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GPL and Win2k Problems

<jacksmas..

GPL and Win2k Problems

by <jacksmas.. » Tue, 06 Aug 2002 08:59:08

I have forgotten how to get GPL to Run under Windows 2000 Pro and am having
problems getting things going. What patches and stuff do i need to do to get
it to go.

P.S. Im using a Voodoo 3.

Malc

GPL and Win2k Problems

by Malc » Tue, 06 Aug 2002 20:41:28


I had this setup but eventually changed to a kyro2 coz win2k seemed to suck
the life out of the v3.

Get the 1.2 patch & the d3d patch from papy, it should run fine.

3dfx will work with persuasion, but it's hardly worth it if d3d works okay.
I just used the 1.07 drivers, nothing special.

Malc.

Mika Takal

GPL and Win2k Problems

by Mika Takal » Tue, 06 Aug 2002 21:52:55

Glide is more than worth it with a Voodoo 3 card; both image quality and
speed are better than in d3d.

As to the original question, George Smileys Glide-o-matic makes GPL&Glide
work with Win2K on V3 cards.

--
Mika Takala

<jacksmas..

GPL and Win2k Problems

by <jacksmas.. » Wed, 07 Aug 2002 01:49:23

Everytime I try to run the game in 3d mode, it says that redline.dll is not
in the specified path. Does anyone know where this .dll comes from.



Malc

GPL and Win2k Problems

by Malc » Wed, 07 Aug 2002 02:16:38


iirc redline.dll is a Rendition file. I'm guessing you've selected this
instead of Glide or d3d?

If you can't get the game to run (to get to options) you can manually edit
the app.ini like this:

[ Graphics ]
lastRasterizerDLL = softdll.dll

to change it back to software mode & allow you to load the game.

Malc.

Malc

GPL and Win2k Problems

by Malc » Wed, 07 Aug 2002 02:22:24



Quite true, but 36fps is the limit for gpl so speed probably won't be an
issue, and as I mentioned in my previous post, d3d was easier to get working
than Glide. It's worth it if you can get it to work though.

I tried quite a few different drivers on mine but preferred d3d with the
1.07 drivers.
It's purely down to how much time you're prepared to spend trying out
different settings & drivers, and what works best with your particular
machine.

Get it working first, then experiment I say.

Malc.


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