VDrift 2-15-09 Release

[cotharyus]

could anyone test with intel GMA 950 chipsets? if it doesn't crash there with default settings it could probably be renamed - i.e. remove TEST from the filename.

That's the video set in the mac book right? I'll try to give it a go with your version and mine sometime tomorrow.

[slowDan]

could anyone test with intel GMA 950 chipsets?

The R2365 build works fine on my Mini (10.5.6) with GMA 950. Had to turn down most of the graphics options and use the in-car camera to get decent (30-40 fps) performance though, but thats not much of a surprise ;-)

I've tried duplicating some of the built-in tracks and editing the list files to remove the crowds and other unnecessary stuff. Seems to get a few more fps especially on start/finish straights. I might try lowering some of the texture resolutions and see if that helps any.

[joevenzon]

I might try lowering some of the texture resolutions and see if that helps any.

As you're probably aware, theres an option in the options->display->advanced menu to change the texture size, which will automatically scale back resolutions -- but it sounds like maybe the "small" setting isn't small enough for your card? Do you think a "very small" option would help?

[abs1nth]

i see no way to rename
vdrift-2009-02-15-mac-TES2.dmg
to
vdrift-2009-02-15-mac.dmg

but we could probably link to this file from the homepage anyway.

[slowDan]

Do you think a "very small" option would help?

The performance I have is certainly enough to be going on with. I'm just playing around for my own entertainment to see if I can improve it even more. I'll let you know if it has a worthwhile effect.

[joevenzon]

but we could probably link to this file from the homepage anyway.

Do you want me to make this update? Should I write a story about the mac release?

[abs1nth]

go ahead ;-)

[joevenzon]

Done! Thanks again for doing the build.

[slowDan]

Do you think a "very small" option would help?

Just a quick update. I finally got round to going through a whole tracks worth of textures and divided the resolution in half. It didn't make a huge difference but added to my crowd culling I got a useful improvement (10-15% ish) over the standard track.

I did think a couple of things while I was going it though. Would it be worth having some system for choosing the same track but different detail settings? E.g, practice day would have the crowd and some advertising removed, race day would be full detail etc.

Also is it possible to have separate texture detail sliders for cars and tracks? Lowest detail gets me running but the cars look a bit blurry. I'd rather trade some performance off on those rather than on the grass.

[joevenzon]

Also is it possible to have separate texture detail sliders for cars and tracks? Lowest detail gets me running but the cars look a bit blurry. I'd rather trade some performance off on those rather than on the grass.

That's very do-able.

[lenainchiant]

i can't download the windows version, my connexion seems unstable
where i can find a torrent for the last windows version of vdrift?
thanks