Flight Unlimited II 3D Acceleration
Jim Barr
I was under the impression that FUII was a 3Dfx acceleration only Sim, but the April
issue of Computer Gaming World lists it as Direct3D. Is this true and will it run on a
Thriller 3D 8 meg card.
Thanks
Jim Barr
Dtrader1
It is D3D only and you should know if your card supports it.
Tim
John Connor
According to the information at FU2 box, the game only support 3Dfx and Ati Rage Pro video
card.
Hope this help !
Jim Barr wrote:
> I was under the impression that FUII was a 3Dfx acceleration only Sim, but the April
> issue of Computer Gaming World lists it as Direct3D. Is this true and will it run on a
> Thriller 3D 8 meg card.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim Barr
Bruce Bailey
It is direct 3d only.
Dtrader1 <dtra...@aol.com> wrote in article
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> >I was under the impression that FUII was a 3Dfx acceleration only Sim,
but
> >the April
> >issue of Computer Gaming World lists it as Direct3D. Is this true and
will it
> >run on a
> >Thriller 3D 8 meg card.
> >
> >
>
Kevin "Viper" Buchanan
Wrong! It is Direct3D, which 3Dfx cards support. The "3Dfx Interactive
driver" stuff is the 3Dfx D3D driver.
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Tim wrote in message ...
>Wrong! It IS 3Dfx Supported.
>
>
>Dtrader1 wrote in message
Michael A. Crawford
Denny Atkin <den...@mindspring.com> wrote in article
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> The game uses Direct3D. But when it shipped, it was only "certified"
(read:
> tested) on 3Dfx and ATI Rage Pro chips. But despite the 3Dfx logo, it's
D3D,
> not Glide. CGW is correct. :-)
>
> John Connor <asd...@email.asd.com> wrote:
>
> >According to the information at FU2 box, the game only support 3Dfx and
Ati Rage Pro video
> >card.
> >Hope this help !
> >
> >Jim Barr wrote:
> >
but the April
> >> issue of Computer Gaming World lists it as Direct3D. Is this true and
will it run on a
> >> Thriller 3D 8 meg card.
> >>
> >>
> >> Jim Barr
> >
> >
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Denny Atkin / den...@mindspring.com
> I have not yet begun to procrastinate.
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
Denny, what is your opinion of this kind of marketing crap (I'm sure you
can guess what my opinion is), where they throw a 3DFX sticker on the box,
leading people to believe Glide is being used instead of D3D?
-Michael
Jeff Walkup
dtra...@aol.com (Dtrader1) wrote:
>>I was under the impression that FUII was a 3Dfx acceleration only Sim, but
>>the April
>>issue of Computer Gaming World lists it as Direct3D. Is this true and will it
>>run on a
>>Thriller 3D 8 meg card.
>>
>>
>
>It is D3D only ...
There is no such thing. :) When you write a "D3D" program, you
pretty much have to ==test== it with every 3D board out there, then go
back and make special tweeks and fixes for the various boards. They
all do things slightly differently which will make your game look/play
slightly differently (or ahem.. not run at all).
So yes, and no... when they say it's "3DFX" that means they tested it
with 3Dfx and made it run nicely (which it does).
Bottom line, if your 3D board supports Direct3D, it's worth a try...
but don't place any bets on it running at all unless it's one of the
listed "supported" boards...
P.s. what the heck is a Thriller 3D? It is a Rendition? PowerVR?
S3???
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Ian Henry
: Dtrader1 <dtra...@aol.com> wrote in article
: <19980225053...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
: > >I was under the impression that FUII was a 3Dfx acceleration only Sim,
: but
: > >the April
: > >issue of Computer Gaming World lists it as Direct3D. Is this true and
: will it
: > >run on a
: > >Thriller 3D 8 meg card.
: > >
: > >
: >
: >
For what it's worth I have an STB velocity 128 (nvidia riva128)
and my graphics options are
3d acceleration NONE: fast and quite pretty
3d acceleration PRIMARY DISPLAY DRIVER: prettier but frame rates
are less than 1 per second.
I assume it isn't using the 3d hardware at all but using software
emulation.
anyone else got this setup
Ian H
Jim Barr
Dtrader1 wrote:
> >I was under the impression that FUII was a 3Dfx acceleration only Sim, but
> >the April
> >issue of Computer Gaming World lists it as Direct3D. Is this true and will it
> >run on a
> >Thriller 3D 8 meg card.
> >
> >
>
> It is D3D only and you should know if your card supports it.
Just got back from a trip and first chance to respond. OK, I will bite,
how am I suppose to know if my Thriller is supported? It is a Rendition
board but will not run Indycar II with out some weird patches that the
guys over at the racing sim news group came up with. From what I
understand, not all D3D games that run on the V1000 boards will run
on the V2100/V2200 boards, there fore the original question.
Jim Barr
Donn
begin the process we all have to by studying your card manufacturers and
game publishers websites - good luck, Donn
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Donn(junk...@mindspring.com)
The Guys @ Virtual
Jim Barr wrote: Just got back from a trip and first chance to respond. OK, I will
bite,
> how am I suppose to know if my Thriller is supported? It is a Rendition
> board but will not run Indycar II with out some weird patches that the
> guys over at the racing sim news group came up with. From what I
> understand, not all D3D games that run on the V1000 boards will run
> on the V2100/V2200 boards, there fore the original question.
>
> Jim Barr
> Jim :
Actually, it supports both RRedline and D3D... Glide was supposed to be in there
but now that Bryan is no longer heading it up... I've got my doubts about this
one...
Having played an pre-beta demo, this was one sim that had LOTS of potential... P200
MMX with a Total 3D... Smoother than my PURE 3D & Longbow 2. Really...
You shoulda seen the Virtual Cockpit.... cool indeed....
Bob
Jim Barr
Donn wrote:
Don
Thanks for the response, but as they say, been there, done that before asking the
question of the group. While Looking Glass has a very nice FAQ section and
does cover 3D boards, they are either 3Dfx, Riva 128, or V1000 boards. The
Hercules site, well they do tell you what a GREAT board the Thriller is and
some nice specs but no compatibility issues, or game supported. So after going
there I came here. And know thanks to the post from "The Guys @Viirtual"
I have an answer, will buy the sim, and that's what this group is all about.
Thanks
Jim Barr