Tiger Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 And probably the last: http://212.250.187.36/drivers4.html Here's what I ganked from Voodoo Extreme's site: "The x3Dfx folks have released some new Voodoo4/5 drivers (thanks Michi) that correct some FSAA problems featured in the last release, plus also add some new Direct X 8 features. (download them here). Here's the juice: We have released a new Win9x and Win2K driver that fixes the FSAA problem in the previous release. This is the only modification that has been made to these drivers. Here is a summary of what was added to this driver in the previous release: Support for the following new DX8 features: Developers can now program multisample (or T-buffer) effects using the DX8 API. There is support for hardware accelerated pointsprites. The type of multisample support used by the DX8 SDK samples in fullscreen mode can now be selected using the dropdown box provided. The drivers had numerous bug fixes but we lost access to the database, so we can’t detail them. Know problems fixed include D3D issues with multitexturing, wireframe support, frame stuttering in windowed apps and texture corruption issues. The effort in the last release was concentrated on adding DX8 support and new features first. Performance optimizations were not specifically addressed. I would just like to thank you all again for your support. As I said in the last announcement, we are now doing work of a new company and that leaves no time of any future driver work. If a major problem comes up, we might try and give support, but no promises. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooktrout Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 Thanks for the heads-up on this Tiger, I better grab them when I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesreidau Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 Anyone tried these with CM yet? Pls let me know if poss...TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 I'll second that. I have a Voodoo 3 3000 and everything seems to be working fine at the moment. While I'm happy to update if necessary I'm reluctant to install new drivers that might cock up something that's OK now. Are they supposed to improve much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 Hey Tiger, you tried em out yet? I was gonna use the last ones, but then held up when I saw your note that they messed up your FSAA. I see they fixed that, but figured I'd just hold on to them till I see what you make of them. ------------------ "Gentlemen, you may be sure that of the three courses open to the enemy, he will always choose the fourth." -Field Marshal Count Helmuth von Moltke, (1848-1916) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juardis Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 Originally posted by Bruno Weiss: Hey Tiger, you tried em out yet? I was gonna use the last ones, but then held up when I saw your note that they messed up your FSAA. I see they fixed that, but figured I'd just hold on to them till I see what you make of them. ditto ------------------ Jeff Abbott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 Hehe, we vote Tiger take the "point" position. Don't worry though, we're right behind ya. ------------------ "Gentlemen, you may be sure that of the three courses open to the enemy, he will always choose the fourth." -Field Marshal Count Helmuth von Moltke, (1848-1916) [This message has been edited by Bruno Weiss (edited 02-22-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clark Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 I'll make sure no-one sneaks up behind us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted February 22, 2001 Author Share Posted February 22, 2001 I installed them yesterday and the new drivers seem to work fine. The problem with fsaa has been fixed from the screw up of the previous "last drivers" release. No problems so far. Fom the release notes it seems they went in and added a few DX8 improvements and alot of bug fixes from the last drivers. Tiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juardis Posted February 22, 2001 Share Posted February 22, 2001 OK Tiger, 2 questions. 1. Has the mouse dropouts in the 2d screens been fixed? and MOST IMPORTANTLY 2. Has the esc to desktop get back into the game to see garbled text problem been fixed? OK, I lied, one more. 3. Are there still problems with video memory being swamped in large battles, high resolution mods, high resolution desktop, 4x FSAA, and plenty of rain? Problem manifests itself as whiteouts usually where trees and tree bases were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RokSS Posted February 23, 2001 Share Posted February 23, 2001 Originally posted by Juardis: 2. Has the esc to desktop get back into the game to see garbled text problem been fixed? nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted February 23, 2001 Share Posted February 23, 2001 Okay, Tiger's giving the all clear. I'll just sneak on out there a little over this ridge and...(visions of an hidden Jumbo position to my front, while Tiger is off in town scouting the local tavern). Okay, I'll give em a try then. Like ya say, these will probably the the last horaah. ------------------ "Gentlemen, you may be sure that of the three courses open to the enemy, he will always choose the fourth." -Field Marshal Count Helmuth von Moltke, (1848-1916) [This message has been edited by Bruno Weiss (edited 02-22-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juardis Posted February 23, 2001 Share Posted February 23, 2001 Originally posted by RokSS: nope damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clark Posted February 23, 2001 Share Posted February 23, 2001 Are the Voodoo 3 drivers ALSO new, or only the Voodoo 4/5 drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RokSS Posted February 23, 2001 Share Posted February 23, 2001 Originally posted by Juardis: damn! I had done a quick test to check for the garbled text which wasn't fixed. I should say after more time using the new driver that there is a definite improvement in framerates in CM as well as CStrike and Nascar4. Life is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache Posted March 7, 2001 Share Posted March 7, 2001 Has anyone grabbed the Voodoo 3 3000 drivers? I have got the latest 1.07.00 from the 3dfx website but when I installed directx 8 it indicates the driver isn't certified. Do the new drivers fix that and more importantly, do they create problems elsewhere? I am also a little concerned that the site contains a 'These are Beta only' disclaimer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Smith Posted March 7, 2001 Share Posted March 7, 2001 I got the Voodoo3 3000 beta drivers as well as DX8.0a and using them both fine in CM and Rowan's Battle of Britain. I guess they are beta because 3DFX went under, but I understand they were developed by the same team. Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEzra Posted March 7, 2001 Share Posted March 7, 2001 Thank you for the heads up Tiger. I recently installed the V-5500 so I could run the Mods you and others have created. This final update was important info for me and I really appreciate you posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatter Posted March 8, 2001 Share Posted March 8, 2001 After reading this thread, I am not sure if it is worth getting. So can somebody fill me in. Does it cause more probs than is worth. Or does it fix this voodoo5500 I got??? Another thing I just bought the Hidden & Dangerous Devils Bridge and the damn game keeps locking up. Will this patch maybe help??? I don't understand H&D Devils Bridge is the only game I have probs with. I have over 20 games now and all work fine except this one. Even H&D original works fine, I have reinstalled, shutdown all background programs with no avail. CM also runs fine, but I have never had probs with CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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