GPL - Menu screens trashed!

Get the latest drivers for the card and make sure to disable 'Force triple color buffering for Glide apps' in the advanced section of the Voodoo2 display properties tab. - Eric

Hi, I have been using GPL-demo for some time now, its a very good sim once you get the hang of driving without wings/down force and balancing the throttle round the curves.... ;-) I have a P200mmx, 64mb ram, 3Dxx-II, + a Matrox Mystique 2d/3d running with W95. The game runs fine in the 3dfx sim/track screens, but in the menu screen(s) there is a constant 'flashing' like a double image, + the mouse (PS2) leaves a 'trail' that eventually obliterates the screen! I have re-installed from the original zip file, but it made no differance. Can any rocket scientists suggest a fix? Hopefully the release version will not exhibit this failing.

Eric, you might be able to pass on advice here as to exactly *WHAT* (if any!) of those "Advanced" boxes should be checked when using a Voodoo2 card?

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> Get the latest drivers for the card and make sure to disable 'Force > triple color buffering for Glide apps' in the advanced section of the > Voodoo2 display properties tab. > - Eric > >I have a P200mmx, 64mb ram, 3Dxx-II, + a Matrox Mystique 2d/3d running > >with W95. The game runs fine in the 3dfx sim/track screens, but in the > >menu screen(s) there is a constant 'flashing' like a double image, + > the > >mouse (PS2) leaves a 'trail' that eventually obliterates the screen! > I > >have re-installed from the original zip file, but it made no > >differance. Can any rocket scientists suggest a fix? Hopefully the > >release version will not exhibit this failing.

-- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

For GPL, none of them really need to be selected, but I haven't had any problems with the others. - Eric

Ta. Ditto here. > For GPL, none of them really need to be selected, but I haven't had any > problems with the others. -- Regards, Bruce. ----------

With the generic drivers I have the following checked - Dont sync buffer ...... Force advanced TF for Glide apps Disable SLI auto detect Forcing triple colour buffering is a no no.

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> Ta. > Ditto here. > > For GPL, none of them really need to be selected, but I haven't had any > > problems with the others. > -- > Regards, > Bruce. > ----------

Ta Byron. By "generic", you mean.......3DFX or those from your card manufacturer??? > With the generic drivers I have the following checked - > Dont sync buffer ...... > Force advanced TF for Glide apps > Disable SLI auto detect -- Regards, Bruce. ----------

3dfx. > Ta Byron. > By "generic", you mean.......3DFX or those from your card > manufacturer???

Roj. Ta. > 3dfx. -- Regards, Bruce. ----------

Just while I think of it, I do get a little strange flashing whiteness about the front wheels which is maybe due to the checking of the "don't synch buffer swaps to monitor refresh....". However, I have read many times that running with this enabled drops the FR a little, and the ill effects are so infrequent and negligible that I don't bother about it.

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> Roj. Ta. > > 3dfx. > -- > Regards, > Bruce. > ----------

DROPS the frame rate? You mean, increases it.....speeds it up? Or *reduces* the number of frames per sec?

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> Just while I think of it, I do get a little strange flashing whiteness about the front > wheels which is maybe due to the checking of the "don't synch buffer swaps to monitor > refresh....". However, I have read many times that running with this enabled drops the FR > a little, and the ill effects are so infrequent and negligible that I don't bother about > it. > > Roj. Ta. > > > 3dfx. > > -- > > Regards, > > Bruce. > > ----------

-- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

That has been fixed for the final version. Eric

If checked, the frame rate DECREASES! :)

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> DROPS the frame rate? You mean, increases it.....speeds it up? Or > *reduces* the number of frames per sec? > > Just while I think of it, I do get a little strange flashing whiteness about the front > > wheels which is maybe due to the checking of the "don't synch buffer swaps to monitor > > refresh....". However, I have read many times that running with this enabled drops the FR > > a little, and the ill effects are so infrequent and negligible that I don't bother about > > it. > > > Roj. Ta. > > > > 3dfx. > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Bruce. > > > ---------- > -- > Regards, > Bruce. > ---------- > The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- > http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

If frame rate decreases you are saying that the number of frames per second is less which means it's slower. For example, 30 frames per second DECREASED to 25 frames per second. The result is a slow-down, whereas 30fps INCREASED to 35fps is a speed-up. > If checked, the frame rate DECREASES! :) -- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

Very good Bruce! Give yourself a pat on the back! PS - is that a strange tearing I feel in my lip?

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> If frame rate decreases you are saying that the number of frames per > second is less which means it's slower. > For example, 30 frames per second DECREASED to 25 frames per second. > The result is a slow-down, whereas 30fps INCREASED to 35fps is a > speed-up. > > If checked, the frame rate DECREASES! :) > -- > Regards, > Bruce. > ---------- > The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- > http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

Ta. > Very good Bruce! Give yourself a pat on the back! -- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/