Can someone check if CPUSPEED=# works please!

I've seen this command:

CPUSPEED=#

where # = say 1600, in various guides as a way as forcing UT to change what clock speed it uses for its base speed calculations.

But, I can't get it to work via either the Console or appended to the shortcut to start the game. I'm running UT GOTY 436, and the console claims it's an unrecognised command.

Could someone please try this on their version and see if it works for me, and if so tell me exactly how they got it to work..

I really need to set this variable to get round the laptop running too fast problem on a Centrino (which you can't disable the Speedstep stuff on) chip based laptop.

Many thanks in advance..

[Firewire]

it's not console command but rather a commandline switch. Try making a bat file (or a shortcut) on the System directory with this in it:
unrealtournament.exe -CPUSPEED=1600

WAHHHHOOOOOO!

FireWire, you're a legend, that's sussed it!

I changed the desktop shortcut to:

"C:\Program Files \UnrealTournament\System\UnrealTournament.exe" -CPUSPEED=1500

and now everythings peachy!

Many Many thanks!

[Tsami]

Just curious. What difference did you notice after using the switch?

Basically, as I understand it UT calculates how fast it should run from the CPU speed for your computer. Consequently when you change the CPU speed the entire speed UT runs at changes.

I.e. if you have a 1.6Ghz CPU and you add -CPUSPEED=3.2 to the link, UT runs at half speed (including the intro)

I needed the fix because the Speedstep in the laptop mean't UT had decided a 1.6Ghz pc was a 600Mhz and so was running about 2.5X faster than it was supposed to (which ruins LAN games)

[Tsami]

The things you can learn from these forums!

Thanks!

[GreenAsJade]

So how come this isn't the ultimate cheat?

If I just set my CPU speed say 10% less than it really is, then I will move 10% faster than I should... and whip everyone elses arse in the LAN games I play!!??

[Necromancer]

this is the ultimate cheat in 2k4
the speed cheat
I think in online ut it had protection to stop this from working

[bartje321]

cheats dont make the game more fun
dont use them

[-=Reclaimer=-]

how do you go about making a bat file this could explain a similar problem i am having my guy seems to fly fast on online servers, then gets held up probably by pure, i think this could be my problem

[Ticklemonster]

My cpu runs at 1800, so I have it set it at 1500, and it's sort of all choppy. Bleh. So I removed it.

[Necromancer]

yeah,that bat is to fix laptops cpu throtling,not really meant for desktop

reclaimer

Originally posted by .:i:.
Open up notepad and enter the following text without the quotes
"UnrealTournament.exe - CPUSPEED=your cpu speed "
now go to 'file' and 'save as' in notepad, in 'file name' type - "UnrealTournament.bat" without quotes
now go to 'save in' ,save it to your Unreal Tournament System folder.



Now all you have to do is create a shortcut
to do this right click and hold on the UnrealTournament.bat in your Unreal Tournament System folder and drag it to your desktop,unrelease the button and it will say create shortcuts here

[fastjack]

CPUSpeed variable this has enabled me to play UT in Lan play

many thanks