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Re: Papa Doc! Oh, guru of the Voodoo, grant me wisdom!

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From: PAPADOC
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 04:26
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Then you have it setup incorrectly. It runs much better since the
patch on my setup.

I use the wicked driver exclusively and it runs as fast as a GF3.

PAPA DOC

>
>IL2 stutters, runs slow and gives strange results on my V5 (openGL) with the
>wicked GL driver. The option DirectX gives a much better result, I only miss
>the FSAA badly.
>
>Frits
>
>Athlon XP 1800+, 256 Mb DDR, Win98SE
>
>
>PAPADOC <PAPADOC@jimbobs.drive.by> schreef in berichtnieuws
>3cc4e6e9.2246744@news.east.cox.net...
>> Hey Jay,
>>
>> I pretty much keep Hardware Acceleration off as it screws up more than
>> it fixes...and Ghost Recon really doesnt like it. I have been so busy
>> lately that I only have time for Ghost and a very little bit of iL2
>> which I run with the Wicked OpenGL driver
>>
>> PAPA DOC
>>
>> >I forgot, the bios on the card is 1.06...  Would it improve things for me
>to
>> >upgrade the bios.  The most recent on the 3dfx underground site is 1.18.
>> >There's also a 1.15
>> >"Jay Williams" <voodoo141@cox.net> wrote in message
>> >news:YR3x8.822$mk6.64963@news2.east.cox.net...
>> >> Since you are the acknowledge expert on the Voodoo card, I thought I
>would
>> >> seek your advice.
>> >>
>> >> I just updated to the 1.07.00 Beta drivers for the Voodoo 5500 from the
>> >> 1.04.00.  I get a large performance increase using Geometry assist, but
>> >> apparently it fakes out Direct X badly...  I get a failure using Direct
>X
>> >> 8.1 hardware acceleration using Geometry Assist, which prevents me from
>> >> running Fighter Ace 3 (knew there was a flight sim issue in here
>> >somewhere).
>> >> Probably others as well; it was FA3 where I noticed it first.
>> >>
>> >> Is there something else I should be selecting in the 3dfx Hub in order
>to
>> >> run Geometry Assist and have direct x 8.1 acceleration work?
>> >>
>> >> BTW,  no, I'm not some deranged 3dfx fan.  I was using this handle back
>on
>> >> the original warbirds years before 3dfx ever came into existance...
>It's
>> >> from my college days at Tulane.  Just a happy coincidence.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Pierre PAPA DOC Legrand
>> Never Forget Never Forgive September 11, 2001
>> www.papadoc.net
>> Maj. Bryan Hilferty, a spokesman for the
>> 10th Mountain Division:"If they want to bring in
>> more people so we can kill them,We're happy to oblige."
>
>

Pierre PAPA DOC Legrand
Never Forget Never Forgive September 11, 2001
www.papadoc.net
Maj. Bryan Hilferty, a spokesman for the 
10th Mountain Division:"If they want to bring in 
more people so we can kill them,We're happy to oblige." 
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