Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-29, 16:05

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Back to TD5, I actually didn't have the patch, downloaded and installed it now. The patch has made the "fog" effect much less pronounced, basically indistinguishable: Yeah, that effect is super subtle. No wonder I didn't catch it back when I was testing it. BTW, which track are those screenshots …

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-29, 14:11

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Anyway, I was just testing one of my Voodoo 2 cards after having replaced the FBI chip, so I decided to give Test Drive 5 a shot. These are with the vanilla version of the game, with no patch (taken with my phone, sorry for the subpar quality). The "fog" looks quite bad, IMO, I prefer the one …

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-29, 12:16

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BTW, can someone with a Voodoo 2 card check Test Drive 5 with patch 5.1.1 applied? That game is supposed to have fog with the relevant setting turned on under Options. However, I could never get it to display under Direct3D or Glide on my Vodooo 3. The Glide executable specifically mentions a Voodoo …

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Re: List of Windows games which look better when using 3DFX Glide (compared to Direct3D and OpenGL)

Posted on 2023-08-29, 12:02

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I think the DX version in this case looks better. I never liked fog effects like that. They look like ass and reduce draw distance. It looks a bit better in motion, and the fog varies slightly as you move around the track. But yeah, those old school fog effects didn't always look great. That said, …

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Re: Why did you join Vogons?

Posted on 2023-08-29, 11:59

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Basically, to interact with other people who are also interested in retro PC hardware. It's fun trading stories from back in the day, and we sometimes even discover new things about old tech.

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Re: What can I do with a Pentium 2 400 mhz?

Posted on 2023-08-29, 10:42

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Here's an article from a popular german computer magazine from 2000. They mention that they already pointed out this bug in 1997 together with a patch for the lib source code. Heh, I like how they start the article with "Nicht Schon Wieder" (not again) which indicates that this issue wasn't exactly …

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Re: What can I do with a Pentium 2 400 mhz?

Posted on 2023-08-29, 09:31

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by Joseph_Joestar

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They did. As soon as faster CPUs were available the problem showed up and was solved pretty quickly. There are even patches for the source code of the pascal library available so that compiled programs were free from this bug. That's nice, but how many PC gamers knew about those patching tools at …

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Re: What can I do with a Pentium 2 400 mhz?

Posted on 2023-08-29, 08:59

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Error comes from Turbo Pascal 6 (released in 1990). Both published by Epic (as shareware?). Jazz was Arjan Brussee first game, Tyrian Jason Emery first PC game/program ever. I think Epic dgaf about those games and treated them more as developer orientation. I'm sure programmer (in)experience played …

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-29, 08:53

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by Joseph_Joestar

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So that is the 2.0 version? It can be patched to 2.1 which includes a DirectX 5 renderer and also an updated Glide renderer for newer cards. https://www.patches-scrolls.com/search.php?game=pod&platform=1&cnt=25 Ah, I wasn't aware of that. I figured the Gold version of POD already contained all the …

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Re: The Soundblaster DSP project

Posted on 2023-08-29, 04:57

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by Joseph_Joestar

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There are more than a few problems with that list. OTOH, Wing Commander II and Willy Beamish both lack stereo PCM support, and Eye of the Beholder II lacks PCM support entirely. Sounds like a validated list is needed! Agreed. I would suggest that the testing be conducted on a genuine Sound Blaster …

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Re: The Soundblaster DSP project

Posted on 2023-08-29, 02:58

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Cloudschatze wrote on 2023-08-28, 19:07: Which games support stereo PCM playback with an SBPro but not with an SB16? I asked the same question a while ago and got this list in response.

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Re: Need help for the use of PCI FM Sound Cards

Posted on 2023-08-29, 01:46

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by Joseph_Joestar

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2: When playing a MIDI file in a media player through any such sound card, will the MIDI be played using FM synth instead of the standard instrument set that comes with the OS? You should be able to select which device will be used for MIDI playback from the Windows Control Panel. I plan to buy …

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-29, 01:24

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Next up is Rune Gold. Nice! Based on your findings, it's going to the "equal" list. It appears Direct3D issues have been ironed out by Rune's release, either that or the developers decided if they couldn't get environmental lightning right, they weren't going to use it at all! That's interesting, …

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Re: What can I do with a Pentium 2 400 mhz?

Posted on 2023-08-28, 18:48

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by Joseph_Joestar

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The retail versions of Jazz Jackrabbit (1994) and Tyrian (1995) both suffer from runtime error 200. It's not limited to early '90s DOS games.

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Re: What can I do with a Pentium 2 400 mhz?

Posted on 2023-08-28, 17:28

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I think those lists are incomplete as well. I've gotten that runtime 200 error on other DOS games that aren't listed. Disabling the cache on my CPU fixed the problem for them. While turning off L1 cache can mitigate "runtime error 200" this is suboptimal for games that need a 486 class CPU (or …

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-28, 15:48

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Yes, that would be my video :) Oh, nice! I didn't immediately make the connection due to the different username, but I guess the avatar pic should have tipped me off. :D Which Direct3D patch did you use? I'm using POD Gold, so I just selected "D3D with MMX" from the installer on the disc. POD_Gold_ …

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-28, 13:41

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Games tested: POD Gold - retail CD release + latest official Direct3D, ATi CIF and 3DFX patches Graphics cards tested: 3DFX Voodoo 1, using Diamond Monster 3D drivers version v1.08 (Glide renderer) Nvidia TNT2 M64 using Nvidia reference drivers version 3.68 (Direct3D renderer) ATi RageXL using …

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-28, 09:17

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dr_st wrote on 2023-08-28, 09:09: Reproduced on an ATI Mobility Radeon X1400. Seems to affect many of the edges in that general area. Don't know if there are other such areas. Cheers! Added Rayman 2 to the "looks best in Glide" list and linked to your screenshots.

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-28, 08:55

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Games tested: The Wheel of Time - retail CD release + latest official patch v333b + Direct3D update 2 Graphics cards tested: 3DFX Voodoo3 2000, using 3DFX reference drivers version 1.07.00 (Glide renderer) Nvidia TNT2 M64 using Nvidia reference drivers version 3.68 (Direct3D renderer) WoT_Glide.jpg …

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-28, 06:08

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by Joseph_Joestar

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The 5900XT suffers from the polygon flickering issues, even with the D3D patch applied. However, when I set the Voodoo5 in Direct3D it does not have this problem. Perhaps a Riva TNT2 may also be OK, if someone has one of these cards. Interesting findings. I'm not familiar with this game, but I …

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