Penumbra overture runs slow

[janosik]

I think that running the game at a high resolution like 1280x1024 on a 9800pro is the cause. Try running at a lower resolution, or turn of/down some detail, for example dynamic shadows.

I can't really find too many comparable games for linux but the ones I tried (gish, tremulous, sauerbraten) all seem to run fine in whatever the highest resolution is they support (1280x1024 or 1600x1200).

Turned off all details, changed resolution to 800x600 and game seems OK, it's still not too snappy but that might be intentional?

It's been quite some time since I heard anybody referring to 1280x1024 as high resolution:-) What hardware is recommended under linux to be able to play penumbra in 1280x1024 or higher resolution? Is 1280x1024 the highest it suports? Is there any way to figure out the framerate?

thanks,

ero