3 FINGERS' HALF LIFE TIMEDEMO BENCHMARK  11/25/98
http://www.ve3d.net/3Fingers/


Files included:
blowout.dem
readme.txt

INSTRUCTIONS
Place the file (blowout.dem) in the Sierra/Half-Life/Valve folder. You will also 
need to add -console to your command line so you can lower the console 
to enter the command to play the blowout.dem. Here is an example:
hl.exe -console

Start Half-Life and hit the "~" (tilde) key and type at the console:
timedemo blowout <enter>

The demo will now run fast and will take a minute or so 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 average
"Frames Per Second" during the course of the Demo. The higher the number 
the better. Since a fluid image begins to deteriorate below 30fps, target 
results sould be 30fps or higher, but this will only be achieved on higher 
end systems with Voodoo II boards. Run the demo a few times as the texture 
loading on the first run may give an innaccurate timedemo result.

NOTES:
You should disable V Sycn to get an accurate test of your 3D card. If V Sync is 
not disabled, your timedemo results and frame rate will never exceed your monitor refresh rate setting. 
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" 
box and hit "OK". 

To disable V Sync when using a Voodoo 1, add the below command variables to 
your Half-Life 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 most likely on your "C" drive (root directory).
c:\autoexec.bat

SET FX_GLIDE_SWAPINTERVAL=0
SET SST_SWAP_EN_WAIT_ON_VSYNC=0

SOUND
Do Not disable sound during timedemos if you are tweaking your system for the best 
performance to improve your gameplay. Disabling sound will give an unrealistic high 
timedemo result. If you are benchmarking and comparing video cards or systems, then 
you can disable sound if you are only interested in video performance. 

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




DISCLAIMER:
The purpose of this Benchmark is purely for testing your system and does not represent
my skills in deathmatch while recording this demo. I used "God Mode" and "Unlimited Ammo" to 
record the demo. The reason I did this is because I wanted to make sure maximum FPU and 
Particles were presented during the course of the demo. Any similarity to persons living 
or dead is purley coincidental. The names were changed to protect the innocent.

Copyright 1998 3 Fingers' Half-Life Benchmark. All Rights Reserved.