This is what EA expect.
I have tried all the beta drivers for the Geforce 3 as well as all the
authenticated drivers. None provide a constantly stable platform to run this
poorly programmed game.
Having brought games for some 15 years one knows when one has purchased
crap.
It's been a long time since I purchased an EA game, I should have realised!
So back it goes.
Back to N4 and GPL
Alan
ISI/EA did the exact same thing with F12000 it was rushed out and full of
bugs, they realised F1CS2000 about 6 months later and it had all of the bugs
ironed out.
Alex
You must be a pretty low level programmer then......
Ah! another programmer that can't configure a computer.
Where did you bring them?
> > As a programmer I do not think it's my customers problem to sort out my
> > programming to get things to work.
> You must be a pretty low level programmer then......
> > This is what EA expect.
> > I have tried all the beta drivers for the Geforce 3 as well as all the
> > authenticated drivers. None provide a constantly stable platform to run
> this
> > poorly programmed game.
> Ah! another programmer that can't configure a computer.
> > Having brought games for some 15 years one knows when one has purchased
> > crap.
> Where did you bring them?
Alanb
DOH
Alan
> > As a programmer I do not think it's my customers problem to sort out my
> > programming to get things to work.
> You must be a pretty low level programmer then......
> > This is what EA expect.
> > I have tried all the beta drivers for the Geforce 3 as well as all the
> > authenticated drivers. None provide a constantly stable platform to run
> this
> > poorly programmed game.
> Ah! another programmer that can't configure a computer.
> > Having brought games for some 15 years one knows when one has purchased
> > crap.
> Where did you bring them?
Don't remember mentioning framerates ... READ the f**king post before u
reply!
Alan
just to remind u:
> > This is what EA expect.
> > I have tried all the beta drivers for the Geforce 3 as well as all the
> > authenticated drivers. None provide a constantly stable platform to run
> this
> > poorly programmed game.
> > Having brought games for some 15 years one knows when one has purchased
> > crap.
> > It's been a long time since I purchased an EA game, I should have
> realised!
> > So back it goes.
> > Back to N4 and GPL
> > Alan
game
And what is the above quote supposed to refer to? I'm guessing "stable
platform" has to do with the game, which in turn can refers to "framerates",
among other things.
If you mean something else, then that's even LESS of a reason for saying a
game is bad. It's no one's fault (I know, you a computer expert and have
been one for decades) you can't get the game running. I had no problem.
But then-- hmm-- I'm no GPLS (Grand Prix Legend Snob). Save your comments--
worthless, as I see them-- for your own clique.
Alanb
>Don't remember mentioning framerates ... READ the f**king post before u
>reply!
>Alan
In the past EA have used the public at their expense to beta test their
products and then instead of a patch have released a later version that
needs to be purchased again!
Your snobbery answer is just ridiculous as I would love to own a modern F1
sim, but this is not it. All Papyrus games are quite polished before they
are released and if a patch is required, they respond.
I admit it was my mistake to again purchase an EA product.
If you prefer to own sub-standard products..well that speaks for itself!
Alan
Almost as dumb as saying "F1 2001 yes its garbage"
Jeff
I still believe that EA should make sure that such a recent sim should run
with the latest official drivers for the most popular graphics adapters.
The 12.90 drivers worked moderately well but I'm loath to wasting my time
constantly changing between drivers with all that's involved i.e. time to
uninstall the current drivers/reboot/reinstall suitable drivers for the sim.
This is really not acceptable for G3 owners especially as the difference in
benchmark between the latest driver and the 12.90 is almost 2000 points. In
my case a drop from 7081 to 5360
incidently F1 2001 is running on the '3DFx' computer very smoothly at
1280x1024x16 (100hz) no FSAA
I think it's the first time in 15 years that I have had to revert to an
'old' computer to run a game :)
Alan
> >If you prefer to own sub-standard products..well that speaks for itself!
> >Alan
> Sorry to hear of your experiences, Alan but with my old, outdated 3dfx
> 5500 the game is a joy. Much better than the last two offerings. My
> racing machine continues to use the 3dfx board as I just have a
> cartload of issues with the 3000 permutations of drivers that get
> offered for the nvidia family. I use a gf2 on the other machine and
> have had to switch drivers a number of times for various flight/fight
> games. No way will I go to a new/latest/greatest graphics card from
> anyone. The drivers always seem to lag way behind the hardware.
> Staying a generation behind seems to help both the wallet and the
> headaches.
> >Don't remember mentioning framerates ... READ the f**king post before u
> >reply!
> >Alan
> I run the game on a GF2 using 12.90 drivers in windowed mode and it
> runs great for me. And I'm not even a programmer.> Jeff
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>I admit it was my mistake to again purchase an EA product.
>If you prefer to own sub-standard products..well that speaks for itself!
Eldred
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