NFS Shift tips and comments

On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:15 +0100 (BST), Andrew MacPherson wrote:
> (Andrew MacPherson) wrote:
>
>> yesterday I finally got as far as unlocking the Veyron Challenge
>> at The Ring.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fXhiTDGSrw
>

thanks for sharing, Andy. Will NFS:Shift run decently on my geforce
8800 GTX? I've read in places it's rather hardware hungry... the
graphics look awesome in that video you posted.


Uwe

(Uwe) wrote:

> Will NFS:Shift run decently on my geforce
> 8800 GTX?

I'd need to do some reading around, but the GTX was a pretty fast card IIRC. My
260GTX certainly handles 1680x1050, x4fsaa perfectly well at max details (think I
might be on medium shadows, though you'd never know it) and my E6600@3GHz/3Gb
machine is pretty mainstream these days.

I run XP/DX9 though. I haven't thought about it before (and I haven't seen any
discussion about it) but DX10-capable machines may be getting more eye-candy as
default, potentially causing lower frame rates.

I did try Shift in Triplehead mode yesterday, but the frame rate was all over the
place in the 20-35fps range, recreating the early days of the GPL experience when
we were all struggling to keep the frame rate consistent enough to drive in a
straight line. It was horrible, giving me an idea what some ATI owners may have
been experiencing.

Andrew McP

Andrew MacPherson wrote:
> Never mind. They're all silly computer games at the end of the day, and we're all
> sat at a desk playing pretend. We just all have our own idea about which cocktail
> of pretend is best. :-)

Blasphemy!

Time for another RAS stoning...

Uwe wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:15 +0100 (BST), Andrew MacPherson wrote:
>> (Andrew MacPherson) wrote:
>>
>>> yesterday I finally got as far as unlocking the Veyron Challenge
>>> at The Ring.
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fXhiTDGSrw
>>
>
> thanks for sharing, Andy. Will NFS:Shift run decently on my geforce
> 8800 GTX? I've read in places it's rather hardware hungry... the
> graphics look awesome in that video you posted.
>
>
> Uwe

It runs fine on my 8800 GTS. Medium settings all around. Looks fine to
me. I just have to figure out how to get the AI to stop bumping me off
when I pass them cleanly. They always whack me at the next turn. It's
the one thing that ruins the fun for me. I believe in clean driving,
NFS/S gives point for unclean driving. It should take away points for
smashing into others.
The game is kind of fun in a non serious kind of way. No pressure to
be perfect, just drive. The Veyron is a beast at the 'Ring. My first
race there, I came in with everything dented.

(Tony R) wrote:

> Time for another RAS stoning...

I'm not the Messiah, I'm a very naughty boy!

Andrew McP

PS I never inhaled, though if I had done that might explain the blurring in Shift.

On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:11 +0100 (BST), Andrew MacPherson wrote:
> (Uwe) wrote:
>
>> Will NFS:Shift run decently on my geforce
>> 8800 GTX?
>
> I'd need to do some reading around, but the GTX was a pretty fast card IIRC. My
> 260GTX certainly handles 1680x1050, x4fsaa perfectly well at max details (think I
> might be on medium shadows, though you'd never know it) and my E6600@3GHz/3Gb
> machine is pretty mainstream these days.
>
> I run XP/DX9 though. I haven't thought about it before (and I haven't seen any
> discussion about it) but DX10-capable machines may be getting more eye-candy as
> default, potentially causing lower frame rates.
>

Same here, I see no compelling reason to "upgrade" to MS' next O/S
simply for the sake of dx10 as dx9 still does the job fine
imho. Thanks for the info, it's much appreciated.

Uwe

Uwe wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:11 +0100 (BST), Andrew MacPherson wrote:
>> (Uwe) wrote:
>>
>>> Will NFS:Shift run decently on my geforce
>>> 8800 GTX?
>> I'd need to do some reading around, but the GTX was a pretty fast card IIRC. My
>> 260GTX certainly handles 1680x1050, x4fsaa perfectly well at max details (think I
>> might be on medium shadows, though you'd never know it) and my E6600@3GHz/3Gb
>> machine is pretty mainstream these days.
>>
>> I run XP/DX9 though. I haven't thought about it before (and I haven't seen any
>> discussion about it) but DX10-capable machines may be getting more eye-candy as
>> default, potentially causing lower frame rates.
>>
>
> Same here, I see no compelling reason to "upgrade" to MS' next O/S
> simply for the sake of dx10 as dx9 still does the job fine
> imho. Thanks for the info, it's much appreciated.
>
> Uwe

Ummmm, Win 7 is DX11. No video card support yet. It will be supported in
the new video cards tho.

Hi folks,

I downloaded and installed the demo last night. It comes with two
tracks, London City and the veritable Spa Francorchamps circuit. The
demo had mouse control, loading times were ok so a couple of gripes
with NFS:S have apparently been fixed already. FPS was ok (I had to
upgrade the nv drivers to the latest release though as the cars in the
spinner were all invisible ;-), nothing to write home about but even
on medium settings the graphics looked a lot better than rF.

Physics: I'd rate them ok, but I somehow feel that better fps could
help a lot with the feedback from the car, but that might just be
me. The driving experience was believeable, and I'm beginning to
understand just what kind of fun Andy has when running on the
Nordschleife.

Sounds are great, too.

Conclusion: I'll probably buy it when I find it in a shop somewhere (a
mate mentioned a copy for 40 euros somewhere). It won't replace rF
anytime soon, but as Andy said, it's a fun diversion from all out
serious simracing.

Cheers,

Uwe