The Test Rig


The following is a description of the equipment and Quake II setup I use to playtest the levels featured on this site. At the time of writing (March '98), I would consider my machine to be a reasonably high spec. With that in mind, all reviews on this site are based on how a map performs on *my* machine. Performance of each level will vary greatly from machine to machine and I will always try to highlight any map I feel may not achieve decent framerates on lower powered equipment.

Please Note I am not in any way, shape or form a tech-guru, so please don't bombard me with questions regarding machine specs!


Hardware
Gateway 2000 G6 266XL System
Intel Pentium II 266mhz Processor
64mb EDO Ram, 512kb Internal Cache
Gateway 2000 19" EV900 TCO Monitor
Quantum Fireball 6.4gb Hard Drive
Iomega 100mb Internal Zip Drive
Promise Ultra ATA Controller
Soundblaster Awe64 Sound Card
Altec Lansing ACS410 Speakers and ACS251 Subwoofer
STB Nitro 4mb Graphics Accelerator
Orchid Righteous 3D 4mb 3Dfx Voodoo 1 Accelerator


Quake II Setup
Video Driver 3Dfx Open GL
Video Mode 640x480 (full screen)
Texture Quality Highest
8 Bit Textures Yes
Sound Quality High
Sound Compatability Max Performance