Retired My Pure 3D Last Night...

Yes it's true, last night I pulled my trusty Canopus Pure 3D last...and replaced it with a Maxigamer 3D2! Wow, what a difference! The Pure 3D was holding my PII 400 back, now, with the Voodoo II, I'm able to run GPL at 1024x768 with full detail and most mirror options. The detail is just incredible, I can see much further down the track and the whole sim runs smoother. On a full grid, middle of the pack and***pit view, my fps jumped from 15-19 to 25-28 with the Maxigamer and a solid 36 after the first turn madness :-) If I use the...cough...external view, fps never drops below 32 at the start. My starts are now a lot cleaner. I am surprised, however, that F1RS doesn't look any different. Is there a way to know what resolution F1RS is running? -don

ok fqrs runs in 640X420 and you can't change it. O and how many ram does your system have because its running very fast in gpl. And if you have a benchmark program could you send me a benchmark like too see if my 400 is as fast reapher

PII 400 128 Ram -don

>Yes it's true, last night I pulled my trusty Canopus Pure 3D last...and >replaced it with a Maxigamer 3D2! I went from a Pure3D to a Guillemot Phoenix (Banshee) this past week. I believe F1RS only runs 640x480, but MGPRS2 runs much higher res. But it doesn't look at that much better at hi res to me. Try the TOCA2 demo. 800x600 or 1024 really improves the looks of the graphics in that game.

>>I am surprised, however, that F1RS doesn't look any different. Is there a way

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>>to know what resolution F1RS is running? >>-don >F1RS runs at a fixed 640x480, you can't change it... unless you buy the >Wicked3d "eyescream" drivers. Then you can force a different resolution >using their glide wrapper, but the improvements are barely noticeable with >a bit of a performance hit.

The Wicked 3d drivers are not that great when it comes to forcing a higher resolution. It is too slow .... It works well in some Direct 3D games like Shogo, or Tomb Raider 2.

I received a copy of F1RS with my last wheel, I have a Monster Fusion, and can't get it to run. 3DFx logo spins, screen goes black. Any suggestions? TIA. Zog

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> >Yes it's true, last night I pulled my trusty Canopus Pure 3D last...and > >replaced it with a Maxigamer 3D2! > I went from a Pure3D to a Guillemot Phoenix (Banshee) this past week. > >I am surprised, however, that F1RS doesn't look any different. Is there a way > >to know what resolution F1RS is running? > I believe F1RS only runs 640x480, but MGPRS2 runs much higher res. But it > doesn't look at that much better at hi res to me. > Try the TOCA2 demo. 800x600 or 1024 really improves the looks of the graphics > in that game.

-- Don't let the bastards grind you down. Doug Schneider Bedford, Nova Scotia Canada

Put F1RS in the bin and smile :-) -- Cheers! Graeme Nash http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk ICQ# 11257824 1998 Xoom GP2 League Champion

> >Any suggestions? TIA. > Put F1RS in the bin and smile :-) It sits right there next to GP2, in the bin... ;^) l8er ronny -- How to get rid of censorship in German game releases <http://www.gamesmania.com/german/maniac/freedom/freedom.htm> |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!