better frames rates with Java(TM) Standard Edition 1.4.2_06

[1.JaVA_nijssie]

ok a team mate was told this
install Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition 1.4.2_06.
i asked him why and he replied: its a programming language specifically one that FB+AEP+PF is written in, you just updated your version of the software.

so i tried and i must say never been able get perfect water and still have a reasonable ( 20-40) frame rate.

see for yourself

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html

gl

JaVA

[yamangman]

I thought everyone had upgrade to the _PROPER_ Java runtime environment since Microsoft lost the lawsuit Sun microsystems bought against it? No? Get with the times

[Zak33]

you lot have lost me now

I have XP.....updated to the latest.

I have DirectX 9.whatever c whatever....thats latest.

IL-2 runs in Open GL best for me...and I have the latest Cat's

So what hangs?

[Skii]

sounds a bit fishy to me ...

[yamangman]

I know the entire IL-2 frontend is written in Java, this includes the ingame chat, map, radio messages etc, other portions may be written in Java too. But still, no matter what, everyone should get the proper Java runtime environment from java.sun.com or java.com.

[Zak33]

ok....

so what do we do?

and does it Trojan me up with Spyware?

[yamangman]

You mean what do with the JRE? Download and install it. Microsoft can no longer bundle it's own JRE with Windows. If anything it will protect you from any holes in previous runtimes that hackers could use.

[1.JaVA_nijssie]

I thought everyone had upgrade to the _PROPER_ Java runtime environment since Microsoft lost the lawsuit Sun microsystems bought against it? No? Get with the times

no not everybody. you dont tell me there is also an update for 3.11 do you?

seriously what else can enhance pewrformace for il2 u think?

[TiG]

Zak for your benefit, Java works as a computer independent language, so what you get is a set of code that is not compiled. What happens is when it runs on your machine it actually does the last bit of compilation to make it run.

Generally most machines have Microsoft's compiler for java on it, but Sun who really do make the best Java compiler by far will require an install.

Java is no way spyware, its a superb product, and one i spent 3yrs at Uni writing software in. back in JDK 1.2.x days.

Need more explination just yell, could go on for hours as this is just a general high level overview

TiG