rec.autos.simulators

by **Arto Wik** » Sat, 31 Mar 2001 05:21:45

Somebody already wrote that DX 8.0a works well with racing sims.
I was anyhow worried, because uninstalling seems not to be easy.
But good news! At least in my system, AMD 1.1GHz, 256 RAM, GF2 GTS,
DirectX 8.0a seems to work well. The following sims/games worked
well and seemed to be at least as fluent as they were with 7.0a:
GPL, N4, F1CS2000, GP3, F1RC, SCGT, Viper Racing and Toca2.

Arto

PS I also updated to IE 5.5 with some tools(?), and now F1CS200,
GP3 and SCGT asked promise to go to the Internet - I use a
firewall. I did not let them, but does anyone know, what those
three might have had in mind?

by **Jeff Vince** » Sat, 31 Mar 2001 05:41:39

Probably an auto-update to look for patches. Or at least they
*say* that's what they're doing..... <cue paranoia-inducing music>

:)

"But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

by **Art McEwe** » Sat, 31 Mar 2001 06:48:31

Good to know Microsoft didn't leave you guys with "marginal" systems out in
the cold ;)

by **Simon Brow** » Sat, 31 Mar 2001 08:18:44

To be honest I think most people have been using DX8a without problems since
it came out. There were controller problems with 8, but I think 8a has
proved pretty reliable.

by **Jagg** » Sat, 31 Mar 2001 09:44:17

Some MP games do that.

rec.autos.simulators

DirectX 8.0a - good news!

DirectX 8.0a - good news!

DirectX 8.0a - good news!

DirectX 8.0a - good news!

DirectX 8.0a - good news!

DirectX 8.0a - good news!