Lands of Lore 2 on 3dfx with mouse glitch

Posted on 2023-11-25, 19:20

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Heyho, got another game which doesn't run properly on GLIDE on my Voodoo 3 within DOS (with some other games I already gave up) . Lands of Lore 2 is patched and does start, however when Hardware acceleration is active, and I move the mouse I get weird horizontal lines. Also my mouse is a bit floaty. …

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Re: Voodoo 3 and Super VGA / UNIVBE / High Color Mode Issues

Posted on 2023-11-23, 22:43

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Tried Nolfb and nolfb together with vesafix -6 on Screamer 2, but unfortunately it doesnt change anything.

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Re: Voodoo 3 and Super VGA / UNIVBE / High Color Mode Issues

Posted on 2023-11-23, 20:16

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Thanks, will check NOLFB! Yeah, both titles are also supporting 3DFX, but I also want to try to compare, and would like the better software version being available. Because otherwise the 3dfx version is obviously better. Especially with modern screens 3dfx often doesnt look too great and software …

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Re: Voodoo 3 and Super VGA / UNIVBE / High Color Mode Issues

Posted on 2023-11-23, 16:09

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BTW, the Voodoo3 doesn't support 15bpp video modes that some DOS games use. Not sure about Screamer 2 in software rendering though. The mode in screamer 2 is called "High Res 65k Colors". Would that be 15bpp? Or is that something completely different? The Low Res 65k Colors option shows the game, …

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Re: Voodoo 3 and Super VGA / UNIVBE / High Color Mode Issues

Posted on 2023-11-23, 15:59

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Have you tried running VESAFIX in conjunction with the modded drivers from Rob Muller? For Screamer 2 there is no univbe, so I dont think the modded driver thing applies there. vesafix -6 keeps the beautifully colored pic in my first post For GTA 1 the combination of both actually fixes the issue!

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Re: Voodoo 3 and Super VGA / UNIVBE / High Color Mode Issues

Posted on 2023-11-23, 15:40

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That sounds like an UniVBE message. Go to: https://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS/ Search for Rob Muller and try the modified univbe.drv files. Thanks you. I just tried it, but unfortunately it doesnt work. GTA 1 does use the UNIVBE 5.3a and so I put in the right file in the folder. The game doesnt give …

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Voodoo 3 and Super VGA / UNIVBE / High Color Mode Issues

Posted on 2023-11-23, 12:52

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Some games have "high color" modes, like GTA 1 and Screamer 2. I am not talking about the 3dfx modes but specifically the ones with high colors. Upon starting these with a Voodoo 3 in GTA I get a "No supported SuperVGA chip detected!". On Screamer 2 I get a broken screen instead. vcs 2023-11-23 at …

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Re: GTA1 on Voodoo3 with SB Live

Posted on 2023-11-23, 01:23

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Ok, seems like I was a bit too quick here. Yes it works, but after playing a few minutes the sound deteriorates more and more. After a few minutes the sound of the motor is almost completely covered by crackling noises. This issue was also reported in this very old thread here: https://www.vogons. …

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Re: GTA1 on Voodoo3 with SB Live

Posted on 2023-11-23, 01:00

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Already found the solution. Will keep the thread anyways, in case others might be searching. I saw that this requires the Soundblaster 16 emulation, which in my case was not installed. I used this guide here by Phil: https://www.philscomputerlab.com/sound-blaster-live.html On first boot it showed in …

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GTA1 on Voodoo3 with SB Live

Posted on 2023-11-23, 00:01

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Hey there! I wanted to check out GTA1 on my system and I am running into a few issues here. Maybe anyone can help me here: My machine is basically split in 2 modes: DOS with Voodoo 3 using an ISA Soundcard Win98Se with Voodoo 3 using a Soundblaster Live On DOS the Sound works, but the 3dfx mode, …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2023-11-20, 11:50

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Well, the datapath, to go-to capture device so far, got a pricetag of 1000$. Just that most of us happened to get some used ones for cheap ^^

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2023-11-16, 16:00

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The Retrotink 4k received a pricetag now. Will be 750$. I will still wait till Reviews for DOS are in and it's available in Europe. Probably dragonbox.de will offer it in germany. Hopefully that will be cheaper than shipping and importing it individually.

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Re: ALi ALADDiN V / Asus P5A Black screen with Rage 128 Ultra AGP

Posted on 2023-10-31, 23:01

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Yes, that's what I'd recommend. If I understand correctly, this tool basically adjusts the agp port of the Board. Some options can be accessible via the bios, most are not. So you can change them with a card which works (either AGP or PCI), and then exchange the card again.

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Re: ALi ALADDiN V / Asus P5A Black screen with Rage 128 Ultra AGP

Posted on 2023-10-30, 14:26

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I stumbled over similar issues. You can find a thread here talking about a tool to manipulate the AGP drivers: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=694030#p694030 I think if its not working at all you would need to set the check to "Force Sideband Disable", but you can also test around with other …

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Re: First Cards per Vendor with "proper" 3D Hardware acceleration

Posted on 2023-10-30, 14:10

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The question would be whether you would recommend any rendition card to a retro gamer today for any period of time between 1990 and 2005, without special interest. And if yes, which of the other ones (CL, S3, ATI, NVidia,3dfx) you would kick out for that (while keeping in mind the total timespan, …

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Re: First Cards per Vendor with "proper" 3D Hardware acceleration

Posted on 2023-10-30, 10:54

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The question would be whether you would recommend any rendition card to a retro gamer today for any period of time between 1990 and 2005, without special interest. And if yes, which of the other ones (CL, S3, ATI, NVidia,3dfx) you would kick out for that (while keeping in mind the total timespan, …

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Re: First Cards per Vendor with "proper" 3D Hardware acceleration

Posted on 2023-10-30, 09:21

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My aim for this topic was a very different one. Not pointless at all, otherwise I wouldnt have created the thread, as I used that graph already for the initial starting point. And while most of my assumptions still stand (besides of switching from Rage pro to Rage 128 in case of ATI), it was also …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2023-10-28, 14:32

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Though it outputs in 16:9 in OBS for some reason, I can say the EVGA XR1 Pro is fantastic with DOS machines via the OSSC. Plus, if you have a VGA monitor, get a quality active-powered HDMI to VGA converter for the passthrough of the XR1. This has eliminated any and all need for my Datapath card. …

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Re: First Cards per Vendor with "proper" 3D Hardware acceleration

Posted on 2023-10-28, 01:59

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Regarding the compatibility of Voodoo 1: Is there anything the others can run and the voodoo 1 can't? I mean obviously it needs a 2D card to work. In the turn of the millennium there'd be more games that neglect having support for secondary video devices, where there'll be cases of even less …

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Re: First Cards per Vendor with "proper" 3D Hardware acceleration

Posted on 2023-10-28, 01:50

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@midicollector: Yeah, just checked regarding the 128 and TNT and also watched Phils Computer Lab regarding that, but very much sounded like more and better, but 128 already seemed comptatible. Regarding the compatibility of Voodoo 1: Is there anything the others can run and the voodoo 1 can't? I …

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