NFS3: Dashboard view.

I have just bought Need For Speed 3. All the magazine reviews I read prior to buying the game showed screen shots with a visible dashboard. I don't get this with my in car camera view and have tried fiddling with all the options menus, etc. Is there a dashboard view, and if so, what am I doing wrong? Paul

You need to have a 3D card with at least 12 meg of memory. If you do you should be able to see it at 800X600 res.

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> I have just bought Need For Speed 3. All the magazine reviews I read > prior to buying the game showed screen shots with a visible dashboard. > I don't get this with my in car camera view and have tried fiddling > with all the options menus, etc. Is there a dashboard view, and if > so, what am I doing wrong? > Paul

You need a voodoo 2 with 12MB to get the dashboards

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>I have just bought Need For Speed 3. All the magazine reviews I read >prior to buying the game showed screen shots with a visible dashboard. >I don't get this with my in car camera view and have tried fiddling >with all the options menus, etc. Is there a dashboard view, and if >so, what am I doing wrong? >Paul

Not only Voodoo 2. My Riva TNT does it.

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> You need a voodoo 2 with 12MB to get the dashboards > >I have just bought Need For Speed 3. All the magazine reviews I read > >prior to buying the game showed screen shots with a visible dashboard. > >I don't get this with my in car camera view and have tried fiddling > >with all the options menus, etc. Is there a dashboard view, and if > >so, what am I doing wrong? > >Paul

>You need to have a 3D card with at least 12 meg of memory. If you do you >should be able to see it at 800X600 res. I understand the Canopus Pure3D works, though. It's got 6MB instead of only 4 (2MB more texture memory). But I don't have NFS (yet), so am I wrong? "Gunner"

Any 8mb card will allow you to get the dash view. In the graphics options menu turn the wide screen option to off.

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> I have just bought Need For Speed 3. All the magazine reviews I read > prior to buying the game showed screen shots with a visible dashboard. > I don't get this with my in car camera view and have tried fiddling > with all the options menus, etc. Is there a dashboard view, and if > so, what am I doing wrong? > Paul

My Riva 128 with only 4 meg does just fine with it, too, but I believe it is because I have an AGP version.

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>I have just bought Need For Speed 3. All the magazine reviews I read >prior to buying the game showed screen shots with a visible dashboard. >I don't get this with my in car camera view and have tried fiddling >with all the options menus, etc. Is there a dashboard view, and if >so, what am I doing wrong? >Paul

Randy Magruder http://members.home.com/rmagruder

No, you aren't wrong. Canopus Pure3D will give you 640x480 with dashboards in NFS3. Derek.

I have an 8 Meg card, wide screen option off, no dashboard.

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>Any 8mb card will allow you to get the dash view. In the graphics options >menu turn the wide screen option to off. >> I have just bought Need For Speed 3. All the magazine reviews I read >> prior to buying the game showed screen shots with a visible dashboard. >> I don't get this with my in car camera view and have tried fiddling >> with all the options menus, etc. Is there a dashboard view, and if >> so, what am I doing wrong? >> Paul

I can't get one either; PII 350 oc'd to 434, Stealth II 4MB (Rendition V2200) Is it just a videocard limitation? I can get it on my other computer -- Kirk Lane ICQ: 28171652 >I have an 8 Meg card, wide screen option off, no dashboard. >>Any 8mb card will allow you to get the dash view. In the graphics options >>menu turn the wide screen option to off. >>> I have just bought Need For Speed 3. All the magazine reviews I read >>> prior to buying the game showed screen shots with a visible dashboard. >>> I don't get this with my in car camera view and have tried fiddling >>> with all the options menus, etc. Is there a dashboard view, and if >>> so, what am I doing wrong? >>> Paul