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On Tue, 15 Sep 1998 22:57:03 GMT, chris@w3serv.com (CGG) wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:50:25 -0400, Sam <fcage@eagle1.eaglenet.com>
>wrote:
>
>>I just read an article in the October issue of PC Games. Apparently the
>>developers
>>of Duke Nukem Forever and Prey (think its GT Interactive) are pulling
>>the Glide engine because they like the features of Directx6 (D3D)
>>better. So is this the beginning of the end for 3DFX only games? Even
>>John Carmack of  ID (QUAKE 2) and the other guy there say how they love
>>the features of Directx 6 on the TNT. Good news for TNT and G200 owners
>>because they won't have to wait for Opengl patches. Not so good news for
>>3DFX because they lose thier ace in the hole if developers quit using
>>Glide. But the current Voodoo 1 and 2 can still run everything so owners
>>are still fine. 3DFX will just have to bust their asses a little harder
>>to stay ahead of everyone else. Thats good news for all of us.

id was talking about the TNT using OpenGL, not DirectX6.  There are
currently  no id Direct3D games out or in the making.  So, you will
have to wait for OpenGL patches on some cards. :) 


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