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F1RS D3D version????????????????

DAVIS MICHAEL

F1RS D3D version????????????????

by DAVIS MICHAEL » Thu, 08 Jan 1998 04:00:00


> I read many good things about F1RS from voodoo owners! I have the
> D3D version running on a iP233MMX and Viper 330 and it just plain
> stinks. Has anyone gotten good results with the D3D version? ie no
> stutters, good feel and decent sensation of speed?

Bryon,
        I have said it before and I will say it again, Direct3D is a horrible,
broken, code heavy API and it may not ever be fixed. If and when
Microsoft restarts from scratch there may be some way to save the D3D
version. Too bad, the Glide version rocks!
        All the best, Mike Davis
HORB

F1RS D3D version????????????????

by HORB » Thu, 08 Jan 1998 04:00:00

I have a Stealth II and a Monster. There is no noticeable difference in speed
between the D3D and the 3dfx version. If the Stealth gets a fault in the driver
fixed Id prefer to race with the Stealth because of the better picture
quality. No stutters, only some slowdowns within the first few laps in my
system (IP200MMX).

Cheers!
Klaus

Magnus S?derbe

F1RS D3D version????????????????

by Magnus S?derbe » Thu, 08 Jan 1998 04:00:00


>I read many good things about F1RS from voodoo owners! I have the
>D3D version running on a iP233MMX and Viper 330 and it just plain
>stinks. Has anyone gotten good results with the D3D version? ie no
>stutters, good feel and decent sensation of speed?

I have a PPRO200 96MB with Matrox Mystique 4MB and F1RS is running in
D3D very well on it. I have all graphics On except Replay. I can compare
it with my friends system that is a P200MMX 32 MB and Orchid Righteous
3D and the difference is not so big that I will rush out and buy a 3DFX
board.

I like the game very much. I think this is the best Sim so far. But I
can only compare it to ICR2 and the demo of CPR.

/Magnus Soderberg from Stockholm, Sweden

Magnus S?derbe

F1RS D3D version????????????????

by Magnus S?derbe » Thu, 08 Jan 1998 04:00:00


>I read many good things about F1RS from voodoo owners! I have the
>D3D version running on a iP233MMX and Viper 330 and it just plain
>stinks. Has anyone gotten good results with the D3D version? ie no
>stutters, good feel and decent sensation of speed?

I have a PPRO200 96MB with Matrox Mystique 4MB and F1RS is running very
well on it. I have all graphics On except Replay. I can compare it with
my friends system that is a P200MMX 32 MB and Orchid Righteous 3D and
the difference is not so big that I will rush out and buy a 3DFX board.

I like the game very much. I think this is the best Sim so far. But I
can only compare it to ICR2 and the demo of CPR.

/Magnus Soderberg from Stockholm, Sweden

Jean-Fran?ois Caste

F1RS D3D version????????????????

by Jean-Fran?ois Caste » Thu, 08 Jan 1998 04:00:00



good. (faster than any other recent game such as Toca).
Maybe you should kick out the sky texture. On s'en fout du ciel, il vaut
mieux regarder la route.

Byron Forbe

F1RS D3D version????????????????

by Byron Forbe » Fri, 09 Jan 1998 04:00:00

I read many good things about F1RS from voodoo owners! I have the
D3D version running on a iP233MMX and Viper 330 and it just plain
stinks. Has anyone gotten good results with the D3D version? ie no
stutters, good feel and decent sensation of speed?

Antti Markus Pete

F1RS D3D version????????????????

by Antti Markus Pete » Fri, 09 Jan 1998 04:00:00


> I read many good things about F1RS from voodoo owners! I have the
> D3D version running on a iP233MMX and Viper 330 and it just plain
> stinks. Has anyone gotten good results with the D3D version? ie no
> stutters, good feel and decent sensation of speed?

P166 Vanilla/64Mb/Diamond Viper V330. Replay and sky off. Very smooth.
After the 1.05 patch, even faster. There must be something very wrong
with your system.


> I have said it before and I will say it again, Direct3D is a horrible,
> broken, code heavy API and it may not ever be fixed. If and when
> Microsoft restarts from scratch there may be some way to save the D3D
> version. Too bad, the Glide version rocks!

D3D's crap, eh? After hearing all those praising testimonials about the
Voodoo version of F1RS I just had to go out and get myself a Canopus Pure
3D. The Voodoo version of F1RS runs very well and I should be happy but I
can't help feeling a little disappointed since the difference to Viper
run D3D version was hardly visible. Oh well, there are and will be other
games that'll more than justify the purchase. Longbow2 for example.

---
Antti Markus Peteri

      "He was a bold man that first ate an oyster."

                               Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
                               Polite Conversation, Dialogue I

JNR

F1RS D3D version????????????????

by JNR » Tue, 13 Jan 1998 04:00:00


> I have a PPRO200 96MB with Matrox Mystique 4MB and F1RS is running very
> well on it. I have all graphics On except Replay. I can compare it with
> my friends system that is a P200MMX 32 MB and Orchid Righteous 3D and
> the difference is not so big that I will rush out and buy a 3DFX board.

> I like the game very much. I think this is the best Sim so far. But I
> can only compare it to ICR2 and the demo of CPR.

Hey !

How did u get the game(F1RS demo) to work w/ the Mystique card ?

I have a P200 classic 64 meg(EDO)w/ a Mystique.(4 meg as well)

Did u get the seperate 3d add on card ???

Jude R.
1996 AC Cobra(540hp)
1995 SHO(225hp)
1997 Windstar(It carries the kids and the spare parts)

Magnus S?derbe

F1RS D3D version????????????????

by Magnus S?derbe » Tue, 13 Jan 1998 04:00:00


>Hey !

>How did u get the game(F1RS demo) to work w/ the Mystique card ?

>I have a P200 classic 64 meg(EDO)w/ a Mystique.(4 meg as well)

>Did u get the seperate 3d add on card ???

First of all. I have not run the demo of the game. I am running the
complete F1RS. And I do not have another 3d add on card. The Mystique is
a very good D3D card of its own.

/Magnus Soderberg from Stockholm, Sweden

Ronald Stoeh

F1RS D3D version????????????????

by Ronald Stoeh » Wed, 14 Jan 1998 04:00:00



> >Hey !

> >How did u get the game(F1RS demo) to work w/ the Mystique card ?

> >I have a P200 classic 64 meg(EDO)w/ a Mystique.(4 meg as well)

> >Did u get the seperate 3d add on card ???

> First of all. I have not run the demo of the game. I am running the
> complete F1RS. And I do not have another 3d add on card. The Mystique is
> a very good D3D card of its own.

This statement might have been true a year ago (I had one myself).
But today the picture quality and the performance are only entry level.

l8er
ronny

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Magnus S?derbe

F1RS D3D version????????????????

by Magnus S?derbe » Wed, 14 Jan 1998 04:00:00



>> First of all. I have not run the demo of the game. I am running the
>> complete F1RS. And I do not have another 3d add on card. The Mystique is
>> a very good D3D card of its own.

>This statement might have been true a year ago (I had one myself).
>But today the picture quality and the performance are only entry level.

Maybe you are right. But I don't replace hardware each year. And it is
funny that so many people are getting poor results when running F1RS in
D3D version while I get very good results with my "entry level"
Mystique. I think I stick with my "entry level" board a little longer.

/Magnus Soderberg from Stockholm, Sweden


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