It is technically correct - it's 43 frames per second, but 86 _fields_ per second, and PCem is updating at the field rate so that any screen animation is as smooth as it would be on a real machine using the same mode. So PCem reports the higher number.
Yeah but S3 Virge DX is a horrible card for playing Lego creator and I am getting the feeling that there is no other way to get my gameplay speed any faster.
I don't know, but you could try to reduce the refresh rate of the card.
In Win95 open regedit, go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", "SOFTWARE", "S3", "Refresh".
At "ref_800x600" add the hexadecimal value 10 to it.
Then go to the monitor settings, "actualize" or similar, "change configuration", and then at 800x600 select 16 Hz.
Perhaps it would run faster then.
I couldn't find out a way to force the monitor AND the 2d card AND the 3d card to 15 Hz to test if there is a change in speed.
1.) Double click on "ref_800_600".
2.) Click with the mouse to the right of the last number. The Cursor jumps to there.
3.) Write for example 10 to there.
4.) Click on ok.