Problems with GPL

With my voodoo2 under win98 I can't get the game to work!!! The screen flickers and the sound is garbled. I have all the newest drivers and nothing makes a difference! Anybody have suggestions? Abe

ACK!!!! That's a total pisser since I just got my hands on a beta version of Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Wheel!!!!!!!! Shit happens..... Thanx for the reply

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>Win98 is the problem. GPl demo doesn't like it. >-- >>With my voodoo2 under win98 I can't get the game to work!!! The >>screen flickers and the sound is garbled. I have all the newest >>drivers and nothing makes a difference! Anybody have suggestions? >>Abe

Win98 is the problem. GPl demo doesn't like it. -- >With my voodoo2 under win98 I can't get the game to work!!! The >screen flickers and the sound is garbled. I have all the newest >drivers and nothing makes a difference! Anybody have suggestions? >Abe

I happen to run GPL demo on win 98. The procedure to meke it work have been posted several times on r.a.s but it seems to work only on some systems. -- >ACK!!!! >That's a total pisser since I just got my hands on a beta version of >Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Wheel!!!!!!!! >Shit happens..... >Thanx for the reply >>Win98 is the problem. GPl demo doesn't like it. >>-- >>>With my voodoo2 under win98 I can't get the game to work!!! The >>>screen flickers and the sound is garbled. I have all the newest >>>drivers and nothing makes a difference! Anybody have suggestions? >>>Abe

> I happen to run GPL demo on win 98. The procedure to meke it work have been > posted several times on r.a.s but it seems to work only on some systems. Jan, Please repeat it. I missed the previous ones. Or point me at any earlier post that's still on r.a.s. Thanks in advance, Paul

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> > I happen to run GPL demo on win 98. The procedure to meke it work have been > > posted several times on r.a.s but it seems to work only on some systems. > Jan, > Please repeat it. I missed the previous ones. Or point me at any earlier post > that's still on r.a.s. > Thanks in advance, > Paul

If you go to http://gpl.gamestats.com/ and check the forum, they have updated instructions. Worked for me!Thanks

> If you go to http://gpl.gamestats.com/ and check the forum, they have updated > instructions. Worked for me!Thanks Thanks, Paul

Here is a modified version of the instructions: 1. Unpack the gpldemo.exe to c:\gpl using winzip. (Dont run the file) 2. Copy wininet.dll from c:\gpl to c:\gpl\program 3. Make c:\gpl\options.ini not read only (uncheck in properties) 4. edit c:\gpl\options.ini to read: [ Graphic Options ] lastRasterizerDLL = rast3dfx.dll ; Last rasterizer DLL used [ Driving Resolution ] height = 768 ; Resolution height of the driving screen width = 1024 ; Resolution width of the driving screen Substitute rast3dfx.dll (for 3dfx) with renddll.dll or softdll.dll as appropriate (for rendition or software) Enter resolution as appropriate (e.g. 480x640) 5. Make c:\gpl\options.ini read only. 6. Make c:\gpl\program\controls directory 7. Start the game. Calibrate joystick before racing. I have to delete the file in the c:\gpl\program\controls\player.cfg before starting the game, otherwise it will hang. So every time I have to redo joystick calibration bit of a pain but worth it! Seems a reasonably painless way of getting GPL to run under Win98, unless someone knows better! Sid. >With my voodoo2 under win98 I can't get the game to work!!! The >screen flickers and the sound is garbled. I have all the newest >drivers and nothing makes a difference! Anybody have suggestions? >Abe

Well, thats all dandy, but considerately those whack blokes at Sierra have decided not to bother including Force Feedback via I-Force 2.0 or MS Protocol. Z.

Good on those "whack"(?) blokes. They have decided not to include provision for an "effect" that is, at best, nothing more than an arcade effect. Until that effect approaches something other than a cheap thrill, which certainly won't happen for anything less than a thousand dollars (at current valuation), then Papyrus should steer way clear of FF. > Well, thats all dandy, but considerately those whack blokes at Sierra have > decided not to bother including Force Feedback via I-Force 2.0 or MS Protocol. > Z. -- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

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>Good on those "whack"(?) blokes. >They have decided not to include provision for an "effect" that is, at >best, nothing more than an arcade effect. >Until that effect approaches something other than a cheap thrill, which >certainly won't happen for anything less than a thousand dollars (at >current valuation), then Papyrus should steer way clear of FF.

That certainly depends on your experiences, and with what hardware and games. And while your lovely springs will be wearing out and becoming slack in your standard wheels, My Motors will run long and tight. :) Not latching on too I Force 2.0 is a serious flaw by GPL in my mind. Er, and have you picked this $1000 mark from anywhere serious, other than your ass? Research Quality is well in excess of this figure, and the current pricing of the I-force 2 Home equipment Will see US $ ammount betwen $100-$300. I guess at the end of the day it just goes to show that the boys at Papy seem to stick in the rut as far as advances in hardware and technology go. Z.

> That certainly depends on your experiences, and with what hardware and games. > And while your lovely springs will be wearing out and becoming slack in your > standard wheels, My Motors will run long and tight. :) Did your FF device come with some special kind of motors that last forever? Do you really believe that electric motors are more reliable than springs? Trips

> You should never make the mistake of automatically decrying the > credentials of somebody who is totally unknown to you. Ahhh...but usenet is full of credentials! I always cast a jaded eye toward anyone who feels the need to impress me with their signature line. Except Ymenard of course (quite the *** when he came into RASN, but he has actually matured into a semi-respectable poster child). I on the other hand very seldom have anything usefull to offer. -JH- Official Legend In My Own Mind Master Of My Domain (Seinfeld reference)

I suggest that you change your nom-de-plume to "Plonker".....it's more apt. You should never make the mistake of automatically decrying the credentials of somebody who is totally unknown to you. > Not latching on too I Force 2.0 is a serious flaw by GPL in my mind. > Er, and have you picked this $1000 mark from anywhere serious, other than your > ass? -- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

.......or belonging to an impressive-looking "organization". > I always cast a jaded eye > toward anyone who feels the need to impress me with their signature > line. -- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

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>Path: >I suggest that you change your nom-de-plume to "Plonker".....it's more >apt. >You should never make the mistake of automatically decrying the >credentials of somebody who is totally unknown to you. >> Not latching on too I Force 2.0 is a serious flaw by GPL in my mind. >> Er, and have you picked this $1000 mark from anywhere serious, other than > your >> ass?

Which is what you just did to myself? Forgive me then Bruce, but i am genuinely interested in where this $1000 figure came from. Sorry if i feel it has no basis in fact. Z.

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>> That certainly depends on your experiences, and with what hardware and games. >> And while your lovely springs will be wearing out and becoming slack in your >> standard wheels, My Motors will run long and tight. :) >Did your FF device come with some special kind of motors that last >forever? Do you really believe that electric motors are more reliable >than springs? >Trips

Did i say last for ever? If you are going to be spending in the same price range as force feedback and standard wheels, then the qualtiy of wheels you will afford will most certainely slacken during the life of the wheel. Motors are most likely to go belly up one day completely. I certainely would not think that is a likely occurance for the next 2-3 years or so, and if they last that time, i'm happy. Z.

J Huggins wrote Well, that's like the real world ;-P Hmm, don't think I want to impress anybody, just to make them have a big grin when they read it. rec.autos.sports.nascar ?? ;-) That's putting me on a very low level (too much class to post with all the Billy-joe-bob's, like BK would say hehe) semi-respectable I understand, but child ? Im a ***-in-training, cmon !! (18 is a legal age here to have a share of the *** world in the cold and boring Canada). all with a big ---> ;-))) (double-chin happy face) - Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> Good race at the Brickyard, (-o-) - Official Mentally retarded guy of r.a.s. - Member of the r.a.s. Ego-maniac club - Excuse me for my English (I'm French speaking) - Excuse me for being provocative (I'm dumb speaking) - "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."--