I have a very, very strange problem. I'll make it as understandable as possible in the hopes that someone can help me.
HALO PC v1.08:
- When out of INTERNET games (ie when playing campaign, or LAN) my FPS is 200+ with everything maxed.
- When IN internet game (any server, any ping) my FPS will usually NOT go above 25 or so, even when staring at the floor or a wall. It's like it has some sort of "cap" on it.
HALO CE v1.08
- When IN internet game (any server, any ping) I get 200+ FPS. Same exact settings as in PC 1.08. What in the world...?
HALO TRIAL
- When in game (any server, any ping) FPS over 200 as well...
So something, somewhere on my computer or in Halo PC is KILLING my framerate when in internet games only, and only on PC and not in CE or the Trial version. This did NOT happen before 1.08. Also, it's not a matter of having a computer that "can't run" the game. It shouldn't be my internet either, as I'm on cable and both CE and Trial do not have this issue.
I keep the same settings for all three versions (pc 1.08, ce 1.08, trial). I have NO idea what could possibly be causing this. I've tried multiple drivers for my nvidia card, different locations for the 1.08 download (thinking it was corrupt), but it looks like everything I try just isn't working. And it shouldn't be anything to do with my hardware/drivers if it works well with CE and Trial, so... what, then?
Any ideas?
edit -- I should note that I have reinstalled multiple times, scanned for spyware/viruses, etc... so, I'm not so sure it's that either.
edit 2 -- I should also add that when i die, my frames jump back over 200. this is just weird.
[Edited on 05.12.2009 10:38 PM PDT]