3 FINGERS' "MASSIVE1 BENCHMARK DEMO TEST" FOR QUAKE 2   2/19/98
*you must be using Quake 2 version 3.10 or higher.

This demo will test how well your system can handle Quake 2 Multiplayer
Internet Games. The Massive1 demo is a 12 player DM demo to 50 frags on the 
"Sudden Death" map. It will run much slower in FPS than the standard 
timedemo demo1.dm2 because the Massive1 demo has more explosions, 
particles and activity and closely simulates real multiplayer conditions.

INSTRUCTIONS
You will need to make a new folder named "demos" in the "baseq2" subdirectory.
The path of the folder will be quake2/baseq2/demos

Put the massive1.dm2 file into the "demos" folder. You should disable V Sycn 
to get an accurate test of your 3D card. If you are using a Voodoo II, go to
your control panel/display/voodoo II/advanced tab) and place a check mark in the 
"Don't synch buffer swaps to monitor refresh rate for glide" and hit "OK". 
To disable V Sync when using a Voodoo 1, add the below command variables to 
your Quake 2 batch file or autoexec.bat. Reboot if adding them to your 
autoexec.bat. Don't confuse the autoexec.bat with your autoexec.cfg. 
The autoexec.bat is on your "C" drive.
c:\autoexec.bat

SET FX_GLIDE_SWAPINTERVAL=0
SET SST_SWAP_EN_WAIT_ON_VSYNC=0

To test your FPS (frames per second) start Quake 2 and at the console type:
disconnect <enter>
timedemo 1 <enter>
map massive1.dm2 <enter>

The demo will now run very fast and will take several minutes to complete.
Once it stops and a few seconds after the final player score is displayed 
it will display a number with "FPS" beside it. This is your 
"Frames Per Second". The higher the number the better. 20FPS would be the 
minimum if you want to be competitive in multiplayer.

After completing your timedemo testing. Type at the console:
timedemo 0
This will turn off the timedemo mode. If you forget to turn off the timedemo 
mode and start a game, your game will run very fast like a timedemo.

If you just want to watch the demo at normal speed. Type at the console:
disconnect <enter>
timedemo 0 <enter> (only if you previously entered timedemo 1)
map massive1.dm2 <enter>

FOR A 25%-50% Increase In FPS:
You Can Download The Latest Version Of  "The 3 Fingers' Quake 2 Tweak Guide" At:

http://www.voodooextreme.com/3Fingers/ 
http://www.sod.net/sod/files.htm


Enjoy,
Brett "3 Fingers" Jacobs
bjacobs@home.com


