Small Graphics Demo : please test

Hi Folks, As some of you know I am trying to trying to develop a realistic racing sim. I have been experimenting with direct 3d in the past few weeks and have managed to fling something together. Please dont laugh - it is rather primitive ;). I got a friend to test it, but it wouldnt work on his machine for some reason (although it works on 5 other PCs I have tested it on). I just want to make sure that it isnt a fault in my code. The physics work that I have done hasnt been added to the demo, this is really just to check that the gfx part is working before I go any deeper . The one good thing in it is the LMP car model that was made by Chris Doughty (aka) CD_quiksilver :) I will be updating my site as regularly as possible (without it becoming a full-time job :)). I will update the front page to give a little more information tonight, but until then : - http://www.siroccoracing.com/demo/ ***It needs DIRECTX 8**** Please read the instructions.txt as the "controls" aren't exactly user friendly :) Thanks for listening to my ramblings :) All the best, Ash

dhEngine Version 0.3 Error creating device. Tyan Tiger Mobo - dual 1800+ XP Chips - 1G DDR Ram Win2K SP2, DX8, Elsa GF3 Doug "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi Folks, > > As some of you know I am trying to trying to develop a realistic racing > sim. I have been experimenting with direct 3d in the past few weeks and > have managed to fling something together. Please dont laugh - it is > rather primitive ;). I got a friend to test it, but it wouldnt work on > his machine for some reason (although it works on 5 other PCs I have > tested it on). I just want to make sure that it isnt a fault in my code. > > > The physics work that I have done hasnt been added to the demo, this is > really just to check that the gfx part is working before I go any deeper . > > The one good thing in it is the LMP car model that was made by Chris > Doughty (aka) CD_quiksilver :) > > I will be updating my site as regularly as possible (without it becoming > a full-time job :)). > > I will update the front page to give a little more information tonight, > but until then : - > > http://www.siroccoracing.com/demo/ > > ***It needs DIRECTX 8**** > > Please read the instructions.txt as the "controls" aren't exactly user > friendly :) > > Thanks for listening to my ramblings :) > > All the best, > Ash >

Works fine on my system, 1.4Ghz Win2k and nVidia Gf3 Ti500 Dx8.1. Looking at the textures, some older cards are going to have a problem with that 1024x1024 32bit texture.

Thanks Doug, Your system should be great, cant understand why it wouldnt work. I'll have a look at the dhEngine code when I get home. I am using XP + GF2 to develop. Thanks again for the feedback Ash http://www.siroccoracing.com Douglas Ellison wrote:

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> dhEngine Version 0.3 > > Error creating device. > > > > Tyan Tiger Mobo - dual 1800+ XP Chips - 1G DDR Ram > Win2K SP2, DX8, Elsa GF3 > > Doug >

Ah, that might be a problem, thanks for pointing it out Carol All the best, Ash Carol Bekker wrote: > Works fine on my system, 1.4Ghz Win2k and nVidia Gf3 Ti500 Dx8.1. Looking at > the textures, some older cards are going to have a problem with that > 1024x1024 32bit texture. > > >

Works on my system... thought I'd check it out and let you know how a V5 handles it. Don't want you just looking after the nVidia crowd. ;) System specs.: 1.33GHz T'bird, V5 5500, Win98SE, DirectX 8.0a. Regards, Robin

If it's supposed to look like car model floating above a gray plane against a black background and some yellow numbers in the top left corner, it works. PIII-655 oc'd to 866 on some Abit motherboard, V3 3000, Win98se DX8.0a (I think) Program produced following log on exit: Testing: Driver:3dfx32v3.dll Description:3dfx Voodoo3 dhEngine::Find16bitMode:Using D3DFMT_R5G6B5(3dfx Voodoo3) Jan. =--- "Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn. "Ashley McConnell" wrote... > <snip>

Excellent, Thanks Robin, I was interested in seeing how it reacted to a voodoo :) Thanks again! Ash Don't want you just looking after the nVidia crowd. ;) > System specs.: 1.33GHz T'bird, V5 5500, Win98SE, DirectX 8.0a. > Regards, > Robin > >

Yes Jan, I am afraid thats it for the minute :) Thanks for letting me know! I thought 1024 textures wouldnt work on voodoo 3's? All the best, Ash "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > If it's supposed to look like car model floating above a gray planeagainst > a black background and some yellow numbers in the top left corner, itworks. >

Works fine on my system. P3 1ghz, Asus GeForce 2, Dx8.1 Ashley McConnell wrote:

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> Hi Folks, > > As some of you know I am trying to trying to develop a realistic racing > sim. I have been experimenting with direct 3d in the past few weeks and > have managed to fling something together. Please dont laugh - it is > rather primitive ;). I got a friend to test it, but it wouldnt work on > his machine for some reason (although it works on 5 other PCs I have > tested it on). I just want to make sure that it isnt a fault in my code. > > > The physics work that I have done hasnt been added to the demo, this is > really just to check that the gfx part is working before I go any deeper . > > The one good thing in it is the LMP car model that was made by Chris > Doughty (aka) CD_quiksilver :) > > I will be updating my site as regularly as possible (without it becoming > a full-time job :)). > > I will update the front page to give a little more information tonight, > but until then : - > > http://www.siroccoracing.com/demo/ > > ***It needs DIRECTX 8**** > > Please read the instructions.txt as the "controls" aren't exactly user > friendly :) > > Thanks for listening to my ramblings :) > > All the best, > Ash >

Thanks John, I have almost implemented selectable car cams :) Now I have to figure out why Doug's crashed :/ Glad its working! Ash "John Zumsteg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Works fine on my system. > > P3 1ghz, Asus GeForce 2, Dx8.1 > > Ashley McConnell wrote: >

Is Doug using Dx8 or 8.1?

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> Hi Folks, > > As some of you know I am trying to trying to develop a realistic racing > sim. I have been experimenting with direct 3d in the past few weeks and > have managed to fling something together. Please dont laugh - it is > rather primitive ;). I got a friend to test it, but it wouldnt work on > his machine for some reason (although it works on 5 other PCs I have > tested it on). I just want to make sure that it isnt a fault in my code. > > > The physics work that I have done hasnt been added to the demo, this is > really just to check that the gfx part is working before I go any deeper . > > The one good thing in it is the LMP car model that was made by Chris > Doughty (aka) CD_quiksilver :) > > I will be updating my site as regularly as possible (without it becoming > a full-time job :)). > > I will update the front page to give a little more information tonight, > but until then : - > > http://www.siroccoracing.com/demo/ > > ***It needs DIRECTX 8**** > > Please read the instructions.txt as the "controls" aren't exactly user > friendly :) > > Thanks for listening to my ramblings :) > > All the best, > Ash >

Works fine on my machine. Specs below. http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/lig/m/v/mvwooten/system.txt -- ------------------ Morgan V. Wooten [email hidden] ------------------

Ashley McConnell ([email hidden]) wrote on 07 Jan 2002: <snip> > http://www.siroccoracing.com/demo/<snip> Works fine here, in both full-screen & windowed modes. FRAPS reports a steady 41-42fps, if that's any use to you. System: Intel P4-1.5GHz, 256MB DDR RAM, GeForce 2 MX400 (64 MB), WinXP Home, running in 800x600x16-bit colour. -- "After all, a mere thousand yards... such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh. The GPL Scrapyard: bits 'n' bobs at http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com

Looks okay (I think) on my Kyro 2. Athlon T-Bird 1266, 256 MB SD-133, Win2k 55 fps according to FRAPS. There was an odd green "wall" when the viewpoint was inside the grey area. /Jens

Dont work here.... Testing: Driver:NVDD32.DLL Description:NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro dhEngine::Find16bitMode:No decent 16-bit mode FatalError at line:173 in file:D:\projects\dhEngine\dhEngine.cpp Couldn't find a usable 16-bit mode -- ed_ "Carol Bekker" <[email hidden]> skrev i melding news:yEj_7.6215$[email hidden]... > Works fine on my system, 1.4Ghz Win2k and nVidia Gf3 Ti500 Dx8.1. Looking at > the textures, some older cards are going to have a problem with that > 1024x1024 32bit texture. > >

Works on my system. P3 1ghz, Radeon 8500 Retail, Dx8.1

I'm afraid the "odd green wall" is programmer art :) Sounds like its working fine - glad it works on the Kryo :) Thanks for the feedback ! Ash "Jens H. Kruuse" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Xyp_7.15519$[email hidden]... > Looks okay (I think) on my Kyro 2. Athlon T-Bird 1266, 256 MB SD-133,Win2k > > 55 fps according to FRAPS. There was an odd green "wall" when theviewpoint was > inside the grey area. > > /Jens > >

Not another one :) Cheers for letting me know Ed, All the best, Ash "Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:tHp_7.22642$[email hidden]...

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> Dont work here.... > > Testing: > Driver:NVDD32.DLL > Description:NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro > > dhEngine::Find16bitMode:No decent 16-bit mode > > FatalError at line:173 in file:D:\projects\dhEngine\dhEngine.cpp > Couldn't find a usable 16-bit mode > > --

Excellent, a radeon too - good news :) Thanks craig! All the best, Ash "Craig" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ZXp_7.279623$[email hidden]... > Works on my system. > > P3 1ghz, Radeon 8500 Retail, Dx8.1 > > >

Thanks Morgan!

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> > > > Works fine on my machine. Specs below. > > http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/lig/m/v/mvwooten/system.txt > > -- > ------------------ > Morgan V. Wooten > [email hidden] > ------------------ > > >

Thanks David! > Works fine here, in both full-screen & windowed modes. FRAPS reports > a steady 41-42fps, if that's any use to you. > > System: Intel P4-1.5GHz, 256MB DDR RAM, GeForce 2 MX400 (64 MB), > WinXP Home, running in 800x600x16-bit colour. >

Works on my work computer P2? 500 128mb ram V3 full window "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi Folks, > > As some of you know I am trying to trying to develop a realistic racing > sim. I have been experimenting with direct 3d in the past few weeks and > have managed to fling something together. Please dont laugh - it is > rather primitive ;). I got a friend to test it, but it wouldnt work on > his machine for some reason (although it works on 5 other PCs I have > tested it on). I just want to make sure that it isnt a fault in my code. > > > The physics work that I have done hasnt been added to the demo, this is > really just to check that the gfx part is working before I go any deeper . > > The one good thing in it is the LMP car model that was made by Chris > Doughty (aka) CD_quiksilver :) > > I will be updating my site as regularly as possible (without it becoming > a full-time job :)). > > I will update the front page to give a little more information tonight, > but until then : - > > http://www.siroccoracing.com/demo/ > > ***It needs DIRECTX 8**** > > Please read the instructions.txt as the "controls" aren't exactly user > friendly :) > > Thanks for listening to my ramblings :) > > All the best, > Ash >

Just in case you need to know... Win98SE 64 mb GF2 pro Dx 8.1 Latest Nvidia drivers... -- ed_ "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> skrev i melding news:tZp_7.8584$vn1.97319@NewsReader... > Not another one :) > > Cheers for letting me know Ed, > > All the best, > Ash > > "Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:tHp_7.22642$[email hidden]... > > Dont work here.... > > > > Testing: > > Driver:NVDD32.DLL > > Description:NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro > > > > dhEngine::Find16bitMode:No decent 16-bit mode > > > > FatalError at line:173 in file:D:\projects\dhEngine\dhEngine.cpp > > Couldn't find a usable 16-bit mode > > > > -- > > >

Works fine: Athlon 900, Win XP Home, PNY Verto MX 400 Brian "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi Folks, > > As some of you know I am trying to trying to develop a realistic racing > sim. I have been experimenting with direct 3d in the past few weeks and > have managed to fling something together. Please dont laugh - it is > rather primitive ;). I got a friend to test it, but it wouldnt work on > his machine for some reason (although it works on 5 other PCs I have > tested it on). I just want to make sure that it isnt a fault in my code. > > > The physics work that I have done hasnt been added to the demo, this is > really just to check that the gfx part is working before I go any deeper . > > The one good thing in it is the LMP car model that was made by Chris > Doughty (aka) CD_quiksilver :) > > I will be updating my site as regularly as possible (without it becoming > a full-time job :)). > > I will update the front page to give a little more information tonight, > but until then : - > > http://www.siroccoracing.com/demo/ > > ***It needs DIRECTX 8**** > > Please read the instructions.txt as the "controls" aren't exactly user > friendly :) > > Thanks for listening to my ramblings :) > > All the best, > Ash >

Another winner here, looks good, too. AMD T-Bird 1.1GHz GF2 Ultra (21.83) 512MB SDRAM -- - Will DeRivera - http://www.numic.net - http://www.luxt.com - Hi, I'm a sig virus. - Please add me to the end of your sig and help me take over the world.

"looks good, too." - hold on where you trying my sim ;) j/k Thanks alot Will! All the best, Ash Will DeRivera wrote:

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> Another winner here, looks good, too. > > AMD T-Bird 1.1GHz > GF2 Ultra (21.83) > 512MB SDRAM > > -- > - Will DeRivera > - http://www.numic.net > - http://www.luxt.com > - Hi, I'm a sig virus. > - Please add me to the end of your sig and help me take over the world. > > >

Thanks Brian! Phantom wrote:

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> Works fine: > > Athlon 900, Win XP Home, PNY Verto MX 400 > > Brian > > >

Thanks Brian! > Works fine: > Athlon 900, Win XP Home, PNY Verto MX 400 > Brian

Thanks Mobsy! Mobsy wrote:

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> Works on my work computer > > P2? 500 > 128mb ram > V3 full window > > "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >

Thanks Mobsy! > Works on my work computer > P2? 500 > 128mb ram > V3 full window

Thanks ed, that makes it even stranger ;) Did you try both fullscreen and windowed? Thanks for the help Ash Ed Solheim wrote:

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> Just in case you need to know... > Win98SE > 64 mb GF2 pro > Dx 8.1 > Latest Nvidia drivers... > > -- > ed_ > > > "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> skrev i melding > news:tZp_7.8584$vn1.97319@NewsReader... > >>Not another one :) >> >>Cheers for letting me know Ed, >> >>All the best, >>Ash >> >>"Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >>news:tHp_7.22642$[email hidden]... >> >>>Dont work here.... >>> >>>Testing: >>> Driver:NVDD32.DLL >>> Description:NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro >>> >>>dhEngine::Find16bitMode:No decent 16-bit mode >>> >>>FatalError at line:173 in file:D:\projects\dhEngine\dhEngine.cpp >>>Couldn't find a usable 16-bit mode >>> >>>-- >>> >> >> > >

On my home machine it works fine. AMD duron 650 Abit KT7 Mobo with via 133 and Voodoo 5 5500. But on my work laptop I get no textures on the car, only white. Compaq M700, Intel PIII 700, ATI Rage Mobility graphix card. Nut then the laptop market is a niche you don't have to consider :-) cheers

Ahh that must be that large texture size. I am surprised it works on my work machine with a cheapy integrated intel card, I would have thought if it worked on this it would work on anything, Thanks for the into Thomas All the best, Ash Thomas Soerensen wrote:

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> On my home machine it works fine. AMD duron 650 Abit KT7 Mobo with via > 133 and Voodoo 5 5500. > > But on my work laptop I get no textures on the car, only white. Compaq > M700, Intel PIII 700, ATI Rage Mobility graphix card. > > Nut then the laptop market is a niche you don't have to consider :-) > > cheers >

Well, it works . . . not to say that it works well at all, but it...runs. in Full Screen mode, I get no textures--just a white car. In windowed mode, I get software graphics (apparently). PII400mhz, 64MB RAM, Voodoo2 card :sigh: I didn't expect it to run well, so don't feel bad. :) ----------------------------------------- Dan Belcher Webmaster, http://www.gplworld.racesim.net/simcrash

hullo the house! tested fine for me: kyro prophet 4000xt (32meg Kyro not Kyro 2) duron 800 kt7raid blah blah blah "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi Folks, > > As some of you know I am trying to trying to develop a realistic racing > sim. I have been experimenting with direct 3d in the past few weeks and > have managed to fling something together. Please dont laugh - it is > rather primitive ;). I got a friend to test it, but it wouldnt work on > his machine for some reason (although it works on 5 other PCs I have > tested it on). I just want to make sure that it isnt a fault in my code. > > > The physics work that I have done hasnt been added to the demo, this is > really just to check that the gfx part is working before I go any deeper . > > The one good thing in it is the LMP car model that was made by Chris > Doughty (aka) CD_quiksilver :) > > I will be updating my site as regularly as possible (without it becoming > a full-time job :)). > > I will update the front page to give a little more information tonight, > but until then : - > > http://www.siroccoracing.com/demo/ > > ***It needs DIRECTX 8**** > > Please read the instructions.txt as the "controls" aren't exactly user > friendly :) > > Thanks for listening to my ramblings :) > > All the best, > Ash > >

Try it again now ! :) I have just optimised and it runs 6 times quicker :) :) Thanks! Ash "rb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:DML_7.14737$[email hidden]... > hullo the house! > > tested fine for me: kyro prophet 4000xt (32meg Kyro not Kyro 2) duron800

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> kt7raid blah blah blah > "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Hi Folks, > > > > As some of you know I am trying to trying to develop a realistic racing > > sim. I have been experimenting with direct 3d in the past few weeks and > > have managed to fling something together. Please dont laugh - it is > > rather primitive ;). I got a friend to test it, but it wouldnt work on > > his machine for some reason (although it works on 5 other PCs I have > > tested it on). I just want to make sure that it isnt a fault in my

code. > > > > > > The physics work that I have done hasnt been added to the demo, this is > > really just to check that the gfx part is working before I go any deeper.

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> > > > The one good thing in it is the LMP car model that was made by Chris > > Doughty (aka) CD_quiksilver :) > > > > I will be updating my site as regularly as possible (without it becoming > > a full-time job :)). > > > > I will update the front page to give a little more information tonight, > > but until then : - > > > > http://www.siroccoracing.com/demo/ > > > > ***It needs DIRECTX 8**** > > > > Please read the instructions.txt as the "controls" aren't exactly user > > friendly :) > > > > Thanks for listening to my ramblings :) > > > > All the best, > > Ash > > > > > >

Ash I'm using 1.2 athlon & V5500 and the program doesn't work it just returns to desktop on both full & window modes Bob "Robin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aml_7.7102$[email hidden]...

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> Works on my system... thought I'd check it out and let you know how a V5 > handles it. Don't want you just looking after the nVidia crowd. ;) > System specs.: 1.33GHz T'bird, V5 5500, Win98SE, DirectX 8.0a. > Regards, > Robin > >

Will you be getting rid of the wallriding cheat? "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Thanks Brian! > > Phantom wrote: > > > Works fine: > > > > Athlon 900, Win XP Home, PNY Verto MX 400 > > > > Brian > > > > > > >

Will you be getting rid of the wallriding cheat?

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> Thanks Brian! > > Works fine: > > Athlon 900, Win XP Home, PNY Verto MX 400 > > Brian

Oh course! This isnt an arcade game like n4 :P Phantom wrote:

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> Will you be getting rid of the wallriding cheat? > > > "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > >>Thanks Brian! >> >>Phantom wrote: >> >> >>>Works fine: >>> >>>Athlon 900, Win XP Home, PNY Verto MX 400 >>> >>>Brian >>> >>> >>> >>> > >

Oh course! This isnt an arcade game like n4 :P

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> Will you be getting rid of the wallriding cheat? >>Thanks Brian! >>>Works fine: >>>Athlon 900, Win XP Home, PNY Verto MX 400 >>>Brian

Hi Bob, hmmm, odd indeed, What o/s? All the best, Ash R A Wright wrote:

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> Ash I'm using 1.2 athlon & V5500 and the program doesn't work it just > returns to desktop on both full & window modes > > Bob > > "Robin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:aml_7.7102$[email hidden]... > >>Works on my system... thought I'd check it out and let you know how a V5 >>handles it. Don't want you just looking after the nVidia crowd. ;) >>System specs.: 1.33GHz T'bird, V5 5500, Win98SE, DirectX 8.0a. >>Regards, >>Robin >> >> >> > >

Both.. -- ed_ "Ashley McConnell" <wrote: > Thanks ed, > > that makes it even stranger ;) > > Did you try both fullscreen and windowed? > > Thanks for the help > Ash > > Ed Solheim wrote: > > > Just in case you need to know... > > Win98SE > > 64 mb GF2 pro > > Dx 8.1 > > Latest Nvidia drivers... > > > > -- > > ed_

Both.. -- ed_ > Thanks ed, > that makes it even stranger ;) > Did you try both fullscreen and windowed? > Thanks for the help > Ash > > Just in case you need to know... > > Win98SE > > 64 mb GF2 pro > > Dx 8.1 > > Latest Nvidia drivers... > > -- > > ed_

What color depth, its not a 16bit problem is it? "Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3c3c62be$[email hidden]...

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> Both.. > > -- > ed_ > > "Ashley McConnell" <wrote: > > > Thanks ed, > > > > that makes it even stranger ;) > > > > Did you try both fullscreen and windowed? > > > > Thanks for the help > > Ash > > > > Ed Solheim wrote: > > > > > Just in case you need to know... > > > Win98SE > > > 64 mb GF2 pro > > > Dx 8.1 > > > Latest Nvidia drivers... > > > > > > -- > > > ed_ > >

What color depth, its not a 16bit problem is it?

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> Both.. > -- > ed_ > > Thanks ed, > > that makes it even stranger ;) > > Did you try both fullscreen and windowed? > > Thanks for the help > > Ash > > > Just in case you need to know... > > > Win98SE > > > 64 mb GF2 pro > > > Dx 8.1 > > > Latest Nvidia drivers... > > > -- > > > ed_