rec.autos.simulators

by **Biz** » Fri, 22 Feb 2002 01:26:49

Since when, is that MAC OS a recent development?

--
Biz

"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand
alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and
the....." - Ash

> >I would think a company would be insane to
> > spend $$ trying to keep an abandoned product current.

> Read my other post in this thread. A company called Auran won't even support
> Radeon cards. They say to get a Nvidia card if you want their Trainz game to
> work correctly. Geez, we only have two real contenders left in the video
> card market (Nvidia and ATI) and they can't even support both of them. I
> forsee the near future where our PC's become as rigid in hardware choice as
> a Mac. At least Mac's have a better OS.

by **lane** » Fri, 22 Feb 2002 07:43:22

Did I say it was?

by **Biz** » Fri, 22 Feb 2002 08:16:45

No, I meant since when have MAC's had a better OS? I've supported MAc's for years, and I still
think they suck big time.

--
Biz

"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand
alloys and compositions and,......things with molecular structures,....and
the....." - Ash

> > Since when, is that MAC OS a recent development?

> > --
> > Biz

> Did I say it was?

by **bertr** » Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:55:43

I have to correct an error I made in my previous post. I'm already running at
800x600 in D3D. With No FSAA, my framerate is about 75 during a 28 car race at
Coca-Cola. At FSAA 2X, the frame rate is about 37.

To answer your questions about the drivers I use, they are version 4.12.01.0666,
dated 11-2-2000. They are from 3Dfx.

> I have the same problem with my Voodoo5, but I've gotten used to it more or
> less. If you aren't experiencing the same problem with your V5, may I ask
> what driver you're using and where you got it? :)

> Thanks,
> Joe

> BTW, for what it's worth, to the original poster, I think you'd be better
> off running 800x600 with 2XFSAA, it looks much cleaner than the screenshot
> you posted.

> > I haven't really noticed that on a Voodoo5. Although in the demo it
> looked
> > similar to your sample JPG, I feel that it is much improved in the retail
> > version.

> > I have also noticed that the graphics really improve (at 1024x768) using
> 2X
> > FSAA. Much more so than in other games, IMHO. Unfortunately, using FSAA
> also
> > cuts the framerate right about in half.......

> > Bert

> > > I'm running Nascar Season 2002 on a Voodoo4 card (latest official
> driver) in
> > > Direct3D (not TnL) mode at 1024x768x16 resolution, with DirectX 8
> installed,
> > > and I'm seeing some artifacts which are spoiling it for me.
> Specifically,
> > > there are dark marks on the yellow apron line, and also close to the
> outer
> > > walls. Also, the shading on the outer wall from white to black is done
> > > poorly, in a very non-gradual manner. It's a bit difficult to describe,
> so
> > > here's a screenshot:

> > > http://members.rogers.com/krakus/NR2002ss001.jpg

> > > I assume that the same thing would appear on Voodoo5's. The readme.txt
> > > mentions the following for Voodoo4/5, which seems to match what I'm
> seeing:
> > > "Black or multi-colored bands can be seen in the lower mips of narrow
> > > textures (walls, painted lines, etc.)." I haven't seen this in any other
> > > game. Any plans to fix this?

> > > Also, when running in OpenGL mode, I only get about a third of the
> framerate
> > > as in Direct3D.

by **lane** » Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:36:18

for years, and I still

Well, I have to admit that I don't have lots of experience on Macs (some,
but not much), but people are always saying it's better so I assumed they
knew soemthing I didn't. :-)

by **The Enigmatic O** » Sat, 23 Feb 2002 05:20:38

Some ***ing answer from a corporate lap dog.

As this is the level of support you can expect, just assume you
bought an unworking product that doesn't work as advertised and begin
fighting for a refund.

-Tim

rec.autos.simulators

Problem with Nascar 2002 & Voodoo

Problem with Nascar 2002 & Voodoo

Problem with Nascar 2002 & Voodoo

Problem with Nascar 2002 & Voodoo

Problem with Nascar 2002 & Voodoo

Problem with Nascar 2002 & Voodoo

Problem with Nascar 2002 & Voodoo