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NASCAR 4 glide support for Voodoo 5

11 posts by 10 people · 05 Feb 2001 02:47 UTC - 06 Feb 2001 02:26 UTC

Chris Maness 05 Feb 2001 02:47 UTC#206475
Does anyone know if NASCAR 4 will have glide support for voodoo 5 cards in the final release. I know it doesn't work in the demo and my frame rates are horrible with direct 3D. Thanks, Chris
The problem isn't D3D, it's because V5 isn't the best 32 bit video card, and the graphic engine of N4 is 32 bit only. This is why V5 will not be the best card for N4. I have a V5 and planned to change it, when the new Nvidia card will be out. Chris Maness wrote: > Does anyone know if NASCAR 4 will have glide support for voodoo 5 cards in > the final release. I know it doesn't work in the demo and my frame rates > are horrible with direct 3D. > > Thanks, > Chris
N4 WILL NOT have any GLIDE support. It will display in both D3d and Opengl. And your V5 should run both. (I know it wasn't enabled in the demo) Now as to 32 bit only...NOT A CHANCE! N4 will do 32 bit color but also 16 bit. Most 3dfx owners and all but a handful of Ultra owners will most likely opt for 16bit color due to frame rate reasons. If N4 is a direct decendant of GPL(and it is...) then your CPU may be more of a limiting factor than your vid card. If you can't push ONE CAR smoothly in the demo then a full field will mean big trouble for your system. dave henrie "Chris Maness" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Juof6.231956$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (8 lines)> Does anyone know if NASCAR 4 will have glide support for voodoo 5 cards in > the final release. I know it doesn't work in the demo and my frame rates > are horrible with direct 3D. > > Thanks, > Chris > >
ymenard 05 Feb 2001 05:12 UTC↳ reply to Coco#206389
>"Coco" <[email hidden]> wrote > The problem isn't D3D, it's because V5 isn't the best 32 bit video card,and > the graphic engine of N4 is 32 bit only. Nope, that is pure bollocks. -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... -- http://www.ymenard.com/ -- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.
No, they have stated d3d and open gl. I would have thought a V5 would do d3d ok? Nvidia is the way to go for N4 and future games. -- Don Burnette Dburn in N3 and Legends ICQ# 74084566 "Chris Maness" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Juof6.231956$[email hidden]... > Does anyone know if NASCAR 4 will have glide support for voodoo 5 cards in > the final release. I know it doesn't work in the demo and my frame rates > are horrible with direct 3D. > > Thanks, > Chris > >
Hmm, I think you can run it in 16 or 32 bit. Even with the Nvidia chip, most current systems would struggle running 32 bit and all options on. -- Don Burnette Dburn in N3 and Legends ICQ# 74084566 "Coco" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > The problem isn't D3D, it's because V5 isn't the best 32 bit video card, and > the graphic engine of N4 is 32 bit only. This is why V5 will not be the best > card for N4. I have a V5 and planned to change it, when the new Nvidia card > will be out. > > > Chris Maness wrote: > > > Does anyone know if NASCAR 4 will have glide support for voodoo 5 cards in > > the final release. I know it doesn't work in the demo and my frame rates > > are horrible with direct 3D. > > > > Thanks, > > Chris >
Key 05 Feb 2001 05:29 UTC↳ reply to Coco#206395
Voodoo5 supports 32 bit just fine. And as far as framerates go N4 demo was not very good on my Athlon 800/Geforce 2. The game is just a hog. And where did you hear N4 will only be 32bit? That is not true. "Coco" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > The problem isn't D3D, it's because V5 isn't the best 32 bit video card,and > the graphic engine of N4 is 32 bit only. This is why V5 will not be thebest > card for N4. I have a V5 and planned to change it, when the new Nvidiacard > will be out. > > > Chris Maness wrote: > > > Does anyone know if NASCAR 4 will have glide support for voodoo 5 cardsin > > the final release. I know it doesn't work in the demo and my framerates > > are horrible with direct 3D. > > > > Thanks, > > Chris >
Jagg 05 Feb 2001 08:44 UTC↳ reply to Coco#206418
On Sun, 04 Feb 2001 22:21:46 -0500, Coco <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >The problem isn't D3D, it's because V5 isn't the best 32 bit video card, and >the graphic engine of N4 is 32 bit only. This is why V5 will not be the best >card for N4. I have a V5 and planned to change it, when the new Nvidia card >will be out. Did you pull that info out of your hat along with the rabbit? -- Jagg
Given Papy's penchant for supporting dead/dying video cards, I'd say it's a given! Can't wait for CART 2(3), whatever. C'mon, Please! On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 05:22:01 GMT, "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote: >No, they have stated d3d and open gl. >I would have thought a V5 would do d3d ok? >Nvidia is the way to go for N4 and future games.
On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 11:47:00 -0600, rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote: >Huh? I think he means native Rendition support for NASCAR 2 and SODA (it's a crime that was never updated), then a Glide patch rather than D3D for NASCAR 2. I agree that's its sort of been a dead issue since N3. Tim

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