Gona wrote on 2025-02-15, 07:51:

According to vetz and Putas tests with PowerVR Midas3, Rendition Verite cards give the best compatibility. Furthermore with Tomb […]
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JustJulião wrote on 2025-02-13, 02:16:

Which 2D card are you using for PowerVR? Unlike for 3DFX, it matters. Both for speed and compatibility.

According to vetz and Putas tests with PowerVR Midas3, Rendition Verite cards give the best compatibility. Furthermore with Tomb Raider PowerSGL patch (both PCX1 and PCX2) there are resolutions which are only available if Rendition Verite is present as a 2D card (although there is rare lagging in the most popular/playable 640x480).
In DOS the Tomb Raider PowerSGL patch (both PCX1 and PCX2) in 640x480 resolution I have found the Cirrus Logic CL-GD5436 as the most compatible (3rd column from the right here).
Although with OpenGL (GLQuake) Putas experienced 20% scores drop with Verite 2x00 and Trident Blade 3D and used Virge GX2 instead.

I did many tests too https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p3G-l … dit?gid=0#gid=0
The Verite 2100 was one of the best for me too, but it was impossible to go below 640x480 in my testings, which can sometimes be a shame.
It's also hard to recommend since it's not cheap.
I had excellent results with a Cirrus Logic card too, the 5465 Laguna3D. Compatible and fast. RD-RAM might have helped here.
The best inexpensive solution to me is the Rage 128 Pro with old drivers (I found this out after my testings so it's reported to have bugs in my table).
The most intriguing was the Chips B69000, poor compatibility but very fast on Quake II. It's not that noticeable in the chart, I suspect minimum fps to be better than on the others. Again it could be related to RAM (it's directly on-chip).

ok Matrox Impression games do not run on other Matrox video cards for sure.
i am managed to remove hardware check of Sento game and it crashes on any video card, even om Matrox Millenium.

So low level emulation LLE needed to run those games/ software written for Matrox Impression.

Currently 86box can emulate Matrox Millennium / Millennium II/Mystique / Mystique 220. The Matrox Impression probably can be a different chip with different 3d capabilities than those already emulated later Matrox cards.

Or maybe i am not careful enough on removing hardware check.

This is what i get

Ati2ddad 4.11.2611 drv is RageXL agp CIF compatible, i can already say that now with 5.38 base + modded 5.40 files made it to work@RageXL agp, downgraded Macxdd32 makes Rage2 to RageXL range work. Also it may work with Mobility AGP. For the Rage XL PCI (4752) or Rage XC PCI (4753) i have no or less hopes.This driver is tested with clean Windows 98 SE and DX6.1, this is the best or latest out there for CIF so far and no need to use multiple drivers, just one clean driver.

I share here also my Rage2/Rage3 new beta driver, thats modded 4.11.2611 driver works@RageXLAGP.
Someone with Rage Mobility (Rage3 based) could also test it. Rage XL PCI i have less hopes, this driver
got R3DVD playback imported also from Ati2ddad and 2611 is compatible with Rage2 Direct3D / 3DCIF.
RageXL has 3DCIF/Direct3D/OpenGL/ATiDVD, maybe Brenders and ATi Video Player should also work.
3Dfx emulator added from XGL200 and some more, MPEG1 gamma @menu maybe, d3d 8bit pallete.
OpenGL 8bit palleted textures over D3D->OGL wrapper only, but that also should work if @D3D work.
Macxw4.inf has readme inside, this is not my ideal rage2/rage3 final driver, but its more closer there.
bat file shoul be executed after or before install even with or without 3dfx emulator. Thank you all!
Some testing and tips would be helpful, 90% sure that with more hexedit no need to downgrade R2.
5043 Macxdd32 needs atid3d.dll correcty inputed, made some name changes inside ati2ddad files.

From matrox Impression datasheet document:
You can install
4 matrox Impression cards into one pc.

". Installation of up to four boards in a system"

Matrox impression Proprietary API called SXCI

"SXCI is a complete 2D/3D API which fully
exploits MGA’s hardware acceleration capabilities."

Also there should be way more documents:
Can anyone upload or point me there?

"1 .I .7 Documentation

Other documentation available for Matrox MGA products includes:
H MGA TITAN Specification (103 l&MS)* A description of the Matrox MGA TITAN chip.
. MGA ATLAS Specification (10348-MS)* A description of the Matrox MGA ATLAS chip.
. MGA DUBZC Specification (10232-MS)* A description of the Matrox MGA DUBIC chip.
. MGA SDK Manual (10330-MF) A user/reference manual for the MGA software
developer’s kit for DOS and Windows 3.1.
. MGA DynaView /2D for AutoCAD A user/reference manual for the Matrox MGA
Manual (10345MN) DynaView driver for AutoCAD and 3D Studio.
n MGA Supplemantary Drivers Manual An installation/user manual which describes our
(10352-MN) OS/2, Windows NT, and MicroStation PC drivers, as
well as the MGA WinSqueeze! and ConsistentColor
programs for the Windows platform.
* Like the ATHENA Specification, these are restricted documents. See your Matrox Sales representative
for more details.
The PCI Bus Specification from the PCI Special Interest Group contains additional information on
hardware implementation for the PCI architecture."

I've tried to make a python script to scan exe files to detect DirectDraw and D3D in the first place but then decide to wide functionality for detecting other APIs. Not all detects because some games uses another methods to link and detect API libraries and card presence (as example - Battle Race, Grand Prix Legends, Myth: The Fallen Lords).
Take a note its wasn't full my work - I've used Qwen2.5-Max.