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On Sun, 19 Sep 1999 23:45:23 +0200, "mirmar"
<mir...@multiweb.nl> wrote:

>Damn, i have been waiting for a long time for this game and now they release
>a Glide demo :-(

It's still playable in software, at least if you have a fast
CPU.


>Btw i personally hate the deals that some game programmers make with other
>companies .
>Q3 test was Mac first.

There was no deal made there.  The first Q3test was so early
in development that they knew it had lots of bugs.  It's
easier to handle bug reports from a relatively smaller
crowd.


>Q3 probably will support GL better then Glide.

Q3 only supports OpenGL and it will stay that way.


>Unreal realesed a Glide demo because it was agreed with 3DFX.

That's true.  I haven't read much about the future but a
Direct3D capable demo version should be available pretty
soon.  According to some reports the OpenGL support still
lags behind in the development of UT, but with both Glide
and Direct3D they really don't need to put extra effort in
supporting OpenGL.


>( Do they really think someone is going to buy a V3 now ? )

3dfx sure uses the demo as a small part in their extensive
advertising campaign.  The game Unreal Tournament is a very
good place to put advertising money into, especially since
the original Unreal didn't play too well on anything but
3dfx cards until a long time after it's release.  So many
gamers already associate Unreal Tournament with Glide.


>Other games can only be played at Mplayer or so .

Luckily they aren't too many.  Everybody knows that gamers
want to be able to play freely over the net without having
to use any special services for it.  Game makers like
Westwood shoot themselves in the foot so to speak when they
remove such natural aspects from a game.


>Just had to get this of my chest . Also because i will have to wait a long
>week to be able to play again.

Software mode may not look good, but it'll be good practice
anyway.  :)



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