Originally posted by RandomTiger
I hope we dont have too many voodoos. I dont think direct X8.1 is going to get on well with them.
"Voodoo 3 only supports DirectX up to version 7 natively" PC Gamer
I just cant get my DirectShow8 code working properly on a voodoo 2.
You can get third party drives for v3 but I doubt they are perfect.
Serves you all right for buying voodoo's though. You should have bought TNT's (1 or 2) instead. But you bought voodoo's because their boxes were prettier and your stupid mates told you to, DIDNT YOU? (fools)
Originally posted by RandomTiger
Im surprised you havent had any problems yet. Which drivers do you use, offical ones or third party? V3's only officially support up to DX7.
If you have drivers that are stable, reliable and complete for directX8 we could do with knowing which ones they are, perhaps v3 owners wont have to get left behind.
Voodoos are a nightmare to program for, I've had many bad experiences with them that have increased my hate of them.
Up until a few months ago I was using a TNT2 and still could play Max Payne, Medal of Honour, AvP2, black and white.
Yea well I bought a TNT2 Ultra and always regretted that I didnt get a Voodoo3 so I could have played Freespace in glide :wink: . Later on I bought a Voodoo5 5500, even though I knew the Geforce2 GTS was slightly faster in most games, coz I wanted Glide and 3dfx's superior FSAA.
My Voodoo5 can run all new games I've tried so far like Aquanox, Jedi Outcast, MOH and Red Faction. According to Mark Rein at Epic the coming UT2003 will work well Voodoo5, even Voodoo3's will run UT2003 at low resolution/low detail.
Concerning drivers, DX8.1 compatible Voodoo5 drivers are under development by the folks at 3dhq, they have had problem with hosting, but their site is rumoured to be up again in a week or so. When this happens I can give you the link for contact if you are interested. Here is a news post from Beyond3D about these drivers:
Originally posted at Beyond3D
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2002 7:34 pm Post subject: Back I am, more news on 3dhq
Latest developments on the 3dhq (formerly 3dfx-Underground) Voodoo Series driver development, straight from the horse's (or Aquouess's) mouth:
The 1.09 Final driver's latest additions include the following:
Direct3D has now been updated, and is now pretty much fully DirectX 8.1 compatible. The WinXP service file 3dfxvsm.sys has been fully updated to work for DX8.1... meaning issues in games such as Grand Theft Auto III and Rally Championship Extreme have been resolved.
Already complete are the OpenGL updates, courtesy of Aquo's own ICD, which includes several special features, for example Anisotropic Filtering (yes, it IS real) and full OpenGL 1.2 compatibility.
Expect the 1.09 Final driver out... as soon as it's finished
http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1649 Fafner