rec.autos.simulators

> Hi,

>   I played GPL since it came out a looonnng time ago and since then no
> other sims even came close to this amazing game. I believe that we'll
> still be playing GPL at this time of year in 2001 and who knows, maybe
> even 2002. Well, I'm not sure that by then my videocard of choice will
> be a 3DFX one. GPL is the only glide game that I still play but I
> don't want to plan a future video card upgrade just for it. My next
> card may be a Voodoo, but it may also be a Nvidia, Matrox or ATI. I
> just don't know. So the question is: is there a glide wrapper that
> works well with GPL, or is there one in the works that plan on giving
> support for this game? I know that there is support for nvidia cards
> through opengl but I heard that it was far from perfect and I don't
> want to play my perfect sim with unprefect drivers.

> thanks
> Alain

> Creative has done a "Glide wrapper" for their Nvidia cards. I have no idea
> how it works(and i checked a bit on their site with no luck).
> regards
> Fredrik

> > Hi,

> >   I played GPL since it came out a looonnng time ago and since then no
> > other sims even came close to this amazing game. I believe that we'll
> > still be playing GPL at this time of year in 2001 and who knows, maybe
> > even 2002. Well, I'm not sure that by then my videocard of choice will
> > be a 3DFX one. GPL is the only glide game that I still play but I
> > don't want to plan a future video card upgrade just for it. My next
> > card may be a Voodoo, but it may also be a Nvidia, Matrox or ATI. I
> > just don't know. So the question is: is there a glide wrapper that
> > works well with GPL, or is there one in the works that plan on giving
> > support for this game? I know that there is support for nvidia cards
> > through opengl but I heard that it was far from perfect and I don't
> > want to play my perfect sim with unprefect drivers.

> > thanks
> > Alain

> There is no need for any of the generic glide wrappers.
> I'm using a TNT2 with the Papy OpenGL Beta2 patch, and along with the
> registry fix for the mirrors the card now works very well with gpl.
> Comments I've read from people that have done comparisons between
> Voodoo and Nvidia cards with gpl have said that the Nvidia card
> actually looked a bit better due to the filtering that the Voodoos use.
> It's questionable whether there is any advantage to using a Voodoo over
> a Nvidia for gpl at this date.

>Hi Don!

>Hmmm....interesting. I have a V2 and my father has a TNT and I think
>it looks much better on my V2. I tried all the filtering stuff in
>core.ini but
>none of them made it look as good as on my V2. Might be that I'm
>missing something out but if not there is no question on which path
>I'll take in the future, the Glide path! I guess a V3 or Vx (x>=4)
>will make it even more beautiful. Anyone else have an opinion on
>this? Let's hear em'!

>/Roger

>> There is no need for any of the generic glide wrappers.
>> I'm using a TNT2 with the Papy OpenGL Beta2 patch, and along with
>> the registry fix for the mirrors the card now works very well with
>> gpl. Comments I've read from people that have done comparisons
>> between Voodoo and Nvidia cards with gpl have said that the Nvidia
>> card actually looked a bit better due to the filtering that the
>> Voodoos use. It's questionable whether there is any advantage to
>> using a Voodoo over a Nvidia for gpl at this date.

>>There is no need for any of the generic glide wrappers.
>>I'm using a TNT2 with the Papy OpenGL Beta2 patch, and along with
>>the registry fix for the mirrors the card now works very well with
>>gpl. Comments I've read from people that have done comparisons
>>between Voodoo and Nvidia cards with gpl have said that the Nvidia
>>card actually looked a bit better due to the filtering that the
>>Voodoos use. It's questionable whether there is any advantage to
>>using a Voodoo over a Nvidia for gpl at this date.

>And what if my next card is a Matrox?

> >There is no need for any of the generic glide wrappers.
> >I'm using a TNT2 with the Papy OpenGL Beta2 patch, and along with the
> >registry fix for the mirrors the card now works very well with gpl.
> >Comments I've read from people that have done comparisons between
> >Voodoo and Nvidia cards with gpl have said that the Nvidia card
> >actually looked a bit better due to the filtering that the Voodoos use.
> >It's questionable whether there is any advantage to using a Voodoo over
> >a Nvidia for gpl at this date.

> And what if my next card is a Matrox?

> I'm not talking from my own experience. Someone did a online review
> of Voodoo versus Nvidia using GPL, with a number of side by side
> screen shots. The Voodoo shots looked, and were described, as if you
> were looking through a very fine mesh, slightly hazy, due to there
> particular filtering method. No big deal. Sorry I can't find the url.
> Both cards are excellent, and for sure you have to jump through a few
> hoops to get the TNT working properly with gpl.

>Couldn't say. My experience is only up to TNT2.

>>>There is no need for any of the generic glide wrappers.
>>>I'm using a TNT2 with the Papy OpenGL Beta2 patch, and along with
>>>the registry fix for the mirrors the card now works very well with
>>>gpl. Comments I've read from people that have done comparisons
>>>between Voodoo and Nvidia cards with gpl have said that the Nvidia
>>>card actually looked a bit better due to the filtering that the
>>>Voodoos use. It's questionable whether there is any advantage to
>>>using a Voodoo over a Nvidia for gpl at this date.

>>And what if my next card is a Matrox?

>--
>Don Scurlock
>Vancouver,B.C.

> I have tried the opengl version on the MAtrox G400 MAx. It looks nice,
> but has the same problem as the Nvidia cards - the mirrors don't work
> very well. It also some seams in the sky, which I can ignore easily
> enough :)

> you must use a particular filtering (the one suggested in the readme
> from the opengl beta from papy), and I suggest you turn off as much
> detail in the mirrors as you can stand.

> but the voodoo2 still seems smoother, which is the aim I guess, so I
> still use that. the image quality difference isn't big enough for me
> to really notice.

> Brian

> >Couldn't say. My experience is only up to TNT2.

> >>>There is no need for any of the generic glide wrappers.
> >>>I'm using a TNT2 with the Papy OpenGL Beta2 patch, and along with
> >>>the registry fix for the mirrors the card now works very well with
> >>>gpl. Comments I've read from people that have done comparisons
> >>>between Voodoo and Nvidia cards with gpl have said that the Nvidia
> >>>card actually looked a bit better due to the filtering that the
> >>>Voodoos use. It's questionable whether there is any advantage to
> >>>using a Voodoo over a Nvidia for gpl at this date.

> >>And what if my next card is a Matrox?

> >--
> >Don Scurlock
> >Vancouver,B.C.