OPENGL MODE?

[sasuketo uzuchihamaki]

How do you get into opengl mode?I mean without it lagging.If I use the srb2netlauncher,it turns blue and lags like heck.Press forward and it takes 40 seconds to step 7 times.When I tried to make a batch file,it just said "another program is using this".Does anyone know what to do?

 

[Chaos]

Ogl is not "finished" yet. It is also unsupported.

 

[Blitzzo]

It's called "Get a New Video Card". Plain and simple. OpenGL is hardware-accelerated. If you have old, outdated video hardware, then there's no chance you'll be able to run OpenGL mode at a reasonable speed.

 

[sasuketo uzuchihamaki]

Thank you.Can you tell me what the latest video card is that you know of?Also,is an opengl.bat file any different from using opengl in srb2netlauncher?

 

[Blitzzo]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814108129

That's pretty entry-level without being too outdated. Costs around $60. I'm sure you can find one that's even cheaper. As long as a card supports DirectX 8 or later, it should work with SRB2's OpenGL mode (and other PC games too). Though, don't expect to get good performance in high-profile games like Quake 4 with it. It's called entry-level for a reason.

 

[Shuffle]

I've got an nVidia GeForce 6200, and it works like a charm. Only 30 bucks, too.
Oh, and for future reference, sasuketo uzuchihamaki? A punctuation mark isn't a replacement for a space.it looks dumb when you do this,not to mention it's hard to read.ok?

 

[Bigboi]

Buying some drivers might help, too.

 

[Shuffle]

Or.. y'know, downloading some drivers for free. ;P
Do you know what hardware you have, <insert big, wapanese name here>?

 

[sasuketo uzuchihamaki]

Thank you. Can you tell me what the latest video card is that you know of?

Do you mean the thank you?That's a sentence.I never used a punctuation mark to replace a space.

 

[Shuffle]

"Do you mean the thank you?That's a sentence." should be
"Do you mean the thank you? That's a sentence."
Anyways, if you do have some sort of halfway decent video card, you may be able to download some better drivers for it..

 

[HSEW]

I know I might sound dumb when I ask, how do you find out what graphics/video card you have?

 

[SRB2-Playah]

Right click "My Computer" > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > Display adapters.

 

[HSEW]

I also ask you what (in your opinions) are the best video cards for Open GL?

EDIT as of 12/16: is there a console command to getting into OGL? Or is it only possible via launcher?

 

[Blitzzo]

Well, what games do you want to be able to play? There's a pretty large spectrum between entry-level and high-end, and you can spend as little as $30, or as much as $600 for a card. These days, you should at least have an nVidia GeForce FX 5200 or higher, or an ATI Radeon 9500 or higher. Some of the top models are the Radeon X1950 XTX, and the GeForce 7950 GX2. Don't bother getting anything that doesn't have the GeForce or Radeon label, those are either chipsets that aren't tailored to gaming, or chipsets by other companies, which don't have as good of performance or compatibility. Also, remember that, unlike ATI, nVidia only makes the chipsets. Third-party brands make the boards for them - companies such as XFX, BFG, PNY, eVGA, etc.