Tiger girl Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 Hi there, I just solved by constant crash problem by disabling the DirectDraw Acceleration on my Voodoo 3 card. Thank Goodness. Question: 1) Is there a consensus among CMers as to what is/are the best graphic card(s) to use? (Top of the line not necessary). I'm thrilled to have the game back, but the lower resolution and the 480x640 (I think that's right) screen is something I'd like to improve upon. 2) Without graphic acceleration, my game runs okay, but I've gone back to the original graphic files (V 1.12)-will upgrading the graphs with mod files slow the game down or cause any problems? Thanks Much 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Panzer Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 ...TG, mind if i tag along for a bit? ...i too would like to hear some suggestions. my voodoo 3 is, for the most part, a swell card, but the "blocky smoke" and vanilla explosions are a real drag. [ 06-01-2001: Message edited by: Peter Panzer ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiJoe Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 Very simple: If on a budget: Geforce 2 MX If not: Geforce 2 GTS The geforce 2 pro and geforce 3 are a waste of cash IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Panzer Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 ...pssst, hey, kiwi joe... ...will the GTS give me pretty transparencies and enable "high quality" smoke/explosions? i want the good stuff... [ 06-01-2001: Message edited by: Peter Panzer ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenfive2 Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 I've got a voodoo3 and things seem fine... Am I missing something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George-III Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 Check out the voodoo5 - they are very cheap now ($75 I think) and I get AMAZING results with CM. I run the game at 1024 X 768 with 4 X full screen anti alliasing. I wish I could post a screen shot. Try this link: CM Outpost Most of the screen shots were done using a voodoo5 at 4X FSAA - you can get an idea of what it can do. Anyway - hope this helps 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Petersson Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 Hi Tiger Girl Nice to notice yet another female hanging around. That makes three of you, or something... As for a good card, I'd consider bying Kryo II for a straight CM-playing graphics card. It doesn't have all the fancy stuff like T&L and such, that isn't supported by CM, but is nearly on par with GeForce3 in performance at a much lower cost. If you want to play other new games than CM, then T&L and other stuff might be important too, and some late Voodoo or GeForce2 is probably a better choice. Cheers Olle [ 06-01-2001: Message edited by: Olle Petersson ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiJoe Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 The Geforce 2 MX is VERY cheap and yes you will get ALL the "good stuff". With a decent cpu and ram you will be able to play CM at 1280 x 1024 res with all the details and high res mods. A GTS will set you back quite a bit more (dunno the US prices) but is better for 3d shooters. Agian the MX will play any game out there fairly well... its all a matter of how much your willing to spend. Dont get a voodoo card. The company, 3dfx, has been bought out and future support will be non-exsistant (thats why they are cheap). [ 06-01-2001: Message edited by: KiwiJoe ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Peter Panzer: ...pssst, hey, kiwi joe... ...will the GTS give me pretty transparencies and enable "high quality" smoke/explosions? i want the good stuff... [ 06-01-2001: Message edited by: Peter Panzer ]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> A TNT2 will give you that. Basic solution: Get rid of that damn Voodoo card. Simple as that. And just as Kiwi Joe has said, my 64MB Geforce 2 GTS runs CM in 1280x1024 with 4X FSA and all hi-res mods just fine. [ 06-01-2001: Message edited by: Maximus ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Panzer Posted June 2, 2001 Share Posted June 2, 2001 ...well TG, if you are still listening... i took the advice of the fellows who suggested the geforce cards and i can now personally testify to the soundness of their advice (...at least after my initial trial runs ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger girl Posted June 2, 2001 Author Share Posted June 2, 2001 Hey thanks guys. Sounds like the Geforce 2 MX is the way to go. Sorry for taking so long to get-back. I was finally able to look at this scenario I created right before all my problems came to a head. I'll give it a try. :cool: null 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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