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GPL: OpenGL patch and Riva 128 card

3 posts by 3 people · 29 Oct 1998 - 30 Oct 1998

Subject line already says it: has anyone gotten the openGL patch to work with a Riva 128 based card? Is it even possible? I tried to install the patch on my "backup machine" with an Elsa Victory Erazor card. The OpenGL option appears in the list of available rasterizers, but if I select it and restart the sim, the program defaults back to the software rasterizer. The ini file shows the openGL dll as last rasterizer used, however. I have OpenGL drivers installed for the card. Hmmm? -- Wolfgang Preiss \ E-mail copies of replies to this posting are welcome.
N.. 30 Oct 1998#431564
>Subject line already says it: has anyone gotten the openGL patch to >work with a Riva 128 based card? Yes. Me. Sure is. Diamond Viper V330 4MB AGP (nVidia Riva 128) Using nVidia reference drivers. Simply unzipped the 2 files from Papy's patch into my GPL dir, started the sim and selected the Open GL option from the game's drop down menu. Re-started the sim and ran it in 640x480. It ran like a charm about 25-30fps or 5fps slower than my Monster 3D Voodoo does for the same game (full everything) settings. Fairly impressive installation, performance and graphics overall. Was troublesome to uninstall though. I couldn't just deselect it from the ingame options. Had to remove the .dll from my GPL directory to reselect the 3Dfx driver which I'm using now. Usable though if you didn't want to go with a 3Dfx or Rendition, and if you could get it running with the TNT I reckon it'd be frame rates a plenty with attractive graphics roughly on par with 3Dfx. (no anti-aliasing)
Trips 30 Oct 1998#431565
Had it working here on an STB Velocity 128, but barely. Trips > Subject line already says it: has anyone gotten the openGL patch to > work with a Riva 128 based card? Is it even possible?

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