SCGT SP3 update woes!! *sigh*

Well after finally getting that huge file (SP3 update)...and installing, by the book, I have sorry framerates, and big blocky thunderstorm tire smoke!! Yes I installed the frame rate "fix"...no luck ...ahhh well....back to a fresh install.... sans patch! Unless of course someone has a clue what the problem is...I WAS looking forward to trying out all those new cars!! -- .....Lee

sounds like you are running in software...... Sudesh "KS Lee" <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht news:6nnI5.79266$[email hidden]... > Well after finally getting that huge file (SP3 update)...and installing,by > the book, I have sorry framerates, and big blocky thunderstorm tiresmoke!!

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> Yes I installed the frame rate "fix"...no luck ...ahhh well....back to a > fresh install.... sans patch! > Unless of course someone has a clue what the problem is...I WAS looking > forward to trying out all those new cars!! > > -- > .....Lee > >

It is simple really...unzip the SP3 INTO your scgt folder, letting it replace the oroginals.....reading the readme helps too..... Sudesh "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht news:KZGI5.8114$[email hidden]...

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> Gunslinger (James Wolhever) the creator of sp3.0 & 3.1 has his site > back up. You might find instrucktions that help there. > http://techware.gtinsider.com/ > should be the working link. good luck > dave henrie > "Greg Beron" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > >Well after finally getting that huge file (SP3 update)...and

installing,

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> by > > >the book, I have sorry framerates, and big blocky thunderstorm tire > smoke!! > > > > I can't even get it to install! I unzipped the huge download file to > > a separate directory, then run the executable file I find there and... > > nothing. Except... when I try to run SCGT it hangs the whole system > > and I have to hard boot and re-install the 1.55 patch. > > > > Has anybody run this successfully??? > > > > BTW, I'm running Win95, PII 400, 128 Mb RAM and Voodoo 3 2000. > >

Yes, I agree with Sudesh...what video card , cpu, ram etc do you have? "

>Well after finally getting that huge file (SP3 update)...and installing, by >the book, I have sorry framerates, and big blocky thunderstorm tire smoke!! I can't even get it to install! I unzipped the huge download file to a separate directory, then run the executable file I find there and... nothing. Except... when I try to run SCGT it hangs the whole system and I have to hard boot and re-install the 1.55 patch. Has anybody run this successfully??? BTW, I'm running Win95, PII 400, 128 Mb RAM and Voodoo 3 2000.

Gunslinger (James Wolhever) the creator of sp3.0 & 3.1 has his site back up. You might find instrucktions that help there. http://techware.gtinsider.com/ should be the working link. good luck dave henrie "Greg Beron" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > >Well after finally getting that huge file (SP3 update)...and installing,by > >the book, I have sorry framerates, and big blocky thunderstorm tiresmoke!!

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> > I can't even get it to install! I unzipped the huge download file to > a separate directory, then run the executable file I find there and... > nothing. Except... when I try to run SCGT it hangs the whole system > and I have to hard boot and re-install the 1.55 patch. > > Has anybody run this successfully??? > > BTW, I'm running Win95, PII 400, 128 Mb RAM and Voodoo 3 2000.

I am running a Pent2 400MHZ 128 M ram Voodoo Banshee, I had the video set to Direct3d to no avail -- .....Lee Dave Henrie wrote in message ... > Yes, I agree with Sudesh...what video card , cpu, ram etc do you have? >" > >

On Sun, 22 Oct 2000 22:03:34 +0200, "sudesh" <[email hidden]> wrote: >It is simple really...unzip the SP3 INTO your scgt folder, letting it >replace the oroginals.....reading the readme helps too..... No it's not, really. What I get after unzipping the download .zip is a bunch of what look like .rar files. Which are not exactly something the program can use. My guess is that you're referring to a zip file which will be created by running scgtsp30.exe, as instructed by reading the install.txt file. Unfortunatlely, I don't even get that far.

With the Banshee, you probably should be choosing the3dfx option instead of d3d. Just a hunch. dave henrie "KS Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:JEJI5.81253$[email hidden]... > I am running a Pent2 400MHZ 128 M ram Voodoo Banshee, I had the video setto

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> Direct3d to no avail > > -- > .....Lee > Dave Henrie wrote in message ... > > Yes, I agree with Sudesh...what video card , cpu, ram etc do you have? > >" > > > > > >

On Sun, 22 Oct 2000 23:57:54 GMT, [email hidden] (Greg Beron) wrote:

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>On Sun, 22 Oct 2000 22:03:34 +0200, "sudesh" ><[email hidden]> wrote: >>It is simple really...unzip the SP3 INTO your scgt folder, letting it >>replace the oroginals.....reading the readme helps too..... > >No it's not, really. What I get after unzipping the download .zip is >a bunch of what look like .rar files. Which are not exactly >something the program can use. My guess is that you're referring to >a zip file which will be created by running scgtsp30.exe, as >instructed by reading the install.txt file. Unfortunatlely, I don't >even get that far.

You have to "unrar" the rar files to create the next zip file, which you then unzip to make an exe, if I recall correctly. ~daxe

Thanks Dave...but the game prechooses the d3d option, I dont know how to "force" it to try something else -- .....Lee Dave Henrie wrote in message ... > With the Banshee, you probably should be choosing the3dfx >option instead of d3d. Just a hunch. >dave henrie >"KS Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:JEJI5.81253$[email hidden]... >> I am running a Pent2 400MHZ 128 M ram Voodoo Banshee, I had the video set >to >> Direct3d to no avail >> >> -- >> .....Lee >> Dave Henrie wrote in message ... >> > Yes, I agree with Sudesh...what video card , cpu, ram etc do you have? >> >" >> > >> > >> >> > >

Greg, I gave up on the SP3, I wish I had some advice, but something, somewhere didn't like it, I went back to a cd install with the 1.551 patch , and am downloading cars "manually"....and yes sudesh, thanks but I DID the readme exercise :) -- .....Lee Greg Beron wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >On Sun, 22 Oct 2000 22:03:34 +0200, "sudesh" ><[email hidden]> wrote: >>It is simple really...unzip the SP3 INTO your scgt folder, letting it >>replace the oroginals.....reading the readme helps too..... > >No it's not, really. What I get after unzipping the download .zip is >a bunch of what look like .rar files. Which are not exactly >something the program can use. My guess is that you're referring to >a zip file which will be created by running scgtsp30.exe, as >instructed by reading the install.txt file. Unfortunatlely, I don't >even get that far.

When you start the game from the "start" menus it should come up with a setup box that allows you to choose between D3d , software or 3dfx. Is the 3dfx button greyed out? "KS Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:%03J5.83046$[email hidden]... > Thanks Dave...but the game prechooses the d3d option, I dont know how to > "force" it to try something else I know the Banshee isn't a 100%compatible card with all 3dfx options, but I "think" it should work. dave henrie

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> > -- > .....Lee > Dave Henrie wrote in message ... > > With the Banshee, you probably should be choosing the3dfx > >option instead of d3d. Just a hunch. > >dave henrie > >"KS Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:JEJI5.81253$[email hidden]... > >> I am running a Pent2 400MHZ 128 M ram Voodoo Banshee, I had the video

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Yes it is greyed out Dave, whats that mean? -- .....Lee Dave Henrie wrote in message ... > When you start the game from the "start" menus it should come up >with a setup box that allows you to choose between D3d , software or 3dfx. >Is the 3dfx button greyed out?

"KS Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:XtpJ5.447$[email hidden]... > Yes it is greyed out Dave, whats that mean? > -- > .....Lee It means SCGT is not recognizing your Banshee as a 3dfx glide based vid card. I hate to ask cuz about a month ago I scramble these cards names up badly...the Banshee is an all-in-one 2d/3d card based on the 3dfx Rush chipset right? {if thats the right one} The rush cards are just not 100% glide compatible.... You may be forced to stick with D3d. At least make sure you have the newest 3dfx drivers for your card,....check out 3dfxgamers.com dave henrie