Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2004-08-25, 10:57

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The interesting stuff is that Glidos has the same cockpit issues as dgVoodoo: no rear mirror and the player camera is also not on top, so I guess there won't be an easy fix to this. This is a problem I wrote about before. This cannot be fixed :sad: (at least if we want to keep the game fast). What …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2004-08-23, 10:21

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Entering InitDosNT() NT mode: Server Leaving InitDosNT() successfully Error: DGCLIENT_BEGINGLIDE has failed: cannot open shared memory, error code: 02 Error: DGCLIENT_BEGINGLIDE has failed: cannot create a view on shared mem object, error code: 0b7 Hm, so serverproc starts with no error and you get …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2004-08-22, 13:14

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Vigilante, I've put a test version on fw: http://dege.fw.hu/dgvoodoo_test.zip Try this in server mode, and plz public the log file. I've also tested it under W98, it should work. Dege, I remember you saying you don't have an ATI card? Yes, I have a GeForce FX 5700Ultra. also, do I seem to be the …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2004-08-22, 09:57

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No, no, support for Win9x/Me isn't discontunied. The truth is, 1.30 and the first release of 1.30b won't work under Win98. The reason is I simply forgot to ship it with the updated vxd component. :blush: That's why I removed 1.30 from my "website" at once and relased 1.30b again. However, 1.30c …

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Re: dgVoodoo & Mechwarrior 2 3Dfx

Posted on 2004-08-22, 09:46

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If you don't mind disclosing dgVoodoo source code to me Sorry, I don't want to make it open in any way (maybe I couldn't even do it because certain parts of the source are messy a bit, all of the comments are in Hungarian, etc.). However I must announce that I don't suppose that you or anyone of …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2004-08-22, 09:26

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It's strange that, when you try it in server mode, it cannot open the shared memory (according the log you included in the quote). I'm really curious about why it happens (supposed that server starts without any error message). I thought it can only occure in an exaggerated case. I'm going to put …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs - part deux (dgVoodoo)

Posted on 2004-08-21, 14:03

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What happens when you try to run it in server mode? BTW, it reboots at once, or the blue screen pops up? If it pops up, in what module does the error occure? (just to make sure it is indeed in a display component) And, other ATI users, does it work for you with 4.7 or 4.8?

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Re: dgVoodoo & Mechwarrior 2 3Dfx

Posted on 2004-08-21, 12:23

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Hi! I can only say it's GREAT! Great work! :cool: I was asked a few times if I will add Glide1 support in dgvoodoo. Well, I think it would be cool, but Glide1 is very misty for me. In fact, I know nothing about it, except those of some obsoleted function names I meeted. :s-face: All in all, I would …

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Re: Did something happen to dgVoodoo?

Posted on 2004-08-21, 12:00

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No, nothing (strange) happened to dgVoodoo. The thread about it has been closed because it got too long. I myself haven't opened a new one because had no many things to talk about it :smug: (only two new versions with minor changes has been released since 1.30 and that's all...) But, ANYONE who has …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs

Posted on 2004-07-20, 18:46

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Ok Mirekluza, you are right, this thread is really too long now. Please, anyone who will first continue posting, do it in a separate thread. This thread should be closed. I also actualized the download link in my first post in this thread.

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs

Posted on 2004-07-20, 07:17

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1.30 is out. I've tried a lot of demos from the list that Ice created, and I did a lot of fixes. However, there still are known issues, that aren't really bugs but unsupported features, e.g. one of the above games tries to lock the depth buffer to init certain areas of it, uses "compare to bias" …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs

Posted on 2004-07-07, 16:17

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Hi Chris, I have only the demo of Archimedean D, which formerly I tried to get work with dgVoodoo with the same experience you described. There were "scenes" where it worked and there were ones where it didn't. I noticed that AD crashes due to a dividing by zero exception. At that time I debugged …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs

Posted on 2004-07-05, 17:32

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- When force bilinear filtering is enabled, the external cockpit window of the Yellow Hawk wasn't shiny (haven't tried with the Red Eagle). - Camera overlay on the top left is not completely visible when using cockpit view. OK, I'll have a look at and fix them. I want to fix as many bugs as …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs

Posted on 2004-07-05, 06:23

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Hi Vigilante! I'm glad this wrapper works well for you and you like it! :cool: Also, thanks for your feedback. I have good news about those glitches: yesterday I realized that there is an undocumented and obsolete so-called delta0 mode in glide. I implemented it, and it fixed the line color bug in …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs

Posted on 2004-06-22, 11:07

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Hmm.. just to make sure: do you set the platform to dos in the setup? There are two configurations in a glide2x.dll, one for windows games and one for dos games. If you select the dos in setup and do config, it should work. (server mode only can be used if you uncheck "working in vdd mode" in setup …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs

Posted on 2004-06-22, 07:33

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85 fps? It's wonderful... :happyhappy: Hopefully the next version will make it slow down to hell as I wrote before. :happyhappy: :happyhappy: Try to lower the refresh frequency manually to 60-70hz or so in the setup, or check option "monitor freq is the closest supported freq" (it sets the ref. freq …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs

Posted on 2004-06-21, 11:27

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I've whipped up a new build of glide2x.ovl. Try this, it searches glide2x.dll in the current directory first. Sc rally: while I was galvanizing life into a new lfb caching-flushing method, I realized that sc rally reads the lfb during the game. It means its fps should go down to the hell when a 32 …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs

Posted on 2004-06-21, 05:45

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Hi all! First of all, I'm glad if new version really works much better in DOS. Carmageddon: I have problems with fog, because the background texture is not in fog (rarely it is in). Barev, could you specify what minor glitches there are in Carm, hopefully I could fix them later. Ice, thank you very …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs

Posted on 2004-06-13, 15:08

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I've released a new version, but don't expect too much. I'm lazy and dejected nowadays. It should run Screamer 2, S Rally and Carmageddon (altough there is a fog issue in Carm, I think). I also haven't dealed with how to start Sc2 under XP (if it will be problematic) :happyhappy: :happyhappy: : …

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Re: A glide wrapper for DOS programs

Posted on 2004-05-30, 07:06

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Thanks DoomGazer, I have the abandonware version of Blood, and I use it IN exactly the same way you wrote it. :happy: The slowdown problem (slowmotion) comes out under XP (and 2k) due to the following: There are two threads, one for the DOS program, and one for the DX-rendering code. While the …

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