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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fineus on August 17, 2002, 04:15:46 am

Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Fineus on August 17, 2002, 04:15:46 am: Ok, so here's the weird thing.

I recently recieved my brand shiny new GF4Ti4600 from MSI, and it's everything I hoped it would be, and a little more... here's why.

When setting it up for my installed games (Freespace, Descent 3, UT and a couple of others) I ran the "detect available graphics platforms" thing as normal... D3D, Check. OGL, Check. 3DFX... Check.

3DFX? Ok, since when did the nVidia line start running in 3DFX as well? Of course I try to run Freespace and UT in 3DFX to see what happens and both games crash so I switch back to D3D and all is good again, but why would 3DFX show up on that list?

Could Voodoo be returning to haunt me? Even after removing the hardware and formatting the drive...
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Shrike on August 17, 2002, 04:17:51 am: Calling a card 'Voodoo' just has to be asking for bad juju....
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Sandwich on August 17, 2002, 04:20:01 am: Thunder: :wtf:

Shrike: I have to agree.... ;)
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Redfang on August 17, 2002, 04:23:52 am: :wtf: Hmm, I have no idea. NVidia cards do not support Glide, though. Maybe it's something, but it shouldn't matter too much. Have you deleted all the registers or formatted the computer after Voodoo?

Edit: Hmm, you did format... :wtf: Strange. :p
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Fineus on August 17, 2002, 04:26:55 am: I said I had :)

That's what's so weird, there should be no trace of the device on the system, and yet it picks up my card as supporting 3DFX Glide... I'm scared. I think perhaps the only possible reason is that the latest detonator drivers are preparing for the next line of nVidia cards which (IIRC) do support 3DFX...
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: RandomTiger on August 17, 2002, 05:12:22 am: Probably just a detection bug.
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Sandwich on August 17, 2002, 05:15:18 am: Quote
Originally posted by Thunder
... I'm scared

*waits for the "Hold me..." part*

:lol:
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Redfang on August 17, 2002, 05:20:57 am: Blue Lion always says that. :lol:
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Fineus on August 17, 2002, 06:08:01 am: ...Hold me!
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Sandwich on August 17, 2002, 06:27:58 am: Quote
Originally posted by Thunder
...Hold me!

:nervous:

:lol:
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Redfang on August 17, 2002, 06:42:14 am: Right. :blah:

All of you. You will join Archspace. First, make an account here (http://www.magewar.com/html/main.html), and then, proceed to here (http://space.magewar.com/). Then search topics from HLP with Archspace in it.

Resistance is futile. You will join.[/i]
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Fineus on August 17, 2002, 06:52:37 am: Stop pimping all over the place or I'll null your post count and give you a really stupid title :p
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Redfang on August 17, 2002, 06:55:40 am: Quote
Originally posted by Thunder
Stop pimping all over the place or I'll null your post count and give you a really stupid title :p

:nervous: Scary... hold me!

But at least I have been noticed now. Now go and join.

[note to self]
Stop p1mping Archspace like some people did p1mp NW or something bad will happen...
[/note to self]
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Fineus on August 17, 2002, 06:58:13 am: Dude, NW is HLP hosted - they're allowed to pimp themselves to a certain extent ;)
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Redfang on August 17, 2002, 07:00:22 am: Quote
Originally posted by Thunder
Dude, NW is HLP hosted - they're allowed to pimp themselves to a certain extent ;)

I know... :nod: But still when they always p1mped it some people got angry, including admins. :p
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Darkage on August 17, 2002, 07:00:57 am: I agree whit Tbone here:D

If you want to p1mp Archspace, then bump my thread;)
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Sandwich on August 17, 2002, 07:18:03 am: Quote
Originally posted by Redfang
All of you. You will join Archspace. First, make an account here (http://www.magewar.com/html/main.html), and then, proceed to here (http://www.magewar.com/html/main.html).

:wtf: Is it just me, or are both of those links absolutely identical??? :wtf:
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Tiara on August 17, 2002, 07:20:02 am: Quote
Originally posted by Thunder
Dude, NW is HLP hosted - they're allowed to pimp themselves to a certain extent ;)

:nervous:
NodeWars (http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=9)
:nervous:
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Darkage on August 17, 2002, 07:31:38 am: Quote
Originally posted by Sandwich

:wtf: Is it just me, or are both of those links absolutely identical??? :wtf:

Nope it's not just you, they are both the same.
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Kazashi on August 17, 2002, 08:38:04 am: To get to the question at hand, have you check to see if there are any glide**.dll files on your computer, which might've found their way there after a format? Emulators for example?

Looking through the latest detonators I acquired (30.30's), I wasn't able to find any support for the NV30 in them, nor any extra files that would spark off an alert to a program looking for 3Dfx support. With the 3Dfx thing, I think that some people are getting confused between former 3dfx employees working on the NV30 and having influence on the design, and 3Dfx technologies bring incorporated directly.
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Unknown Target on August 17, 2002, 09:06:48 am: Long live 3DFX! The Voodoo 2 was probably the best card ever made for the PC.
Title: Graphics Phantoms...
Post by: Gortef on August 18, 2002, 04:34:08 am: Actually... V3 was quite a good card too.

It worked at least well with all games and programs. It propably wasn't the most powerfull one but at least the compatibility was top notch :)

I miss that card...