GPL detectives, come out, total mystery ? OpenGl mode freezees

GPL freezees totally when I select OpenGl mode. OK, no easy way out here. I've tried evrything. Here's the situation: Before: I have been playing GPL for a year with this set which consist of Motherboard Asus 440BX, P3 B-F, PIII 500 MHz, SBLive value, Maxi Gamer Xentor 32 TNTN2 Ultra, detonator 3.53. MSFFWheel. Framerate has been constantly normal ie. 36 fps. Everything has been great. Then suddenly: GPL wouldn't start normally, took almost a minute to open OR after clicking .exe file, there would be a series of GPL's opening one after an other. I waited and then evrything was OK. I tried to install a LAN card. Wouldn't work. Neither wouldn't SB live value. Had to re-install SB. OK again. BUT, and that is a big but. After this I re-installed WIN 98 by running setup from installion disk. Re-installed GPL. Re installed OPEN GL patch no 2, GPL 1.1 patch and 1.2 patch, both right versions. And everything works fine in software mode, I get 20 fps. BUT BUT BUT, when I switch back to OPEN GL, game freezees, but still functioning, I get only 3,6 yes 3 point 6 frames per second, and the game takes ages to start. And I have tried to: 1) re-install game, NO Effect 2) re-install different detonators and display drives multiple times, and by the book ; NO Effect 3) run set up from WIN 98 disk, NO effect 4) Checked all the possible files, app.ini, core.ini etc, No effect 5) Re-installed to different hard disks, NO effect 6) Re-install TNT2 card; NO effect 7) Run Open GL setup from net, NO effect 8) Tried to tweak OPEN GL setting, NO effect 9) Deleted all the Nvidia files and Maxi Gamer files from Registry and remove all the Nvidia drives from "Add/rEMOVE" AND THEN RE-INSTALLED DRIVERS, no EFFECT. Everything other game works just fine, all the D3D games for example MGPRS 2 runs like a heaven with 1024 x768 resolution and Colin McRae with 800X600. Niema problema, but this *^*^ GPL. So what could I do?? 1) Is there something wrong with game files in CD? 2) Something wrong with my computer which only appears when running GPL in OPEN GL mode? 3) Millenium Bug? 4) CIA? 5) Me just losin' it totally? "They are coming to take me away ha haa hi hii" Asko Kallonen Helsinki Rock City

Hi! What color-depth are you using on the windows-desktop? You have to set it to 16 bit, otherwise the opengl-patch doesn't work properly. Regards Crash

Not true. I'm using 32 bit color depth with no problems whatsoever. Jon

Hi! Hmm, I just could tell from my own experiences with my old TNT1-card. Nowadays this problem has gone for I have a V3-3000 now :-P. Regards Crash

You should probably get Detonator drivers for riva TNT from their website. Steven

Open you computer up and see how hot the TNT2 is getting, does it have a fan? I have had good lick with adding 486 fans to TNT/TNT2s and it helps in the stability. SLG "Galloway" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>GPL freezees totally when I select OpenGl mode. OK, no easy way out here. >I've tried evrything. >Here's the situation: > >Before: >I have been playing GPL for a year with this set which consist of >Motherboard Asus 440BX, P3 B-F, PIII 500 MHz, SBLive value, Maxi Gamer >Xentor 32 TNTN2 Ultra, detonator 3.53. MSFFWheel. Framerate has been >constantly normal ie. 36 fps. Everything has been great. > >Then suddenly: >GPL wouldn't start normally, took almost a minute to open OR after clicking >.exe file, there would be a series of GPL's opening one after an other. I >waited and then evrything was OK. > >I tried to install a LAN card. Wouldn't work. >Neither wouldn't SB live value. Had to re-install SB. OK again. > >BUT, and that is a big but. > >After this I re-installed WIN 98 by running setup from installion disk. >Re-installed GPL. Re installed OPEN GL patch no 2, GPL 1.1 patch and 1.2 >patch, both right versions. > >And everything works fine in software mode, I get 20 fps. BUT BUT BUT, when >I switch back to OPEN GL, game freezees, but still functioning, I get only >3,6 yes 3 point 6 frames per second, and the game takes ages to start. > >And I have tried to: > >1) re-install game, NO Effect >2) re-install different detonators and display drives multiple times, and by >the book ; NO Effect >3) run set up from WIN 98 disk, NO effect >4) Checked all the possible files, app.ini, core.ini etc, No effect >5) Re-installed to different hard disks, NO effect >6) Re-install TNT2 card; NO effect >7) Run Open GL setup from net, NO effect >8) Tried to tweak OPEN GL setting, NO effect >9) Deleted all the Nvidia files and Maxi Gamer files from Registry and >remove all the Nvidia drives from "Add/rEMOVE" AND THEN RE-INSTALLED >DRIVERS, no EFFECT. > >Everything other game works just fine, all the D3D games for example MGPRS 2 >runs like a heaven with 1024 x768 resolution and Colin McRae with 800X600. >Niema problema, but this *^*^ GPL. > >So what could I do?? > >1) Is there something wrong with game files in CD? >2) Something wrong with my computer which only appears when running GPL in >OPEN GL mode? >3) Millenium Bug? >4) CIA? >5) Me just losin' it totally? > > >"They are coming to take me away ha haa hi hii" > > >Asko Kallonen >Helsinki Rock City > > > > >

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Maybe next time I had better proof read the message I send out. . . SLG just lerng to spel the big werds this wek

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>Open you computer up and see how hot the TNT2 is getting, does it have >a fan? I have had good*** with adding 486 fans to TNT/TNT2s and it >helps in the stability. >SLG >>GPL freezees totally when I select OpenGl mode. OK, no easy way out here. >>I've tried evrything. >>Here's the situation: >>Before: >>I have been playing GPL for a year with this set which consist of >>Motherboard Asus 440BX, P3 B-F, PIII 500 MHz, SBLive value, Maxi Gamer >>Xentor 32 TNTN2 Ultra, detonator 3.53. MSFFWheel. Framerate has been >>constantly normal ie. 36 fps. Everything has been great. >>Then suddenly: >>GPL wouldn't start normally, took almost a minute to open OR after clicking >>.exe file, there would be a series of GPL's opening one after an other. I >>waited and then evrything was OK. >>I tried to install a LAN card. Wouldn't work. >>Neither wouldn't SB live value. Had to re-install SB. OK again. >>BUT, and that is a big but. >>After this I re-installed WIN 98 by running setup from installion disk. >>Re-installed GPL. Re installed OPEN GL patch no 2, GPL 1.1 patch and 1.2 >>patch, both right versions. >>And everything works fine in software mode, I get 20 fps. BUT BUT BUT, when >>I switch back to OPEN GL, game freezees, but still functioning, I get only >>3,6 yes 3 point 6 frames per second, and the game takes ages to start. >>And I have tried to: >>1) re-install game, NO Effect >>2) re-install different detonators and display drives multiple times, and by >>the book ; NO Effect >>3) run set up from WIN 98 disk, NO effect >>4) Checked all the possible files, app.ini, core.ini etc, No effect >>5) Re-installed to different hard disks, NO effect >>6) Re-install TNT2 card; NO effect >>7) Run Open GL setup from net, NO effect >>8) Tried to tweak OPEN GL setting, NO effect >>9) Deleted all the Nvidia files and Maxi Gamer files from Registry and >>remove all the Nvidia drives from "Add/rEMOVE" AND THEN RE-INSTALLED >>DRIVERS, no EFFECT. >>Everything other game works just fine, all the D3D games for example MGPRS 2 >>runs like a heaven with 1024 x768 resolution and Colin McRae with 800X600. >>Niema problema, but this *^*^ GPL. >>So what could I do?? >>1) Is there something wrong with game files in CD? >>2) Something wrong with my computer which only appears when running GPL in >>OPEN GL mode? >>3) Millenium Bug? >>4) CIA? >>5) Me just losin' it totally? >>"They are coming to take me away ha haa hi hii" >>Asko Kallonen >>Helsinki Rock City >(All spelling errors are intentional and are there to show new >and improved ways of spelling old words. Grammatical errors are >due to too many English classes/teachers)

(All spelling errors are intentional and are there to show new and improved ways of spelling old words. Grammatical errors are due to too many English classes/teachers)