rec.autos.simulators

> I'm going to go and see if I can buy my Voodoo2 back from my friend.
> Going to keep my TNT2 and run the V2 in there as well......actually might
be
> better with a PCI V3 2000 if the prices are only around $100.00 US.

> > I finally found out how to avoid the problems I have had with
> > GPL and my TNT.

> > PROBLEM

> >   With TNT on 378MHz Celeron, GPL is impossible to drive consistently.
> >   I set the graphics options to get around 36fps but even though the
> >   framerate dsiplay shows 36 most of the time, it's obvious that the
> >   framerate is not consistent.  I was lucky if I could get more than
> >   two laps into a race without spinning off.

> > SOLUTION

> >   Last night I gave up on my TNT and switched it for the Banshee in
> >   my other machine.  With exactly the same graphics settings as the
> >   TNT, the Banshee gave a solid 35.xx framerate from seconds after
> >   the start.

> >   With the banshee and a consistent framerate it was much easier to
> >   control and it didn't take long to improve my lap time.  More to
> >   the point, it was MUCH MORE FUN!!  I completed my first race, with
> >   a lot of close racing with Surtees (yes I'm still down towards the
> >   rear of the grid).

> > I wonder how many people using TNT think they are getting good
> > framerates, but then say that GPL is too difficult.  If they
> > just switched to a supported card they might find it a completely
> > different sim.

> > Greg.

>I finally found out how to avoid the problems I have had with
>GPL and my TNT.

>PROBLEM

>  With TNT on 378MHz Celeron, GPL is impossible to drive consistently.
>  I set the graphics options to get around 36fps but even though the
>  framerate dsiplay shows 36 most of the time, it's obvious that the
>  framerate is not consistent.  I was lucky if I could get more than
>  two laps into a race without spinning off.

>SOLUTION

>  Last night I gave up on my TNT and switched it for the Banshee in
>  my other machine.  With exactly the same graphics settings as the
>  TNT, the Banshee gave a solid 35.xx framerate from seconds after
>  the start.

>  With the banshee and a consistent framerate it was much easier to
>  control and it didn't take long to improve my lap time.  More to
>  the point, it was MUCH MORE FUN!!  I completed my first race, with
>  a lot of close racing with Surtees (yes I'm still down towards the
>  rear of the grid).

>I wonder how many people using TNT think they are getting good
>framerates, but then say that GPL is too difficult.  If they
>just switched to a supported card they might find it a completely
>different sim.

>Greg.

> > I never understood the decision to not support D3d or at least opengl.
> GPL
> > is amoung, if not, the most advanced sim for physics and graphics, yet it
> > only included glide?  Methinks the ceo of 3dfx and the ceo of papy are in
> > bed together as we speak....

> > I never understood the decision to not support D3d or at least opengl.
> GPL
> > is amoung, if not, the most advanced sim for physics and graphics, yet it
> > only included glide?  Methinks the ceo of 3dfx and the ceo of papy are in
> > bed together as we speak....

>>I think you guys are missing the big picture.Back two (or more?) years
>>ago when Papy started working on GPL, Voodoo/Glide was "da bomb".  OpenGL
>>didn't have widespread support, and DirectXcrement was simply too damn
>>hard to program with.  They included support for what they viewed as the
>>two most popular proprietary 3D API's.

>To say RRedline was every popular is somewhat dubious 8)

>>Their decisions were sound.  Video technology moves so fast that it's
>>ludicrous to think that any game developer can possibly hope to keep up
>>with what's hot in the industry and STILL release a game on schedule.
>>the technology is ALWAYS going to be a step or two ahead of the games
>>that are available at any given point.

>On your theory, since Unreal was first started in what 94-95, they should
have
>written for Software rendering and a what P60-90?

>Technology does change, and devleopers need to allow for it. 12 months ago
it
>was obvious 3Dfx was becoming a spent force as a industry leader, and that
>Opengl & D3D for their respective faults, was the way to go to support the
>broadest userbase.
>Z.

>Please remove NOSPAM from my email address when replying.

> >I never understood the decision to not support D3d or at least opengl.
GPL
> >is amoung, if not, the most advanced sim for physics and graphics, yet it
> >only included glide?  Methinks the ceo of 3dfx and the ceo of papy are in
> >bed together as we speak....

> And what about the Rendition support? :P

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