fett on 5/3/2002 at 02:49
Is there?
Before it boots it says something about a chipset, then says it's going to convert to graphic rasterizer. I don't know what the hell that means...
Basically, I've got a black screen with sound effects. When the load screen comes up, the hand icon drags horribly. I've been running most new games just fine. Anything I can do?
Dark Angel on 5/3/2002 at 03:22
hmmm...from what Raf has said, Arx is suppose to have support for Voodoo cards. Even one of the designers is using a Voodoo3.... :erm:
i haven't tried it on my Voodoo5 yet, i sure hope it works at least in the final version :(
But maybe your drivers just aren't up-dated, what drivers version are you using?
fett on 5/3/2002 at 04:03
I'm using 5.1. I can't find anything more current that doesn't give me a scary warning that they will eat my PC. I'm also using XP which probably doesn't help. I think it's compatible with Minesweep and not much else...
Dark Angel on 5/3/2002 at 04:23
Oh, yeah that may be why...there weren't any offical drivers released for Windows XP.
SneaksieDave on 5/3/2002 at 16:55
I've tried it with latest drivers and DX8.1 on a Win98SE machine. No luck at all with a Voodoo3. Same thing happens - the "Cannot create DirectDraw object" error, everything seems to launch fine otherwise, and then nothing but a black screen (with horrible framerate - software mode) when you try to play the game.
fett on 5/3/2002 at 17:05
Screwed by Microshaft again....
PraetorJudis on 5/3/2002 at 17:13
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Screwed by Microshaft again....
How so? Did they drive 3dfx out of business? I think not. Is it their job to write high performance drivers for eveyr manufacturers that is no longer around? I think not. Should they stop developing better software technology so that no one is ever obsolete? I think not.
If you're going to bash Microsoft, bash them for their faults, not the fault of other companies.
fett on 5/3/2002 at 17:24
Um....do you use XP? I've had one hell of a time getting pretty much anything - old or new to work on it. Games especially. It's a great OS but they definitly didn't account for games not made during 2001. Some of us aren't technically inclined enough to know all the details of video cards and OS compatibility in reference to the majority of games. Some of us know nothing about drivers. But yeah- when I pay $1500 for a machine that is marketed for the general public for a variety of tasks (including playing games), I expect that there should be some way to make things work. Maybe this isn't microsoft's responsibility completely, but somebody somewhere (possibly the game manufacturer's who charge $50 a pop?) should account for something as common as the Voodoo graphic cards, whether the company went under or not. I can't go around buying a new graphic card everytime someone goes out of buisness. How about some way of making all games work on common operating systems or graphic cards? I have no idea, but it's frustrating to dish out $1500 on a PC, $200 on a graphics card, and $50 on a game, and still be unable to play it. I'm no computer genius, but this is ridiculous.
PraetorJudis on 5/3/2002 at 19:13
I've been running Windows XP on two machines since RC2.
The
only things I haven't had run are DOS games. I picked up a copy of Virtual PC, and now those run as well.
I understand your frustration about 3dfx's bancruptcy, but blaming Microsoft is pointless and silly.
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How about some way of making all games work on common operating systems or graphic cards?
It's called Direct X and it's developed by Microsoft. The catch? To fully utilize your card, the manufacturer has to be around to write drivers to interface with it.
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(possibly the game manufacturer's who charge $50 a pop?
*shudder*
Shadowcat on 5/3/2002 at 20:56
I'm having a very similar issue under Win98 with a Voodoo 2, so it's not necessarily an XP thing.
I get a blank screen with sound effects at start-up. After a long time I get a voice-over and (a while later) a VERY slow/jerky panning mural to go with it. Then some more time with a blank screen+voice, then at the very end of the sequence a small bit of light appeared on one bit of the screen like a part of a special effect or something.
Then the title screen appears -- with the mouse pointer being painfully slow to move about.
