ICR2 and Rendition

The Rendition version of ICR2 was only available bundled with the "Screamin' 3D" video card a couple of years ago. The regular, retail version had no 3D support. Maybe someone can tell you where files or patches are posted, or perhaps you can check with the Sierra web site or ICR2 sites. L.S. >Hello >I decided to take ICR 2 for a spin again :). >I discovered that I have an older version of ICR2 ("It was called Indycar >racing 2"..the version in the blue box)). It is Windows 95 ready. But...I'm >trying to get it to run in Rendition graphic mode, but I can't. Everything >seems to be leoading right, and I can play in SVGA. Is there anything that I >am overlooking? Thanks!! >Ed

Hello I decided to take ICR 2 for a spin again :). I discovered that I have an older version of ICR2 ("It was called Indycar racing 2"..the version in the blue box)). It is Windows 95 ready. But...I'm trying to get it to run in Rendition graphic mode, but I can't. Everything seems to be leoading right, and I can play in SVGA. Is there anything that I am overlooking? Thanks!! Ed

ICR2 lives on! check www.simproject.com they have some rendition stuff. And there are various other sites withc h have rendition patches for the tracks. The Bad New York Rangers Page http://badnyr.homepage.nu http://members.aol.com/NYR2119935/index.html "Let's just kill everyone and let your Gods sort them out!!!!!!" Marilyn Manson

The Rendition ICR2 is a 24-bit version of ICR2. It's a complete version on it's own, like the version for win95 & DOS. Unless I misunderstood your problem, no you can't patch or upgrade your current version to make it Rendition like. I originally bought the game in August of '96, I then lost it. I bought it again about 9 months ago, but this time it was called CART Racing and it came with an additional version, the Rendition version. Though the Sim Project has update kits for the tracks, it's for the Rendition version and does work for other versions. That's If I'm not mistaken.

Thanks for the info You read everything right. A guy told me just plunk down $19.00 and get CART Racing. Out the dooor to do it... Ed

Though the Sim Project has update kits for the tracks, it's for the Rendition version and does NOT work for other versions. That's If I'm not mistaken. sorry for the mistake, I have a tendency to completely leave out words. A bad typist & by the time the words travel from my head to my fingers, some words get lost. Sort of like an internet connection.

so what your saying is that if you have ICR2, there is no way to rendition it? The Bad New York Rangers Page http://badnyr.homepage.nu http://members.aol.com/NYR2119935/index.html "Let's just kill everyone and let your Gods sort them out!!!!!!" Marilyn Manson

> so what your saying is that if you have ICR2, there is no way to rendition it? TSP has the Rendition patch in...what else?...the Patches section. =) The only thing missing is the enhanced tracks that shipped with the retail version. Cheers! Marc -- Marc J. Nelson The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com/ Extinct Track Archive - http://www.simproject.com/eta/ * Switch confused.net with concentric.net to reply...Confused-yet? *

The Rendition Patch is for video cards with the Rendition Verite 2100 & v2200 chipsets. You need this patch if you have a video card with one of those chipsets. The patch does not make the standard ICR2 DOS version into Rendition . But, to answer your question, you need the Rendition version of ICR2. In other words, The Rendition version is a 24-bit DOS version of the regualr DOS version. To run a Rendition version: -video card with Rendition Verite 2100/2200 chipset -Rendition patch -The DOS Rendition version of ICR2 On my CD, I have the the foloowing versions. -win95 version (Root directory/primary version on CD -DOS (regular 8-bit DOS version with no patches pre-installed -REND (enhanced 24-bit version of the DOS version. DOS - images are in 256 colors REND - images are 16 million colors

> The patch does not make the standard ICR2 DOS version into Rendition . Sierra did make a patch that added/replaced the EXE file to run in 3D for the v1000 cards...You'll find it in the patches section on TSP. Cheers! Marc -- Marc J. Nelson The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com/ Extinct Track Archive - http://www.simproject.com/eta/ * Switch confused.net with concentric.net to reply...Confused-yet? *

Is it worth buying CART Racing for the redone Rendition tracks or should I just stick with ICR2 and go download tracks patches off the internet?

CART Racing (aka ICR2) can be found for about $10 bucks, and it comes with a swell strategy guide by Steve Smith. Worth every penny IMHO. Cheers! Marc > Is it worth buying CART Racing for the redone Rendition tracks or should I just > stick with ICR2 and go download tracks patches off the internet? -- Marc J. Nelson The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com/ Extinct Track Archive - http://www.simproject.com/eta/ * Switch confused.net with concentric.net to reply...Confused-yet? *

>> The patch does not make the standard ICR2 DOS version into Rendition . >Sierra did make a patch that added/replaced the EXE file to run in 3D >for the v1000 cards...You'll find it in the patches section on TSP. ahhh, i didn't know that. So you can run in 24-bit graphics without needing the Rendition version?

> ahhh, i didn't know that. So you can run in 24-bit graphics without needing > the Rendition version? Yes, provided you have tracks with *16* bit graphics. It's simply a new EXE that was intended to address problems with the Cyrix chip, but is nonetheless a bonafide Rendition EXE. Cheers! Marc -- Marc J. Nelson The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com/ Extinct Track Archive - http://www.simproject.com/eta/ * Switch confused.net with concentric.net to reply...Confused-yet? *

>> ahhh, i didn't know that. So you can run in 24-bit graphics without needing >> the Rendition version? >Yes, provided you have tracks with *16* bit graphics. It's simply a >new EXE that was intended to address problems with the Cyrix chip, but >is nonetheless a bonafide Rendition EXE. But isn't the DOS version in 256 colors. So for the patch to work you'll need the Rendition version (16/24 bit graphics), right? I'm still learning, just trying to figure it out.

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>>> ahhh, i didn't know that. So you can run in 24-bit graphics without >needing >>> the Rendition version? >>Yes, provided you have tracks with *16* bit graphics. It's simply a >>new EXE that was intended to address problems with the Cyrix chip, but >>is nonetheless a bonafide Rendition EXE.

What Marc is saying (I think) is that you don't explicitly need the Papyrus CART Racing package (which includes the Rendition version, as well as DOS and Win95), but that you can find a Rendition version of the executable (the Cyrix patch) and use it with the Rendition tracks available (actually patches to convert DOS tracks to Rendition, IIRC). The Cyrix "patch" is actually the Rendition version of the Indycar executable. There may be an accessory file that you have to hunt up as well (speedy3D?, which is also available in NASCAR2). A while back (late '96 or so) this info was available here on RAS (do a Deja News search) or it might still be available on some older ICR2 web pages. Also, not said but definitely true: you need a Rendition video card to be able to run the Rendition version. These include Intergraph Intense 3D, Creative Labs 3D Blaster PCI (both V1000), Diamond Stealth S220 (V2100), and Hercules Thriller 3D (V2200). The higher the Rendition chipset number (Vxxxx), the better performance and the higher the cost, although I've heard of the top of the line Thriller (8 meg) going for under $100. A Rendition card will run Rendition programs or MS Direct 3D in 3D mode, or almost anything else in 2D mode. (But no Voodoo / 3Dfx / Glide -- you need a 3Dfx add-on card for that.) NAR Northeast Regional Contest Board site - points and more...