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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: Gus Man B on July 12, 2002, 10:26:44 am

Title: Newbe needs video help.
Post by: Gus Man B on July 12, 2002, 10:26:44 am

Not to long ago I Bought the 2 game bundle contaning

Freespace The War and, Freespace Silent threat.

I have both of them installed with the latesed 1.06 Pach.

How do I change the resolution in the game??

I have everything up to the max in setings. but i see know where i can change the display depth and stuff.

I am runing An AMD Athlon 1.2 With 512 MB Ram, and A 21" Monitor, and A GE Force 3 64 MB video Card.

the resolution Of 800X600 makes the whole game look Bad Not to mention the textures too.

Can some one please help!

My email is

[email protected]

Title: Newbe needs video help.
Post by: Darkage on July 12, 2002, 10:32:22 am

I don't know whats preciesly wrong but maby the registery patch i made wil help you out. It forces your GFX card to use the highest texture resolution and some other stuff. Maby that wil fix your problem.


download me ! (http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/darkage/Fs1regfix.zip)

Make sure you read the readme first !;)

Title: Newbe needs video help.
Post by: phreak on July 12, 2002, 10:32:30 am

FS1 was made in a time when 640x480 was the only good graphics mode because of the technology of the day.  (4mb Voodoo 1s)

Title: Newbe needs video help.
Post by: Unknown Target on July 12, 2002, 10:33:17 am

FS only goes up to 640X480. BTW, why didn't you just get FS2?


EDIT: Phreak, you could also get the famous Voodoo 2 back then (even in 1997). For those of you who don't follow vid cards, the Voodoo 2 was probably the most incredible vid card ever made. It lasted (for me) from Jane's F-15 till I bought Mechwarrior 4. I probably would have kept on using it, except that no games support it anymore :(

Title: i got this one becuse it was on sale. any way. i do see a Texture improvement alot. ;
Post by: Gus Man B on July 12, 2002, 10:57:56 am

i got this one becuse it was on sale. any way. i do see a Texture improvement alot. ;) thanks

Where might I find FS2?

I have desent3 And i love the MP. I was amazed at the video Quality of it. thats was another reson why I wought this bundle

Title: Newbe needs video help.
Post by: Unknown Target on July 12, 2002, 11:27:06 am

FS2 is available at Zshops on Amazon, and some other places. ;)

Title: Newbe needs video help.
Post by: the slammer on July 12, 2002, 05:21:56 pm

You think Descent 3 and FS1 look good, FS2 will blow your mind...

It still looks damn good for a 3 year old game!  :cool:

Title: Newbe needs video help.
Post by: experiencedn00b on July 12, 2002, 05:56:38 pm

i bought the FS1:TGW and ST package off amazon... but the box only containted FS1:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Title: Re: i got this one becuse it was on sale. any way. i do see a Texture improvement alot. ;
Post by: Redfang on July 12, 2002, 06:00:37 pm

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Originally posted by Gus Man B
i got this one becuse it was on sale. any way. i do see a Texture improvement alot. ;)

 
What did improve textures? FS1 only supports 640x480, FS2 supports 640x480 and 1024x768 (not 800x600).
 
Edit: Nevermind, you mean darkage's registry patch of course. :)

Title: Newbe needs video help.
Post by: karajorma on July 12, 2002, 06:15:10 pm

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Originally posted by experiencedn00b
i bought the FS1:TGW and ST package off amazon... but the box only containted FS1:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Send it back and shout at them some! :)

Title: Newbe needs video help.
Post by: penguin on July 12, 2002, 11:34:03 pm

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Originally posted by experiencedn00b
i bought the FS1:TGW and ST package off amazon... but the box only containted FS1:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

My (then-) 4-year old son found the FS/ST dual-jewel in the bargain bin at Best Buy about a year ago (I had FS2 first).

I had just finished the main FS2 campaign for the second time, and was finally gatting my FS addiction under control.  I was down to playing FS2 "only" about 5 hours a day and was rarely seeing a HUD overlaid in my dreams. Then he handed me the CD with an evil smile, I saw the price was $9.99, and I knew it was about to start all over again...

I am still astonished that a kid who can't read could have picked it out of that big bin -- maybe he recognized the :V: logo on the side, then he pulled it out and saw the familar Orion.  He was an addict too -- everything he made out of Legos at the time was called the "GVC Santik" (sic) or a "Juggo Not" (sic).  Much cooler than having a kid who only wants to play Barney games... :D

Title: Newbe needs video help.
Post by: karajorma on July 13, 2002, 04:31:20 am

A round of applause for a man who KNOWS how to raise the next generation :D

Get 'em while their young :)