Meatball wrote on 2023-10-12, 15:38:
Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2023-10-12, 15:33:
Meatball wrote on 2023-10-12, 14:54:
As far as the shadows in Tomb Raider go, if you've been in any cave before, how often do you see your shadow, let alone one from a bat attacking you? I didn't even notice they were missing until 10+ years later! You aren't missing anything from enemy shadows or even Lara's - The game is still good.
As someone who owns both cards, I specifically got a Voodoo 1 so that I wouldn't have to worry about compatibility issues with DOS Glide games and early Windows titles. There are many advantages to using the Voodoo 3, but compatibility with early Glide games is not one of them.
Yes, but that wasn't my point. Overall, one game is a poor reason to pick one card over the other (which is why you bought two cards) unless that is "the" game you're designing the system around, and you are OK with other potential incompatibilities. You will find some other game will be busted, so you're back where you started.
I understand that the OP likes to check every possible issue or hardware/software possibilities but I recall quite some threads from his part that give me a strong sense of some kind of analysis paralysis. What's funny is that he often complements (and thanks for) the advice given with a lot of info and opinion of his own, as if it's not news to him, but for some reason he did not want to make a decision himself...
As a beginner I obviously commend you and totally understand that you resort to more experienced and knowledgeable people as everyone else here is, but in this case even I don't think it's that hard... Like Meatball said, you will drive yourself crazy if you continue to micro focus on so many aspects at the same time. 3dfx hardware is so specific in its time frame and its use, that it will be very hard for you to span more than let's say maybe 2 years of software with each card, and with some inevitable problems in the mix. The ceiling is much lower than other options beyond 3dfx. I said before in another thread that I always had the sense that the majority of people seeking 3dfx today are the same ones that used to have it back then. It really was a huge impressive leap at the time and it still resonates with those users. But nowadays as a general example, even a simple 128-bit GF 4 MX440 has much better performance and compatibility from DOS up to maybe 2003 and with much better image quality, without passthroughs, etc., and for much, much cheaper. As people said here, it all depends of what specific games you want to play... If that's not clearly defined beforehand, you'll be walking in circles forever, as it's 3dfx and Glide, with quirks, patches, game specific issues... A quick list will make it clear right away which card is best for you.
If you are so invested in making a 3dfx build I would think you had some specific games in mind already, unless you just want a 3dfx build for the hardware and "history", in which case I'd suggest just get the cheaper option between a Voodoo 2 and 3 with a period correct board/CPU, and live with the results.
Just my 2 cents...