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On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:27:42 +0100, René Böhres <reneboehres@web.de>
wrote:

>Hi,
>some weeks ago i tried the D3D8 driver for ut99.
>Is there any way to make ut99 look really better?
>For Example in ut 2003 the water has got some waves.
>Or the fog and lightnings look better because of the
>full directx 8 support and the new physics engine etc...
>With the D3D8 driver ut99 looks a bit better but not really
>better if you think about what is possible with directx 8
>support

Personally, I always thought the OGL driver did a better job of making
UT "prettier".

René Böhres wrote:
> Hi,
> some weeks ago i tried the D3D8 driver for ut99.
> Is there any way to make ut99 look really better?
> For Example in ut 2003 the water has got some waves.
> Or the fog and lightnings look better because of the
> full directx 8 support and the new physics engine etc...
> With the D3D8 driver ut99 looks a bit better but not really
> better if you think about what is possible with directx 8
> support

There is the very nice high-res textures and of course upping the 
resolution to max but that's it. UT is basicly a DX6 game with regards 
to technology.

Kind regards
Bruno

"Folk" <Folk@folk.com> wrote in message 
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> On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:27:42 +0100, René Böhres <reneboehres@web.de>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>some weeks ago i tried the D3D8 driver for ut99.
>>Is there any way to make ut99 look really better?
>>For Example in ut 2003 the water has got some waves.
>>Or the fog and lightnings look better because of the
>>full directx 8 support and the new physics engine etc...
>>With the D3D8 driver ut99 looks a bit better but not really
>>better if you think about what is possible with directx 8
>>support
>
> Personally, I always thought the OGL driver did a better job of making
> UT "prettier".

I'm with you Folk. The OGL driver is the shit. No lag on windowing and no 
music playing on after you quit. Plus my framerate is higher with it. 

HI

I use UTGOTY all the time. Make sure you have the current patch installed. No
fancy drivers, just use stock drivers. Change your resolution in UT. Try
switching between hardware and software rendering.

I have been using it on w98, 2000 and XPP for some years now.


On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:04:12 -0800, "go postal" <agutgopostal@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>
>"Folk" <Folk@folk.com> wrote in message 
>news:sa04t29153g6ckpnk6va3vk38mp7n1mecu@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:27:42 +0100, René Böhres <reneboehres@web.de>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>some weeks ago i tried the D3D8 driver for ut99.
>>>Is there any way to make ut99 look really better?
>>>For Example in ut 2003 the water has got some waves.
>>>Or the fog and lightnings look better because of the
>>>full directx 8 support and the new physics engine etc...
>>>With the D3D8 driver ut99 looks a bit better but not really
>>>better if you think about what is possible with directx 8
>>>support
>>
>> Personally, I always thought the OGL driver did a better job of making
>> UT "prettier".
>
>I'm with you Folk. The OGL driver is the shit. No lag on windowing and no 
>music playing on after you quit. Plus my framerate is higher with it. 
>

goPostal schrieb:
> "Folk" <Folk@folk.com> wrote in message 
> news:sa04t29153g6ckpnk6va3vk38mp7n1mecu@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:27:42 +0100, René Böhres <reneboehres@web.de>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> some weeks ago i tried the D3D8 driver for ut99.
>>> Is there any way to make ut99 look really better?
>>> For Example in ut 2003 the water has got some waves.
>>> Or the fog and lightnings look better because of the
>>> full directx 8 support and the new physics engine etc...
>>> With the D3D8 driver ut99 looks a bit better but not really
>>> better if you think about what is possible with directx 8
>>> support
>> Personally, I always thought the OGL driver did a better job of making
>> UT "prettier".
> 
> I'm with you Folk. The OGL driver is the shit. No lag on windowing and no 
> music playing on after you quit. Plus my framerate is higher with it. 
> 
> 
yeah i played with ogl (with improved ones and with the originals)
for years 2, but now i use win vista atm. and maybe the new ati drivers
are not really compatible with the ogl / UTGLR drivers
(or my X850XT PE) because i always get a blue screen.
it doesnt matter which ut version i use
(436 or 451)

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:28:16 +0100, René Böhres <reneboehres@web.de>
wrote:


>but now i use win vista atm. 

Then ye shall suffer the pains that trailblazers suffer.

Folk wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:27:42 +0100, René Böhres <reneboehres@web.de>
> wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>some weeks ago i tried the D3D8 driver for ut99.
>>Is there any way to make ut99 look really better?
>>For Example in ut 2003 the water has got some waves.
>>Or the fog and lightnings look better because of the
>>full directx 8 support and the new physics engine etc...
>>With the D3D8 driver ut99 looks a bit better but not really
>>better if you think about what is possible with directx 8
>>support
> 
> Personally, I always thought the OGL driver did a better job of making
> UT "prettier".


I second that, OpenGL is the way to go, looks better, feels better when
playing, and with VSYNC turned on you can not go wrong, also tbh i think
turning certain details like flares and damage effects like bullet holes on
walls will improve your gameplay and aim, as all they do is distract you.

nobody wrote:

> turning certain details


WAS MEANT TO SAY: turning certain details OFF like flares and damage !!

"nobody" <nobody@nobody.abc> wrote in message 
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> nobody wrote:
>
>> turning certain details
>
>
> WAS MEANT TO SAY: turning certain details OFF like flares and damage !!

That was an interesting discussion on the official forums once upon a time 
as to whether turning off foliage constituted cheating. If I play online I 
turn everything extra off because it does distract. I've read where the 
elite players often use minimal details so as to keep distractions down 
in-game.