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Exitium

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From: Helsinki, Finland

Registered: 2008-08-20

Posts: 202

FPS ~1 on UrbanTerror

As the title says, my FPS is about 1 on UrbanTerror.

On main menu FPS is kinda good. But when I join game, FPS drops and stays on 1 all the time. Even if I disconnect. And problem remains as long as computer is on. So if I try to start UrbanTerror again, FPS is around 1 even on main menu.

I'm using Arch Linux on ASUS EEE PC 901. But I'm sure that the problem is not related to computer's performance, because OpenArena and Warcraft III are running enough fine. But I want to say that when FPS has been dropped to ~1 after UrbanTerror, it is also about 1 on OpenArena (didn't test WC3).

I read FAQ through quickly, but didn't find any solutions. Or am I just blind?

Console output (started game and then quit, FPS is already on ~1):

[henkka@equzar ~]$ /home/henkka/UrbanTerror/ioUrbanTerror.i386 
ioQ3 1.35urt linux-i386 Dec 20 2007
----- FS_Startup -----
Going through search path...

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8032 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
execing q3config.cfg
execing autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
----- Client Initialization -----
Couldn't read q3history.
----- Initializing Renderer ----
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QKEY found.
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
...loading libGL.so.1:
Calling SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO)...
SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) passed.
Initializing OpenGL display
...setting mode -1: 1024 600
Using 4/4/4 Color bits, 24 depth, 0 stencil display.
GL_RENDERER: Software Rasterizer
Initializing OpenGL extensions
...GL_S3_s3tc not found
...ignoring GL_EXT_texture_env_add
...using GL_ARB_multitexture
...using GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array
...GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic not found

GL_VENDOR: Mesa Project
GL_RENDERER: Software Rasterizer
GL_VERSION: 2.1 Mesa 7.2
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE: 2048
GL_MAX_ACTIVE_TEXTURES_ARB: 8

PIXELFORMAT: color(32-bits) Z(24-bit) stencil(0-bits)
MODE: -1, 1024 x 600 fullscreen hz:N/A
GAMMA: hardware w/ 0 overbright bits
CPU: 
rendering primitives: single glDrawElements
texturemode: GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST
picmip: 1
texture bits: 32
multitexture: enabled
compiled vertex arrays: enabled
texenv add: disabled
compressed textures: disabled
Initializing Shaders
----- finished R_Init -----
------ Initializing Sound ------
Initializing SDL audio driver...
SDL audio driver is "dsp".
SDL_AudioSpec:
  Format:   AUDIO_S16LSB
  Freq:     22050
  Samples:  512
  Channels: 2
Starting SDL audio callback...
SDL audio initialized.
----- Sound Info -----
    1 stereo
16384 samples
   16 samplebits
    1 submission_chunk
22050 speed
0x96fab40 dma buffer
No background file.
----------------------
Sound initialization successful.
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Sound memory manager started
Loading vm file vm/ui.qvm...
VM file ui compiled to 737597 bytes of code
ui loaded in 33931488 bytes on the hunk
UI menu load time = 595 milli seconds
UI menu load time = 438 milli seconds
16 bots parsed
13 crosshairs parsed
--- Common Initialization Complete ---
Opening IP socket: localhost:27960
Hostname: equzar.localdomain
Alias: equzar
IP: 127.0.0.1
Started tty console (use +set ttycon 0 to disable)
slider handle key exit
slider handle key exit
----- CL_Shutdown -----
Closing SDL audio device...
SDL audio device shut down.
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
-----------------------
Shutdown tty console
[henkka@equzar ~]$

eldragon

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From: Buenos Aires

Registered: 2008-11-18

Posts: 1,029

Re: FPS ~1 on UrbanTerror

yes, your problem is the computer's performance...

urbanterror doesnt work fine on my low profile dual core with 1gb of ram and an intel graphics. you need descent hardware acceleration for it to work.

elmer_42

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From: /na/usa/ca

Registered: 2008-10-11

Posts: 427

Re: FPS ~1 on UrbanTerror

Have you tried setting all options to the lowest they can go?

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Exitium

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From: Helsinki, Finland

Registered: 2008-08-20

Posts: 202

Re: FPS ~1 on UrbanTerror

yes, your problem is the computer's performance...

urbanterror doesnt work fine on my low profile dual core with 1gb of ram and an intel graphics. you need descent hardware acceleration for it to work.

OpenArena is working fine (well, 30-40FPS, playable). And OpenArena is open-source clone to Quake III. So they are using exactly same game-engine and graphics are somehow same. So why OpenArena works but UrbanTerror (which is Quake III mod) does not?

Last edited by Exitium (2008-12-12 14:21:37)

Exitium

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From: Helsinki, Finland

Registered: 2008-08-20

Posts: 202

Re: FPS ~1 on UrbanTerror

Have you tried setting all options to the lowest they can go?

Tried. No effect.

eldragon

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From: Buenos Aires

Registered: 2008-11-18

Posts: 1,029

Re: FPS ~1 on UrbanTerror

yes, your problem is the computer's performance...

urbanterror doesnt work fine on my low profile dual core with 1gb of ram and an intel graphics. you need descent hardware acceleration for it to work.

OpenArena is working fine (well, 30-40FPS, playable). And OpenArena is open-source clone to Quake III. So they are using exactly same game-engine and graphics are somehow same. So why OpenArena works but UrbanTerror (which is Quake III mod) does not?

gonna install open arena then and give it a go....all i know is UT does NOT work acceptably with a dcore and intel onboard graphics (GMA945)

apparently the engine means nothing concerning requirements......open arena works quite well on the same notebook that cant handle urban terror. so there.

Last edited by eldragon (2008-12-12 15:07:19)

Dheart

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From: Sofia, Bulgaria

Registered: 2006-10-26

Posts: 956

Re: FPS ~1 on UrbanTerror

The newest xf86-video-intel driver doesn't work well, because we're lacking a GEM enabled kernel. When 2.6.28 is in core intel users will eventually get good performance. Until then use old xorg and xorg related packages (intel-dri, libgl, etc..)

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Ronin-Sage

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Registered: 2008-10-24

Posts: 153

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Re: FPS ~1 on UrbanTerror

I run UrbanTerror with about relatively consistent ~40fps(depending on the map and perspective) with an Intel 945GM. The key is to, at least for now, probably downgrade video-related packages(downgrading, of course, is a risky process, but in my case, it was necessary). The packages and the process of downgrading(again, dodgy and very much a last-resort) are detailed in the topic I created in the Pacman forum section.

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