Voodoo 3 Nascar 3 Question

I recently installed a Voodoo 3 card with 16 megs of memory and cannot get Nascar 3 or GPL to run correctly. I imagine GPL is probably a lost cause but have to think something can be done for Nascar 3. Are there any tweeks or patches that will solve this problem for Nascar 3? I think DirectX 7.0 could be the problem but my system will not let me re-enstall to DirectX 6.0. (I thought I would at least try it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Lewis

Both sims work fine without any patches. The gpl 1.2 patch does include a new rasterizer that is better but the sim works with v3's without the patch. If you have dx7 you should probaly upgrade to 7a. But I doubt that is the problem. Did you get rid of the old drivers? If your old vid is onboard, did you disable it? Exactly what happens in the sims? In article <8dgb9h$q6p$[email hidden]>, "Lewis" <[email hidden]> wrote: > I recently installed a Voodoo 3 card with 16 megs of memory andcannot get > Nascar 3 or GPL to run correctly. I imagine GPL is probably a lostcause but > have to think something can be done for Nascar 3. Are there anytweeks or > patches that will solve this problem for Nascar 3? I think DirectX7.0 could > be the problem but my system will not let me re-enstall to DirectX6.0. (I > thought I would at least try it. Any help would be appreciated.Thanks. > Lewis > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Very Simple. Both sims are taylor made for the Voodoo 3 card. First for GPL. Get the 1.2 patch. That will make several improvements to the main program and implement the Glide 3d for 3dfx Voodoo cards very very VERY well. N3 should also work right out of the box. With DX7.0. or even better, DX7.0a When you install the program it will ask which kind of 3d hardware you want, D3D or 3dfx. Make sure you choose the 3dfx mode. There is also one beta patch available for N3. it is located at http://www.sierra.com/sierrasports/forums/motor/nr3beta/ This patch addresses mainly multiplayer issues but has many improvements including an increased # of tracks that may be used with the sim. One warning. If you previously installed both N3 and GPL for another non-3dfx Voodoo card, you probably are best of removing both and re-installing. good luck dave henrie Lewis wrote:

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> > I recently installed a Voodoo 3 card with 16 megs of memory and cannot get > Nascar 3 or GPL to run correctly. I imagine GPL is probably a lost cause but > have to think something can be done for Nascar 3. Are there any tweeks or > patches that will solve this problem for Nascar 3? I think DirectX 7.0 could > be the problem but my system will not let me re-enstall to DirectX 6.0. (I > thought I would at least try it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. > Lewis

What card did u have in the machine prior to installing the v3? U may want to reinstal I use dx7a and a v3 3000 with both n3 and nl, no problems at all Md Lewis wrote:

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> > I recently installed a Voodoo 3 card with 16 megs of memory and cannot get > Nascar 3 or GPL to run correctly. I imagine GPL is probably a lost cause but > have to think something can be done for Nascar 3. Are there any tweeks or > patches that will solve this problem for Nascar 3? I think DirectX 7.0 could > be the problem but my system will not let me re-enstall to DirectX 6.0. (I > thought I would at least try it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. > Lewis

What exactly is it doing? You should have no problem running either sim with the V3 card. You will need to have patched GPL with version 1.2 I believe it is. Nascar 3 should run fine without a hitch. I am running the V3000 agp card, and DX7a. -- Don Burnette Dburn in N3 and Legends "Lewis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8dgb9h$q6p$[email hidden]... > I recently installed a Voodoo 3 card with 16 megs of memory and cannot get > Nascar 3 or GPL to run correctly. I imagine GPL is probably a lost cause but > have to think something can be done for Nascar 3. Are there any tweeks or > patches that will solve this problem for Nascar 3? I think DirectX 7.0 could > be the problem but my system will not let me re-enstall to DirectX 6.0. (I > thought I would at least try it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. > Lewis > > >

My guess is remnants of the old card still on the sys somewhere Don Burnette wrote:

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> > What exactly is it doing? You should have no problem running either sim with > the V3 card. You will need to have patched GPL with version 1.2 I believe it > is. Nascar 3 should run fine without a hitch. > I am running the V3000 agp card, and DX7a. > > -- > Don Burnette > Dburn in N3 and Legends > > "Lewis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8dgb9h$q6p$[email hidden]... > > I recently installed a Voodoo 3 card with 16 megs of memory and cannot get > > Nascar 3 or GPL to run correctly. I imagine GPL is probably a lost cause > but > > have to think something can be done for Nascar 3. Are there any tweeks or > > patches that will solve this problem for Nascar 3? I think DirectX 7.0 > could > > be the problem but my system will not let me re-enstall to DirectX 6.0. (I > > thought I would at least try it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. > > Lewis > > > > > >

In article <oZOK4.107698$[email hidden]>, "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> writes: >What exactly is it doing? You should have no problem running either sim with >the V3 card. You will need to have patched GPL with version 1.2 I believe it >is. Nascar 3 should run fine without a hitch. >I am running the V3000 agp card, and DX7a. Actually, I think the original of GPL will work with a V3.... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.