Re: newbie: NFS and stuff

Nobody wrote in message ... >hey, I just found your group... where have I been all these years??!! :) You mean you don't know? >well, let me share something with you to see if you can help. I have NFS1,

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>2 and 3, and would love to get versions 2 and 3 running in 3dfx mode. I've >seen them in 3dfx mode in my brothers computer but I don't know how to do >it. I have a Rendition v2200 8meg pci video card, and I was told it was >3dfx. I have looked at 3dfx gamer sites and many of the games seem to >support rendition as a 3dfx card. it seems to be only working as a plain >accelerator. so how do i get NFS 2 and 3 to work in 3dfx mode on this >rendition v2200 card?

Don't think it *is* a 3dfx card. Chuck out that old crock and get a new graphics card! Check if you have an AGP slot on your motherboard, if not, get the Voodoo3 PCI card. >okay, next part. when I get a new game I burn around all the tracks >enjoying the "speed, sound and scenery" (my 3 R's for racing sims andflight >sims). so I love finding cool stuff to do in games apart from just racing. >for example in NFS 3 I love playing two players with a friend and doing >night driving, like ambushes and pushing cars off the cliff so they catchon >fire, and stunts and all sorts of awesome stuff. So what are the best car >sims for that kind of thing? Is there a sim where I can have unlimitedfree >in a city to drive around unique streets and crash parties and drivethrough >parks and swimming pools and stuff? Midtown Madness will sort you out just fine. No parties, but look out for the chance to catch some air in the city bus :-) Oh, And you really ought to get Sierra's "Grand Prix Legends" which is out on budget now. Plenty of fun to be had there... (an invitation for *someone* to get worked up again) >and what about track editors for the NFS series... what are they, where doI >get them? are they easy to use? can I make new graphics? make new cars? >download new cars? (the cheat codes are fun for a while but i'd like to be >creative and make my own cars) ideas? >Can't help with that, I'm afraid :-(

"Nobody" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:odkH4.52$[email hidden]... > night driving, like ambushes and pushing cars off the cliff so they catchon > fire, and stunts and all sorts of awesome stuff. So what are the best car I hope you're not playing with matches right now. So, I get a change to mention Monster Truck Madness 2 twice in one day. You can drive the entire virtual world, not just on the tracks. There are hundreds of tracks (about 1000 last count) and as many vehicles, some with deserts, cities, countryside, even underwater and the moon. Track editors are available and you can build your own cars and trucks. You can also do 'king of the hill' and cops & robbers scenarios. Very good multiplayer interface (probably the best around), but alas, no burns when you crash. Slot

> hey, I just found your group... where have I been all these years??!! :) I don't know...there's somewhere else than RAS?? :D > well, let me share something with you to see if you can help. I have NFS1, > 2 and 3, and would love to get versions 2 and 3 running in 3dfx mode. Fun games...NFS1 will always be a favorite, I still don't know how it looked so good and ran so fast on a P90, 8MB of RAM, and a 2MB S3 864 video card!!!!!! However...you say '3dFx' mode....what you MEAN is 3d accelerated mode. 3dFx mode is open ONLY to actual 3dFx cards (Voodoos, Rushes, Banshees) or other cards using a 'Glide Wrapper' (which is worthless - ultra-slow and ugly). > I've > seen them in 3dfx mode in my brothers computer but I don't know how to do > it. I have a Rendition v2200 8meg pci video card, and I was told it was > 3dfx. No, TECHNICALLY, it's not a 3dFx card, but a Rendition card is a 3d accelerator, albeit a very old and relatively (I say relatively because it's not that bad, and can be very good if properly written for) slow one. > I have looked at 3dfx gamer sites and many of the games seem to > support rendition as a 3dfx card. it seems to be only working as a plain > accelerator. so how do i get NFS 2 and 3 to work in 3dfx mode on this > rendition v2200 card? Well, I have NFS3 on a PC with an actual Voodoo2 and another with a 4MB Renditon 2200. NFS3, AFAIK, does not have any real Rendition support. Your best bet is to run it in 'Direct3d'. If your driver doesn't support this well (In N3/NL, my Diamond Stealth II wouldn't work in D3d - switching to the Rendition 'Reference' drivers fixed it, tho it sucks compared to my Voodoo2...NFS3 didn't look better graphically after the switch, but seems to run a little smoother) you should upgrade to the Reference drivers. However, if you really want to make them look and run AWESOME, fork over $50 for a Voodoo2 1000 and drop the sucker in next to your Rendition. You'll love it. > for example in NFS 3 I love playing two players with a friend and doing > night driving, like ambushes and pushing cars off the cliff so they catchon > fire, and stunts and all sorts of awesome stuff. They can catch on fire?? Coooooooollllll...... > So what are the best car > sims for that kind of thing? Is there a sim where I can have unlimitedfree > in a city to drive around unique streets and crash parties and drivethrough > parks and swimming pools and stuff? Driver and Midtown Madness come to mind...I have the Driver demo, and after a simple tweak (edit a text file for unlimited time, take off damage, up the number of cops) it friggin ROCKS!!!!!!! Really, you should definitely upgrade to a 3dFX board if you want to play it tho. > and what about track editors for the NFS series... what are they, where doI > get them? are they easy to use? can I make new graphics? make new cars? > download new cars? (the cheat codes are fun for a while but i'd like tobe > creative and make my own cars) ideas? You can download loads of cars for NFS3, and I remember you could do the same for tracks in NFS1, but I don't think there are tracks for NFS3... -- Kirk Lane [email hidden] [email hidden] ICQ: 28171652 BRT #187 "Yeah you won't find me I'm going MIA Tonight I'm leaving Going MIA Getting lost in you again Is better than being known" -Foo Fighters, "MIA"

hey, I just found your group... where have I been all these years??!! :) well, let me share something with you to see if you can help. I have NFS 1, 2 and 3, and would love to get versions 2 and 3 running in 3dfx mode. I've seen them in 3dfx mode in my brothers computer but I don't know how to do it. I have a Rendition v2200 8meg pci video card, and I was told it was 3dfx. I have looked at 3dfx gamer sites and many of the games seem to support rendition as a 3dfx card. it seems to be only working as a plain accelerator. so how do i get NFS 2 and 3 to work in 3dfx mode on this rendition v2200 card? okay, next part. when I get a new game I burn around all the tracks enjoying the "speed, sound and scenery" (my 3 R's for racing sims and flight sims). so I love finding cool stuff to do in games apart from just racing. for example in NFS 3 I love playing two players with a friend and doing night driving, like ambushes and pushing cars off the cliff so they catch on fire, and stunts and all sorts of awesome stuff. So what are the best car sims for that kind of thing? Is there a sim where I can have unlimited free in a city to drive around unique streets and crash parties and drive through parks and swimming pools and stuff? and what about track editors for the NFS series... what are they, where do I get them? are they easy to use? can I make new graphics? make new cars? download new cars? (the cheat codes are fun for a while but i'd like to be creative and make my own cars) ideas?

hey, I just found your group... where have I been all these years??!! :) well, let me share something with you to see if you can help. I have NFS 1, 2 and 3, and would love to get versions 2 and 3 running in 3dfx mode. I've seen them in 3dfx mode in my brothers computer but I don't know how to do it. I have a Rendition v2200 8meg pci video card, and I was told it was 3dfx. I have looked at 3dfx gamer sites and many of the games seem to support rendition as a 3dfx card. it seems to be only working as a plain accelerator. so how do i get NFS 2 and 3 to work in 3dfx mode on this rendition v2200 card? okay, next part. when I get a new game I burn around all the tracks enjoying the "speed, sound and scenery" (my 3 R's for racing sims and flight sims). so I love finding cool stuff to do in games apart from just racing. for example in NFS 3 I love playing two players with a friend and doing night driving, like ambushes and pushing cars off the cliff so they catch on fire, and stunts and all sorts of awesome stuff. So what are the best car sims for that kind of thing? Is there a sim where I can have unlimited free in a city to drive around unique streets and crash parties and drive through parks and swimming pools and stuff? and what about track editors for the NFS series... what are they, where do I get them? are they easy to use? can I make new graphics? make new cars? download new cars? (the cheat codes are fun for a while but i'd like to be creative and make my own cars) ideas?

hey, I just found your group... where have I been all these years??!! :) well, let me share something with you to see if you can help. I have NFS 1, 2 and 3, and would love to get versions 2 and 3 running in 3dfx mode. I've seen them in 3dfx mode in my brothers computer but I don't know how to do it. I have a Rendition v2200 8meg pci video card, and I was told it was 3dfx. I have looked at 3dfx gamer sites and many of the games seem to support rendition as a 3dfx card. it seems to be only working as a plain accelerator. so how do i get NFS 2 and 3 to work in 3dfx mode on this rendition v2200 card? okay, next part. when I get a new game I burn around all the tracks enjoying the "speed, sound and scenery" (my 3 R's for racing sims and flight sims). so I love finding cool stuff to do in games apart from just racing. for example in NFS 3 I love playing two players with a friend and doing night driving, like ambushes and pushing cars off the cliff so they catch on fire, and stunts and all sorts of awesome stuff. So what are the best car sims for that kind of thing? Is there a sim where I can have unlimited free in a city to drive around unique streets and crash parties and drive through parks and swimming pools and stuff? and what about track editors for the NFS series... what are they, where do I get them? are they easy to use? can I make new graphics? make new cars? download new cars? (the cheat codes are fun for a while but i'd like to be creative and make my own cars) ideas?

On Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:27:06 -0700, "Kirk Lane" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Fun games...NFS1 will always be a favorite, I still don't know how it looked >so good and ran so fast on a P90, 8MB of RAM, and a 2MB S3 864 video >card!!!!!! > Well, I don't think it ran under Windows, so there ya go... I remember that in-between time period when games would ship with a Windows version and a DOS version... The windows version would be about half as fast, at least on my system I had at the time. DOS Rules! heh --mK