New core DLL`s feedback

[Billfish]

Here is my experience thus far with what is most likely a lower end system now....

Intel P4 2.53Ghz 533fsb
Intel MB D845PESV
PNY PC2700 DDR 1Gb
MSI NX6600-VTD GEForce 256Mb AGP
Creative Audigy (1)
19" CRT at 1024x768x32
Win XP Home

Graphic settings at "Excellent" (unsure if patch altered during installation)
Patch & test copy of 1946 placed on a 15GB partially filled partition leaving only -500Mb free space.
IMPORTANT!!!.....My 1946 software is "mod free".

Installation went flawlessly from download at M4T, to unzip, to installation (taking all of 30 seconds both patches maps+skins).

Only testing performed online via HL in coops altered (switched out maps with existing missions).

1946 Manchuria map has always caused stutters...
New Slovakia map was smooth without a single pause or lag (will try and get some numbers as to FPS soon).

The view/general appearance of the landscape seemed much darker then most others
The briefing map, and pad map was a shocking change from our norm....Quite a bit too dark for my tastes yet usable (perhaps a glitch?...as rivers were royal blue like axis frontline markers, green of map a very dark shade).

New default skins worked, etc.....

Suggest some tests and I'll run them on my lower end system.

K2