rec.autos.simulators

>> Coloured lights dude.
>  Yes the colored lighting is a biggie, but there were some comparision shots
>on the rendition newsgroup and the VQuake had much more detail in the
>chracters...Clearer and with more definition, and that was compared with the
>proper way to get a screen dump in glQuake so the screenshot gets reduced in
>detail,(ie.the Voodoo shot was as good as it supposed to get)  BUT...having
>said that, a still screen shot does not compare frame rate and or special
>effects, but what it did show...was that the V2100 running Quake can produce
>a superior picture[again, at this point in time, without colored lighting]
>Finally the V2100 can run GL Quake as well...can Voodoo run V Quake??dave
>henrie

> >> >Please elaborate.  I know that the Voodoo is the fastest Quake 2
> >> >performer, but how is the Voodoo's image quality superior to the
> >> >V2x00's in Quake 2?

> >> Coloured lights dude.

> >  Yes the colored lighting is a biggie, but there were some comparision shots
> >on the rendition newsgroup and the VQuake had much more detail in the
> >chracters...Clearer and with more definition, and that was compared with the
> >proper way to get a screen dump in glQuake so the screenshot gets reduced in
> >detail,(ie.the Voodoo shot was as good as it supposed to get)  BUT...having
> >said that, a still screen shot does not compare frame rate and or special
> >effects, but what it did show...was that the V2100 running Quake can produce
> >a superior picture[again, at this point in time, without colored lighting]
> >Finally the V2100 can run GL Quake as well...can Voodoo run V Quake??dave
> >henrie

> Why would anyone want to downgrade to run V Quake???

>>>On Sat, 10 Jan 1998 16:03:08 +0000, mikal todd

>BLAH BLAH

>>  NHL98 is _not_ voodoo only.

>>>RichC

>Really?  Are there other chipsets out that support Glide?  Maybe I'm out of
>the loop or something.

> >You definitely want the Canopus Pure 3D 3Dfx over the Stealth 2.
> >It supports Voodoo Graphics (3Dfx), whereas the Stealth 2 does not.
> >Most of the current flight sims require Voodoo graphics, and not the
Verite
> >2200 standard supported by the Stealth 2.

>   Err, most 3D games are supporting D3D, native support for _any_ card is
> rare.

>  It is very useful in determining
> which chipset has the most support and the clear hands-down winner is 3dfx
> (as of today).  Of course, that may change in the future, but my bet is
> that it won't.

> Regards, Juardis T.

> >Dunno what everyone else has been saying, but my two cents:
> >GET THE PURE 3D!! The Heavy Gear patch makes the explosions look
> >sooooooooo nice with the extra 2 megs of texture memory. If you play
> >heavy gear -- you MUST get the Pure 3d (of course, the Stealth is
> >cheaper...)

> Heavy Gear runs great on the Stealth II as well.  The explosions are
> rendered correctly without the need for 4 mb of texture memory.

>>Really? Is NHL98 Glide _only_?  Whats that? Did I hear a NO?  It's a
freakin
>>Direct3D game.  Runs best with voodoo but does not _REQUIRE_ voodoo!

>Oh boy, are you ever misinformed !!

>NHL'98 is GLIDE only, unless you want to play it without 3D
>acceleration.

>NHL'98  DOESN'T support Direct3D, and is a 3Dfx Glide based game.  If
>you dont have a 3Dfx card, you cannot run it 3D accelerated and will
>have to run it in software.

>Check the box, the only 3D card it lists is 3Dfx, and it even states
>the Glide version number needed.

>Get your facts straight.

>Marc.

>> >Dunno what everyone else has been saying, but my two cents:
>> >GET THE PURE 3D!! The Heavy Gear patch makes the explosions look
>> >sooooooooo nice with the extra 2 megs of texture memory. If you play
>> >heavy gear -- you MUST get the Pure 3d (of course, the Stealth is
>> >cheaper...)

>> Heavy Gear runs great on the Stealth II as well.  The explosions are
>> rendered correctly without the need for 4 mb of texture memory.

>With 4 megs dedicated to Texture memory alone (not shared w/Frame buffer
>like on the Stealth220) you get BETTER explosions, not just "correct".

>Ty

>>>>On Sat, 10 Jan 1998 16:03:08 +0000, mikal todd

>>BLAH BLAH

>>>  NHL98 is _not_ voodoo only.

>>>>RichC

>>Really?  Are there other chipsets out that support Glide?  Maybe I'm out of
>>the loop or something.

>Really? Is NHL98 Glide _only_?  Whats that? Did I hear a NO?  It's a freakin
>Direct3D game.  Runs best with voodoo but does not _REQUIRE_ voodoo!

> >>Really? Is NHL98 Glide _only_?  Whats that? Did I hear a NO?  It's a
> freakin
> >>Direct3D game.  Runs best with voodoo but does not _REQUIRE_ voodoo!

> >NHL'98  DOESN'T support Direct3D, and is a 3Dfx Glide based game.  If
> >you dont have a 3Dfx card, you cannot run it 3D accelerated and will
> >have to run it in software.

> >Marc.

> Here we go again.  Can the game be played without a 3dfx voodoo card?  You
> tell me what the MINIMUM requirements for the game are.  SVGA video card and
> DirectX5.  Recommended 3dfx voodoo.  Did I ever once say anything about  3D
> accelerated mode?  No I sure didnt.  All I said was NHL98 doesnt _REQUIRE_ a
> 3dfx voodoo card.  Hey I wouldnt play it without a 3dfx voodoo card but it
> will run without it.   So, looks like the one who needs to straighten his
> facts is you.

> Right, whatever you say Byron.

> >    Quake is the most pitiful game I have ever seen!!!!!!! Irrespective
> >of graphics card!!!!!!!!