rec.autos.simulators

by **Martin Urs** » Sat, 05 Sep 1998 04:00:00

EA's needforspeed.com website states in NFS3's system
requirements that "AGP or 8MB of video memory (12MB for Voodoo 2) is
required for dashboards in 3d accelerated mode." The wording is clumsy
at best, but since I've only got a Monster 3d 1, I'm instantly out of the
loop. Leaves a bad taste in one's mouth, doesn't it?

Perhaps I'm comparing apples and oranges by bringing to mind
flight sims like Longbow 2 or F15, but how is it that these titles have
no problem in displaying 2d/3d fully functional***pit graphics
while NFS3 needs 12MB for a picture of a dashboard, two animated needles,
and a steering wheel?

Hmm... For the $270 it would cost for a 3d Blaster 2 I could get
Gran Turismo and a Playstation... Or I could just get GPL for that
advertised US$25 and save a lot of money. Speed Busters maybe (if I ever
find that damn demo)?

Martin
Nigel Mansell RIP!

by **Rafael Medeiro** » Sat, 05 Sep 1998 04:00:00

Well ,the demo is at www.speedbusters.com

by **Kyle Robert** » Sun, 06 Sep 1998 04:00:00

And don't pay $270 for that Voodoo2, you can get a 12 Mb Guillemot card for
$159. I agree with you though, what's up with needing all of that texture
memory for a dash?

Kyle

>Well ,the demo is at www.speedbusters.com

>> Hmm... For the $270 it would cost for a 3d Blaster 2 I could get
>> Gran Turismo and a Playstation... Or I could just get GPL for that
>> advertised US$25 and save a lot of money. Speed Busters maybe (if I ever
>> find that damn demo)?

by **DEViL 80** » Wed, 09 Sep 1998 04:00:00

I don't know, its odd, because I have a Pure3D Voodoo 1 card that has only 6
megs of ram , and I get the dashboards fine!

>And don't pay $270 for that Voodoo2, you can get a 12 Mb Guillemot card for
>$159. I agree with you though, what's up with needing all of that texture
>memory for a dash?

>Kyle

>>Well ,the demo is at www.speedbusters.com

>>> Hmm... For the $270 it would cost for a 3d Blaster 2 I could
get
>>> Gran Turismo and a Playstation... Or I could just get GPL for that
>>> advertised US$25 and save a lot of money. Speed Busters maybe (if I
ever
>>> find that damn demo)?

by **Ronald Stoe** » Thu, 10 Sep 1998 04:00:00

> I don't know, its odd, because I have a Pure3D Voodoo 1 card that has only 6
> megs of ram , and I get the dashboards fine!

It's out?? Because in the demo there are no dashboards!

l8er
ronny

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by **Jason Ki** » Sat, 12 Sep 1998 04:00:00

Second that....dashboards are cool on my ordinary 6mb voodoo 1.

>I don't know, its odd, because I have a Pure3D Voodoo 1 card that has only 6
>megs of ram , and I get the dashboards fine!

>>And don't pay $270 for that Voodoo2, you can get a 12 Mb Guillemot card for
>>$159. I agree with you though, what's up with needing all of that texture
>>memory for a dash?

>>Kyle

>>>Well ,the demo is at www.speedbusters.com

>>>> Hmm... For the $270 it would cost for a 3d Blaster 2 I could
>get
>>>> Gran Turismo and a Playstation... Or I could just get GPL for that
>>>> advertised US$25 and save a lot of money. Speed Busters maybe (if I
>ever
>>>> find that damn demo)?

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NFS3: No dashboards for <12MB 3d cards

NFS3: No dashboards for <12MB 3d cards

NFS3: No dashboards for <12MB 3d cards

NFS3: No dashboards for <12MB 3d cards

NFS3: No dashboards for <12MB 3d cards

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NFS3: No dashboards for <12MB 3d cards