but as XP and LFS play nice its reliable enough for a bit of fun. Having a nice big screen and a Momo makes this game incredibly realistic
Perfect for Bootcamp'ing into XP or Vista as no one has made any tools yet that understand EFI based hardware overclocking. Before going into windows, remember to run SMC, create a profile for gaming, ramp fan speeds, save it and reboot to windows.
Once in XP or Vista make sure you avoid Apple's own drivers, they work but compared to the tuned ones from DNA or Omega team there slow. Either that or get Mobility Modder, download ATI Radeon desktop 2600 drivers and then extract them. Stop the install, use the Mobility modder software to change the supported card list, then run the modded installer and rather than kick you out for not having a desktop card it'll install with a warning! Use AMD GPU clock Tool 0.47 to increase clock rates on the card. I can achieve 720/960 default is 500/550 I think so performance really shoots up.
1920-1200
Max details
Max AF
Gains a solid FPS always above 65. Helps to put a cap on the FPS so you get a nice flow rather than if a sudden event occurs to drop the FPS by 20 or so it is noticeable. With a cap it won't happen as the clocks maintain a high enough FPS, crucial in a driving game I feel.
Shame it can run native but as XP and LFS play nice its reliable enough for a bit of fun. Having a nice big screen and a Momo makes this game incredibly realistic
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Bollocks, just got the latest Safari update and it now does the right aspect ratio butttt it doesnt download. Is it still active?
No idea whats going on now...just went back to previous wide screen with a 5 second garble of audio and then finshed? Might try it on my pc if I have to.
No idea whats going on now...just went back to previous wide screen with a 5 second garble of audio and then finshed? Might try it on my pc if I have to.
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What codec is used? Trying to see this on my iBook with the latest OSX update and I get a wide screen without the vid displaying. QT says I am missing the correct plugin?
I feel that GTR and GTL are soulless! LFS S2 feels amazing and you are at one with the car, the graphics are in a different league to the other games mentioned. The car models, tracks and sounds are soooo realistic in GTR and GTL but the lack of soul leaves me detached and empty by comparison. LFS has plenty of time to fine tune and tweak things here and there, GTR and GTL are finished products essentially and the consern of the ppl that coded it shows. The LFS developers are making the game for the enthusiasts and not in it for the £££ which is what everthing really should be about!!!!
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