Re: Unreal 1 / UT 99 best versions to play?

Posted on 2023-07-24, 18:09

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There are still missing effects in Unreal when using the stock Direct3D and OpenGL renderers, even with the latest official patch. If you don't have any means of playing Unreal in Glide mode, I suggest using the OldUnreal fan patch on a modern system. Alternatively, you may be able to use an older …

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Unreal 1 / UT 99 best versions to play?

Posted on 2023-07-24, 13:29

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hey all I'm about to install Unreal 1 on my retro sys (P3 1Ghz, Geforce 4, W98 SE) and am wondering what kind of updates I should throw at it? There has been a number of unofficial updates for both games in recent years but I have no idea if I should install them on an older system or not... Any …

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Re: Voodoo 3 and Geforce 4 combined, how bad is it?

Posted on 2023-05-21, 15:49

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arite then thanks for advice

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Voodoo 3 and Geforce 4 combined, how bad is it?

Posted on 2023-05-20, 09:55

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I’m considering adding a V3 PCI card to my AGP Geforce 4. I’m running Windows 98 with a P3 1 Ghz and an Asus P3B-F motherboard Just how doable is it? Are there many games that refuse to boot with two such cards? Which card will be used when booting DOS? I know some people are doing it but I’m really …

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Diamond Edge 3D NV1 wrapper

Posted on 2023-04-20, 20:35

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Hey all So far I found nothing: is it correct that there is no wrapper or emulator for above mentioned graphics card? I'd like to play Panzer Dragoon with that 😁

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Re: Can you run a glide wrapper alongside a real Voodoo card under Windows 98?

Posted on 2023-04-07, 17:20

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Hmm I guess Ill have to try again. I did just that with Tomb Raider and Dungeon Keeper and it went straight to the V2 for some reason

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Can you run a glide wrapper alongside a real Voodoo card under Windows 98?

Posted on 2023-04-06, 22:08

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I'm getting slightly frustrated with my "Voodoo 2 experience" for more than one reason. Wondering now if I couldn't get a better result with a wrapper, but I'd like to keep the actual card inside the PC in case I need it... Is it possible to run any of the wrappers alongside an actual Voodoo card? I …

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Re: Which USB 2.0 cards for old motherboards

Posted on 2023-04-05, 17:22

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Kahenraz wrote on 2023-04-05, 17:12: Each NEC chip has a separate driver set. They are similar names but are not interchangeable. yep I know but the appropriate driver didn't really work either...

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Re: 512GB or 1TB HDD/SSD possible on a Win98 machine?

Posted on 2023-04-05, 08:02

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Oh thanks douglar, very handy. Might try variant 1 as this is exactly what I need. Do you run ranish partition manager under DOS? Or could you format the disk in a newer system and then simply put it back?

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Re: Which USB 2.0 cards for old motherboards

Posted on 2023-04-05, 07:54

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USB sticks only worked for me on the 720100 chip but not the 720101 chip. Maybe it‘s because of a driver issue since I had the 720100 preinstalled and then put the 720101 in, but its worth noting. Unfortunately, the 720100 is quite rare now on ebay.

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Re: 512GB or 1TB HDD/SSD possible on a Win98 machine?

Posted on 2023-04-04, 17:41

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If you have a network card in that system, the easiest solution is to get a NAS. Connect your Win98 system to it, and then you can mount your backup images over the network, without needing to copy them over to your local drive. This may ultimately be the best plan, I'm waiting for my network card …

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512GB or 1TB HDD/SSD possible on a Win98 machine?

Posted on 2023-04-04, 10:29

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So I have this Asus P3BF-3 motherboard with a 128GB ssd that will be full soon enough because of ISOs… I’m wondering if it‘s possible to run a 512GB SSD if I partition them to 4x128GB? There are a lot of threats about the limitations of this type of bord and Windows 95/98 but I haven‘t found a …

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Re: Ideal Half-Life installation routine?

Posted on 2023-04-03, 13:15

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So I ended up getting the ‚Platinum‘ edition from the REMOVED that comes up with an installation guide that was highly recommended in the comments. It‘s convoluted and takes 20 mins to install (on an ssd based system). But it works well and gets all the games updated. As posted above, it is possible …

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Ideal Half-Life installation routine?

Posted on 2023-04-01, 22:24

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I found this "guide" on reddit on how to install HL 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife/comments/ag80rr/how_to_properly_update_the_won_presteam_version/ Is there a consensus here as to how to install HL? This guide doesn't even mention the latest official patch 1.1.1.0 Does it have to be this …

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Re: Half-Life 1280x1024 in D3D

Posted on 2023-04-01, 22:19

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@ucyborg is it normal that your patched game doesn't work with audio sound? Any other version works, but yours plays no cd audio, neither through daemon tools nor directly from the CD drives. Any idea why that is?

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Re: Can I use this splitter cable to connect one CD drive to two soundcards

Posted on 2023-03-31, 19:41

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Ordering one now, what could go wrong

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Can I use this splitter cable to connect one CD drive to two soundcards

Posted on 2023-03-30, 18:45

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Hi all How do people connect their audio ports to two different soundcards? Is that even doable? Would this cable work? https://tinyurl.com/2pdvjnaj

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Re: Installing the WP32 McCake without any wave blaster header on sound cards, possible ?

Posted on 2023-03-30, 08:04

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Not sure it’s worth it. Why not just buy a soundcard with a Yamaha 719 chip or something. Much less hassle overall.

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Re: Half-Life 1.0 72 Fps cap

Posted on 2023-03-29, 18:23

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It seems fine for now even at 1920x1080 actually with a p3 1Ghz. Well at least in some areas, haven‘t played much yet.

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Re: Half-Life 1.0 72 Fps cap

Posted on 2023-03-29, 16:45

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I‘d like to hijack this: what‘s the best way of running/installing this game? If we're talking about configuring the retail CD release to run on a retro rig, I made a mini guide when I replayed it recently. There are of course many other ways to play Half-Life on modern systems, but my approach is …

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