3DFX N2 Question

I just bought a Diamond Monster 3D Accelerator for use primarily with other games, and I understand that N2 has yet to release a patch for support of the 3DFX chipset. My question is whether or not the existence of the card itself will improve the graphics speed in N2. I just turned everything in options on, and moved both fps settings to 25. It seems pretty smooth, but could be much better (compared with Tomb Raider for instance). Any comments or assistance would be appreciated. TIA. Devon

Without the patch the Monster3D isn't being used, and as far as N2 is concerned it might as well be a paperweight sitting on your desk. -- Eric T. Busch http://ebusch.akorn.net >I just bought a Diamond Monster 3D Accelerator for use primarily with >other games, and I understand that N2 has yet to release a patch for >support of the 3DFX chipset. My question is whether or not the existence >of the card itself will improve the graphics speed in N2. >I just turned everything in options on, and moved both fps settings to >25. It seems pretty smooth, but could be much better (compared with Tomb >Raider for instance). Any comments or assistance would be appreciated. >TIA.

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>I just bought a Diamond Monster 3D Accelerator for use primarily with >other games, and I understand that N2 has yet to release a patch for >support of the 3DFX chipset. My question is whether or not the existence >of the card itself will improve the graphics speed in N2. >I just turned everything in options on, and moved both fps settings to >25. It seems pretty smooth, but could be much better (compared with Tomb >Raider for instance). Any comments or assistance would be appreciated. >TIA.

Devon, Just installing the 3dfx card will have no effect on N2. When/if the N2 patch comes out though, it should speed things up a bit. Personally, having both an I3D100 and a Monster 3D, I'll be interested in comparing the two. I already get 30fps everything on with my I3D100. Clark (ace29)

The Monster 3D will do nothing for N2 until there is a patch. If there is a patch. I'll believe it when I see it. -- Header address intentionally scrambled to ward off the spamming hordes. >I just bought a Diamond Monster 3D Accelerator for use primarily with >other games, and I understand that N2 has yet to release a patch for >support of the 3DFX chipset. My question is whether or not the existence >of the card itself will improve the graphics speed in N2. >I just turned everything in options on, and moved both fps settings to >25. It seems pretty smooth, but could be much better (compared with Tomb >Raider for instance). Any comments or assistance would be appreciated. >TIA. >Devon

No 3D card will do anything for any game unless it is supported either directly or through an Direct3D or somesuch. -- <<Phoenix>> "Well, we'll find out when we die, won't we?" -me >I just bought a Diamond Monster 3D Accelerator for use primarily with >other games, and I understand that N2 has yet to release a patch for >support of the 3DFX chipset. My question is whether or not the existence >of the card itself will improve the graphics speed in N2. >I just turned everything in options on, and moved both fps settings to >25. It seems pretty smooth, but could be much better (compared with Tomb >Raider for instance). Any comments or assistance would be appreciated. >TIA. >Devon

since you have both the card and the game can't you tell ??? we would like YOU to tell us ; -)

I'll say it again. It seems pretty smooth, but could be much better. From what I've read, that isn't coming from the new card. Sure seems smoother to me though. We'll see real improvement with the (vaporware?) 3DFX patch I'm sure... Devon

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> I just bought a Diamond Monster 3D Accelerator for use primarily with > other games, and I understand that N2 has yet to release a patch for > support of the 3DFX chipset. My question is whether or not the existence > of the card itself will improve the graphics speed in N2. > I just turned everything in options on, and moved both fps settings to > 25. It seems pretty smooth, but could be much better (compared with Tomb > Raider for instance). Any comments or assistance would be appreciated. > TIA. > Devon

If you have _all_ the graphics options set to "on", then it makes no difference where you have the fps sliders at. Those sliders are there to automatically turn on and off graphics options automatically to maintain the minimum fps you specify with the slider. This only works if you have the graphics options set to 'auto'. To answer your original question, your Monster3D, or any 3D card for that matter, will do absolutely nothing to accelerate Nascar2. The only exception to this _currently_ is if you have a Rendition 3D card. -Jeff

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>I just bought a Diamond Monster 3D Accelerator for use primarily with >other games, and I understand that N2 has yet to release a patch for >support of the 3DFX chipset. My question is whether or not the existence >of the card itself will improve the graphics speed in N2. >I just turned everything in options on, and moved both fps settings to >25. It seems pretty smooth, but could be much better (compared with Tomb >Raider for instance). Any comments or assistance would be appreciated. >TIA. >Devon