F1 Challenge '99-'02 low framerate (low FPS) problem. I need help!

Luigi 70 wrote:

d4nf1c wrote:An important message, guys.
Windows 10 Fall Update messes with F1C's database created with the WADT.
I can't open the game anymore.
WADT demanded to be uninstalled so that we can install the 1709 version (the one compatible with the fall update) and even recreating the database as per instructions I can't seem to open it now. It CTD's before loading the first car.
I'll test it during the day and see if I manage a solution for it.
Best wishes.

PS: a bypass while we try to find a simple fix for this is to revert to the old Compatibility Mode solution. In my case, F1C work, albeit stuttering a bit, works with compatibility to Win98 and with "Run as administrator" checked.

PS2: After uninstalling the old WADT that did not work anymore and installing the one compatible to the Fall Update, I have good and bad news. Good news is it's working again. Bad news is now you'll always have to open Compatibility Administrator (32-bits) and execute the game from there. Select the database you've created for F1C, click on Run. It will ask you the game's path.
There is also a command line. If you like doing trace, add -trace=1000 there.
To prevent yourself from having to search for the Compatibility Administrator every time, create a shorcut for it on your desktop or in the F1C folder.

In case you people find a better solution, I'll be glad to hear it.

Happy gaming!

as far as I know, in the config.ini file, you have to set the line:
VBSTRATEGY=0

So you set the executable file as "Run as Administrator" with "Windows 98 / Windows ME" compatibility mode, and then do the same for CONFIG3D.exe.
The game should work on Windows 7 / 8/8.1/10