Game Play Issues

[ShadedNemesis]

Ok, so I got PJ64 and I just want to play OOT. Problem is when I load the game, it runs really crapy. My computer specs. are


AMD Athlon 1.14 Gz
768 MB RAM
Nvida GeForce 2 MX/MX 400

Any specific plugins or any advice to play this game smoothly would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Agozer]

Use Jabo's Direct3D6 plugin. Jabo's Direct3D8 plugin is too advanced for your card.

 

[ShadedNemesis]

I got that plugin and the game still runs the same(crapy) . My graphics drivers are updated, and i'm running Directx9. Should I try a different emulator? I have no idea...

 

[squall_leonhart]

The problem here is your CPU
the plugins that come with PJ64 require SSE which the Original 1.14 Athlon thunderbird does not support.

 

[Smiff]

we shouldn't require SSE? but 1.1Ghz is too slow really for many games
try 1964 emu

 

[squall_leonhart]

im pretty sure its mentioned that the plugins require SSE.

im pretty sure. otherwise performance is severely hindered.

i have Zelda running on a duron 1100 and it runs at a playable rate on the Dx6 plugin and the duron1100 has SSE (morgan core)

yes its stated in help

This specification will be sufficient for you to enjoy most compatible games with good graphics, sound and control, subject to correct configuration and some limitations of the emulator. You are likely to suffer some performance problems, and you will not be able to use all the options in the emulator. Consider using some 3rd party plugins (see Web Links)

• [SIZE=-1]Intel Pentium 3 700Mhz or AMD Athlon 800Mhz CPU*[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=-1]128MB system RAM[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=-1]200MB free hard drive space[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=-1]additional 20MB-100MB free hard drive space per game, depending on game and number of saves you make[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=-1]100% Microsoft DirectX 7 compatible video, sound and input devices**.[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=-1]Microsoft Windows 98[/SIZE]
• [SIZE=-1]Microsoft DirectX 7 (default plugins), DirectX 8 (all included plugins)[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]*the plugins contain SSE optimisations, early Athlons did not have SSE.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]**The video device must be a primary device, have at least 16MB local memory and two texture units. Depending on the features supported by your video card some content may not be displayed correctly and thus some games marked as compatible may suffer glitches or not be playable on your system. The exact features required vary from game to game.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]nVidia GeForce256 and ATI Radeon (early models) are suggested as realistic minimum video hardware. In conjunction with good quality drivers they have the required features. Newer cards mainly allow better resolutions, filtering, anti-aliasing and so on.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The following chipsets (thus any and all graphics cards based on them) can be considered below minimum specification:[/SIZE]

• 3dfx Voodoo 1,2,3 (1,2 - not at all, 3 - poor image quality)
• ATI Rage128, Rage Pro (poor image quality)
• Intel i740, i810 (poor image quality)
• Matrox G200, G400, G450 (poor image quality)
• nVidia Riva128 (poor image quality)
• S3 Savage 4, Savage 2000 (particularly bad, these cards hang)

[SIZE=-1]An explanation of why these cards are not capable of producing good quality images in Project64.[/SIZE]
You may find that Project64 usable on a lower-specification system than described here, particularly with some games and careful configuration. If so then enjoy, but please don't expect too much.

thats why its running so badly.

the same thing happens on the early model Duron cores which don't have SSE.

 

[Smiff]

heh, i wrote those requirements.
the point about SSE is that you needed a slightly faster CPU if you didnt have it.
jabo does use SSE quite a bit in both graphics and RSP, but it shouldnt be a requirement (although for 1.7 i wouldn't mind if it is). MMX is requirement.

 

[squall_leonhart]

lol, believe me dude, when using either of your current plugins, SSE is a definite must have on a cpu such as this user has

the best bet is hunting down a Sempron 2400 or athlonxp2400 for cheap

 

[Jake_Biggs]

Get 500 dollars and buy a new PC. most of the ones i use are good out of the box.