Re: Building a new computer for RPG gaming - Skyrim etc

Posted on 2013-05-14, 18:42

by

by robertmo

in Milliways

in Milliways

nforce4max wrote: You need to wait when it comes to the gpu as prices are likely to drop over the next month or two. The rest of the system is decent and should last a long time. i think cpu prices should drop cause of the same reason

---

Re: Nvidia's framerate limiter

Posted on 2013-05-14, 16:52

by

by robertmo

in Milliways

in Milliways

btw here is my old thread about the problem Paused game -> hot (noisy) gfx card anyway fps limiter works on my nvidia gtx 285 with Nvidia Inspector win7 (30fps) so at least my problem is solved 😉

---

Re: Building a new computer for RPG gaming - Skyrim etc

Posted on 2013-05-14, 16:13

by

by robertmo

in Milliways

in Milliways

GM-M8000 4&5 buttons are very high so if you want to have them always ready to press, you need to keep mouse in a very inconvenient position that makes it hard to pick the mouse up -> not useful for gaming. BTW what games require 4GB gfx memory? I know gta4 required 2GB but it is a 2008 year game so …

---

Re: directx / opengl / whatever wrappers and 3d vision

Posted on 2013-05-14, 08:43

by

by robertmo

in Milliways

in Milliways

But i remember there was a guy who did something like that for sound blaster cards and resigned only cause somehow didn't like how the company treated him.

---

VAT in USA

Posted on 2013-05-14, 08:14

by

by robertmo

in Milliways

in Milliways

I noticed on wiki that some states doesn't have VAT like New Hampshire. Does that mean you can buy everything cheaper there (like pc parts 😉 )?

---

Re: directx / opengl / whatever wrappers and 3d vision

Posted on 2013-05-14, 08:06

by

by robertmo

in Milliways

in Milliways

just wondering. Nvidia no longer fixes those old dx support problems as they don't have time for that, they need to fix current bugs and optimize current drivers as they have to compete with ati. I guess if they had more time/people they would fix that all. Wouldn't it be possible to somehow …

---

Re: Voodoo5 T-buffer effects

Posted on 2013-05-14, 08:00

by

by robertmo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

what is the advantage of motion blur? Why do you actually like this effect? Isn't it better when everything is sharp?

---

Re: Changing mouse sensitivity on the fly

Posted on 2013-05-14, 07:53

by

by robertmo

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

what's the problem with restarting dosbox?

---

Re: What music standard was Return to Zork composed for?

Posted on 2013-05-14, 07:50

by

by robertmo

in DOS

in DOS

I've got the following methods of rendering non-redbook music: OPL emulation MT-32 (Old firmware) Roland Virtual Sound Canvas (supports SC-88 Pro, SC-88, and SC-55 sound maps) Simon the Sorcerer was composed for .mod (amiga) ;) though according to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MT-32- …

---

Re: Picking the best DOS Sound Blaster(s)

Posted on 2013-05-13, 18:40

by

by robertmo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

PC/PCI or SB-LINK cable. How to make?

---

Re: 1995-2001 Gaming System

Posted on 2013-05-13, 18:33

by

by robertmo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I enclose menu.set file description for hex editing you only need to change fog distance to 15h and textures quality to 00h

---

Re: 1995-2001 Gaming System

Posted on 2013-05-13, 18:00

by

by robertmo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

hm.. may be worth a try :) (I regret not buying v5 when i had a chance...). I also wonder if you will actually like the game (and my translation ;) ) and how far you will get without any tips (if you happen to like the game that is ;) ). One thing that i don't like is that if you die too often (or …

---

Re: 1995-2001 Gaming System

Posted on 2013-05-13, 17:41

by

by robertmo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

no need for recording, and sb16 audio is a must as it is really (revolutionary) used and drains a lot of cpu power. I checked the game on my athlon with voodoo3 but no isa slot there. PIII450+v3+sb16 was not perfectly fluent enough for me on large areas. not sure if double v2 would be enough though …

---

Re: 3D engines and 3D acceleration

Posted on 2013-05-13, 17:29

by

by robertmo

in Milliways

in Milliways

Gamecollector wrote: But the only difference is - bilinear filtering. About half of first 3d accelerators didn't have even that 😉 And telling the truth, do you need more? 😉

---

Re: 1995-2001 Gaming System

Posted on 2013-05-13, 17:00

by

by robertmo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

vetz I would be interested if you tell how well Pył works on your fastest available dos machine with maximum gfx/sound details. Max details needs hex editing config file (view distance, and textures quality) so contact me when you will be trying that so you don't have to check that yourself 😀

---

Re: Exile 2: Crystal Souls Mouse Problems

Posted on 2013-05-13, 10:59

by

by robertmo

in DOSBox Games/Apps

in DOSBox Games/Apps

does it mean the guid Windows 3.1x DOSBox Guide has to be updated?

---

Re: Roland MT-32 General MIDI Conversion Utility

Posted on 2013-05-13, 06:11

by

by robertmo

in Milliways

in Milliways

or you can just use roland virtual sound canvas for almost perfect experience.

---

Re: Do I really need an XP rig?

Posted on 2013-05-13, 06:07

by

by robertmo

in Milliways

in Milliways

bucket wrote: Assuming all these things about incompatibility are true... I still don't see the point of having an XP machine if you already have Win7 and Win98SE machines. I can't imagine any programs that are too old for one and too new for the other. and win98se works in dosbox 😉

---

Re: Current CPU Fans and Heatsinks on Socket 3 CPU's

Posted on 2013-05-13, 05:42

by

by robertmo

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I was using huge socket A coolers too 😀 on this board Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3

---

Re: Doom: General MIDI VS Sound Canvas

Posted on 2013-05-13, 05:32

by

by robertmo

in DOS

in DOS

yeah, but that still meant nothing. I talked with a person who had lapc that time and removed it when he got sb2

---