GPL rasterizer problem

Hi, all, What a strange new problem I've got in GPL! When I start the game, it fires up in software rendering mode ... I go to the Options page, and change the "3d accelerator" menu from "None" to "3dfx" ... then I have to restart the game for this change to take effect .... BUT ... when I restart, we're back at square one, with the "3d accelerator" menu set back to "none." I've checked the app.ini file after quitting the game, and it does indeed show "Last rasterizer selected = rast3dfx" ... so I know the menu selection takes effect. But apparently, upon restarting, the GPL.exe simply ignores the app.ini and fires up in software mode again. This occurs even if I change GPL.exe and/or app.ini to "Read Only." Replacing the GPL.exe with a fresh copy from the CD brings the same results ... Even a complete re-installation of the game changes nothing. This problem began after I installed RealAudio's RealPlayer G3, which required DX6, so I suspect this is another side effect [That's not a bug ... it's a FEATURE!] ... however, the trick of putting Glide2.53 inside the GPL folder doesn't even get a chance to work, as the 3d rasterizer never gets loaded. Should I try to get a newer version of DirectX? Should I try the new Glide2.56 drivers? For reference, my system is Pentium Classic 166mhz + Voodoo1 + 32M ram, running under W95B. Any help is greatly appreciated, Smogbike

I had this problem. Make sure that Anti-Aliasing is turned off before you select the 3D Fx driver. ALSO, don't use any of the graph patches released so far...Make sure that you card is working at all first... I'd warn you that a Voodoo One wont do the game justice. Doug

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>Hi, all, >What a strange new problem I've got in GPL! >When I start the game, it fires up in software rendering >mode ... I go to the Options page, and change the "3d >accelerator" menu from "None" to "3dfx" ... then I have to >restart the game for this change to take effect .... BUT ... >when I restart, we're back at square one, with the "3d >accelerator" menu set back to "none." >I've checked the app.ini file after quitting the game, and >it does indeed show "Last rasterizer selected = rast3dfx" >... so I know the menu selection takes effect. But >apparently, upon restarting, the GPL.exe simply ignores the >app.ini and fires up in software mode again. >This occurs even if I change GPL.exe and/or app.ini to "Read >Only." Replacing the GPL.exe with a fresh copy from the CD >brings the same results ... Even a complete re-installation >of the game changes nothing. >This problem began after I installed RealAudio's RealPlayer >G3, which required DX6, so I suspect this is another side >effect [That's not a bug ... it's a FEATURE!] ... however, >the trick of putting Glide2.53 inside the GPL folder doesn't >even get a chance to work, as the 3d rasterizer never gets >loaded. >Should I try to get a newer version of DirectX? Should I try >the new Glide2.56 drivers? >For reference, my system is Pentium Classic 166mhz + Voodoo1 >+ 32M ram, running under W95B. >Any help is greatly appreciated, >Smogbike

Ehm, many people probably had this one already. Bingo (I think). I think Glide2.53 etc are meant for Voodoo2 and up. I had the same problem (reverting back to software rendering) when trying that Glide2.53 pack until I found out that those drivers are not meant for Voodoo1. Remove the drivers from your GPL directory and if applicable reinstall your 3Dfx drivers for Voodoo1. Ruud van Gaal MarketGraph / MachTech: http://www.marketgraph.nl Art: http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery

Woops.... This system has W95a on it, not W95b. I was confusing it with my other PC. Smogbike > Hi, all, > What a strange new problem I've got in GPL! > When I start the game, it fires up in software rendering

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>What a strange new problem I've got in GPL! >When I start the game, it fires up in software rendering >mode ... I go to the Options page, and change the "3d >accelerator" menu from "None" to "3dfx" ... then I have to >restart the game for this change to take effect .... BUT ... >when I restart, we're back at square one, with the "3d >accelerator" menu set back to "none."

I had a similar problem with GPL and a Riva 128 card: the OpenGL rasterizer would not remain selected, the sim would start up in 'software mode' every time I restarted. The solution was to reinstall the graphics card drivers - something was wrong with the driver installation earlier, and GPL couldn't find the proper support and reverted to software mode. Try installing the most recent drivers for your card. Then, you can still go and copy the old .dll into the GPL directory once the 3dfx mode is recognized. -- Wolfgang Preiss \ E-mail copies of replies to this posting are welcome.

Good morning, Wolfgang, Your suggestion was right on the mark {or pfenig?]. I acquired the latest reference drivers from 3dfx.com, removed the GLide2.53 drivers I had kept inside the GPL folder, and now all is wonderful again. .... or at least as wonderful as things get on a P-166. Thanks very much for your help. BTW, Wolfgang, are you by chance related to the New York publisher, also named Wolfgang Preiss? Thanks to everyone for your help. Three cheers for R.A.S. !!! Smogbike

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> >What a strange new problem I've got in GPL! > >When I start the game, it fires up in software rendering > >mode ... I go to the Options page, and change the "3d > >accelerator" menu from "None" to "3dfx" ... then I have to > >restart the game for this change to take effect .... BUT ... > >when I restart, we're back at square one, with the "3d > >accelerator" menu set back to "none." > I had a similar problem with GPL and a Riva 128 card: the OpenGL > rasterizer would not remain selected, the sim would start up in > 'software mode' every time I restarted. The solution was to reinstall > the graphics card drivers - something was wrong with the driver > installation earlier, and GPL couldn't find the proper support and > reverted to software mode. Try installing the most recent drivers for > your card. Then, you can still go and copy the old .dll into the GPL > directory once the 3dfx mode is recognized. > -- > Wolfgang Preiss \ E-mail copies of replies to this posting are welcome.