Why can't my computer handle WW? - Page 2

PvK · #11 January 29th, 2006, 08:42 PM

Sounds to me like your video card isn't working well with the OpenGL code that WW uses.

PvK

senon · #12 January 30th, 2006, 03:35 AM

hmm... i'll try it with somehting else that uses openGL and see how that goes. thanks.

-senon

PvK · #13 January 30th, 2006, 06:28 PM

(BTW I actually had the reverse issue on one of my computers - its GeForce4 4000 won't work with Direct3D in DirectX 9.0c at all, but it plays Wierd Worlds great since it has no problem with OpenGL.)

Shadowcat · #14 January 30th, 2006, 07:23 PM

PvK: Weird. I have a GF4Ti4200 and have no trouble with D3D and DX9.0c. I use the 56.64 drivers under Win98 (the later drivers are directed at their newer hardware, and only cause problems for the GF4 series in my experience). Which drivers do you use??

Combat Wombat · #15 January 30th, 2006, 10:01 PM

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Shadowcat said:
PvK: Weird. I have a GF4Ti4200 and have no trouble with D3D and DX9.0c. I use the 56.64 drivers under Win98 (the later drivers are directed at their newer hardware, and only cause problems for the GF4 series in my experience). Which drivers do you use??

Thats because the Ti4200 was the only card in the Geforce 4 series that wasn't craptacular

TaoLibra · #16 January 30th, 2006, 11:05 PM

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senon said:
has anyone found any new ideas on this problem? my computer is running with WinXP SP2, the latest drivers and a full gig of ram, but for some reason i'm falling below 10 fps even at low resolutions.

Just out of curiosity, how do you know the FPS? Is there a way of telling Weird Worlds to display that information?

Combat Wombat · #17 January 31st, 2006, 12:32 AM

FRAPS
http://www.fraps.com/

TaoLibra · #18 January 31st, 2006, 07:15 AM

Very cool -- thanks for the link, Combat Wombat.

PvK · #19 February 3rd, 2006, 04:00 PM

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Combat Wombat said:

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Shadowcat said:
PvK: Weird. I have a GF4Ti4200 and have no trouble with D3D and DX9.0c. I use the 56.64 drivers under Win98 (the later drivers are directed at their newer hardware, and only cause problems for the GF4 series in my experience). Which drivers do you use??

Thats because the Ti4200 was the only card in the Geforce 4 series that wasn't craptacular

Apparently so. I have a "NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000" in this machine. Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8198 (English) on Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (5.2, Build 3790) Service Pack 1 (3790.srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447).

At home I use Win98SE and have no probs with that GeForce card on DirectX 9, unless it's a Microsoft game programmed to refuse to install on Win98 (e.g. Fable: The Lost Chapters, which I haven't been able to get to run on 5 different computers).

PvK

blargue · #20 April 28th, 2006, 10:43 AM

Okay, I should preface this post with an apology- I simply forgot to post a reply here. This post is now well past ancient.

The correct response to this problem is... drumroll... SHADOWCAT! There seems to be a problem with the most current drivers and GeForce 4 cards running WW. Downgrading works perfectly. Thanks for the help.

Blargue