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Nascar 2002 and Voodoo 5500 AGP

10 posts by 7 people · 30 Apr 2002 22:44 UTC - 02 May 2002 04:37 UTC

Bill Anderson 30 Apr 2002 22:44 UTC#122724
Has anyone been able to get the textures to look right in this game with this video card? Mine looks like this: http://www.worldinter.net/~sir_walleye/NR2002ss001.jpg http://www.worldinter.net/~sir_walleye/NR2002ss003.jpg 1024x768x16 D3D. Game plays great otherwise. I have driver 1.04.01 (last 3dfx release) and DX8.1. The readme.txt file in the games install directory mentions this problem with the Voodoo3/5 and KyroII cards. From the readme: "-3Dfx Voodoo 3 and 5 Black or multi-colored bands can be seen in the lower mips of narrow textures (walls, painted lines, etc.). Additionally the OpenGL rasterizer is not supported." I have also recently "patched" the game. This video card works great with all my other games and I don't want to buy a new video card just yet. Sorry if this has been brought up before. Thanks.
Bill Anderson wrote:
Quoted text (22 lines)> > Has anyone been able to get the textures to look right in this game with > this video card? Mine looks like this: > > http://www.worldinter.net/~sir_walleye/NR2002ss001.jpg > http://www.worldinter.net/~sir_walleye/NR2002ss003.jpg > > 1024x768x16 D3D. Game plays great otherwise. > > I have driver 1.04.01 (last 3dfx release) and DX8.1. The readme.txt file in > the games install directory mentions this problem with the Voodoo3/5 and > KyroII cards. From the readme: > > "-3Dfx Voodoo 3 and 5 > Black or multi-colored bands can be seen in the lower mips of narrow > textures (walls, painted lines, etc.). Additionally the OpenGL rasterizer > is not supported." > > I have also recently "patched" the game. This video card works great with > all my other games and I don't want to buy a new video card just yet. > > Sorry if this has been brought up before. Thanks.
Same here, and I've tried some of the various 3rd part drivers out there too, until my new vid card arrives (not nVIDIA), I'll just have to live with it I guess Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com http://www.teammirage.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--
DB 30 Apr 2002 23:51 UTC↳ reply to Goy Larsen#122755
I switched from a Voodoo 5 to a ATI 8500 and I am very pleased with the results. When/if you're getting an ATI card go directly to http://www.ati-news.de/HTML/news.html and download the 6.13.6071 drivers. In Nascar 2k under OpenGL I am having very good FPS and Video quality :). I really loved my V5500 and its still in my wife's computer :) but the ATI card really blows it away FPS wise and is not quite but almost as nice quality wise IMO. Good luck to ya, Dave B
Quoted text (15 lines)> > Sorry if this has been brought up before. Thanks. > > Same here, and I've tried some of the various 3rd part drivers out there > too, until my new vid card arrives (not nVIDIA), I'll just have to live > with it I guess > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > > http://www.theuspits.com > http://www.teammirage.com > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > --Groucho Marx--
"Goy Larsen"
Quoted text (7 lines)> Same here, and I've tried some of the various 3rd part drivers out there > too, until my new vid card arrives (not nVIDIA), I'll just have to live > with it I guess > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy
I went thru the same procedure, this is the sim that made me jump from a Voodoo user to being a Nvidiot. I tried every driver and setting I could find trying to fix that....no go. But I still grimace when I enable the so-called FSAA that Nvidia has...oh well maybe those fired 3dfx employees can work with the Nvidia boys to get a FAST card with GOOD/GREAT fsaa. Something like a GF 6000????? :) dave henrie
Looks like I'll be buying a GeForce4 Ti4200 as soon as they become available this month. Oh well. The Voodoo served me well for almost 2 years. Thanks guys. Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (11 lines)> Bill Anderson wrote: > > > > Has anyone been able to get the textures to look right in this game with > > this video card? Mine looks like this: > > > > http://www.worldinter.net/~sir_walleye/NR2002ss001.jpg > > http://www.worldinter.net/~sir_walleye/NR2002ss003.jpg > > > > 1024x768x16 D3D. Game plays great otherwise. > > > > I have driver 1.04.01 (last 3dfx release) and DX8.1. The readme.txt file
in > > the games install directory mentions this problem with the Voodoo3/5 and > > KyroII cards. From the readme: > > > > "-3Dfx Voodoo 3 and 5 > > Black or multi-colored bands can be seen in the lower mips of narrow > > textures (walls, painted lines, etc.). Additionally the OpenGLrasterizer > > is not supported." > > > > I have also recently "patched" the game. This video card works greatwith
Quoted text (17 lines)> > all my other games and I don't want to buy a new video card just yet. > > > > Sorry if this has been brought up before. Thanks. > > Same here, and I've tried some of the various 3rd part drivers out there > too, until my new vid card arrives (not nVIDIA), I'll just have to live > with it I guess > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > > http://www.theuspits.com > http://www.teammirage.com > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > --Groucho Marx--
Dave Henrie wrote:
Quoted text (16 lines)> > "Goy Larsen" > > Same here, and I've tried some of the various 3rd part drivers out there > > too, until my new vid card arrives (not nVIDIA), I'll just have to live > > with it I guess > > > > > > Beers and cheers > > (uncle) Goy > I went thru the same procedure, this is the sim that made me jump from a > Voodoo user to being a Nvidiot. I tried every driver and setting I could > find trying to fix that....no go. But I still grimace when I enable the > so-called FSAA that Nvidia has...oh well maybe those fired 3dfx employees > can work with the Nvidia boys to get a FAST card with GOOD/GREAT fsaa. > Something like a GF 6000????? :) > dave henrie
FSAA is one of the reasons I'm going with ATI, most reviews I've read seems to agree that ATI has superior FSAA to nVIDIA, for various reasons, small(ish) monitor and sitting a fair bit away from it, I'd rather run lower resolutions and enable FSAA, I'm currently running N2002 in 8x6, 1024x768 is the highest I can go and still make out some of the stuff on my screen, which is why my V5 is still getting me by, I do reckognize the fact that it's nearing the end of it's useful life as a vid card for Gfx intensive games like N2002 In fact, I've already oredered the card, Radeon 8500LE 128 MB, but it's on back order....long back order Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com http://www.teammirage.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--
"Bill Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8FRz8.49$[email hidden]... > Looks like I'll be buying a GeForce4 Ti4200 as soon as they becomeavailable > this month. > > Oh well. The Voodoo served me well for almost 2 years. Thanks guys. > > Have a look at this site www.overclockers.com and scroll down the main page to the April 29th section... look for an article titled "GF4 TI4200s Coming" with a link in the body of the paragraph labeled "something you should check out". It links to an article giving people who like using high resolutions or 4X FSAA a heads up on memory bandwith limitations of the GF4 4200 that may not make it the best deal out there. Under the same homepage under the May 1st section there is a link to a report from xbit labs reporting the new Gainward 4200 will ship with 4ns. memory chips on it's 128mb. version. Let's hope others follow suit as in my part of the world (Canada) Gainward is not that readily available... (at least that's what my local stores tell me.). I was really waiting for the 4200s to ship to upgrade my V5 but I put a very high premium on FSAA (both performance and quality of image) so until I see some reports done on actual shipping models I am going to hold off ordering anything. I think my buying decision pendulum is swinging slowly back to ATI unless I read some really impressive articles on the 4200. Those other GeForce models (4400, 4600) are just too far out of my price range... that's one of the big reasons I am leaning towards ATI. Price/performance is a big factor for me. Regards, Robin
Yeah price/performance is big for me too. I don't want to spend more than $150 and I am swaying towards the Radeon 8500LE especially because it is the only card in the Nascar 2002 readme.txt that is not noted as having problems with the game. Because of this, I am starting to think the Radeon is what the boys at Papy are using so if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me :-) Robin <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:fBUz8.400$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (11 lines)> "Bill Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8FRz8.49$[email hidden]... > > Looks like I'll be buying a GeForce4 Ti4200 as soon as they become > available > > this month. > > > > Oh well. The Voodoo served me well for almost 2 years. Thanks guys. > > > > > > Have a look at this site www.overclockers.com and scroll down the main
page > to the April 29th section... look for an article titled "GF4 TI4200sComing" > with a link in the body of the paragraph labeled "something you shouldcheck > out". It links to an article giving people who like using high resolutions > or 4X FSAA a heads up on memory bandwith limitations of the GF4 4200 that > may not make it the best deal out there. > Under the same homepage under the May 1st section there is a link to a > report from xbit labs reporting the new Gainward 4200 will ship with 4ns. > memory chips on it's 128mb. version. Let's hope others follow suit as inmy > part of the world (Canada) Gainward is not that readily available... (at > least that's what my local stores tell me.). > I was really waiting for the 4200s to ship to upgrade my V5 but I put avery > high premium on FSAA (both performance and quality of image) so until Isee > some reports done on actual shipping models I am going to hold offordering > anything. I think my buying decision pendulum is swinging slowly back toATI > unless I read some really impressive articles on the 4200. Those other > GeForce models (4400, 4600) are just too far out of my price range...that's > one of the big reasons I am leaning towards ATI. Price/performance is abig > factor for me. > Regards, > Robin > >
In article <w7Fz8.506$[email hidden]>, "Bill Anderson" <[email hidden]> writes:
Quoted text (21 lines)>Has anyone been able to get the textures to look right in this game with >this video card? Mine looks like this: > >http://www.worldinter.net/~sir_walleye/NR2002ss001.jpg >http://www.worldinter.net/~sir_walleye/NR2002ss003.jpg > >1024x768x16 D3D. Game plays great otherwise. > >I have driver 1.04.01 (last 3dfx release) and DX8.1. The readme.txt file in >the games install directory mentions this problem with the Voodoo3/5 and >KyroII cards. From the readme: > >"-3Dfx Voodoo 3 and 5 > Black or multi-colored bands can be seen in the lower mips of narrow >textures (walls, painted lines, etc.). Additionally the OpenGL rasterizer >is not supported." > >I have also recently "patched" the game. This video card works great with >all my other games and I don't want to buy a new video card just yet. > >Sorry if this has been brought up before. Thanks.
I looked at your picture, and didn't see anything wrong the first time. Then I re-read your message, and it STILL took a while to see what you meant. I look at those bands as helping with my perception of the wall at distance. I think I noticed it the first time I played, then I assimilated it. It doesn't bother me, and my FPS is even slower than yours.<shrug> Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a donation. Thank you. Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
Bill Anderson wrote: > > Looks like I'll be buying a GeForce4 Ti4200 as soon as they become available > this month. > > Oh well. The Voodoo served me well for almost 2 years. Thanks guys. I recently changed out my V5 for a GeForce because of NR2002. I hated to do it :-((((((((( Gary

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