Graphics Problem With TnT 2

Just installed GPL with no problems but the graphics leave a lot to be desired. I have a PIII 500--128MB Ram--13 GB HD and a Diamond TNT 2 V770 32 MB AGP video card. Resolution tops out at 640 X 480. 3D Acceleration options are 3Dfx, None or Rendition. Can anyone tell me if their is any way to obtain better graphics using my TNT 2 card? Sim is great but any help with graphics would be greatly appreciated. ---Jerry---

You must download the OpenGL patch from www.papy.com. Also use nvidia reference drivers 2.08 or higher for your card. Set the buffer flipping mode to block transfer. 3.53 drivers let you do this via control panel, else you must change FlipControl in the registry from 2 to 0. Bart Westra

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>> Just installed GPL with no problems but the graphics leave a lot to be >> desired. I have a PIII 500--128MB Ram--13 GB HD and a Diamond TNT 2 >> V770 32 MB AGP video card. Resolution tops out at 640 X 480. 3D >> Acceleration options are 3Dfx, None or Rendition. Can anyone tell me >> if their is any way to obtain better graphics using my TNT 2 card? >> Sim is great but any help with graphics would be greatly appreciated. >> ---Jerry--- >You must download the OpenGL patch from www.papy.com. >Also use nvidia reference drivers 2.08 or higher for your card. >Set the buffer flipping mode to block transfer. 3.53 drivers let you do this >via control panel, else you must change FlipControl in the registry from 2 >to 0. >Bart Westra >============================================================================

Bart, Thanks for the speedy reply. This is what I have done so far with help: installed "gpl 1.2" patch installed "opengl.zip" Accidently did the above in reverse order?? Opengl first and gpl 1.2 second. No improvement at all everything stayed the same. I have the nvidia 3.53 driver, went into control panel but can not find the "buffer flipping mode" to change. Can you tell me just where this item is? Appreciate your time in order to help. Thanks---Jerry--- ===========================================================================

search backwards in the newsgroup or check deja for the registry key. read the readme for the opengl patch. sounds like you should reapply the opengl patch.

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> >> Just installed GPL with no problems but the graphics leave a lot to be > >> desired. I have a PIII 500--128MB Ram--13 GB HD and a Diamond TNT 2 > >> V770 32 MB AGP video card. Resolution tops out at 640 X 480. 3D > >> Acceleration options are 3Dfx, None or Rendition. Can anyone tell me > >> if their is any way to obtain better graphics using my TNT 2 card? > >> Sim is great but any help with graphics would be greatly appreciated. > >> ---Jerry--- > >You must download the OpenGL patch from www.papy.com. > >Also use nvidia reference drivers 2.08 or higher for your card. > >Set the buffer flipping mode to block transfer. 3.53 drivers let you do

this > >via control panel, else you must change FlipControl in the registry from 2 > >to 0. > >Bart Westra >=========================================================================== =

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> Bart, > Thanks for the speedy reply. This is what I have done so far with > help: > installed "gpl 1.2" patch > installed "opengl.zip" > Accidently did the above in reverse order?? Opengl first and gpl 1.2 > second. > No improvement at all everything stayed the same. > I have the nvidia 3.53 driver, went into control panel but can not > find the "buffer flipping mode" to change. > Can you tell me just where this item is? > Appreciate your time in order to help. > Thanks---Jerry---

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You'll have to do some registry editing. In the Start menu, choose "Run". Type in "regedit". Then click your way to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\RIVA TNT\OpenGL], or [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Display\0001\NVi dia\OpenGL] In one of these folders, change the value of the "FlippingControl" setting in the registry to "0". Jon Depending on the driver version, this setting can be found in ===========================================================================

Nothing takes effect until you choose openGL in the properties page and then restart the game.

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>>> Just installed GPL with no problems but the graphics leave a lot to be >>> desired. I have a PIII 500--128MB Ram--13 GB HD and a Diamond TNT 2 >>> V770 32 MB AGP video card. Resolution tops out at 640 X 480. 3D >>> Acceleration options are 3Dfx, None or Rendition. Can anyone tell me >>> if their is any way to obtain better graphics using my TNT 2 card? >>> Sim is great but any help with graphics would be greatly appreciated. >>> ---Jerry--- >>You must download the OpenGL patch from www.papy.com. >>Also use nvidia reference drivers 2.08 or higher for your card. >>Set the buffer flipping mode to block transfer. 3.53 drivers let you do

this >>via control panel, else you must change FlipControl in the registry from 2 >>to 0. >>Bart Westra >>========================================================================= ===

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>Bart, >Thanks for the speedy reply. This is what I have done so far with >help: >installed "gpl 1.2" patch >installed "opengl.zip" >Accidently did the above in reverse order?? Opengl first and gpl 1.2 >second. >No improvement at all everything stayed the same. >I have the nvidia 3.53 driver, went into control panel but can not >find the "buffer flipping mode" to change. >Can you tell me just where this item is? >Appreciate your time in order to help. >Thanks---Jerry--- >==========================================================================

= -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C.

Thanks for that. I tried to sort it out last week, but was obviously day dreaming and missed something. This time around - worked like a charm. Here's to many hours of flicker free GPL time...sweeet! Cheers Stew

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>You'll have to do some registry editing. >In the Start menu, choose "Run". Type in "regedit". Then click your way to >[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\RIVA TNT\OpenGL], or >[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Display\0001\NV

i >dia\OpenGL] >In one of these folders, change the value of the "FlippingControl" setting >in the registry to "0". >Jon

============================================================================== Thanks to all [Dave, Bart, Peter and Jon] appreciate the help. Obviously I messed up somewhere along the line during the installation of "openGL" and "GPL 1.2" patch. I re-installed openGL as advised and now it works fine. All I have to do now is learn how to drive these machines. Thanks again as I was ready to return GPL to store and would have without all of your help. ---Jerry--- ==============================================================================