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XCAR "Popping" sound

Do

XCAR "Popping" sound

by Do » Sun, 20 Jul 1997 04:00:00

When I accelerate through the gears I get a popping sound about 3/4
way to top speed, then it goes away about 7/8 of top speed. Sounds
great at slow speed and at the very top end. It is a very loud pop pop
pop as if it were some kind of limiter (like they use in racing to
keep the cars at pit speed), but it stops at even a higher rpm. I
didn't have the problem in the non-3dfx version, but it is in both the
"pre"release and released versions of xcar3dfx. Any ideas?

166 non-mmx
64 mb ram
sb16
Monster 3d
Intense 3d

Thanks  -=Don=-

Neil Yeatma

XCAR "Popping" sound

by Neil Yeatma » Sun, 20 Jul 1997 04:00:00


> When I accelerate through the gears I get a popping sound about 3/4
> way to top speed, then it goes away about 7/8 of top speed. Sounds
> great at slow speed and at the very top end. It is a very loud pop pop
> pop as if it were some kind of limiter (like they use in racing to
> keep the cars at pit speed), but it stops at even a higher rpm. I
> didn't have the problem in the non-3dfx version, but it is in both the
> "pre"release and released versions of xcar3dfx. Any ideas?

> 166 non-mmx
> 64 mb ram
> sb16
> Monster 3d
> Intense 3d

> Thanks  -=Don=-

This probably won't help you much, but I've downloaded the "official"
3Dfx version of X Car, and I don't get any popping sounds.  I'm running
the newest drivers for my SB32.  I *have* heard a few random musical
tones here and there, but there's no pattern to them, nor do they seem
to be replacing another sound in the game.  

One thing I've noticed is a definite "stepping" of the engine sound as
you throttle up and down...it sounds okay at mid-band, but when you get
off the throttle and pop the gas back in there's a real sudden jump to
the volume of the engine sound.  

Neil
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Marc Collin

XCAR "Popping" sound

by Marc Collin » Mon, 21 Jul 1997 04:00:00

I get a popping when the engine is idling.  The sounds are so raucous and
pathetic that I can't really tell if there is popping at higher r.p.m.'s!

The popping is rhythmic and quite noticeable.

Latest demo (non 3dfx)
K6-200 (MMX)
32MB RAM
AWE32 PnP
Matrox Mystique 4MB



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