r speeds

how do I set "r_speeds 1" to be on automatically, so I dont have to type it in everytime i launch to test a map?

If you want the r's to show for every map you load (including the default ones), just add the line

r_speeds "1"

to the end of your valve/config.cfg file.

If you want it only for maps you edit, it depends on your compile frontend.
In the default hammer compiler: to the Additional Game Parameters field add +r_speeds "1"
[color=white]In HLCC, add +r_speeds "1" [color=white]to the [color=gold]Command Line Parameters field.[/color][/color][/color]

[color=#ffffff]Leave a space between the r_speeds parameter, and all other parameters.

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Thanks

It's even safer to put it in your autoexec.cfg file, becouse the normal config gets overwritten sometimes.

personally, i didn't like r_speeds on all the time, mostly because the maps i was critiquing were so horrible the numbers made my head hurt. you can also turn on netgraph or whatever its called and get some idea of r's that way, but i cannot recall the command line. it shows a bit of info, but it also shows the FPS, so even if r's are high, you may be getting good frame rates.

I never found out what affected r_speeds the most other than large open spaces and split faces. Does r_speeds have to do with rendering speeds? oh well it seems to late now but it ate out my eyes seeing them go so high and not knowing how to kill them i ended up killing my mapping dreams... im back but maybe you could direct me to an r_speeds tut =P its been a year or so

I did some tutorials on rspeeds that people have found pretty helpful:

http://www.cryotank.net/maps/tutorials/index.html

wow that old website is still useful! :biggrin:

Put them up here foo', they'll get read more often and they are useful :smile:

my map has r_speeds are 4fps 662 ms 2069 wpoly 1147 epoly and im new at this tell me how to work it please lol this top seems to be related email me at cutedevialeric@yahoo.com i need help its driving me crazy everyone says somthing differnt to lower em some work others dont i need drastic help

Most likely if you are only getting 4 fps, your map is beyond
repair. If it were me I would start over again, as reworking
trouble areas will probably be alot tougher in the long run.

my map has r_speeds are [size=13]4fps 662 ms 2069 wpoly 1147 epoly and im new at this tell me how to work it please lol this top seems to be related email me at cutedevialeric@yahoo.com i need help its driving me crazy everyone says somthing differnt to lower em some work others dont i need drastic help

[/size]1) Start a fresh topic.

2) Read the tutorials.

3) Please, please, please write sensibly. I can't understand what you're saying.

my map has r_speeds are 4fps 662 ms 2069 wpoly 1147 epoly and im new at this tell me how to work it please lol this top seems to be related email me at cutedevialeric@yahoo.com i need help its driving me crazy everyone says somthing differnt to lower em some work others dont i need drastic help

2069 wpoly? You've really gone wrong somewhere.

if you wanted to bind it to a button instead so it toggles i use this in my autoexec

alias rspeeds "rspeedson"<br style="font-style: italic;">
alias rspeedson "r_speeds 1; alias rspeeds rspeedsoff"<br style="font-style: italic;">
alias rspeedsoff "r_speeds 0; alias rspeeds rspeedson"<br style="font-style: italic;">
bind "m" "rspeeds"

replace m with whatever button you want to toggle it to, you also need to have 'developer 1' set to see it onscreen.

im not quite sure of the source command, i think it could possibly be this, but i havent tested it

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bindtoggle m r_speeds

but its prolly easier to have it on all the time lol :razz: