Anyone try the Halo beta?

Demrok · Post by **Demrok** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 10:56 am

I have texture problems on the planet...
bullet decals have squares around them like they were pasted on by a 3 year old

and blood...turns into big white squares...blinding at times...

and if you have the same problem with the game as I do...you won't have to worry about playing too far

it'll just stop!

anyone know how to bypass the ingame "movie" clips?
(by movie I mean the little scenario that they run through to tell some of the story)

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 11:21 am

Demrok, I must have a different Beta. There's no movie in my version, and so far it's been rock stable. I just picked up captain from the alien brig. Game's been stable with no bugs except for transparent textures on the ship.

You may need newer drivers. Keep in mind that video card manufacturers have to tweak their drivers for newer game releases (THAT'S the reason new drivers come out all the time).

I'm using the 43.45 Det drivers for my GF4. Halo keeps warning me that the game's only been tested with newer drivers, but it works okay, and I'm SO over installing new drivers unless I have to.

VooDoo · Post by **VooDoo** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:39 pm

FlyingPenguin--

can you send me your copy

ip: 12.249.137.37
user: fp
pw: pca

demrok it asked me for a cd

me

Demrok · Post by **Demrok** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 1:23 pm

FlyingPenguin
I have beta 1.5 what version is yours?
and by "Movie" I mean a cutscene using the ingame graphics

I couldn't think of the right words in that last post

and I am past getting the captain... and it's been stable right up until now...
play further and see what happens

and I have the newest catalyst drivers as well...
so I dunno, should be the same beta though

and voodoo, did you get the beta I sent you working?

VooDoo · Post by **VooDoo** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 1:25 pm

Originally posted by Demrok

and voodoo, did you get the beta I sent you working?

its asking for a cd

me

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 2:08 pm

Thanks Voodoo, I'm grabbing it from your ftp server.

VooDoo · Post by **VooDoo** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 2:29 pm

Originally posted by Executioner
Thanks Voodoo, I'm grabbing it from your ftp server.

let my know if you get it to work

me

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 3:18 pm

I'm running Beta 1.5 also.

By the in-game movie do you mean the intro where they have gunny come out of the deep freeze and the ship is attacked? Because that movie only runs once you start a game. I don't get a movie before that - it goes right into the main menu whjen you load the game.

UberNeuman · Post by **UberNeuman** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:33 pm

Halo has gone gold...

and still runs like shit...

buddhazen · Post by **buddhazen** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 9:32 pm

yeah the official retail warez version got released

2 cds i believe
on that note i would like to say fook halo

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 9:44 pm

Its only 1 cd but a 1.5 gig install. and i agree it does run like shit... i had to turn all the graphics down low or i lag out bigtime in a heavy frag scene

tunis5000 · Post by **tunis5000** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 12:20 pm

Date / Time: 9/27/2003 1:05:43 PM (60329609ms)
2600MHz, 1024MB, 128M ATI Radeon 9800 PRO (DeviceID=0x4e48) Driver=6.14.10.6378 Shader=2.0
D:\Halo\halo.exe -use20 -timedemo -vidmode 640,480 (Version=1.0.0.564)
Frames=4700
Total Time=156.82s
Average frame rate=29.97fps
Below 5fps= 14% (time) 0% (frames) (22.523s spent in 13 frames)
Below 10fps= 14% (time) 0% (frames)
Below 15fps= 15% (time) 0% (frames)
Below 20fps= 16% (time) 1% (frames)
Below 25fps= 21% (time) 5% (frames)
Below 30fps= 40% (time) 22% (frames)
Below 40fps= 77% (time) 65% (frames)
Below 50fps= 95% (time) 90% (frames)
Below 60fps= 98% (time) 96% (frames)
Memory used Max=163MB, Min=134MB, Ave=152MB

30fps at 640x480 on a 9800 pro is total bullshit, wtf is wrong with this game? Anyway, the only way to get decent fps in the actual game for me was to lower the rez to 640x480 and turn some stuff off like shadows... I can't stand playing at 20fps, now I get like 40-50 in single-player...

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 12:42 pm

did you disable vsync and set it up to have more than 30fps?

tunis5000 · Post by **tunis5000** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 2:02 pm

vsync enabled but my refresh rate is 85 so... anyway I read about using different version of shaders (1.4) and I gained 9 fps

Date / Time: 9/27/2003 3:05:45 PM (67569171ms)
2600MHz, 1024MB, 128M ATI Radeon 9800 PRO (DeviceID=0x4e48) Driver=6.14.10.6378 Shader=1.4
D:\Halo\halo.exe -use14 -timedemo -vidmode 640,480 (Version=1.0.0.564)
Frames=4700
Total Time=120.56s
Average frame rate=38.98fps
Below 5fps= 9% (time) 0% (frames) (11.193s spent in 11 frames)
Below 10fps= 9% (time) 0% (frames)
Below 15fps= 9% (time) 0% (frames)
Below 20fps= 10% (time) 0% (frames)
Below 25fps= 13% (time) 2% (frames)
Below 30fps= 21% (time) 7% (frames)
Below 40fps= 44% (time) 28% (frames)
Below 50fps= 73% (time) 60% (frames)
Below 60fps= 93% (time) 88% (frames)
Memory used Max=163MB, Min=134MB, Ave=152MB

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sat Sep 27, 2003 2:12 pm

Try disabling vsnyc. Doesn't matter that your fps is lower than the refresh - it still improves performance.

BTW: Talked to someone who's running it on a GF4 4600 at 800x600 with full eye-candy and they say it's fine. Sluggish at 1024x768.