I think I'm almost done now. I've spent all of my free time over the last two days studying up on CoD's config file settings/commands. Things are much different than they were in Quake3. And, I was suprised to see how many low end options are gone.
I fixed several mistakes I found and then when I started comparing CoDBench's results to manual results I saw some big problems and found several more mistakes and quirks about how CoD can changed settings after an exec. I've got it pretty much exactly getting the same results as manual runs now. newest run, almost perfectly matches manual timedemo runs: Code: [size=1][color=blue][b--------------------- CODBench RESULTS --------------------- FILE: CODb_030104_101138.txt START TIME: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:11:38 AM COMMENT: No Comment BENCHMARK SETUP: ---------------- DEMO: Timedemo1 CFG FILES RUN: Normal High Maximum Custom RESOLUTIONS RUN: 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200 NUMBER OF RUNS: 3 times. NORMAL Configuration File Settings: (640x480) 165.2, 165.2, 165.1, AVERAGE FPS: 165.17 (800x600) 165.2, 164.9, 164.5, AVERAGE FPS: 164.87 (1024x768) 163.4, 163.5, 163.2, AVERAGE FPS: 163.37 (1280x1024) 158.2, 157.6, 157.7, AVERAGE FPS: 157.83 (1600x1200) 142.3, 142.1, 141.9, AVERAGE FPS: 142.10 HIGH Configuration File Settings: (640x480) 133.6, 133.1, 133.3, AVERAGE FPS: 133.33 (800x600) 133.7, 133.5, 133.2, AVERAGE FPS: 133.47 (1024x768) 132.1, 132.1, 131.7, AVERAGE FPS: 131.97 (1280x1024) 124.6, 124.4, 124.6, AVERAGE FPS: 124.53 (1600x1200) 108.6, 108.6, 108.5, AVERAGE FPS: 108.57 MAX Configuration File Settings: (640x480) 114.3, 113.5, 113.9, AVERAGE FPS: 113.90 (800x600) 113.3, 113.5, 113.8, AVERAGE FPS: 113.53 (1024x768) 111.8, 111.9, 111.7, AVERAGE FPS: 111.80 (1280x1024) 101.7, 101.7, 101.7, AVERAGE FPS: 101.70 (1600x1200) 87.7, 87.5, 87.8, AVERAGE FPS: 87.67 [/b][/size][/color]
I'll try it tonight. I haven't been able to get on the computer that much the past few days, but I got some time to myself tonight. Look forward toa report.
I made a thread: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=80990 BTW: I'm really done with the 2nd beta to CODBench, I've just been super busy week and haven't given it a final once over and packaged it yet. (soon/sorry)
im up for testing as well, yahoo messenger: S_musselwhite MSN: S_musselwhite@yahoo.com aim: Mussels666 -this is rarely used i'll give feedback through e-mails / one of the above, rather than through the forum, its easier.
OK... I've tweaked some things and run manual benchmarks to verify every result. I'm submiting a final version to The Godfather and if he likes it I think it's ready to go. BTW: The beta I previously released had totally bogus results. It was the result of my lack of knowledge on CoD cfg file settings (and how they were different than Q3, and how they have to be exec'ed into the game to get them to stick).
sorry for the delay folks... It's now public: http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=752 Thanks
I'm not seeing the results at the bottom of the console screen. What else do I have to do when it finishes, besides press "~"?
When it finishes running launch CoDbench again and select the "Results" tab. Then click on the "Generate Results" button. CoDBench closes itself as the scripts start so it's not sitting there running while the benchmarks are going (not that it matters ... buy what the heck).
i want to know howto record my own demo's in the game, the default one is kinda pansy, and i want to make one that will majorly stress my system.
This gives you basic Timedemo info: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=80990 To record, you have to be in a Multiplay game. Then you bring down the console and type: record <demofile_name> The problem is you can only do demos in the MP version and as far as I know there is not bot support in CoD. So, you would have to find a public server with a lot of people on it that also allows you to record demos. Most servers normally won't let you do that (lag issue). I looked around and found no other public demos. Some review sites have managed to make there own stressful demos but keep them in-house. good luck
thanks vorpal, and i run monthly lan games anyway, so an 8 player match is common here. thats enough stress for an OK test, i can just do a few laps in observer mode, that oughta be stress enough.
--------------------- CODBench RESULTS --------------------- FILE: CODb_032604_162500.txt START TIME: Friday, March 26, 2004 04:25:00 PM COMMENT: Will BENCHMARK SETUP: ---------------- DEMO: Timedemo1 CFG FILES RUN: Normal High Maximum RESOLUTIONS RUN: 800x600 1024x768 NUMBER OF RUNS: 3 times. NORMAL Configuration File Settings: (800x600) 71.0, 71.0, 71.0, AVERAGE FPS: 71.00 (1024x768) 70.2, 70.3, 70.2, AVERAGE FPS: 70.23 HIGH Configuration File Settings: (800x600) 61.0, 61.0, 61.0, AVERAGE FPS: 61.00 (1024x768) 59.7, 59.8, 59.6, AVERAGE FPS: 59.70 MAX Configuration File Settings: (800x600) 54.3, 53.4, 48.4, AVERAGE FPS: 52.03 (1024x768) 51.2, 50.3, 44.4, AVERAGE FPS: 48.63
id love to help and I will when i get CoD installed... and the new pc built... Thanks for the effort, lookin forward to it
