rec.autos.simulators

> Excuse my computer ignorance, but I'm having a problem getting N3 run
> properly in Direct 3D.  I really know very little about graphics cards,
> except that I have a ATI rage card, which was included when my computer was
> purchased.  That being said, when I installed a couple of other games
> recently, everything has ran fine.  However, when I installed N3, the
> program detected Direct 3D, yet when I go into the game, I have all sorts of
> funky colours.  However, when I turn off 3d acceleration, the game ran fine,
> but the graphics weren't much better than Nas 99.  I have a PII 400 mhz
> system w/96 mb of ram.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

> Secondly, I have a MS Sidewinder gamepad, and a Thrustmaster GP1 steering
> wheel, and tonight I purchased a joystick switcher so that I don't have to
> unplug one accessory to use the other.  However, the wheel only registers an
> error while the Sidewinder works perfectly.  I went to the Thrustmaster
> ProPanel for the setup of the steering wheel, yet it still registers an
> error.  Aside from some sort of problem with the switcher, is there anything
> I can do to fix the problem.

> Once again, thanks for any help that might be forthcoming, as it would
> really be helpful considering my expertise in computers is not much higher
> than that of a 3 yr old.....

> Dave

> from what ive been reading it sounds like the d3d support...sucks...and the
> 3dfx support blows it away...im noticing many problems with ati
> cards....personally if anyone is thinking about a new video card ...heed this
> warning...

> Is This A Fair Estimation On The Problems?

>Excuse my computer ignorance, but I'm having a problem getting N3 run
>properly in Direct 3D.  I really know very little about graphics cards,
>except that I have a ATI rage card, which was included when my computer was
>purchased.  That being said, when I installed a couple of other games
>recently, everything has ran fine.  However, when I installed N3, the
>program detected Direct 3D, yet when I go into the game, I have all sorts of
>funky colours.  However, when I turn off 3d acceleration, the game ran fine,
>but the graphics weren't much better than Nas 99.  I have a PII 400 mhz
>system w/96 mb of ram.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

>On Thu, 16 Sep 1999 22:19:46 -0400, "Dave St.Onge"

>>Excuse my computer ignorance, but I'm having a problem getting N3 run
>>properly in Direct 3D.  I really know very little about graphics cards,
>>except that I have a ATI rage card, which was included when my computer
was
>>purchased.  That being said, when I installed a couple of other games
>>recently, everything has ran fine.  However, when I installed N3, the
>>program detected Direct 3D, yet when I go into the game, I have all sorts
of
>>funky colours.  However, when I turn off 3d acceleration, the game ran
fine,
>>but the graphics weren't much better than Nas 99.  I have a PII 400 mhz
>>system w/96 mb of ram.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

>from the readme.txt file-

>DIRECT3D ISSUES

>NASCAR? Racing 3's Direct3D rasterizer should work on a large number
>of video cards and chipsets, but there are some that currently have
>driver or hardware limitations that will inhibit its performance
>and/or functionality.  Due to memory constraints Rendition V1000 cards
>may work in Direct3D if many of the games textures are turned off, but
>it is recommended that you use the software rasterizer instead.
>Rendition V2200 cards currently have driver issues which cause texture
>filtering to not work properly.  The ATI Rage Pro and Riva128 also
>have various texture anomalies and again are not recommended to be
>used with the Direct3D rasterizer.  As always it is recommended that
>you install the latest video drivers for you card, as it's possible
>that some of these problems may be resolved in upcoming driver
>revisions.
>-Mortado

>Excuse my computer ignorance, but I'm having a problem getting N3 run
>properly in Direct 3D.  I really know very little about graphics cards,
>except that I have a ATI rage card, which was included when my computer was
>purchased.  That being said, when I installed a couple of other games
>recently, everything has ran fine.  However, when I installed N3, the
>program detected Direct 3D, yet when I go into the game, I have all sorts of
>funky colours.  However, when I turn off 3d acceleration, the game ran fine,
>but the graphics weren't much better than Nas 99.  I have a PII 400 mhz
>system w/96 mb of ram.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

>Secondly, I have a MS Sidewinder gamepad, and a Thrustmaster GP1 steering
>wheel, and tonight I purchased a joystick switcher so that I don't have to
>unplug one accessory to use the other.  However, the wheel only registers an
>error while the Sidewinder works perfectly.  I went to the Thrustmaster
>ProPanel for the setup of the steering wheel, yet it still registers an
>error.  Aside from some sort of problem with the switcher, is there anything
>I can do to fix the problem.

>Once again, thanks for any help that might be forthcoming, as it would
>really be helpful considering my expertise in computers is not much higher
>than that of a 3 yr old.....

>Dave