Slowing down Alpha Centauri on new hardware...

[G-Dawg]

How do you slow down old games on new hardware???

Trying to play Alpha Centauri on an AMD 64 ML-40 with 2 Gigs of RAM. If it
wasn't for stopping on my turn, the game would blow through to conclusion in
a couple blinks of the eye.

I need a utility that would limit the CPU/process to a certain percentage of
cycles. Tried Mo'Slo and took up 99% of my processor and it still screamed
by. Can't see what the AI is up to.

There hs to be something out there. Folks are still playing this game, can't
be all on old hardware...

Thanks!

[Tim Skirvin]

Post by G-Dawg
Trying to play Alpha Centauri on an AMD 64 ML-40 with 2 Gigs of RAM. If it
wasn't for stopping on my turn, the game would blow through to conclusion in
a couple blinks of the eye.

Do you have all the animations on? In my experience, that's taken
care of it for me...

- Tim Skirvin (***@killfile.org)

[G-Dawg]

Post by Tim Skirvin

Post by G-Dawg
Trying to play Alpha Centauri on an AMD 64 ML-40 with 2 Gigs of RAM. If it
wasn't for stopping on my turn, the game would blow through to conclusion in
a couple blinks of the eye.

Do you have all the animations on? In my experience, that's taken
care of it for me...
--
http://www.killfile.org/~tskirvin/ Skirv's Homepage <FISH>< <*>
http://tskirvin.livejournal.com/ Skirv's LiveJournal

I think they are all on... I will have to double check. Thanks

[C. Drefffels]

this works for me

filename "Alpha Centauri.Ini"
---start copy---
[Alpha Centauri]
MainFontSize=14
InterludeFontSize=14
ds3d=1
eax=1
FastUnitAnim=1
SmoothUnitAnim=0
DisableOpeningMovie=1
Prefs Format=12
Difficulty=3
Map Type=4
Top Menu=2
Faction=2
Preferences=10101001111011011001001110000011
More Preferences=1111110010011111100001100
Semaphore=00000000
Announce=111111111011111111
Rules=1011100100111111
Customize=2
Custom World=2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1,
Time Controls=1
Faction 2=CYBORG
Faction 1=FUNGBOY
Faction 3=DRONE
Faction 4=MORGAN
Faction 5=SPARTANS
Faction 6=GAIANS
Faction 7=PEACE
Latest Save=F:\Smac\saves\Aki Zeta-5 of the Consciousness, 2294
Latest Scenario=F:\Smac\scenarios\It's ours -final set- 2120 - 3a edition
DontResetBeginnerPrefs=1
WinsFileBox=1
WindowsFileBox=1
Custom Map X=64
Custom Map Y=90
Main Volume=0
Voice Volume=0
Music Volume=0
SFX Volume=0
Latest Map=F:\Smac\maps\Not for You (SMAC, Huge 356)
Net Session=test
Net Name=test
[PREFERENCES]
ForceOldVoxelAlgorithm=0
--end copy---

http://alphacentauri.us/

Post by G-Dawg
How do you slow down old games on new hardware???
Trying to play Alpha Centauri on an AMD 64 ML-40 with 2 Gigs of RAM. If it
wasn't for stopping on my turn, the game would blow through to conclusion in
a couple blinks of the eye.
I need a utility that would limit the CPU/process to a certain percentage of
cycles. Tried Mo'Slo and took up 99% of my processor and it still screamed
by. Can't see what the AI is up to.
There hs to be something out there. Folks are still playing this game, can't
be all on old hardware...
Thanks!