F1 2001 - 3D Setup?

What's supposed to happen when you run 3D Setup? I've got a Voodoo 5 and I can't get the game to run at all. After selecting the resolution, I press the anlyze button and the screen goes black, the results come up as: Triangle Rate: Cannot set mode Object Detail Level: Full Texture Detail Level: Full Should the screen go black? Or should I be seeing something? I'd really like to try this game after all the positive posts, but as it is I'll have to stick to GP3-2000. Any help greatly appreciated. -- Sean Black

Sean, I've got a Voodoo5 and it runs fine for me. To answer your last question first: Yes, the screen goes black (in a window) as the game tests out your system. My system is a Celeron 566 o/ced at 850 and it set my Object Detail at full (or high -- can't recall) and my textures to Minimum. What resolution are you trying to run it at? Make sure that whatever the resolution, that you pick the 16 bit mode -- not 32 bit. When I tried 32 bit, the game froze right up. I hope this helps. Good Luck. Bert Sean Black wrote:

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> What's supposed to happen when you run 3D Setup? > > I've got a Voodoo 5 and I can't get the game to run at all. After > selecting the resolution, I press the anlyze button and the screen goes > black, the results come up as: > > Triangle Rate: Cannot set mode > Object Detail Level: Full > Texture Detail Level: Full > > Should the screen go black? Or should I be seeing something? > > I'd really like to try this game after all the positive posts, but as it > is I'll have to stick to GP3-2000. > > Any help greatly appreciated. > > -- > Sean Black

-- Bert

In article <[email hidden]>, BRH <[email hidden]> writes

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>Sean, > >I've got a Voodoo5 and it runs fine for me. > >To answer your last question first: Yes, the screen goes black (in a >window) as the game tests out your system. My system is a Celeron 566 o/ced >at 850 and it set my Object Detail at full (or high -- can't recall) and my >textures to Minimum. > >What resolution are you trying to run it at? Make sure that whatever the >resolution, that you pick the 16 bit mode -- not 32 bit. When I tried 32 >bit, the game froze right up. > >I hope this helps. >

Thanks for the reply, I've tried it in 16 bit and 32 without any luck I've tried all the different settings on the card as well, fastest, single chip etc but no luck. What does yours say about triangle rate?

Sean, Let me clarify some of what I wrote before: 1. the screen goes black -- full screen (not windowed). 2. During this time, it says "Analyzing you computer" in the upper left-hand corner. Then it tests various texture settings. To answer your question...My triangle rate ends up being "3.0 Mtri/sec", using 1024x768, 16 bit, 75mhz. Other system specs: I'm using Win 98SE. Ram = 384 Megs. Video driver = 4.12.01.0666, dated 11-2-2000. And I have my FSAA set at 2X. Have you double-checked that you have DX 8 installed? I hope this helps. Sometimes it's just one little thing that needs updating/changing. Bert Sean Black wrote:

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> In article <[email hidden]>, BRH <[email hidden]> writes > >Sean, > > > >I've got a Voodoo5 and it runs fine for me. > > > >To answer your last question first: Yes, the screen goes black (in a > >window) as the game tests out your system. My system is a Celeron 566 o/ced > >at 850 and it set my Object Detail at full (or high -- can't recall) and my > >textures to Minimum. > > > >What resolution are you trying to run it at? Make sure that whatever the > >resolution, that you pick the 16 bit mode -- not 32 bit. When I tried 32 > >bit, the game froze right up. > > > >I hope this helps. > > > Thanks for the reply, I've tried it in 16 bit and 32 without any luck > I've tried all the different settings on the card as well, fastest, > single chip etc but no luck. > > What does yours say about triangle rate?

-- Bert

In article <[email hidden]>, BRH <[email hidden]> writes >Sean, > >Let me clarify some of what I wrote before: > >1. the screen goes black -- full screen (not windowed). I get this. >2. During this time, it says "Analyzing you computer" in the upper left-hand >corner. Then it tests various texture settings. Don't get any of this. > >To answer your question...My triangle rate ends up being "3.0 Mtri/sec", using >1024x768, 16 bit, 75mhz. >Next to Triangle Rate mine just says cannot set mode. This seems to be the problem then. >Other system specs: I'm using Win 98SE. Ram = 384 Megs. Video driver = >4.12.01.0666, dated 11-2-2000. And I have my FSAA set at 2X. > >Have you double-checked that you have DX 8 installed? >Done that, even re-installed it. >I hope this helps. Sometimes it's just one little thing that needs >updating/changing. >Thanks for your help. It seems it's falling down on the triangle thing, I'll have to play around with some different drivers. Or maybe I can use this as an excuse to upgrade my video card. -- Sean Black

I get this. Don't get any of this. Next to Triangle Rate mine just says cannot set mode. This seems to be the problem then. Done that, even re-installed it. Thanks for your help. It seems it's falling down on the triangle thing, I'll have to play around with some different drivers. Or maybe I can use this as an excuse to upgrade my video card. -- Sean Black

Sean, Try the driver that I'm using. Maybe it's as simple as that. It's not the latest 3rd party one, but I think that it's the latest of the "official" 3Dfx drivers (or perhaps one before the latest). Anyways, it works fine with everything I've thrown at it such as GPL, F1RC, GP3, Rally Masters, etc, so you don't need to worry about it being incompatible with something else. I personally would not change videocards, as I really like my Voodoo5. Again, the driver I'm using is 4.12.01.0666, dated 12-2-2000. Good Luck at getting F1 2001 to work. Although I just got it today and have only run perhaps 25-30 laps with it, it's well worth the effort to get it running. After tweaking some sensitivity settings, I really like the feel of it. Bert Sean Black wrote:

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> In article <[email hidden]>, BRH <[email hidden]> writes > >Sean, > > > >Let me clarify some of what I wrote before: > > > >1. the screen goes black -- full screen (not windowed). > > I get this. > > >2. During this time, it says "Analyzing you computer" in the upper left-hand > >corner. Then it tests various texture settings. > > Don't get any of this. > > > >To answer your question...My triangle rate ends up being "3.0 Mtri/sec", using > >1024x768, 16 bit, 75mhz. > > > Next to Triangle Rate mine just says cannot set mode. This seems to be > the problem then. > > >Other system specs: I'm using Win 98SE. Ram = 384 Megs. Video driver = > >4.12.01.0666, dated 11-2-2000. And I have my FSAA set at 2X. > > > >Have you double-checked that you have DX 8 installed? > > > Done that, even re-installed it. > > >I hope this helps. Sometimes it's just one little thing that needs > >updating/changing. > > > Thanks for your help. It seems it's falling down on the triangle thing, > I'll have to play around with some different drivers. Or maybe I can use > this as an excuse to upgrade my video card. > -- > Sean Black

-- Bert

Install the drivers that work with me. Go to http://www.reactorcritical.com/ Go to downloads Install VSWin9xME-2102.exe I hope this one helps. "Sean Black" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> In article <[email hidden]>, BRH <[email hidden]> writes > >Sean, > > > >Let me clarify some of what I wrote before: > > > >1. the screen goes black -- full screen (not windowed). > > I get this. > > >2. During this time, it says "Analyzing you computer" in the upper

left-hand > >corner. Then it tests various texture settings. > > Don't get any of this. > > > >To answer your question...My triangle rate ends up being "3.0 Mtri/sec",using

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> >1024x768, 16 bit, 75mhz. > > > Next to Triangle Rate mine just says cannot set mode. This seems to be > the problem then. > > >Other system specs: I'm using Win 98SE. Ram = 384 Megs. Video driver = > >4.12.01.0666, dated 11-2-2000. And I have my FSAA set at 2X. > > > >Have you double-checked that you have DX 8 installed? > > > Done that, even re-installed it. > > >I hope this helps. Sometimes it's just one little thing that needs > >updating/changing. > > > Thanks for your help. It seems it's falling down on the triangle thing, > I'll have to play around with some different drivers. Or maybe I can use > this as an excuse to upgrade my video card. > -- > Sean Black

In article <[email hidden]>, BRH <[email hidden]> writes

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>Sean, > >Try the driver that I'm using. Maybe it's as simple as that. It's not >the latest >3rd party one, but I think that it's the latest of the "official" 3Dfx >drivers (or >perhaps one before the latest). Anyways, it works fine with everything >I've thrown >at it such as GPL, F1RC, GP3, Rally Masters, etc, so you don't need to >worry about >it being incompatible with something else. > >I personally would not change videocards, as I really like my Voodoo5. >Again, the >driver I'm using is 4.12.01.0666, dated 12-2-2000. > >Good Luck at getting F1 2001 to work. Although I just got it today and >have only >run perhaps 25-30 laps with it, it's well worth the effort to get it running. >After tweaking some sensitivity settings, I really like the feel of it. >

I've got those drivers now and it's working a treat. Thanks. -- Sean Black

You're welcome, Sean. Glad to be of help. Enjoy. Sean Black wrote:

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> In article <[email hidden]>, BRH <[email hidden]> writes > >Sean, > > > >Try the driver that I'm using. Maybe it's as simple as that. It's not > >the latest > >3rd party one, but I think that it's the latest of the "official" 3Dfx > >drivers (or > >perhaps one before the latest). Anyways, it works fine with everything > >I've thrown > >at it such as GPL, F1RC, GP3, Rally Masters, etc, so you don't need to > >worry about > >it being incompatible with something else. > > > >I personally would not change videocards, as I really like my Voodoo5. > >Again, the > >driver I'm using is 4.12.01.0666, dated 12-2-2000. > > > >Good Luck at getting F1 2001 to work. Although I just got it today and > >have only > >run perhaps 25-30 laps with it, it's well worth the effort to get it running. > >After tweaking some sensitivity settings, I really like the feel of it. > > > I've got those drivers now and it's working a treat. Thanks. > -- > Sean Black

-- Bert