Sun Feb 23, 2003 7:18 am
3dfx Voodoo Banshee completely unsupported?
Well, after spending 4 hours trying to get the Freelancer demo downloaded, installed, and stuff; the readme tells me that the Voodoo Banshee isn't supported or has issues with the trial version. I think to myself: "Maybe it'll still work anyways" but it turns out, nada. After the two opening cinematics, my computer freezes up.
Now, is there a way to get through this, or is it hopeless because of my outdated system? Does the full version of Freelancer support my video card? Or is it completely unplayable on my system.
Oh, and I have:
Celeron 400mhz
320Mb RAM (Not sure what type)
3dfx Voodoo Banshee (Not sure the specs on this)
ASUS P2-99-B Motherboard
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On another note: I know this has nothing to do with Freelancer, but the other computer I have (which I can't even turn on right now due to the main fan breaking down; actually, I can turn it on, it just overheats due to lack of ventilation), the 3d card gets really buggy at times. It seems that whenever 3d graphics are in use, it freezes up on me. It displays these strange vertical... freeze effects or something (It looks like something done in photoshop, vertical blinds or something) the mouse works, but it's all frozen. It does this randomly, but eventually, proportionate to how heavily it seems to be being used. If I'm just browsing the net, I'm fine (though once it did freeze on the net), but if I load up something like HalfLife, it'll play for a few minutes, then freeze. If I load up something like worldcraft, it freezes after a matter of seconds.
It's a Riva TNT2 (M2 I think)
The current cpu is an AMD K6-500 (I think). It was freezing up before with a K6-400, and a motherboard change didn't fix it. Neither did a RAM change. If anything, the motherboard/cpu change seemed to make it even more frequent. Changing drivers didn't help at all (we've tried the ones that come with the board, and tried the latest drivers off of the website).
I'm beginning to think the board's just plain busted, because it seems to be getting more frequent.
So, help?
Why make your own mistakes when someone else has already made them for you?
-Learn from the skeletons floating in the piranha pool: NO SWIMMING!
Edited by - Whasp Commander on 23-02-2003 07:21:57
Now, is there a way to get through this, or is it hopeless because of my outdated system? Does the full version of Freelancer support my video card? Or is it completely unplayable on my system.
Oh, and I have:
Celeron 400mhz
320Mb RAM (Not sure what type)
3dfx Voodoo Banshee (Not sure the specs on this)
ASUS P2-99-B Motherboard
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On another note: I know this has nothing to do with Freelancer, but the other computer I have (which I can't even turn on right now due to the main fan breaking down; actually, I can turn it on, it just overheats due to lack of ventilation), the 3d card gets really buggy at times. It seems that whenever 3d graphics are in use, it freezes up on me. It displays these strange vertical... freeze effects or something (It looks like something done in photoshop, vertical blinds or something) the mouse works, but it's all frozen. It does this randomly, but eventually, proportionate to how heavily it seems to be being used. If I'm just browsing the net, I'm fine (though once it did freeze on the net), but if I load up something like HalfLife, it'll play for a few minutes, then freeze. If I load up something like worldcraft, it freezes after a matter of seconds.
It's a Riva TNT2 (M2 I think)
The current cpu is an AMD K6-500 (I think). It was freezing up before with a K6-400, and a motherboard change didn't fix it. Neither did a RAM change. If anything, the motherboard/cpu change seemed to make it even more frequent. Changing drivers didn't help at all (we've tried the ones that come with the board, and tried the latest drivers off of the website).
I'm beginning to think the board's just plain busted, because it seems to be getting more frequent.
So, help?
Why make your own mistakes when someone else has already made them for you?
-Learn from the skeletons floating in the piranha pool: NO SWIMMING!
Edited by - Whasp Commander on 23-02-2003 07:21:57
) Now we're gonna try to find a way to put a fan on it; see if that works.