I got
above 30 fps, when running the .wmp from WED.
above 40 fps, when running the .exe.

System:
Pentium 4, 3.4 GHz (HT)
2 GB Ram (DDR2, 400 Mhz)
Radeon X850XT

Very nice and good to know ...

I've tested your demo and although the fps is really impressive (70 on AMD3800+, ATI 1950Pro) the camera movement when the balls are in sight is _extremely_ jerky - the counter shows 70 fps but it feels more like 5.
I doubt very much that this is caused by the camera code - it would have to be extremely badly scripted (which is surely not case with George). The fact that some people are experiencing less fps but smoother camera movement on previous versions points out to the engine itself too.

Personaly, if I were to choose an engine for a game, I'd pick any that does 30 fps that feels like 30 fps over something like this. I mean - what's the point of having enormous fps when the gameplay is jerky? Isn't the smooth gameplay exactly why we want the fps to be as high as possible?

Hopefully this is just a bug....

The camera code is extremely simple - the script file is included with the demo, so you can check it out. Going from 0 to 1,000,000 polygons has a huge impact on the frame rate, as you have noticed. I'll use a more complex camera code in my future versions of A7 beta demos. I'm still waiting for a nice, high poly, model or terrain based level.

I certainly understand that going from 0 to 1M polys has to have extreme impact on fps - but only a momentary one. But once I have all the balls in the view, move camera slightly so that they all stay in the view while still having some 70 fps - I would expect the camera movement to be smooth because there are no sudden peaks or drops in the displayed polycount.

But anyway - public tests like this (and hopefully some more complex) are exactly what should have been done by Conitec a long time ago. By doing that there would be no "my fps is suddenly lower" posts appearing with every major update

I didn't experience problems even at 37fps; if they appear on your pc it could be a bug. If this is the case, it will be fixed.

Hi George, can you modify the current demo to have an option
to apply shaders on those globes? I'm just think that shaders
are also impact the frame rate.

all i gatta say is its a speed increase. itll help with programmers who want high graphics. this makes me want to wait for A7 before i buy

Sure, shaders will impact the frame rate. I'll try to make more complex demos in the future, as A7 comes closer and closer to its release.

30fps
nVidia GeForce 7800GT
1GB DDR Ram
xp Pro
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (2.2 GHz)

AMD XP 3800+ X2, 2 Gigs of Ram and a BFG 8800 GTS OC

getting 72 FPS on the test