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GP3-Spec Advice

Paul Jage

GP3-Spec Advice

by Paul Jage » Sat, 29 Jul 2000 04:00:00

I would like to buy GP3, but am not sure how it will run on my machine - P2
450 with 2x12mb V2 cards and 256mb ram.
Any help appreciated.

PJ

Greg Spar

GP3-Spec Advice

by Greg Spar » Sat, 29 Jul 2000 04:00:00

There appears to be a compatibility problem with the Diamond Monster 3D II
voodoo2 card and GP3.
This is VERY disappointing as it is not exactly a "fringe" bit of hardware!!

Also, reading the recent posts on the game there is a growing sense of
disappointment coloured with a fair degree of anger about many deficiencies
in the game.

This is my first Crammond game since driving REVS on the BBC Micro back in
the mid eighties and frankly, given the hype built up about this game, if I
ever get it to run on my machine I expect I may be rather disillusioned -
DAMN and I've waited so long for it. Oh well - back to GPL - at least it
FEELS like a race car .

Cheers

Greg


Blonk

GP3-Spec Advice

by Blonk » Sat, 29 Jul 2000 04:00:00

Read the readme - you MUST set a parameter is using SLI !

> There appears to be a compatibility problem with the Diamond Monster 3D II
> voodoo2 card and GP3.
> This is VERY disappointing as it is not exactly a "fringe" bit of
hardware!!

> Also, reading the recent posts on the game there is a growing sense of
> disappointment coloured with a fair degree of anger about many
deficiencies
> in the game.

> This is my first Crammond game since driving REVS on the BBC Micro back in
> the mid eighties and frankly, given the hype built up about this game, if
I
> ever get it to run on my machine I expect I may be rather disillusioned -
> DAMN and I've waited so long for it. Oh well - back to GPL - at least it
> FEELS like a race car .

> Cheers

> Greg



> > I would like to buy GP3, but am not sure how it will run on my machine -
> P2
> > 450 with 2x12mb V2 cards and 256mb ram.
> > Any help appreciated.

> > PJ

Tony Whitle

GP3-Spec Advice

by Tony Whitle » Sat, 29 Jul 2000 04:00:00

My single Voodoo 2 is recognised but PO shoots up to 600% and beyond (anyone
confirm it wraps round at 1000%? I get a display of 300% if I increase the
frame rate above the "recommended" 8) and the display runs at about 0.2 fps.

When it didn't work properly I installed DX7 (although I already had 7.0a)
and the Voodoo 2 drivers from the CD, no change. I thought my platform was
stable as I run GPL on it without any problems.

I have this in cards.txt:

[general]

[Voodoo2 3D Accelerator]

lorestextures=0
slivoodoo2=0

I'm playing in s/w mode at the moment, PO 30% upwards according to frame
rate, detail etc.
Celeron 400/450, Win98.

Tony Whitley


> Read the readme - you MUST set a parameter is using SLI !


> > There appears to be a compatibility problem with the Diamond Monster 3D
II
> > voodoo2 card and GP3.
> > This is VERY disappointing as it is not exactly a "fringe" bit of
> hardware!!

> > Also, reading the recent posts on the game there is a growing sense of
> > disappointment coloured with a fair degree of anger about many
> deficiencies
> > in the game.

> > This is my first Crammond game since driving REVS on the BBC Micro back
in
> > the mid eighties and frankly, given the hype built up about this game,
if
> I
> > ever get it to run on my machine I expect I may be rather
disillusioned -
> > DAMN and I've waited so long for it. Oh well - back to GPL - at least it
> > FEELS like a race car .

> > Cheers

> > Greg



> > > I would like to buy GP3, but am not sure how it will run on my
machine -
> > P2
> > > 450 with 2x12mb V2 cards and 256mb ram.
> > > Any help appreciated.

Andre Warrin

GP3-Spec Advice

by Andre Warrin » Sat, 29 Jul 2000 04:00:00

On Fri, 28 Jul 2000 12:04:32 +0100, "Blonks"


>Read the readme - you MUST set a parameter is using SLI !

Been there, done that, no go.

Andre



>> There appears to be a compatibility problem with the Diamond Monster 3D II
>> voodoo2 card and GP3.
>> This is VERY disappointing as it is not exactly a "fringe" bit of
>hardware!!

>> Also, reading the recent posts on the game there is a growing sense of
>> disappointment coloured with a fair degree of anger about many
>deficiencies
>> in the game.

>> This is my first Crammond game since driving REVS on the BBC Micro back in
>> the mid eighties and frankly, given the hype built up about this game, if
>I
>> ever get it to run on my machine I expect I may be rather disillusioned -
>> DAMN and I've waited so long for it. Oh well - back to GPL - at least it
>> FEELS like a race car .

>> Cheers

>> Greg



>> > I would like to buy GP3, but am not sure how it will run on my machine -
>> P2
>> > 450 with 2x12mb V2 cards and 256mb ram.
>> > Any help appreciated.

>> > PJ

Tony Whitle

GP3-Spec Advice

by Tony Whitle » Sat, 29 Jul 2000 04:00:00


> On Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:33:35 +0100, "Tony Whitley" <t o n y . w h i t l e


I didn't? I had what I thought was up-to-date drivers (it's an old
product..) and then installed 3.02.02 from the GP3 disc when it didn't work
properly. Are there any later than that?

On Alpha F1 there are suggestions the 8k boards won't work, at all. Mine's
8k, maybe that's the problem, the graphics are generally OK but the shadows
under the wheels come out as a bunch of x's.

Tony Whitley

Tony Whitle

GP3-Spec Advice

by Tony Whitle » Sat, 29 Jul 2000 04:00:00

Just checked the 3Dfx site and 3.02.02 is current. My card's a TechWork
Power3D Voodoo 2 - guess what, the company doesn't seem to exist any more...
Oh well, I was going to buy  a GeForce2 Mx card when they come out anyway.

Tony Whitley

Andre Warring

GP3-Spec Advice

by Andre Warring » Sat, 29 Jul 2000 04:00:00

On Fri, 28 Jul 2000 14:14:35 +0100, "Tony Whitley" <t o n y . w h i t

Yep, those are the latest drivers.

That can be true (hope not!). Anyone here using a 8mb V2 card
succesfully in GP3?

Andre


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