Hi folks,
I've got GPL, and they did a "beta" of an OpenGL driver for those of us with
TNT cards and so forth. It may be a "beta" they have no intention of
upgrading, but it works great for me.
Well, I bought NASCAR 1999 on the weekend, and as with all Papyrus/Sierra
games, no support for OpenGL/D3D.
Anyone know of how I can get better graphic support? My card is only months
old!
Thanks so much,
Greg
I have just two words for you...
slapyerselfupside thehead! You are plenty smart to come here AFTER the
purchase and ask about a program. Why didn't you come here FIRST???
don't worry, you are NOT the Lone Ranger here.
No N99 does not support opengl, why?...and I must repeat why?...do
supposed gpl'ers and Papy racers in general continue to purchase TNT
products?
So you have a tnt, your only recourse is to return N99 and get N3 or
NL. Havas/Sierra/Papyrus have a history of abandoning a product once a
newer product has been released. You will NEVER see a 3dfx patch for
ICR2(I bet you'll never see a CART sim from Papyrus) You won't ever see
the promised 3dfx patch for SODA. GPL's open gl patch never got past a
beta release. If it gets finished, I'll eat this email. :)
Papyrus is currently fixated on improving the online play in N3 and
then producing some sort of pay to race arena for possible use with N4.
N99 is ancient history.
dave henrie
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> Hi folks, > I've got GPL, and they did a "beta" of an OpenGL driver for those of us with > TNT cards and so forth. It may be a "beta" they have no intention of > upgrading, but it works great for me. > Well, I bought NASCAR 1999 on the weekend, and as with all Papyrus/Sierra > games, no support for OpenGL/D3D. > Anyone know of how I can get better graphic support? My card is only months > old! > Thanks so much, > GregNope, there's no OpenGL/D3D patch for NR99. You are better off
returning NR99 and get N3, because N3 supports D3D, unless you don't
mind playing in software mode in NR99. Plus, Papy is already working
on a truck expansion pack for N3.
Ricky Lee
Well, GEE, DAVE, I guess because my life doesn't revolve around Papyrus
games.
And maybe because I bought my TNT card BEFORE I bought (or even considered)
GPL or N99.
And maybe because I got N99 for $10 (Canadian, about $6.50 US) in a bargain
bin on the weekend. I'm not going to UPGRADE to N3 for the same reason I
didn't buy it in the first place, because stock car racing just isn't that
important to me. But I figured, for a 10-spot, what the heck.
But thanks for the attitude, Dave. Real glad I stopped by here for a quick
question.
: And maybe because I got N99 for $10 (Canadian, about $6.50 US) in a bargain
: bin on the weekend. I'm not going to UPGRADE to N3 for the same reason I
: didn't buy it in the first place, because stock car racing just isn't that
: important to me. But I figured, for a 10-spot, what the heck.
I'm the king of the bargain bins. Keeps my older notebook happily fed. I
too saw N99 and N2 side by side in the bin for 10 bucks. I went with N2
as I found the N99 game ran slower on my machine, but I didn't realize at
the time there was a DOS executable for N99 that would probably be the
same. Oh well. Anyway, it was a worthwhile 10 bucks, and still looks
reasonably fresh on the notebook, since it doesn't have 3D
anyway. Patched it up to a Touring Car sim and dropped in some ICR2
tracks and find it much more fun than the newer tin-top games, despite the
slightly dated graphics.
Stephen
Ok I DESERVE that...
I have to stress though, you are not the only one comming up with that
question. Over and over we have threads about gpl and tnt's and N2/99
with ati rages etc. Almost everyone question begins with...
"I only play GPL but I just bought a tnt and....."
So about every 3 months I go off on some poor fella like yourself who
has a legit question. Sorry
I have to agree about bargin buying. I had gpl for $14 us, Soda for $9
and CART for $12.
dave(eating crow) henrie
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