rec.autos.simulators

> > Hope you don't mind me saying this Richard (as you helped me out in
> > another thread and stuff), but I think you're going about it the wrong
> > way.

> > I found a game I liked and changed my hardware to suit. You found a piece
> > of hardware you liked and want to change the game to suit... a lot
> > harder, as you depend on others to "patch" the game.

> Yeah, I see what you mean, but I bought the TNT2Ultra quite a while before
> I even considered buying GPL.  A while ago, I did look at the GPL demo, but
> it was just too hard, and I never gave it a second look.  A month or so
> ago, I saw the full game for 10ukp so thought I'd give it a whirl...

> Obviously, knowning what I know now, I would have bought a Voodoo 3 card
> (with TV-Out) and not a TNT2Ultra.

> If possible, I'm going to upgrade my system to a Spitfire 750 in July, Aug,
> or Sept.  Hopefully that will help the TNT.  I'd just like a solution in
> the meantime though...

> > Maybe just me, but "patch" doesn't sound as slick as "out of the box" to
> > me.

> I bet you only think that because the OpenGL rasterizer (why does it get
> called a 'patch'?) is so poor.  If it was every bit as good as the 3dfx
> rasterizer, then I don't think you would view it like that!

> From what I see, the game seems to be designed to allow different
> rasterizers to plug-in.  Out of the box you get Rendition, 3dfx/Voodoo and
> software.  The Rendition and 3dfx ones are as good as each other, so I
> don't see why the OpenGL one should be poor.

> Similarly, I see no reason why a well-written Direct3D rasterizer should be
> any worse than the Rendition or 3dfx ones.

> --
> Richard.

> "C'mon... Please please me, whoa yeah, like I please you."

> > <snip>
> > Yeah, I see what you mean, but I bought the TNT2Ultra quite a while before
> > I even considered buying GPL.  A while ago, I did look at the GPL demo,
> but
> > it was just too hard, and I never gave it a second look.  A month or so
> > ago, I saw the full game for 10ukp so thought I'd give it a whirl...

> > Obviously, knowning what I know now, I would have bought a Voodoo 3 card
> > (with TV-Out) and not a TNT2Ultra.

> I'm hoping to "sit out" the current generation of cards and see how this
> OpenGL vs Direct3d vs Glide thing pans out. Maybe, if in the mean time there
> emerges a game which merits "playing it how it's meant to be played" (I
> don't *need* the power of my current PC for what I do with it
> professionally) I'll get "The Next Big Thing(tm)".

> > If possible, I'm going to upgrade my system to a Spitfire 750 in July,
> Aug,
> > or Sept.  Hopefully that will help the TNT.  I'd just like a solution in
> > the meantime though...

> IMO you could do worse than getting a 2nd hand V2. A lot of Quakeheads are
> chucking them in favour of GeForce based cards 'round here... dirt cheap.

> <snip>
> > I bet you only think that because the OpenGL rasterizer (why does it get
> > called a 'patch'?) is so poor.  If it was every bit as good as the 3dfx
> > rasterizer, then I don't think you would view it like that!

> > From what I see, the game seems to be designed to allow different
> > rasterizers to plug-in.  Out of the box you get Rendition, 3dfx/Voodoo and
> > software.  The Rendition and 3dfx ones are as good as each other, so I
> > don't see why the OpenGL one should be poor.

> > Similarly, I see no reason why a well-written Direct3D rasterizer should
> be
> > any worse than the Rendition or 3dfx ones.

> Oh... I was under the impression the "patch" talked to the 3dfx rasterizer
> instead of directly to the game. Never mind, my fault.

> Jan.
> =---

> > Actually the OpenGL rasterizer will never be as fast as the 3dfx
> > driver.  known fact that Glide is less cpu intensive than all the rest.

> Mmmnnn... well, OK.  It wouldn't be as fast, but it could be 'almost as
> fast', surely?

> --
> Richard.

> "Don't pass me by don't make me cry don't make me blue."