[quake3] sv_fps confusion...

Dirk noisyb at gmx.net
Sat Apr 5 13:12:13 EDT 2008


Henry Garcia wrote:
>>
>>  ...people keep telling me to set sv_fps to 20, 25, 30, 40 or even 125 for
>>> Defrag...
>>>
>> com_maxfps 125
> 
> That maxes out the frames per second at 125. I've heard some Quake3 users
> say that that is the optimal rate to set your frame rate. Going Higher or
> lower takes more CPU cycles. You can set that in the console. Has something
> to do with the math calculations. But that's probably what you've heard.
> 
> 
>> See? Nobody really knows... So I'm asking someone who does...
>>
> 
> Really. You could know. Just run a disconnect, testdemo, and chart your
> results to see if the above suggestion isn't true. And then you would know.
> What benefit that is to the advancement of civilization, I don't know? But
> there you have it.
> 

See?

That's how it is in the forums... I ask for sv_fps... and get com_maxfps...


No please stop your efforts NOT to answer my question and just do it.

Thank you,
Dirk


P.S.: Thank you Henry, I appreciate you answer but I was asking for a 
server setting.



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