FRAPS

ShiWarrior · 13 Jan 2023 at 21:19

I've got 2 games that fps counter on FRAPS wont show (corrupted)

anyone else have this issue ?

I'm using latest version

on Epic Games Store -

Need for speed Heat
and
Star Wars Squadrons

just me ?

Rroff · 13 Jan 2023 at 21:25

Don't think Fraps has been updated in ages? I've mostly moved over to other programs now.

andy_mk3 · 13 Jan 2023 at 21:27

Rroff said:
Don't think Fraps has been updated in ages? I've mostly moved over to other programs now.

10 years ago it was last updated.

There are a fair few alternatives now, I use MSI afterburner, but Nvidia and AMD have fps counters in their software too, as well as Windows.

ShiWarrior · 13 Jan 2023 at 21:33

Furos · 14 Jan 2023 at 07:09

FRAPS, now there's a name I've not heard in a long time....

Josh · 14 Jan 2023 at 07:41

That's a throw back wow.

I use MSI AB or Nvidia Perf overlay

Turn · 14 Jan 2023 at 07:42

OBS Studio is probably the new equivalent to what you mention.
If you're using it for mainly games https://medal.tv/ is pretty good & has a nice layout.

Guest2 · 14 Jan 2023 at 09:32

FRAPS, not used that in around 12 years! Was a great program

What with Nvidias drivers being close to 1GB now (!?) there really should be a built in basic FPS overlay. I refuse to reinstall the bloatware that is Nvidia Geforce Experience

Noxia · 14 Jan 2023 at 09:58

@fraps Sort it out mate.

fraps · 14 Jan 2023 at 10:04

Very well then, let me take a look at the game and I'll count the frames manually. No need to worry guys

Megahurtz400 · 14 Jan 2023 at 11:16

The glory days of FRAPS!

Anyone else remember the in game chat app Xfire? Before Steam actually had a proper chat function!

Captain · 14 Jan 2023 at 11:22

Megahurtz400 said:
The glory days of FRAPS!

Anyone else remember the in game chat app Xfire? Before Steam actually had a proper chat function!

Yeah xfire was great, being able to right click a persons name and join their game was also good.

I also remember ASE (All seeing eye) for old school servers and being able to track dedicated game servers and joining directly.

Good times.

Megahurtz400 · 14 Jan 2023 at 11:23

Captain said:
Yeah xfire was great, being able to right click a persons name and join their game was also good.

I wish their servers were still online and I could work out my old log in details to see how much of my youth I wasted on CSS and BF2 :cry:

GlitterBalls · 14 Jan 2023 at 12:01

Lol FRAPS? what is this 2005?

loftie · 14 Jan 2023 at 12:05

Have a look at RTSS, AFAIK it is what comes in MSI Afterburner to give the overlay.

GlitterBalls · 14 Jan 2023 at 12:19

loftie said:
Have a look at RTSS, AFAIK it is what comes in MSI Afterburner to give the overlay.

RTSS with Steam Power Tools is what I use on my Steam Deck. There are 4 different options to show stats at the top bar, minimal being FPS and battery only etc. Also the classic look that goes down the left side.

loftie · 14 Jan 2023 at 12:30

Huxton said:
RTSS with Steam Power Tools is what I use on my Steam Deck. There are 4 different options to show stats at the top bar, minimal being FPS and battery only etc. Also the classic look that goes down the left side.

I thought the steam deck had it's own built into the OS?

GlitterBalls · 14 Jan 2023 at 12:37

loftie said:
I thought the steam deck had it's own built into the OS?

It does in SteamOS. I use Windows

loftie · 14 Jan 2023 at 12:41

Huxton said:
It does in SteamOS. I use Windows

Ah, I saw the SteamOS next to FAN and just assumed it was running SteamOS. Make much more sense now

Tykey · 15 Jan 2023 at 18:13

I had Fraps in 2011, shame it's been abandoned. Does anyone remember Roger Wilco? That's getting on for 25 years years ago. One of the earliest popular talk over the internet apps I think. Used to use it in multiplayer games with mates.