GPL, Voodoo 2 vs Open GL

Hello Is there ANY reason to prefer runniong the game in Open Gl rather than with my good old Voodoo 12 ? I tried to install the Open Gl patch and I lost 10 Fps.....it sucks Is there a way to make the same Fps with an Open GL and with a voodoo 2 ? I have athlon 700, 128Megs and a TNT 2 with 32 Megs on it... Thx for the input

The OpenGL patch is a beta, and only intended to make GPL work with non-rendtion/3dfx cards, it's not supposed to be used for 3dfx cards at all. Any game using Glide (which is what GPL runs under on a Voodoo) will be faster than the equivalent OpenGL/D3D version. Also I think you'll find that when you switch to OpenGL, GPL is using your TNT2 and not your voodoo 2.

Yep, the idea with Open GL was to get rid of my voodoo 2, but I really don't see the point, so here's my advice to EVERYBODY who wants to play GPL. Buy a CHEAP, USED voodoo 2 board for GPL, and save money on the video card.... I have a TNT2 from guillemot (cougar video edition) and I think it runs faster than with a geforce/Open GL combo.... Thanks for the info anyway. Simon Brown <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : A5UP4.1592$[email hidden]... > The OpenGL patch is a beta, and only intended to make GPL work with > non-rendtion/3dfx cards, it's not supposed to be used for 3dfx cards atall. > Any game using Glide (which is what GPL runs under on a Voodoo) will be > faster than the equivalent OpenGL/D3D version. > Also I think you'll find that when you switch to OpenGL, GPL is using your > TNT2 and not your voodoo 2. > >

In message <8eokh6$ei3$[email hidden]> "LL" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Is there ANY reason to prefer runniong the game in Open Gl rather than > with my good old Voodoo 12 ? Not if you have both cards, no. > I tried to install the Open Gl patch and I lost 10 Fps.....it sucks Quite. This can't just be down to the lower-performance of OpenGL... the OpenGL rasterizer for GPL must be ever-so-slightly badly written. > Is there a way to make the same Fps with an Open GL and with a voodoo 2 ? You have to fiddle core.ini There have been plenty of posts here on this subject. Reduce to mirror detail, draw them less often. Switch off more detail in the game. Does that help? > I have athlon 700, 128Megs and a TNT 2 with 32 Megs on it... Yikes... the spec I am aiming for. :-( -- Richard. "Someday when I'm lonely. Wishing you weren't so far away."

I also have a TNT2 (non-ultra) and a 3dfx V1000 (Voodoo2). They are in a PIII-500MHz. TNT2: At 1024*768 in OpenGL with enough on to make it enjoyable, I get about 28 to 36 at any given point with all cars, online, etc. With 800*600, it is really about the same, maybe a little less in the 20s, but no real difference. Voodoo2: At 960*720 (something like that) I get a constant 35-36, with the same stuff on, number of cars. I tried to switch to 1024*768, and turn off all but cars in the mirrors, and I still did not like the FPS or the image. The image quality of the TNT2 is better, but the Voodoo2 gives a better feel for speed. I have been using the Voodoo2 only for the last month. I have noticed a few more lockups with the Voodoo2, than with the TNT2, but that may be a heat thing. Also for some reason the voodoo2, Vroc, and ZoneAlarm don't like each other. So I have to turn off ZoneAlarm to race on Vroc. Hope to solve this with either a Linux firewall, or a Linksys Router. I hope that I will be able to get an 850MHz PIII one of these days to assist in getting to 1024*768 with the voodoo2, or maybe higher with a voodoo5! :-) SLG "LL" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Hello > >Is there ANY reason to prefer runniong the game in Open Gl rather than with >my good old Voodoo 12 ? > >I tried to install the Open Gl patch and I lost 10 Fps.....it sucks > >Is there a way to make the same Fps with an Open GL and with a voodoo 2 ? > >I have athlon 700, 128Megs and a TNT 2 with 32 Megs on it... > >Thx for the input > >

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There is always higher resolution. :) Yippee38 LL wrote:

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> Hello > > Is there ANY reason to prefer runniong the game in Open Gl rather than with > my good old Voodoo 12 ? > > I tried to install the Open Gl patch and I lost 10 Fps.....it sucks > > Is there a way to make the same Fps with an Open GL and with a voodoo 2 ? > > I have athlon 700, 128Megs and a TNT 2 with 32 Megs on it... > > Thx for the input