Unreal 2003 FPS command?

[Charger]

Anyone know the command or key to show how many FPS the game is running at? I am trying to optimize my graphics without comprimising gameplay.

Also, what is a good target number for my FPS?

Thanks!

[DilLy]

type: "stat fps" (without hte quotes).

Really, anything that is playable is fine. Its better to just see how it feels when you play rather than determining performance by the fps. Also, UT2003's mouse smoothing is more grid like than in UT, so it makes the game feel more choppy than it actually is.

With my machine, depending on the map and the amount of players/bots, I can get anywhere between 30-175 fps with highest detail settings and all details checked at 1280x1024. So really, determining what fps rating to shoot for is dependant on the power of your hardware and how much quality you are willing to sacrifice. I personally can't stand low quality graphics, but sometimes I have to sacrifice a little to keep the game enjoyable. But how smooth the game needs to be also depends on what you think you are comfortable with. Again, keep in mind that the current mouse movement in UT2003 is rahter choppy and 60 fps will feel more like 45 or so. Just try to move your mouse around a little bit and see how it moves like its on a grid. All games have this grid but some have a tighter grid than others. Its almost like the smoothing option is broken too, although they added mouse acceleration in the latest patch which might help. That must be configured in the UT2003.ini file however, there is no menu item in game for acceleration.

If you are going to tweak away and still want a stable and pretty looking game do this:
Upgrade your video drivers (if not your hardware). If you are using a geforce class card obtain RivaTuner or GeForce Tweaker to further tweak your cards settings. Those can be obtained at www.guru3d.com

Open your UT2003.ini file and, assuming you are using the Direct3d API, scroll down to the Direct3d section and change "Triple Buffering" to "True". Also, change "Check for Overflow" to "True". If you are using a USB mouse, turn "ReduceMouseLag" to false. Change your desiered refresh rate to whatever the refresh rate is in the resolution you play with.Turn on v-sync to prevent tearing and keep the fps from fluctuating too much (fps fluctuation just makes the instances of low fps seem that much lower).

Don't use 3dhardware sound (don't mess with safe mode either, as there is considerable lag in the sound), use Software 3d sound instead. You may find that turning off some datail options in the settings menu in the game doesn't have any effect on performance; many of those options were introduced for either VERY high end machines, or VERY low end machines.

This is all I can think of at the moment with that game. Just don't worry about trying to get CTF-December to perform well with any quality at all. Nobody can do that, lol!

Get the patch for the game!

I myself will be building a new machine soon that will include the next Nvidia card. I will definitely post the performance in the game on this forum, when I do the build.


Good luck, if I remember anything else that can be done to speed up your game, I will post it.

[DilLy]

I thought this might help some folks out too...




Console Commands Cheats
To use console commands, press "~" while in game. Then type one of the following commands:

Cheat Codes

ALLAMMO - Gives full ammo for all weapons
ALLWEAPONS - Gives you all weapons
FLY - You can fly around
GHOST - Noclip through walls
GOD - God Mode
LOADED - Gives all weapons, ammo, and 100 adrenaline
WALK - You stop flying

Player Bot Commands

ADD BOTS [number] - Adds the specified number of bots
BEHINDVIEW 1 - Changes to third person view
BEHINDVIEW 0 - Changes to first person view
DISCONNECT - Disconnect from current server
EXIT - Quits the game
KILLBOTS - Gets rid of all bots
OPEN [IP address] - Connect to a specific server IP
OPEN [mapname] - Opens specified map
QUIT - Quits the game
RECONNECT - Reconnect to the current server
SWITCHLEVEL [mapname] - Switches to the specified level
SWITCHTEAM - Switch your player's team
SUICIDE - Kills yourself
TEAMSAY [text] - Displays your message in team chat
PLAYERSONLY - Freezes pauses the bots
SAY [text] - Displays your message in global chat
SETNAME [playername] - Changes your player name

Statistics

MEM STAT - Displays Windows memory usage
STAT ALL - Shows all stats
STAT AUDIO - Shows audio stats
STAT FPS - Displays your frames per second
STAT GAME - Displays game stats
STAT HARDWARE - Shows hardware stats
STAT NET - Shows network game play stats
STAT NONE - Turns off all stats
STAT RENDER - Displays rendering statistics
Demo Commands

DEMOPLAY [demoname] - Plays the specified demo
DEMOREC [demoname] - Records a demo using the demoname you type
STOPDEMO - Stop recording a demo
Admin Commands

ADMIN SWITCHLEVEL [mapname?game=gametype?mutator=mutator] - Changes the current level to the specified level, game type and mutators
ADMIN [command] - Performs the specified command
ADMINLOGIN [password] - Logs the admininstrator onto the server using the specified password
ADMINLOGOUT - Logs the administrator off the server.
ADMIN SET UWeb.Webserver bEnabled True - Enables the remote admin webserver (after level change)
ADMIN SET UWeb.Webserver bEnabled False - Disables the remote admin webserver (after level change)
KICK [playername] - Kicks the specified player from the server
KICKBAN [playername] - Kicks and bans the specified player from the server using their IP address. To unban the player, edit the server.ini or use the web admin interface
Other Commands

BRIGHTNESS [number] - Changes the brightness level to the specified number
CDTRACK [number] - Plays the specified CD track number
CONFIGHASH - Displays configuration info
CONTRAST [number] - Changes the contrast level to the specified number
DEBUG CRASH - Test crashes the game with an error
DEBUG EATMEM - Tests memory allocation until full
DEBUG GPF - Test crashes the game with a general protection fault error
DEBUG RECURSE - Test crashes the game by infinite recursion
DUMPCACHE - Displays the memory gcache contents
EXEC [filename] - Executes a file in the UT2003 /system/ directory by default
FLUSH - Flushes all caches and relights
FOV [number] - Changes the field of view to the specified number
GAMMA [number] - Changes the gamma level to the specified number
GETCOLORDEPTHS - Displays the maximum color depth supported by your hardware
GETCURRENTCOLORDEPTHS - Displays your current color depth
GETCURRENTRES - Displays your current resolution
GETCURRENTTICKRATE - Displays your current tick rate
GETMAXTICKRATE - Displays the maximum allowed tick rate
MUSICORDER [number] - Change to a certain track in the song (0=ambient, 1=action, 2=suspense)
NETSPEED [number] - Sets the net speed, default is 10000
OBJ CLASSES - Displays a list of object classes
OBJ GARBAGE - Collects and purges objects no longer in use
OBJ HASH - Displays object hashing statistics
OBJ LINKERS - Displays a list of active linkers
PAUSESOUNDS - Pauses all sounds
PREFERENCES - Opens advanced settings
RELAUNCH - Relaunches the engine
REPORT - Copies a report of the current game to clipboard
SET [class variable value] - Sets a specified class and specified variable with the specified value
SETSENSITIVITY [number] - Sets the mouse sensitivity to the specified number
SETRES [WxHxD] - Sets your screen resolution to the specified width, height, and color depth
SLOMO 1 - Sets the speed of the game back to normal real time speed
SLOMO 2 - Sets speed to double. Increase number to go faster
SLOMO .5 - Sets speed to half. Decrease number to go slower
SOCKETS - Displays a list of sockets in use
TOGGLEFULLSCREEN - Toggles fullscreen mode
TYPE [text] - Displays the specified text on the console
UNPAUSESOUNDS - Un-pauses all sounds




...Good luck

[DilLy]

I want to apologize for my overly long winded responses.

[Lord Prism]

Awesome Info Guys, THANKS!!