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BLOGS
Alkohol
Alkoholiker sind die Handwerker unter den Drogenabhängigen.
Der Alkoholrausch ist der einzige
Rausch, den man schichtweise hochziehen kann wie eine Backsteinmauer. Einmal errichtet, bildet
er einen soliden Schutzwall gegen das Elend der Welt, gegen Schmerz, Not und Frauenblusen mit
Männernamen. Alkohol beseitigt außerdem nicht nur unnötige Hemmungen und moralische
Bedenken, er schränkt auch noch die Schuldfähigkeit ein:
Schlachten Sie ruhig Ihre Familie mit dem Schlagbohrer ab, häuten Sie einen Polizisten mit
einem Käsehobel oder zünden Sie ein Asylantenheim an - aber genehmigen sie sich vorher um
Gottes Willen eine Flasche Reisschnaps, dann kommen Sie mit ein paar Monaten auf Bewährung
davon.
Wie man Alkohol herstellt:
Eine Badewanne voll Weintrauben mit 5 Eimern Zucker einen Monat lang gären lassen trinken.
Aktivitäten:
Lallen, kotzen. Nackt im Casino fangen spielen...
Mfg jp
fps GUIDE
»Note: I do NOT take any responsibility to anything that happens to your computer, proceed at your own risk. If you follow this guide 100% you will not have any problems, if you do please post a reply and I will help you to the best of my knowledge.
The solutions below have solved many peoples problems, about 90% and I figured since I've seen so many FPS problems or how to increase for FPS posts, id thought id take the time to help you guys out and post the solutions I have found that have worked for others and I and some little extra things to take care of you're computers and keep them at full maintenance for your enjoyment. Here we go.
My current hardware:
» Windows: Windows XP Pro SP1
» Monitor: FS740
» CPU: AMD64 FX-55 Socket 939
» Motherboard: Asus A8V Deluxe ATX Socket 939
» RAM: Kingston HyperX PC4300 1GB
» Video: eVGA GeForce 6800GT 1G
FPS is obviously a constant 100fps, but here is my other computer that I use to play on full-time that had recieved 100fps consistantly in 1.6.
» Windows: Windows XP Pro SP1
» Monitor: FS740
» CPU: AMD T-Bird 1102mhz
» Motherboard: N/A
» RAM: 512 MB DDR Corsair PC2700
» Video: NVIDIA MSI FX5200 128mb
FPS without the following guide was ranging from 60-100 with drops with players on screen to large areas on the map. Follow this guide and you will have 90-100 consistantly on every map, with the maxmium of 10 players on your screen.
»Note: This guide will start off basic, so bare with me as I go over basic material to help out the average user.
Anti-Virus
See FPS Maintenance article, also sticky to this forum.
Tweak XP
This guide I came upon when I was looking for some Windows Tweaks I could to do improve my preformance in my Windows by increasing the bootup time, to making Windows run smoother and also increase gameplay at the same time. It has worked wonders for me.
http://www.techreviewer.com/viewpage.cfm/ui/040226130402
Follow that guide very carefully, on the Services some will have a * beside them, scroll down and it will show you what that service does. Scroll down and make sure it doesn't disable something that you need, (ie. Smart Card)
Some other things I have found extremely helpful is registry tweaks, here are a few that I recommend and will increase preformance. These are only ones I recommend that won't damange your computer at all.
» http://tweakxp.com/article37010.aspx
» http://tweakxp.com/article37043.aspx
» http://tweakxp.com/article37016.aspx
Those will increase your Windows/Game preformance immensly.
Drivers
Drivers are extremely key to running a game good, now the drivers I suggest all NVIDIA users use are the 44.03 drivers made by NVIDIA, these drivers are not available for newer cards (ie. 6800GT), I do not know anything about ATi because I have been an NVIDIA user since the day I started.
http://www.voodoofiles.com/11241
Before you install the drivers I suggest you follow these steps to remove your older drivers so there isn't a conflict installing the new drivers.
1. Download DriverCleaner, its a simple and small program that will remove any old NVIDIA files that remain on your computer. (Link below)
2. Download the 44.03 drivers. (Link above)
3. Reboot and tap F8 button continuesly and boot into safe mode.
4. Go to add/remove and remove your NVIDIA drivers.
5. Reboot and tap F8 button continuesly and boot into safe mode.
6. Run driver cleaner, select NVIDIA in the drop down box and click clean
7. Reboot and tap F8 button continuesly and boot into safe mode.
8. Install the NVIDIA drivers and reboot.
9. You are completly finished.
b]ATi Drivers
ATi Ultimate Counter-Strike Drivers (1.6)
http://files.filefront.com/ATI_Ultimate_CS_Driversrar/;4018850;;/fileinf
o.html
The Ultimate CS drivers are based on the older catalyst, the ones designed around older OpenGL platform games. Specifically for CS, this driver fixes a multitude of bugs including unreasonably high recoil and strange fps drops. From personal experience I went from 200fps (performance quality) on average with timerefresh, to 300-400 on average on the highest quality settings. Speaking for myself (deLiGHT), my FPS never drops anymore in any realistic scenario. This is a MUST haves for ATi product owners.
Warning: This driver was made specifically for Counter-Strike (1.6), the use of these drivers in compilation with newer games may result in lackluster performance. As for 1.6, you may never find a better driver. Current release also does not support x800+ series. Lastly, graphical anomalies have known to make themselves present under 16bit color depth. Make sure you're running in 32bit when playing Counter-Strike. Also, I would NOT recommend using the ".dll" tweak at the bottom in conjunction with these drivers. You should pick one or the other.
Warning 2: THESE DRIVERS ARE KNOWN TO WORK IMPROPERLY OR NOT AT ALL WITH NON-STANDARD ATi CARDS. Example: SE series.
Video Card Settings
»Note: The following settings are personal preference but have seemed to work for me really well.
Left click your desktop, Properties, Settings, Advance, Video Card Tab.
» Preformance/Quality Tab
-Image Setting: Preformance
-Antialiasing: Off
-Anisotropic Filtering: Off
-Texture Sharpening: Off
» Direct3D Tab
-Mipmap Detail Level: Best Preformance
-PCI Texture Size: 90MB
» OpenGL Settings
-Vsync: Off
-Buffer-Flipping Mode: Auto-Select
» Monitor:
-By default your monitor is likely set at 60Hz when it's well capable of reaching 85-100Hz+. Making sure the "hide modes my monitor can't display" box is ticked, select the highest refresh rate your monitor can safely handle. Unfortunately while this does set your desktop refresh rate to optimal values, there is a nasty bug in Windows XP that resets this everytime you play an OpenGL or D3D game (without you knowing, and setting it back to optimal when you return to the desktop). To fix this, download a program such as ReForce to lock your refresh rate at specified resolutions.
http://www.gotfrag.com/portal/files/81/
Note: If you'd like to have CS run smoother, enable Vsync. With ATi cards make sure to enable triple buffering under the OpenGL compatibility options if you want a performance boost when Vsync is enabled.
Something else I would suggest would be to install Coolbits, Coolbits is a program that OC's your video card giving an extra little boost of preformance, which can help those people out with major FPS problems. Download the registry install file, install it and go to your video card tab, click Clock Frequencies and enable, you will have to reboot your PC.
http://www.overclockers.com.au/techstuff/a_coolbits/
Once it is installed, the safest frequencies for my system were:
» Core Clock Frequency: 287 Mhz
» Memory Clock Frequency: 469 Mhz
Check the "Apply at Startup" button and click OK and reboot your PC. If you notice wierd colors in CS on your walls, lower the Core/Memory clock frequencies by 2-3 until they are not noticable anymore.`
Counter-Strike
» Note: This portion of the guide was written by Bossi over at the Complexity Forums, it is pretty much the exact same thing I would have written, everything written here is completly safe. This guide is good for both ATi/NVIDIA video card users.
» Step #1:
Go to your "C:\windows\system32\" folder and search for the file
atioglxx.dll" if you are ATI User
nvoglnt.dll" if you are nVidia User
opengl32.dll" is the Default OpenGL Driver if you don't use ATI or nVidia
rightclick the File and click "copy".
» Step #2:
Go to the folder "gldrv" in your Counter-Strike folder. Usually located at "Steam\SteamApps\YourAccountName\coun...
Inside this folder are 2 files. Rename the "3dfxgl.dll" to whatever you want. Now press CTRL + V or do a rightclick and "paste". Now you should see the file we just copied from the "system32" folder.
» Step #3:
Open the file "drvmap.txt" with a Editor (Notepad or whatever), but do not use MS-Word!
Delete everything inside this file! Now write the new Line:
"gldrv/nvoglnt.dll OpenGL Driver" (without the " ") if you are nVidia User
"gldrv/atioglxx.dll OpenGL Driver" (without the " ") if you are ATI User
"gldrv/opengl32.dll OpenGL Driver" (without the " ") if you use Default OpenGL
Save and close this file.
» Step #4:
Restart Steam, Start Counter-Strike and go straight to "Options". Go to the Video Tab and choose OpenGL (left top "Renderer"), click apply and ok.
If you follow the guide correctly, you should notice a boost in not only the frames, but how smoothly your game is now running.
Your Config
» Note: Some commands are considered illegal in leagues such as CAL.
Your userconfig is extremely important on how your game runs if you don't have that up to par PC, or if you want increase in FPS. I am not going to give you some config that is going to make your game look absolutely crappy, but completly normal, you wont notice a difference in your graphics at all. A few configs that I suggest are jam34, jStar or mine :D
» Note: Place these commands in your:
C:\Program\Steam\SteamApps\youremail@your...
» Note: Download and Save it to your desktop and place in the folder above.
http://files.filefront.com/userconfigcfg/;4020747;;/fileinfo.html
Direct X
If you have already downloaded the latest direct x, you may notice poor or lower performance in Counter-Strike, this is due in part to the shaders the latest direct x provides. It is a good idea to force Direct X level 7 for Counter-Strike, as you will not notice a difference between the two but can gain a significant FPS boost.
To force Direct X level 7, add "-dxlevel 7" without the quotations to your launch options.
• Right click steam -> play games -> my games -> right click counter-strike -> properties -> launch options.
The End
Well, its finally finished took me about an hour to write, I had nothing else to do and I couldn't find anything else to do except read all these FPS problems, this should help everyone. If you need further assistance with anything feel free to message me through the GotFrag messaging system or leave a comment/question in this thread and I shall reply when I am available. If anything else comes to mind or I discover anything else that will help you Ill make sure to post it.
// This file is overwritten whenever you change your user settings in the game.
// Add custom configurations to the file "userconfig.cfg".
unbindall
bind "TAB" "+showscores"
bind "ENTER" "snapshot"
bind "ESCAPE" "cancelselect"
bind "SPACE" "+jump"
bind "'" "+moveup"
bind "+" "sizeup"
bind "," "radio3"
bind "-" "sizedown"
bind "/" "+movedown"
bind "0" "slot10"
bind "1" "slot1"
bind "2" "slot2"
bind "3" "slot3"
bind "4" "slot4"
bind "5" "slot5"
bind "6" "slot6"
bind "7" "slot7"
bind "8" "slot8"
bind "9" "slot9"
bind ";" "+mlook"
bind "=" "sizeup"
bind "`" "toggleconsole"
bind "a" "+moveleft"
bind "b" "buy"
bind "c" "+duck"
bind "d" "+moveright"
bind "e" "+use"
bind "f" "buy; stopsound"
bind "g" "buyammo1"
bind "h" "buyammo2"
bind "j" "cheer"
bind "l" "showbriefing"
bind "m" "radio2"
bind "n" "radio1"
bind "p" "chooseteam"
bind "q" "lastinv"
bind "r" "+reload"
bind "s" "+back"
bind "t" "drop"
bind "u" "messagemode2"
bind "v" "buyequip"
bind "w" "+forward"
bind "y" "messagemode"
bind "z" "drop"
bind "~" "toggleconsole"
bind "LEFTARROW" "+left"
bind "RIGHTARROW" "+right"
bind "ALT" "+strafe"
bind "CTRL" "+duck"
bind "SHIFT" "+speed"
bind "F1" "+commandmenu"
bind "F2" "rebuy"
bind "F6" "save quick"
bind "F7" "load quick"
bind "F10" "quit prompt"
bind "INS" "+klook"
bind "PGDN" "+lookdown"
bind "PGUP" "+lookup"
bind "END" "centerview"
bind "KP_HOME" "awp"
bind "KP_UPARROW" "hegren"
bind "KP_PGUP" "flash"
bind "KP_LEFTARROW" "ak47"
bind "KP_5" "m4a1"
bind "KP_RIGHTARROW" "sgren"
bind "KP_END" "mp5"
bind "KP_DOWNARROW" "vest"
bind "KP_PGDN" "rze_helm"
bind "KP_ENTER" "buyammo2"
bind "KP_DEL" "defuser"
bind "KP_SLASH" "usp"
bind "KP_PLUS" "buyammo1"
bind "MWHEELDOWN" "impulse 100"
bind "MWHEELUP" "+jump"
bind "MOUSE1" "+attack"
bind "MOUSE2" "+attack2"
bind "MOUSE4" "impulse 201"
bind "PAUSE" "pause"
_cl_autowepswitch "1"
_snd_mixahead "0.1"
ati_npatch "0"
ati_subdiv "0"
bgmvolume "1.000000"
bottomcolor "0"
brightness "1"
cd_fps "1"
cl_allowdownload "0"
cl_allowupload "0"
cl_backspeed "400"
cl_cmdbackup "2"
cl_cmdrate "101"
cl_corpsestay "1"
cl_crosshair_color "255 255 255"
cl_crosshair_size "large"
cl_crosshair_translucent "0"
cl_dlmax "128"
cl_download_ingame "0"
cl_dynamiccrosshair "0"
cl_forwardspeed "400"
cl_gibcount "2"
cl_himodels "0"
cl_idealpitchscale "0.8"
cl_lc "1"
cl_logocolor "#Valve_Red"
cl_logofile "skull"
cl_lw "1"
cl_minmodels "1"
cl_radartype "1"
cl_righthand "1"
cl_shadows "0"
cl_timeout "35"
cl_updaterate "101"
cl_vsmoothing "0.05"
cl_weather "0"
con_color "255 180 30"
console "0.000000"
crosshair "1.000000"
fastsprites "0"
fps_max "99.9"
fps_modem "0"
gamma "3"
gl_clear "1"
gl_cull "0"
gl_dither "0"
gl_keeptjunctions "0"
gl_flipmatrix "0"
gl_fog "0"
gl_monolights "0"
gl_max_size "128"
gl_overbright "0"
gl_palette_tex "0"
gl_wateramp "0.1"
gl_picmip "1"
gl_playermip "1"
gl_round_down "1"
gl_texturemode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST"
hisound "1"
hpk_maxsize "4"
hud_capturemouse "1"
hud_centerid "0"
hud_draw "1"
hud_fastswitch "1"
hud_saytext_internal "1"
hud_takesshots "0"
joystick "0"
lookspring "0.000000"
lookstrafe "0.000000"
max_smokepuffs "0"
max_shells "15"
m_filter "0"
m_forward "1"
m_pitch "0.022"
m_side "0.8"
m_yaw "0.022"
model "arctic"
MP3FadeTime "2.0"
MP3Volume "0.110000"
mp_decals "150"
name "unnamed"
net_graph "3"
net_graphpos "1"
net_scale "5"
r_bmodelhighfrac "5.0"
r_detailtextures "0"
r_decals "150"
r_dynamic "0"
r_glowshellfreq "1"
r_mirroralpha "0"
r_traceglow "0"
r_wateralpha "0"
r_mmx "1"
s_a3d "0"
s_automax_distance "30"
s_automin_distance "2"
s_bloat "2.0"
s_distance "60"
s_doppler "0.0"
s_eax "0"
s_leafnum "0"
s_max_distance "1000"
s_min_distance "5"
s_numpolys "200"
s_polykeep "1000000000"
s_polysize "10000000"
s_refdelay "4"
s_refgain "0.4"
s_rolloff "1.0"
s_verbwet "0.25"
sensitivity "3.590000"
skin ""
spec_autodirector_internal "1"
spec_drawcone_internal "1"
spec_drawnames_internal "1"
spec_drawstatus_internal "1"
spec_mode_internal "2"
spec_pip "0"
suitvolume "0.25"
sv_aim "0"
sv_voiceenable "1"
team ""
topcolor "0"
viewsize "120.000000"
voice_enable "1"
voice_forcemicrecord "1"
voice_modenable "1"
voice_scale "1"
volume "0.3"
setinfo "_ah" "0"
setinfo "_vgui_menus" "0"
+mlook
exec userconfig.cfg
alias go_slot1 "weapon_mp5navy; weapon_m4a1; weapon_m249; weapon_p90; go_slot1b"
alias go_slot1b "weapon_scout; weapon_awp; weapon_g3sg1; weapon_sg550; go_slot1c"
alias go_slot1c "weapon_sg552; weapon_aug; weapon_tmp; weapon_mac10; weapon_ak47; go_slot1d"
alias go_slot1d "weapon_ump45; weapon_xm1014; weapon_m3; weapon_famas; weapon_galil"
alias go_slot2 "weapon_usp; weapon_glock18; weapon_deagle; weapon_p228; weapon_elite; weapon_fiveseven"
alias rze_helm "vesthelm; vest"
alias rze_nvgs "nvgs; nightvision"
alias tg_fn57dual "fn57; elites"
alias tg_tmpmac10 "tmp; mac10"
alias tg_famgal "famas; galil"
alias tg_m4ak "m4a1; ak47"
alias tg_augsg "aug; sg552"
alias tg_sg550g3 "sg550; g3sg1"
ati_subdiv 0
ati_npatch 0
s_eax 0
s_a3d 0
rate 25000
cl_updaterate "101"
cl_cmdrate "101"
ex_interp "0.01"
setinfo _vgui_menus "0"
New Zeland 0_o
On Monday, January 23rd a New Zeland CS player by the name of Vince got his motorcycle stolen. It happened early morning inside the parking garage of his apartment complex. The thought of people actually moving the bike crossed his mind since anyone who resides in his building needed a card key to open the garage. On top of that since it was a motorcycle it would've had to make a lot of noise if someone were to steal it but that morning he didn't hear anything. The only logical explanation would be a number of people moving it on to a truck.
When police was called the the scene both agreed the motorcycle would be stripped of it's parts by now. They were not too optomistic on finding the twelve thousand dollars motorcycle in one piece and the sad reality of it is, Vince agreed with the authorities on that one. It isn't the fact he has to spend money now to get a new motorcycle but the fact he has to move. He no longer feels safe residing in the area which is totally understandable. How is he getting to work since his motorcycle has been stolen? He's been taking long walks :(. On another note Vince moved to this area only eight months ago and crime rate isn't high. I hope things work out for Vince because having your vehicle stolen totally sucks ass. Literally!
*The name has been changed to protect the identity of the CS player but the story is true*
By 'yvN'
Aug 5, 2006 14:36
Alkoholiker sind die Handwerker unter den Drogenabhängigen.
Der Alkoholrausch ist der einzige
Rausch, den man schichtweise hochziehen kann wie eine Backsteinmauer. Einmal errichtet, bildet
er einen soliden Schutzwall gegen das Elend der Welt, gegen Schmerz, Not und Frauenblusen mit
Männernamen. Alkohol beseitigt außerdem nicht nur unnötige Hemmungen und moralische
Bedenken, er schränkt auch noch die Schuldfähigkeit ein:
Schlachten Sie ruhig Ihre Familie mit dem Schlagbohrer ab, häuten Sie einen Polizisten mit
einem Käsehobel oder zünden Sie ein Asylantenheim an - aber genehmigen sie sich vorher um
Gottes Willen eine Flasche Reisschnaps, dann kommen Sie mit ein paar Monaten auf Bewährung
davon.
Wie man Alkohol herstellt:
Eine Badewanne voll Weintrauben mit 5 Eimern Zucker einen Monat lang gären lassen trinken.
Aktivitäten:
Lallen, kotzen. Nackt im Casino fangen spielen...
Mfg jp
fps GUIDE
By 'yvN'
Jul 18, 2006 21:03
»Note: I do NOT take any responsibility to anything that happens to your computer, proceed at your own risk. If you follow this guide 100% you will not have any problems, if you do please post a reply and I will help you to the best of my knowledge.
The solutions below have solved many peoples problems, about 90% and I figured since I've seen so many FPS problems or how to increase for FPS posts, id thought id take the time to help you guys out and post the solutions I have found that have worked for others and I and some little extra things to take care of you're computers and keep them at full maintenance for your enjoyment. Here we go.
My current hardware:
» Windows: Windows XP Pro SP1
» Monitor: FS740
» CPU: AMD64 FX-55 Socket 939
» Motherboard: Asus A8V Deluxe ATX Socket 939
» RAM: Kingston HyperX PC4300 1GB
» Video: eVGA GeForce 6800GT 1G
FPS is obviously a constant 100fps, but here is my other computer that I use to play on full-time that had recieved 100fps consistantly in 1.6.
» Windows: Windows XP Pro SP1
» Monitor: FS740
» CPU: AMD T-Bird 1102mhz
» Motherboard: N/A
» RAM: 512 MB DDR Corsair PC2700
» Video: NVIDIA MSI FX5200 128mb
FPS without the following guide was ranging from 60-100 with drops with players on screen to large areas on the map. Follow this guide and you will have 90-100 consistantly on every map, with the maxmium of 10 players on your screen.
»Note: This guide will start off basic, so bare with me as I go over basic material to help out the average user.
Anti-Virus
See FPS Maintenance article, also sticky to this forum.
Tweak XP
This guide I came upon when I was looking for some Windows Tweaks I could to do improve my preformance in my Windows by increasing the bootup time, to making Windows run smoother and also increase gameplay at the same time. It has worked wonders for me.
http://www.techreviewer.com/viewpage.cfm/ui/040226130402
Follow that guide very carefully, on the Services some will have a * beside them, scroll down and it will show you what that service does. Scroll down and make sure it doesn't disable something that you need, (ie. Smart Card)
Some other things I have found extremely helpful is registry tweaks, here are a few that I recommend and will increase preformance. These are only ones I recommend that won't damange your computer at all.
» http://tweakxp.com/article37010.aspx
» http://tweakxp.com/article37043.aspx
» http://tweakxp.com/article37016.aspx
Those will increase your Windows/Game preformance immensly.
Drivers
Drivers are extremely key to running a game good, now the drivers I suggest all NVIDIA users use are the 44.03 drivers made by NVIDIA, these drivers are not available for newer cards (ie. 6800GT), I do not know anything about ATi because I have been an NVIDIA user since the day I started.
http://www.voodoofiles.com/11241
Before you install the drivers I suggest you follow these steps to remove your older drivers so there isn't a conflict installing the new drivers.
1. Download DriverCleaner, its a simple and small program that will remove any old NVIDIA files that remain on your computer. (Link below)
2. Download the 44.03 drivers. (Link above)
3. Reboot and tap F8 button continuesly and boot into safe mode.
4. Go to add/remove and remove your NVIDIA drivers.
5. Reboot and tap F8 button continuesly and boot into safe mode.
6. Run driver cleaner, select NVIDIA in the drop down box and click clean
7. Reboot and tap F8 button continuesly and boot into safe mode.
8. Install the NVIDIA drivers and reboot.
9. You are completly finished.
b]ATi Drivers
ATi Ultimate Counter-Strike Drivers (1.6)
http://files.filefront.com/ATI_Ultimate_CS_Driversrar/;4018850;;/fileinf
o.html
The Ultimate CS drivers are based on the older catalyst, the ones designed around older OpenGL platform games. Specifically for CS, this driver fixes a multitude of bugs including unreasonably high recoil and strange fps drops. From personal experience I went from 200fps (performance quality) on average with timerefresh, to 300-400 on average on the highest quality settings. Speaking for myself (deLiGHT), my FPS never drops anymore in any realistic scenario. This is a MUST haves for ATi product owners.
Warning: This driver was made specifically for Counter-Strike (1.6), the use of these drivers in compilation with newer games may result in lackluster performance. As for 1.6, you may never find a better driver. Current release also does not support x800+ series. Lastly, graphical anomalies have known to make themselves present under 16bit color depth. Make sure you're running in 32bit when playing Counter-Strike. Also, I would NOT recommend using the ".dll" tweak at the bottom in conjunction with these drivers. You should pick one or the other.
Warning 2: THESE DRIVERS ARE KNOWN TO WORK IMPROPERLY OR NOT AT ALL WITH NON-STANDARD ATi CARDS. Example: SE series.
Video Card Settings
»Note: The following settings are personal preference but have seemed to work for me really well.
Left click your desktop, Properties, Settings, Advance, Video Card Tab.
» Preformance/Quality Tab
-Image Setting: Preformance
-Antialiasing: Off
-Anisotropic Filtering: Off
-Texture Sharpening: Off
» Direct3D Tab
-Mipmap Detail Level: Best Preformance
-PCI Texture Size: 90MB
» OpenGL Settings
-Vsync: Off
-Buffer-Flipping Mode: Auto-Select
» Monitor:
-By default your monitor is likely set at 60Hz when it's well capable of reaching 85-100Hz+. Making sure the "hide modes my monitor can't display" box is ticked, select the highest refresh rate your monitor can safely handle. Unfortunately while this does set your desktop refresh rate to optimal values, there is a nasty bug in Windows XP that resets this everytime you play an OpenGL or D3D game (without you knowing, and setting it back to optimal when you return to the desktop). To fix this, download a program such as ReForce to lock your refresh rate at specified resolutions.
http://www.gotfrag.com/portal/files/81/
Note: If you'd like to have CS run smoother, enable Vsync. With ATi cards make sure to enable triple buffering under the OpenGL compatibility options if you want a performance boost when Vsync is enabled.
Something else I would suggest would be to install Coolbits, Coolbits is a program that OC's your video card giving an extra little boost of preformance, which can help those people out with major FPS problems. Download the registry install file, install it and go to your video card tab, click Clock Frequencies and enable, you will have to reboot your PC.
http://www.overclockers.com.au/techstuff/a_coolbits/
Once it is installed, the safest frequencies for my system were:
» Core Clock Frequency: 287 Mhz
» Memory Clock Frequency: 469 Mhz
Check the "Apply at Startup" button and click OK and reboot your PC. If you notice wierd colors in CS on your walls, lower the Core/Memory clock frequencies by 2-3 until they are not noticable anymore.`
Counter-Strike
» Note: This portion of the guide was written by Bossi over at the Complexity Forums, it is pretty much the exact same thing I would have written, everything written here is completly safe. This guide is good for both ATi/NVIDIA video card users.
» Step #1:
Go to your "C:\windows\system32\" folder and search for the file
atioglxx.dll" if you are ATI User
nvoglnt.dll" if you are nVidia User
opengl32.dll" is the Default OpenGL Driver if you don't use ATI or nVidia
rightclick the File and click "copy".
» Step #2:
Go to the folder "gldrv" in your Counter-Strike folder. Usually located at "Steam\SteamApps\YourAccountName\coun...
Inside this folder are 2 files. Rename the "3dfxgl.dll" to whatever you want. Now press CTRL + V or do a rightclick and "paste". Now you should see the file we just copied from the "system32" folder.
» Step #3:
Open the file "drvmap.txt" with a Editor (Notepad or whatever), but do not use MS-Word!
Delete everything inside this file! Now write the new Line:
"gldrv/nvoglnt.dll OpenGL Driver" (without the " ") if you are nVidia User
"gldrv/atioglxx.dll OpenGL Driver" (without the " ") if you are ATI User
"gldrv/opengl32.dll OpenGL Driver" (without the " ") if you use Default OpenGL
Save and close this file.
» Step #4:
Restart Steam, Start Counter-Strike and go straight to "Options". Go to the Video Tab and choose OpenGL (left top "Renderer"), click apply and ok.
If you follow the guide correctly, you should notice a boost in not only the frames, but how smoothly your game is now running.
Your Config
» Note: Some commands are considered illegal in leagues such as CAL.
Your userconfig is extremely important on how your game runs if you don't have that up to par PC, or if you want increase in FPS. I am not going to give you some config that is going to make your game look absolutely crappy, but completly normal, you wont notice a difference in your graphics at all. A few configs that I suggest are jam34, jStar or mine :D
» Note: Place these commands in your:
C:\Program\Steam\SteamApps\youremail@your...
» Note: Download and Save it to your desktop and place in the folder above.
http://files.filefront.com/userconfigcfg/;4020747;;/fileinfo.html
Direct X
If you have already downloaded the latest direct x, you may notice poor or lower performance in Counter-Strike, this is due in part to the shaders the latest direct x provides. It is a good idea to force Direct X level 7 for Counter-Strike, as you will not notice a difference between the two but can gain a significant FPS boost.
To force Direct X level 7, add "-dxlevel 7" without the quotations to your launch options.
• Right click steam -> play games -> my games -> right click counter-strike -> properties -> launch options.
The End
Well, its finally finished took me about an hour to write, I had nothing else to do and I couldn't find anything else to do except read all these FPS problems, this should help everyone. If you need further assistance with anything feel free to message me through the GotFrag messaging system or leave a comment/question in this thread and I shall reply when I am available. If anything else comes to mind or I discover anything else that will help you Ill make sure to post it.
// This file is overwritten whenever you change your user settings in the game.
// Add custom configurations to the file "userconfig.cfg".
unbindall
bind "TAB" "+showscores"
bind "ENTER" "snapshot"
bind "ESCAPE" "cancelselect"
bind "SPACE" "+jump"
bind "'" "+moveup"
bind "+" "sizeup"
bind "," "radio3"
bind "-" "sizedown"
bind "/" "+movedown"
bind "0" "slot10"
bind "1" "slot1"
bind "2" "slot2"
bind "3" "slot3"
bind "4" "slot4"
bind "5" "slot5"
bind "6" "slot6"
bind "7" "slot7"
bind "8" "slot8"
bind "9" "slot9"
bind ";" "+mlook"
bind "=" "sizeup"
bind "`" "toggleconsole"
bind "a" "+moveleft"
bind "b" "buy"
bind "c" "+duck"
bind "d" "+moveright"
bind "e" "+use"
bind "f" "buy; stopsound"
bind "g" "buyammo1"
bind "h" "buyammo2"
bind "j" "cheer"
bind "l" "showbriefing"
bind "m" "radio2"
bind "n" "radio1"
bind "p" "chooseteam"
bind "q" "lastinv"
bind "r" "+reload"
bind "s" "+back"
bind "t" "drop"
bind "u" "messagemode2"
bind "v" "buyequip"
bind "w" "+forward"
bind "y" "messagemode"
bind "z" "drop"
bind "~" "toggleconsole"
bind "LEFTARROW" "+left"
bind "RIGHTARROW" "+right"
bind "ALT" "+strafe"
bind "CTRL" "+duck"
bind "SHIFT" "+speed"
bind "F1" "+commandmenu"
bind "F2" "rebuy"
bind "F6" "save quick"
bind "F7" "load quick"
bind "F10" "quit prompt"
bind "INS" "+klook"
bind "PGDN" "+lookdown"
bind "PGUP" "+lookup"
bind "END" "centerview"
bind "KP_HOME" "awp"
bind "KP_UPARROW" "hegren"
bind "KP_PGUP" "flash"
bind "KP_LEFTARROW" "ak47"
bind "KP_5" "m4a1"
bind "KP_RIGHTARROW" "sgren"
bind "KP_END" "mp5"
bind "KP_DOWNARROW" "vest"
bind "KP_PGDN" "rze_helm"
bind "KP_ENTER" "buyammo2"
bind "KP_DEL" "defuser"
bind "KP_SLASH" "usp"
bind "KP_PLUS" "buyammo1"
bind "MWHEELDOWN" "impulse 100"
bind "MWHEELUP" "+jump"
bind "MOUSE1" "+attack"
bind "MOUSE2" "+attack2"
bind "MOUSE4" "impulse 201"
bind "PAUSE" "pause"
_cl_autowepswitch "1"
_snd_mixahead "0.1"
ati_npatch "0"
ati_subdiv "0"
bgmvolume "1.000000"
bottomcolor "0"
brightness "1"
cd_fps "1"
cl_allowdownload "0"
cl_allowupload "0"
cl_backspeed "400"
cl_cmdbackup "2"
cl_cmdrate "101"
cl_corpsestay "1"
cl_crosshair_color "255 255 255"
cl_crosshair_size "large"
cl_crosshair_translucent "0"
cl_dlmax "128"
cl_download_ingame "0"
cl_dynamiccrosshair "0"
cl_forwardspeed "400"
cl_gibcount "2"
cl_himodels "0"
cl_idealpitchscale "0.8"
cl_lc "1"
cl_logocolor "#Valve_Red"
cl_logofile "skull"
cl_lw "1"
cl_minmodels "1"
cl_radartype "1"
cl_righthand "1"
cl_shadows "0"
cl_timeout "35"
cl_updaterate "101"
cl_vsmoothing "0.05"
cl_weather "0"
con_color "255 180 30"
console "0.000000"
crosshair "1.000000"
fastsprites "0"
fps_max "99.9"
fps_modem "0"
gamma "3"
gl_clear "1"
gl_cull "0"
gl_dither "0"
gl_keeptjunctions "0"
gl_flipmatrix "0"
gl_fog "0"
gl_monolights "0"
gl_max_size "128"
gl_overbright "0"
gl_palette_tex "0"
gl_wateramp "0.1"
gl_picmip "1"
gl_playermip "1"
gl_round_down "1"
gl_texturemode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST"
hisound "1"
hpk_maxsize "4"
hud_capturemouse "1"
hud_centerid "0"
hud_draw "1"
hud_fastswitch "1"
hud_saytext_internal "1"
hud_takesshots "0"
joystick "0"
lookspring "0.000000"
lookstrafe "0.000000"
max_smokepuffs "0"
max_shells "15"
m_filter "0"
m_forward "1"
m_pitch "0.022"
m_side "0.8"
m_yaw "0.022"
model "arctic"
MP3FadeTime "2.0"
MP3Volume "0.110000"
mp_decals "150"
name "unnamed"
net_graph "3"
net_graphpos "1"
net_scale "5"
r_bmodelhighfrac "5.0"
r_detailtextures "0"
r_decals "150"
r_dynamic "0"
r_glowshellfreq "1"
r_mirroralpha "0"
r_traceglow "0"
r_wateralpha "0"
r_mmx "1"
s_a3d "0"
s_automax_distance "30"
s_automin_distance "2"
s_bloat "2.0"
s_distance "60"
s_doppler "0.0"
s_eax "0"
s_leafnum "0"
s_max_distance "1000"
s_min_distance "5"
s_numpolys "200"
s_polykeep "1000000000"
s_polysize "10000000"
s_refdelay "4"
s_refgain "0.4"
s_rolloff "1.0"
s_verbwet "0.25"
sensitivity "3.590000"
skin ""
spec_autodirector_internal "1"
spec_drawcone_internal "1"
spec_drawnames_internal "1"
spec_drawstatus_internal "1"
spec_mode_internal "2"
spec_pip "0"
suitvolume "0.25"
sv_aim "0"
sv_voiceenable "1"
team ""
topcolor "0"
viewsize "120.000000"
voice_enable "1"
voice_forcemicrecord "1"
voice_modenable "1"
voice_scale "1"
volume "0.3"
setinfo "_ah" "0"
setinfo "_vgui_menus" "0"
+mlook
exec userconfig.cfg
alias go_slot1 "weapon_mp5navy; weapon_m4a1; weapon_m249; weapon_p90; go_slot1b"
alias go_slot1b "weapon_scout; weapon_awp; weapon_g3sg1; weapon_sg550; go_slot1c"
alias go_slot1c "weapon_sg552; weapon_aug; weapon_tmp; weapon_mac10; weapon_ak47; go_slot1d"
alias go_slot1d "weapon_ump45; weapon_xm1014; weapon_m3; weapon_famas; weapon_galil"
alias go_slot2 "weapon_usp; weapon_glock18; weapon_deagle; weapon_p228; weapon_elite; weapon_fiveseven"
alias rze_helm "vesthelm; vest"
alias rze_nvgs "nvgs; nightvision"
alias tg_fn57dual "fn57; elites"
alias tg_tmpmac10 "tmp; mac10"
alias tg_famgal "famas; galil"
alias tg_m4ak "m4a1; ak47"
alias tg_augsg "aug; sg552"
alias tg_sg550g3 "sg550; g3sg1"
ati_subdiv 0
ati_npatch 0
s_eax 0
s_a3d 0
rate 25000
cl_updaterate "101"
cl_cmdrate "101"
ex_interp "0.01"
setinfo _vgui_menus "0"
New Zeland 0_o
By 'yvN'
Jan 25, 2006 13:26
On Monday, January 23rd a New Zeland CS player by the name of Vince got his motorcycle stolen. It happened early morning inside the parking garage of his apartment complex. The thought of people actually moving the bike crossed his mind since anyone who resides in his building needed a card key to open the garage. On top of that since it was a motorcycle it would've had to make a lot of noise if someone were to steal it but that morning he didn't hear anything. The only logical explanation would be a number of people moving it on to a truck.
When police was called the the scene both agreed the motorcycle would be stripped of it's parts by now. They were not too optomistic on finding the twelve thousand dollars motorcycle in one piece and the sad reality of it is, Vince agreed with the authorities on that one. It isn't the fact he has to spend money now to get a new motorcycle but the fact he has to move. He no longer feels safe residing in the area which is totally understandable. How is he getting to work since his motorcycle has been stolen? He's been taking long walks :(. On another note Vince moved to this area only eight months ago and crime rate isn't high. I hope things work out for Vince because having your vehicle stolen totally sucks ass. Literally!
*The name has been changed to protect the identity of the CS player but the story is true*
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