zma
12-27-2005, 09:16 AM
This is about enabling vertical sync (or vsync for short) in DW. Vertical sync basically means your frame rate is not allowed to go any higher than the refresh rate of your monitor. This can be helpful for people who have LCD monitors and see the broadband waterfall displays flickering. (Note: this shouldn't be confused with the "screen flicker/flashing" issue, which was fixed in DW v102.)
There is no vsync checkbox in the DW Options menu. Instead, there is a command line argument -wantVSync. Here's how it's used:
Right-click the DW shortcut on the desktop or start menu, and select Properties.
Then, add the argument -wantVSync to the end of the 'Target' line, after the quotation mark. Like so:
Target: "E:\Sonalysts Combat Simulations\Dangerous Waters\dangerouswaters.exe" -wantVSyncNow your frame rate shouldn't exceed the refresh rate of your screen. You can easily verify this with the frame rate display in the game's Options/3D screen.
EDIT:
This only works in fullscreen mode!
There is no vsync checkbox in the DW Options menu. Instead, there is a command line argument -wantVSync. Here's how it's used:
Right-click the DW shortcut on the desktop or start menu, and select Properties.
Then, add the argument -wantVSync to the end of the 'Target' line, after the quotation mark. Like so:
Target: "E:\Sonalysts Combat Simulations\Dangerous Waters\dangerouswaters.exe" -wantVSyncNow your frame rate shouldn't exceed the refresh rate of your screen. You can easily verify this with the frame rate display in the game's Options/3D screen.
EDIT:
This only works in fullscreen mode!