Ed, Adam, Charlie: NASCAR 2 - 3D support question

Having read the previous information regarding the 3D support in NASCAR 2 I have a question. Knowing that you folks have to code for each 3D chipset on an individual basis (because it's written for DOS), what 3D chipsets do you plan on supporting? Will it be Verite enabled only? --- FRank ---

>...Knowing that you folks have to code for each 3D chipset on an >individual basis (because it's written for DOS), what 3D chipsets do you plan on >supporting? Will it be Verite enabled only? Hi Frank...Currently, we only plan on supporting the Rendition Verite chip. We have no other plans at this moment. But, that could change once the product ships. Adam Papyrus

writes: >>...Knowing that you folks have to code for each 3D chipset on an >>individual basis (because it's written for DOS), what 3D chipsets do you >plan on >>supporting? Will it be Verite enabled only? >Hi Frank...Currently, we only plan on supporting the Rendition Verite >chip. We have no other plans at this moment. But, that could change once >the product ships. >Adam >Papyrus Please...a Voodoo (3dfx) version...please...THANK YOU.

With Sierra producing its own Rendition based board I doubt we'll see support for any other chip. It's a pity, as the Voodoo cards look to be by far the fastest out there. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

> >Hi Frank...Currently, we only plan on supporting the Rendition Verite > >chip. We have no other plans at this moment. But, that could change > once > >the product ships. > Please...a Voodoo (3dfx) version...please...THANK YOU. I second the motion... :)

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> >...Knowing that you folks have to code for each 3D chipset on an > >individual basis (because it's written for DOS), what 3D chipsets do you > plan on > >supporting? Will it be Verite enabled only? > Hi Frank...Currently, we only plan on supporting the Rendition Verite > chip. We have no other plans at this moment. But, that could change once > the product ships. > Adam > Papyrus

Hi Adam, Can you please tell me which video cards have the Verite chip? I have an STB Lightspeed 128 card now but will buy whichever card has the Verite. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trevor Thomas Thomas Enterprises, makers of the http://www.ia.net/~thomas Official TSW Website. -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Right now there will be three released in October perhaps with others soon to follow. 1. Creative Labs' 3D Blaster PCI 2. Intergraphs' Reactor 3D 3. Sierra On-Line (I don't know the card name, but it's manufactured by Canopus Corporation) BTW, VESA 2.0 SVGA modes of the Verite boards is reportably faster than the Matrox Millennium, but regular VGA is not very impressive. All will be 4MEG boards (one meg reserved for textures) and retail for under $200 (NECX has the CL board for $179). The only real difference looks to be the bundled software, although I would never buy a Creative Labs video card. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

I can see it now.......to run NCR2, just make a boot disk. Then exchange your video card(rendition), reload the driver, now when ready to go back to your other apps just reboot, take out the rendition board...............AAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH !!!

What are you talking about, why would you have to take out the Rendition board? They will work fine in Windows and run all of your DOS programs and perhaps be even faster than your current video card (early estimates place it's VESA 2.0 SVGA speed slightly faster than the speedy Matrox Millennium). -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/