I used to be able to do four with my old chip (450) if I really tried hard
and had the clipping plane turned down as far as it would go, particle
effects off and looking at the ground/sky. Now-a-days I can only do three.
I have major packet loss and lag problems that only happen in game every
minute or so and traceroutes come up clean . . . go figure. Anyhow I am
off topic *slap*. I am sure if I didn't have the PL problems that I could
do four easily with the clipping plane turned down. By the look of the
song gems un-graying at about half clipping plane distance I bet I could do
four if I concentrate and didn't have that damn lag.

Normally I will only do three no matter what. Four is just too much work.
I really don't have a way to optimize three songs. As for four you really
have to stop and start the next song before you see the graphics and/or
text message of the previous song.

My play list during battle depends on who is in the group and wether or not
I feel someone is competent to handle all the duties of their character.
So I really don't have a mainstay of songs. Usually by the tenth or so
fight, I have swapped songs a couple times and can tell what the group
lacks. After battle I am usually playing mana song(s) or HoR depending on
what the group needs.

Steve
46 Bard

At 01:07 PM 6/12/01 -0500, you wrote:

>At 01:59 PM 6/12/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>>However, the song gems are slow to "ungray" during twisting. If I turn the
>>clipping plane down 6 notches (to about 2/3) it becomes a decent trade off
>>in viewable distance and twisting time.
>
>
>Okay - to start another, on-topic, thread, I wanted to know a bit about
>your success with "twisting" songs.
>1) How many songs can you twist at once - assuming constant effect songs.
>2) What do you do to optimize your twisting?
>3) What is your current playlist? What do you sing in battle, and what out
>of it?
>
>Just a few questions from a young-again bard
>
>Talies the Wanderer