My FPS in Quake 3:Arena never changes, whats up?
Two things to look at: 1) You might have a cap of FPS in the game. Type cl_maxfps and see if you get a number back. If it’s at 60, set it higher and see if you get better FPS. 2) Turn off v-sync in your video cards control panel. The options should be there in the video card information in the Display properties. You might have to root around for it. Back to Top How can I check my framerate (FPS)? You have a couple of options here: • The first is to conduct a time demo to see your average FPS over an entire demo sequence. For Quake 2 Open your console (use the ~ key) Type Timedemo 1, ENTER Type Map demoname.dm2 ENTER. Demoname is the name of the demo you want to run (e.g., crusher) Your computer will now run through the demo as fast as it can. Once it is done, call down your console again and it should show the total frames generated, time, and average frames per second For Quake 3:Arena • Open your console • Type /timedemo 1, ENTER • Type /demo demoname, ENTER Demoname is the name of