Any recommended games for NT 4?
This is a discussion about Any recommended games for NT 4? in the Windows Games category; I've got a PIII-450 with 128Mb RAM and an nVidia TNT 2 32Mb graphics card, running Windows NT Workstation 4. 0. I was wondering if anyone could recommend any games which are compatible with NT and will give good performance with the TNT card (I already have GLQuake, Flight Sim 98 and F/A-18 Hornet 3).
I've got a PIII-450 with 128Mb RAM and
an nVidia TNT 2 32Mb graphics card, running
Windows NT Workstation 4.0. I was wondering
if anyone could recommend any games which are
compatible with NT and will give good
performance with the TNT card (I already
have GLQuake, Flight Sim 98 and F/A-18 Hornet
3).
Thanks in advance
an nVidia TNT 2 32Mb graphics card, running
Windows NT Workstation 4.0. I was wondering
if anyone could recommend any games which are
compatible with NT and will give good
performance with the TNT card (I already
have GLQuake, Flight Sim 98 and F/A-18 Hornet
3).
Thanks in advance
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That TNT2 is a nice card but there's far more NT game support for 3dfx cards. I have both in my system. I use the 3dfx cards more often.
Here's why:
The NVidia chips are strong in DirectX right? Well, NT is still using DirectX 3.0. So, if you drop DirectX support your left with OpenGL. The only games I know of that have good OpenGL support are the Quake family games. i.e. GLQuake, QuakeII, Sin, Wages of Sin, Half-Life, Half-Life Opposing Force, and mediocre support for Unreal Tournament. I think Starsiege and Descent 3 can use OpenGL also and Quake3 will be out soon too.
Of course there's software rendered games too like Starcraft and Command and Conquer.
With a 3dfx card you could also play Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Freespace and Freespace 2 to name a few.
Windows 2000 is just around the corner too.
Ben
Here's why:
The NVidia chips are strong in DirectX right? Well, NT is still using DirectX 3.0. So, if you drop DirectX support your left with OpenGL. The only games I know of that have good OpenGL support are the Quake family games. i.e. GLQuake, QuakeII, Sin, Wages of Sin, Half-Life, Half-Life Opposing Force, and mediocre support for Unreal Tournament. I think Starsiege and Descent 3 can use OpenGL also and Quake3 will be out soon too.
Of course there's software rendered games too like Starcraft and Command and Conquer.
With a 3dfx card you could also play Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Freespace and Freespace 2 to name a few.
Windows 2000 is just around the corner too.
Ben
OP
I've often considered buying a 3DFX Voodoo card in addition to TNT 2. Apart from having GLide support under NT, it's also better supported by Linux. The only disadvantage is that it can't do 32-bit 3D, but I can get around this with the TNT 2. Obviously, I'd have to get a PCI model, as the TNT 2 is sitting in the AGP slot right now.
Maybe I'm being a bit thick, but is there anyway I can configure NT to use the TNT 2 card for 2D and OpenGL, but still recognise the Voodoo card when I want to play 3DFX games?
Maybe I'm being a bit thick, but is there anyway I can configure NT to use the TNT 2 card for 2D and OpenGL, but still recognise the Voodoo card when I want to play 3DFX games?
Sure. Most games will let you choose. For example, in Quake II if I select "Default OpenGL" it will use the GeForce256, if I select "3dfx OpenGL" it will use the Voodoo2's.
Ben
Ben
