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Nascar 99 Upgrade

4 posts by 3 people · 25 Feb 1999 - 26 Feb 1999

Raven 25 Feb 1999#452699
I currently have N2 Special Edition which has all the N2 and BGN tracks, but it's the same 'ol N2. I was wondering if it would be worth it to upgrade to N99 now, or should I wait for N3 to come out. BTW, speaking of N3, does anyone have an idea of what the recommended configuration should be to run N3? -- Raven =========================================== If you think you have all the answers, you haven't thought of all the questions... ===========================================
>I currently have N2 Special Edition which has all the N2 and BGN tracks, but >it's the same 'ol N2. I was wondering if it would be worth it to upgrade to >N99 now, or should I wait for N3 to come out. If you want trucks, or you'd like more tracks, or you have a 3Dfx card GET it! Otherwise, there are many patches on the net that can give you 80% of NR99 (without the tracks!). There's even a (GOOD) patch for adding trucks to N2. It was certainly worth the gas it cost me to get it (got my rebate back <GGG>). Any statements not coming from Papyrus would be speculation, but you could infer from GPL that you'll need a decent D3D video card (3Dfx would be a good option, too), 32MB RAM minimum, P2-233 (or a P-266 with 64MB and a Voodoo2). I think have a V2 will make a big difference because of its texture memory size (or a Canopus Pure3D). "Gunner" ORSA Bronze #78 Navy Dodge truck eagerly awaiting N3.
Raven 26 Feb 1999#452928
Don, Thanks for the input. Yeah, I figgered that I could get a lot of patches to upgrade N2 and get a lot of N99. So I think I'll stick with N2 until N3 comes out. Don't want to get an "interim" package before the real thing hits the streets. Raven
Instead of the 233 PII or 266 PII......Id reccomend AT LEAST a PII 400-450 for N3.......yes same engine as GPL, but dont forget guys, we will be dealing with ai fields of 38+ cars.....and with inproved AI, plus the fact of more objects to draw, thats gonna take some CPU horsepower to keep you in frame rate bliss. JT

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