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In <Pine.SOL.3.91.971011...@email1.asu.edu>, Sparky <jere...@imap1.asu.edu> writes:
>On Sat, 11 Oct 1997, Stephen Friederichs wrote:
>
>> Milez wrote:
>> > 
>> > Quake 2 is a much prettier game than quake....but the doom lovers are
>> > really gonna hate this one
>> > 
>> > hexen2 needs a minimum of a p150 or 166 to get an acceptable fps and it
>> > is preferrred that you have a 3dfx card...( i have one and get 30fps @
>> > 640x480 and it looks better than regular 640x480)

hexen2 runs fine at ugly low res on a p166

>> > 
>> > quake2 is gonna be a new engine...and i suspect that a person may need a
>> > p200 for an acceptable game...it has much more colour and grfx
>> > improvements and that means slower fps
>> > 
>> > so to all out there who love quake...get ready for a another slamming
>> > when quake2 comes out..
>> my god i can't believe my p166 is out of date already!

or my ppro 200!

>> 
>News from the ID software programmers was that it would support a 133 in 
>good ole' QUake 1 300 by 320 mode.

you mean 320 by 200 (there is no 300 by 320 mode)

will quake 2 run faster on a PentiumPro with fastvid just like quake1?
(i get 20-24fps in 640x400 in quake with NO 3d card!!)

>
>The last few games that have killed alot of systems are these:
>
>Mechwarrior Mercenaries 3dfx :    Takes a P166, and you still get slowdown

wow even with 3dfx?
is that a 4 or 6 meg 3dfx card?

>Total Annihlation                 Plays on a P133 fine, if you are not in 
>                                  major battle.

dunno new game

>Microsoft Flight Simulator 98     Takes a P200 to truly get good FPS.

MS FS sucks in general

>
>One of my biggest gripes is that software developers seem to LIE about min
>requirements for software.  
>
>My example:
>
>Command & Conquer:Red Alert
>The box says P90 for windows 95.  YEAH RIGHT!!!?!?!?  Have fun watching 
>your tank crawl from one side of the screen to the other in about 2 minutes.
>The REAL requirements are a P133 IMHO.

hehe dos version runs fine on 486 and on ppro200 the tanks will move 3400mph if set to max speed!

>
>DOOM by ID
>remember when DOOM was released back in the 386 days?  You still had to 
>reduce the viewing size to about a couple centimeters, and you were 
>trying to smash in the TURBO button one more notch.
>The TRUE requirements for DOOM back then was at least a 25MHZ 486SX.

doom runs crappy on my 486dx33...

>
>Some companies are doing better, giving a MIN requirement and a 
>Recommended Requirement.   
>
>ALways go with Recommended, unless you are a patient man.

yep

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>Sparky
>High School Mathematics/Computer Science Teacher
>Arizona State University Educational Media Master's Student
>Critically Aclaimed, Award Winning Command & Conquer General.
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-Dave
Demigod WarpedCow on Kahn and Descent2