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Re: gpl direct3d patch won't work

11 posts by 7 people · 23 Jun 2000 - 24 Jun 2000 14:45 UTC

MN-male 23 Jun 2000#260900
tnt2u with 368 drivers, the patch works sweet. np here at all "MJS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8j0f2k$g61$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (8 lines)> I've downloaded the new patch but it won't work on my system. I have a > geforce ddr and directx 7.0. It allows me to select d3d from the graphics > options but when i restart the game i don't have any menus just pictures. > All the writing has gone. If i try to enter a race by clicking the arrows > (no writing anywhere) i just get 2 big tyres on screen and the machine > freezes. Anyone else having problems ? > >
MJS 23 Jun 2000 19:50 UTC#260979
I've downloaded the new patch but it won't work on my system. I have a geforce ddr and directx 7.0. It allows me to select d3d from the graphics options but when i restart the game i don't have any menus just pictures. All the writing has gone. If i try to enter a race by clicking the arrows (no writing anywhere) i just get 2 big tyres on screen and the machine freezes. Anyone else having problems ?
Eric Busch 23 Jun 2000 19:59 UTC#260984
Make sure to install the latest reference drivers from Nvidia (Detonator2 5.22). -- Eric "MJS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8j0f2k$g61$[email hidden]... > I've downloaded the new patch but it won't work on my system. I have a > geforce ddr and directx 7.0. It allows me to select d3d from the graphics > options but when i restart the game i don't have any menus just pictures. > All the writing has gone. If i try to enter a race by clicking the arrows > (no writing anywhere) i just get 2 big tyres on screen and the machine > freezes. Anyone else having problems ?
Joel Belog 23 Jun 2000 19:59 UTC#260983
Did you change the core.ini settings as required by the READMED3D.TXT? Joel Belog Producer Papyrus Design Group MJS <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8j0f2k$g61$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (8 lines)> I've downloaded the new patch but it won't work on my system. I have a > geforce ddr and directx 7.0. It allows me to select d3d from the graphics > options but when i restart the game i don't have any menus just pictures. > All the writing has gone. If i try to enter a race by clicking the arrows > (no writing anywhere) i just get 2 big tyres on screen and the machine > freezes. Anyone else having problems ? > >
ken drouillard 23 Jun 2000 20:13 UTC#260895
I'm not even running 5.22 (currently at 5.16) and it is a remarkable difference....I can't get over the difference in the mirrors) "MJS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8j0f2k$g61$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (8 lines)> I've downloaded the new patch but it won't work on my system. I have a > geforce ddr and directx 7.0. It allows me to select d3d from the graphics > options but when i restart the game i don't have any menus just pictures. > All the writing has gone. If i try to enter a race by clicking the arrows > (no writing anywhere) i just get 2 big tyres on screen and the machine > freezes. Anyone else having problems ? > >
MJS 23 Jun 2000 20:14 UTC#260893
I did what the readme said and i'm using 5.22 drivers. Still won't work. Joel Belog <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8j0fjv$ml4$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (10 lines)> Did you change the core.ini settings as required by the READMED3D.TXT? > > Joel Belog > Producer > Papyrus Design Group > > MJS <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8j0f2k$g61$[email hidden]... > > I've downloaded the new patch but it won't work on my system. I have a > > geforce ddr and directx 7.0. It allows me to select d3d from the
graphics > > options but when i restart the game i don't have any menus justpictures. > > All the writing has gone. If i try to enter a race by clicking thearrows > > (no writing anywhere) i just get 2 big tyres on screen and the machine > > freezes. Anyone else having problems ? > > > > > >
Nos 23 Jun 2000 21:55 UTC#260930
On Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:50:33 +0100, "MJS" <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >I've downloaded the new patch but it won't work on my system. D3D patch!? On my way to try it out now on my Geforce2. Will report back any problems I have. Using the OpenGL patch right now with no problems. -- Nos
Nos 23 Jun 2000 22:46 UTC#260591
On Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:50:33 +0100, "MJS" <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >I've downloaded the new patch but it won't work on my system. I have a >geforce ddr and directx 7.0. It allows me to select d3d from the graphics >options but when i restart the game i don't have any menus just pictures. >All the writing has gone. If i try to enter a race by clicking the arrows >(no writing anywhere) i just get 2 big tyres on screen and the machine >freezes. Anyone else having problems ? Maybe because you have "force FSAA" turned on? I just tested it out and got excellent results. Never below 36fps, sharper graphics than using the OpenGL patch too.Thx Papy. Looks as good as Glide mose now. Only problem was that with FSAA on the frame rate was unplayable, but I can hardly tell the dif with it on or off, and that's the truth. I got about 24-26fps with FSAA on, but it felt more like 8-10. Only problem I encounterd was that I got the following error when exiting the game the first time. DDHELP caused an invalid page fault in module 3DBGFD32.DLL at 015f:b00d8b03. Registers: EAX=8e1c5c38 CS=015f EIP=b00d8b03 EFLGS=00010206 EBX=8e1c5da8 SS=0167 ESP=00b3f910 EBP=00000000 ECX=00000000 DS=0167 ESI=82def01c FS=5097 EDX=d1d2b000 ES=0167 EDI=00000000 GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: 8b 79 fc 8b 77 18 8b d6 81 e2 01 f0 ff ff 81 fa Stack dump: 00000000 82def01c 00b3f9e8 82def01c b00b38f0 82def01c 00000000 00b3fa24 82def01c d1d2b000 baab8af9 00b3f9e8 00000000 82def634 82def01c 802ded20 I ran the game 3 more times and got no error at all. DDHelp is a Directx Helper app. Rebooted before running GPL again and never got the error again. Running on Annihilator2 with Creative Labs 5.22 drivers. Excellent, just wish a few more developers would show the same support and make their games work properly on non-Glide video cards. You listening EA/Jane's? :-) BTW, here are the settings I used in the core.ini file.Just folllow the readme instructions. [ Int Profile Values ] value3 = Direct3D7:D3DDevice:0 value4 = Direct3D7:TossHighestMip:0 value5 = Direct3D7:TrilinearFiltering:0 value6 = Direct3D7:DoubleMirrorResWidth:0 value7 = Direct3D7:DoubleMirrorResHeight:0 value8 = Direct3D7:DirectMirrorRendering:0 value9 = Direct3D7:DisableZBuffer:0 [ Direct3D7 ] D3DDevice = 0 TossHighestMip = 0 TrilinearFiltering = 1 DoubleMirrorResWidth = 1 DoubleMirrorResHeight = 1 DirectMirrorRendering = 1 DisableZBuffer = 0 -- Nos
MJS 24 Jun 2000 09:25 UTC#260661
I re installed the 5.22 and 7.0a drivers and everythings fine now. Thanks for all the advice <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:50:33 +0100, "MJS" > <[email hidden]> thus spoke: > > >I've downloaded the new patch but it won't work on my system. I have a > >geforce ddr and directx 7.0. It allows me to select d3d from thegraphics
Quoted text (57 lines)> >options but when i restart the game i don't have any menus just pictures. > >All the writing has gone. If i try to enter a race by clicking the arrows > >(no writing anywhere) i just get 2 big tyres on screen and the machine > >freezes. Anyone else having problems ? > > Maybe because you have "force FSAA" turned on? I just tested it out > and got excellent results. Never below 36fps, sharper graphics than > using the OpenGL patch too.Thx Papy. Looks as good as Glide mose now. > Only problem was that with FSAA on the frame rate was unplayable, but > I can hardly tell the dif with it on or off, and that's the truth. I > got about 24-26fps with FSAA on, but it felt more like 8-10. Only > problem I encounterd was that I got the following error when exiting > the game the first time. > DDHELP caused an invalid page fault in > module 3DBGFD32.DLL at 015f:b00d8b03. > Registers: > EAX=8e1c5c38 CS=015f EIP=b00d8b03 EFLGS=00010206 > EBX=8e1c5da8 SS=0167 ESP=00b3f910 EBP=00000000 > ECX=00000000 DS=0167 ESI=82def01c FS=5097 > EDX=d1d2b000 ES=0167 EDI=00000000 GS=0000 > Bytes at CS:EIP: > 8b 79 fc 8b 77 18 8b d6 81 e2 01 f0 ff ff 81 fa > Stack dump: > 00000000 82def01c 00b3f9e8 82def01c b00b38f0 82def01c 00000000 > 00b3fa24 82def01c d1d2b000 baab8af9 00b3f9e8 00000000 82def634 > 82def01c 802ded20 > > I ran the game 3 more times and got no error at all. DDHelp is a > Directx Helper app. Rebooted before running GPL again and never got > the error again. Running on Annihilator2 with Creative Labs 5.22 > drivers. Excellent, just wish a few more developers would show the > same support and make their games work properly on non-Glide video > cards. You listening EA/Jane's? :-) > > BTW, here are the settings I used in the core.ini file.Just folllow > the readme instructions. > > [ Int Profile Values ] > value3 = Direct3D7:D3DDevice:0 > value4 = Direct3D7:TossHighestMip:0 > value5 = Direct3D7:TrilinearFiltering:0 > value6 = Direct3D7:DoubleMirrorResWidth:0 > value7 = Direct3D7:DoubleMirrorResHeight:0 > value8 = Direct3D7:DirectMirrorRendering:0 > value9 = Direct3D7:DisableZBuffer:0 > > > [ Direct3D7 ] > D3DDevice = 0 > TossHighestMip = 0 > TrilinearFiltering = 1 > DoubleMirrorResWidth = 1 > DoubleMirrorResHeight = 1 > DirectMirrorRendering = 1 > DisableZBuffer = 0 > -- > Nos
Bart Westra 24 Jun 2000 10:59 UTC#260665
"MJS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8J0F2K$G61$[email hidden]... > I've downloaded the new patch but it won't work on my system. I have a > geforce ddr and directx 7.0. It allows me to select d3d from the graphics > options but when i restart the game i don't have any menus just pictures. > All the writing has gone. If i try to enter a race by clicking the arrows > (no writing anywhere) i just get 2 big tyres on screen and the machine > freezes. Anyone else having problems ? I had similar problems with text disappearing at will in the menus, and distorted image out on the track, no freeze though. Cured it by upgrading the nvidia drivers from 3.68 to Detenator 5.22, my card is a TNT1. Another tip is this: the screen refresh rate in 3D mode was low, probably 60Hz, vs 85Hz in Windows. From another thread I learned that the refresh rate for Direct3D can be set with Dxdiag.exe which should be in Windows\System. Use the Override button on the More Help tab. Everything looks great now! Bart Westra
Nos 24 Jun 2000 14:45 UTC#260686
On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 14:23:15 +0100, Weaver <[email hidden]> thus spoke:
Quoted text (10 lines)>LOL! > >Out of interest, the black screens in the 2D GUI in F1-2000 should be >writing to a Direct Draw surface; so there may be something to keep >an eye on there (RAM areas card/cpu - conflicting addresses for DD) >Thinking out loud :) > >Direct Draw is an unknown here, forgot about it's existence, but where >LB2 et al were drawing to VGA for 2D, newer stuff uses DD for 2D >GUI...
That's interesting. But, I guess that means I will have to buy next years version of F1 2001 if we want FSAA. Maybe it won't be a problem in GP3. :-) -- Nos

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