Voodoo2 Games - Part 2

                 Supplied by Alex van Kaam

@~Continued from last issue

- - - - - - - - - GAMES THAT NEEDED FIXES - - - - - - - - -

The following games require the user to either download a patch,
run a batchfile, or edit command lines to get them working
properly.  Refer to the game's manual for the web addresses to
find the patches needed. Please note that some of these games
originally did not work on voodoo1: many were patched for 3dfx
voodoo cards in general.

Archemedian Dynasty 640x480, ?
Battle Arena Toshinden 640x480, D
Battlecruiser 3000AD 1.04 640x480, C+
Blood 3dfx Patched 640x480, C+
Carmageddon 640x480, ?
Croc 800x600, B+
Descent 2 ?, ?
Dungeon Keeper 640x480, C
EF2000 2.0 640x400, B-
Extreme Assault 640x480, ?
F22 ADF Glide Version 800x600, A-
FA-18 Korea 800x600, C+
FIFA Road To The World Cup 640x480, B
Flying Corps Gold 800x600, B-
Flying Saucer Demo ?, ?
Formula 1 640x480, ?
Formula 1 '97 ?, ?
Frontline Fighters ?,?
Grand Theft Auto 800x600, B-
Hyperblade 640x480, C-
If-22 640x480, C
Ignition ?, ?
International Rally Championship 800x600, C
Jetfighter 3 Platinum 640x480, C
Jet Moto 800x600, B-
Joint Strike Fighter 800x600, B-
Lands of Lore 2 640x480, C-
Mechwarrior 2 800x600, C
Montezuma's Return Demo ?, B
Motoracer 640x480, C
Myth 640x480, A-
Nascar 2 640x480, B-
NBA Live 98 640x480, B+
Need For Speed 2 SE 640x480, B-
NHL 98 640x480, B
Nuclear Strike 1024x768, B+
Outlaws ?, ?
Pandemonium 640x480, C+
POD 640x480, B-
Robo Rumble 640x480, B-
Screamer 2 ?, ?
Screamer Rally 640x480, C+
Sega Tour Car Championship 640x480, C
Shadows Of The Empire 1024x768, B
Shadow Warrior 3dfx Patched 640x480, ?
Streets of Sim City 640x480, D+
Test Drive 4 640x480, C
Tex Murphy Overseer 640x480, ?
Tigershark 640x480, C
Tomb Raider 640x480, B-
Tomb Raider - Unfinished Business ?, ?
Triple Play 99 640x480, B
Twisted Metal 2 800x600, B
Ultimate Race Pro 800x600, B+
Uprising 640x480, B-
Wing Commander Prophecy 640x480, A
Whiplash 640x480, C-
X Car 640x480, C+
X Wing Versus Tie Fighter 640x480, C

Archemedian Dynasty - download 3dfx patch - make sure Triple Color
Buffering is off. (Frank Thoennes)

Battlecruiser 3000AD - "Make sure you have the latest version
(currently 1.07c). It is fully voodoo2 compliant." (Derek Smart)

Build Engine 3dfx patched games (Blood and Shadow Warrior): "The
following batch file I created gives pretty good results. The
colours are not all goofed up, and it actually looks pretty good.

@echo off
set BUILD_BRIGHTNESS=1.5
set BUILD_GAMMA=1.0
set BUILD_640x480=1
set BUILD_RESAMPLE=1
set BUILD_NOPAL=0
set BUILD_NOFOG=0
set BUILD_CONVTEXTURES=1
set BUILD_TRICOUNT=0
set BUILD_FPS=0
set BUILD_VERSION=0
set BUILD_MRED=200
set BUILD_MGREEN=200
set BUILD_MBLUE=255
SET SSTV2_GAMMA=1.0
SET SSTV2_RGAMMA=1.0
SET SSTV2_GGAMMA=1.0
SET SSTV2_BGAMMA=1.0

The BUILD_ values are documented in the readme that comes with the
3Dfx Blood patch. Some settings in the batch file are redundant as
they are just set to the default values." (big thanks to Colin
Sewell)

Carmageddon: Voodoo2 patch available. Check out
http://carmageddon2.telefragged.com for more info. Get all the
patches needed and follow the readme.txt's directions closely. In
addition, if you're running though Windows, right click the
VOODO2C.EXE, choose "properties", choose "screen", and click on
"full screen" and apply, or game may not start. Note - I was able
to run the newly patched version of this game on a network for
over 3 hours and it ran perfect on both voodoo2-equipped systems -
in other words, the "unsupported"patch works very well!


Croc: Install normally, then remove ALL Glide related files from
game directory.

Descent 2 - Reported to work with beta voodoo2 patch.

Dungeon Keeper - Download d3d patch. NOTE: disable SLI and limit
texture memory must be done in some cases. Also, BE PATIENT: it
has been known to take almost a half minute to initialize. NEW:"If
you're playing Dungeon Keeper Direct 3D patch with the gold
drivers from 3Dfx then you might have some graphic problems like
out of place textures, but don't you worry I found a fix for that
problem - try installing the latest 3Dfx reference drivers (the
ones with Glide 3), hopfully that should help."

Extreme Assault - Voodoo2 patch now available! Requires
installation of previous patch as well - check out
http://www.bluebyte.com/us/products/extreme/p_updates.htm.
(Franciscus Tolhuizen)


F22 ADF - Patch available for download. "The Webupdate.exe file
can be downloaded from Steve's website at
http://student-www.uchicago.edu/users/sjchmura." - "...an
undocumented feature to turn on anti-aliasing in the Glide
version.  Just use the key combo of "alt + 7" . This must be done
each time you start the game." (Dale Rector)

FA-18 korea: Download BETA patch that supports voodoo2. Note: this
game is annoyingly STUCK at 20fps.

FIFA 98 Road To World Cup: Download voodoo2 patch from
EASports.com. (Goetz Scheuermann)

Flying Corps Gold - "Empire has released a new patch for Flying
Corps which fixes some of the Voodoo2 problems. Flying Corps V1
and V2 owners: If you have never upgraded before, you must
download and install the Base files (FC_111A.ZIP) and the update
(FC_111Y.ZIP). If you have already upgraded to v1.11a, then you
only need to download the FC_111Y.ZIP file. Flying Corps Gold

owners: You only need to download the Update (FC_111Y.ZIP)."
(Operation 3dfx)

Flying Saucer Demo - Download patch that fixes voodoo2 bug.

Formula 1: Patch available at Operation 3dfx.

Formula 1 '97 - Download voodoo2 patch to clear up any bugs.

Frontline Fighters: (This includes 3dfx versions of Hind, Apache,
and iF-16) Voodoo2 patches now available at Digital Integration's
website.

Grand Theft Auto - As posted by Steve Schoenecker: "It will work
but you have to do some tinkering. Look in the folder that you
installed the 3dfx version of GTA to and search for a file called
something like glide.ovl.  That file is the problem. You need to
replace this file with the one (same name newer version) located
on your Creative V2 installation disk. Once you do that the game

will look for the V2 card and run properly." NOTE: GTA works fine
with no problems for others, and this may not be neccesary.

Hyperblade - "Uncheck the DirectDraw hardware acceleration
checkbox in dxtool.exe in the Direct X folder. You should also
make sure the checkbox for Enable Direct3D Hardware Acceleration
remains checked in DXSETUP."  (Cyrus Naderi)

iF-22 - Newest drivers needed. Use SST batch file if it crashes.

International Rally Championship - "New patch for International
Racing Championship. The Patch adds Voodoo2 Support as well as a
multitude of other fixes."(voodooextreme.com) "For Monster 3D II
users, just get the latest drivers from diamond multimedia, the
patch is not required. Note: May not work with other patches, so
leave it unpatched, and may only work if running from the DOS
Prompt in full screen mode."

Jetfighter 3 Platinum - Voodoo2 patch now available at website.

Jet Moto - "Download latest patch, select v2 dx5 driver. Plays
fine at 800x600." (Brian Troha)

Joint Strike Fighter: Download Voodoo2 patch. NOTE: Installing JSF
erases glide 2.5, forcing you to reinstall the voodoo2 glide
drivers.

Lands of Lore 2 - "Install 3dfx patch...start game..press
ESC..choose secondary card..may need a reboot for the game to
detect the card." (Frode)

Montezuma's Return - Patched by developer. New version (with
Bump-mapping) may require fiddling.

MotoRacer: New voodoo2 patch now available - reported to work. Get
version 3.22.

Myth: Download latest patch from bungie.net.


Nascar 2 - Download 3dfx patch. It now looks incredible and runs
flawlessly with full detail on and 39 cars in front of you.

NBA Live 98: During the install, answer "Yes" when asked if you
want to install a desktop shortcut. Once the game is installed,
add " 3DFX" to the end of the command line of the desktop shortcut
(or the Start Menu shortcut). e.g. Right click on the desktop
shortcut icon to bring up its properties. In the 'Shortcut' tab,
in the 'Target' edit box, you should see (assuming you installed
to the default directory, if not adjust instructions accordingly):

"C:\Program Files\EA SPORTS\NBA Live 98\nbawin.exe".  After adding
the "3DFX", the 'Target' box should read (including the quotes):

"C:\Program Files\EA SPORTS\NBA Live 98\nbawin.exe" 3DFX

Need For Speed II SE: These instructions assume that you have
installed NFS II SE to the default directory (if this is not the
case, adjust instructions accordingly). During the install, answer
"Yes" when asked if you want to install a desktop shortcut. Once
the game is installed, open the Windows Explorer and view the
contents of the NFS II SE CD-ROM. In the root directory, you will
see a file called nfs2ea.exe. Copy this file from the CD-ROM to
the install directory (the default directory is C:\Program
Files\Electronic Arts\Need For Speed II SE). Next make a copy of
the desktop shortcut. To do this, right click on the NFS II SE
desktop icon and drag it to another spot on the desktop. When you
let go of the right mouse button, you should get a pop-up menu
with the options "Move Here, Copy Here, Create Shortcut(s) Here
and Cancel". Choose "Copy Here". You should have another desktop
icon called "Copy of NFSIISE". Right click on this new icon to
bring up its properties. In the 'Shortcut' tab, in the 'Target'
edit box, you should see:

"C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Need For Speed II\nfs2sen.exe"
Change it to read:

"C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Need For Speed II\nfs2sea.exe"
Also, you may rename the icon from "Copy of NFSIISE" to "NFSIISE
for 3Dfx"

NHL 98: Once the game is installed, check to make sure that the
"3D Acceleration" option in the "Options" menu is set to "On".

Nuclear Strike - Gold drivers needed. Looks like it's running at a
much higher resolution automatically. NOTE: You may also need the
latest patch as well, which addresses the voodoo2 problems.

Outlaws - (taken from newsgroup) "Outlaws will work. Version 1.0
doesn't have Glide support, so you need Version 1.1. Version 1.1
will not work because it's using Glide 2.41 (looking for
LECGLIDE.DLL so it won't use Glide 2.5). You also need to download
the missions (5.4 MB patch, Version 2.0). This will give you the
option to use Glide 2.43 in the troubleshooting/video options
screen and will work just fine with the V2s."

Pandemonium - Download Voodoo2 patch.

POD: For complete details, visit
http://members.aol.com/redline808/pod/REDZONE.HTM, and take a
gander at the POD FAQ page at
http://members.aol.com/redline808/pod/HFAQ.HTM. (Simon Knight)

Robo Rumble - Use Direct 3D Mode.

Screamer Rally/2 - "Screamer Rally Voodoo 2 patch. Tested with no
problems.  Screamer 2 3dfx patch also on way." (Damion David)
"After copying the patch to the rally directory, overwrite the
glide2x.dll too by copying the same file from windows directory
into the rally directory. Result? The colors are more beautiful,
less washed out." (Yan Tee Karn)

Sega Tour Car Championship - Download Direct 3D patch.

Shadows Of The Empire FIX: Download Latest Patch, and be sure to
run new SHADOWS.EXE file, not SOTE.EXE

Streets of Sim City - Remove glide2x.dll and fxmemmap.vxd from
game directory.

Tex Murphy: Overseer - Download D3D patch. "Note: the mouse cursor
is disappearing. Access said that they will find out what's
wrong." - (Sly Golovanov)

Test Drive 4 - "...download the patch of Accolade's web site. The
patch said that it makes the game work with Voodoo Rush but it
also works with the Voodoo2."

Tigershark - ...from Shawn Leaf of N-Space... "Get the 1.31 patch
at www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_temp.asp?patch=tshark ....Since the
V2 has so much horsepower, make sure you give the anti-aliasing a
try. You can toggle it from the main menu or the pause menu by
typing n[space bar]aa. You should get a confirmation beep and an
on/off message."

Triple Play 99 - Download patch to fix sound problems with
voodoo2. EA Sports website. (Rich Laporte)

Twisted Metal 2 - "Download latest patch, select v2 dx5
driver...Plays fine at 800x600." (Brian Troha)

Uprising FIX: Simply download and install the latest patch.

Wing Commander Prophecy - Patch available at
http://www.origin.ea.com/tech/download.html...Install game, run
patch, REBOOT, then run game.

X-Wing Versus Tie fighter - Newest direct3d patch from Lucasarts
seems to work

The following games have been tested with, or were reported to
work with, the special "SST" settings, which limit the voodoo2 to
make it act as an older voodoo card. To do so, Basically create a
batchfile, (example:  Oldglide.bat) and edit these lines in it:

set SST_GRXCLK=90
set SST_FT_CLK_DEL=0x4
set SST_TF0_CLK_DEL=0x6
set SST_TF1_CLK_DEL=0x6
set SST_VIN_CLKDEL=0x1
set SST_VOUT_CLKDEL=0x0
set SST_TMUMEM_SIZE=2

When you want to play these old glide games, run the batchfile,
then run the game normally. A fellow Voodoo2er named "Sergey"
pointed out the "out of environment space" problem people may have
when attemping to use this batchfile. Rather than trying to
reiterate what he said, I'll steal his words directly:

"Running out of environment space when setting these variables? If
that happens, some of them won't be set. Use my directions below
to create a shortcut to the batch file with increased environment
space or put them in your autoexec.bat file and increase the
environment space for it if needed.  To use the variables in your
C:\autoexec.bat file: Put the variables in your C:\autoexec.bat
file. Add the line (minus quotes) to your C:\config.sys file:
"shell=c:\command.com /e:nnnnn" where nnnnn is a number from
160-32768. If this line is not in C:\config.sys, the default value
of 256 bytes is used. If nnnnn is less than 160 or greater than
32768, the default value of 256 bytes will again be used. Example
in your C:\config.sys file (again minus the quotes):
"shell=c:\command.com /e:512" allocates 512 bytes of memory to
environment space. Use the comaptibility variables in a batch file
written for the particular game you want to run. To make a batch
file from win95, Explore over to your game's folder, right-click
on the contents of the folder, select "new", then "text document"
and rename the file to somthing like "game.bat". Click "yes" on
the dialog box that pops up. Then right-click on the file you just
made and "edit" it. Enter the set commands that you need (see the
example below) and save the file. To find out if you run out of
environment space (which -may- happen and some of the "set"
commands won't be registered) temporarily remove the "rem" before
the pause.  This will pause the batch file at a point where you
can read any error messages, just before the program is executed.
If you run out of environment space, an error message "out of
environment space" will be displayed. If you get this message,
you'll have to increase the allocated environment space for the
batch file. To do this, right-click on the batch file, select
"create shortcut", right-click on the shortcut and select
"properties". Then under the "memory" tab, change the "initial
environment" from "auto", to say "512". Experiment with this
number and when you find the lowest one that allows the batch file
to run without the "out of environment space" error, go ahead and
stick with that one. If you add more set commands, you may need to
increase the number. Click "ok" to save your changes and
double-click on the shortcut to run the game."

GAMES SST BATCHFILE WORKS ON:

Battle Arena Toshinden - Reported to work.

EF2000 2.0 - Most report no problems after using batchfile.

Mechwarrior2 3dfx edition - "In addition to the bat file, you need
to copy the Glide divers from the Voodoo1 (Glide.dll and
Sst1init.dll) to the Mech2 dir. Everything should work fine."

Screamer 2 - I received this bit more advice on how to get this
one working:  "I had success with Screamer 2 using the same
variables but had to manually copy the new V2 glide drivers along
with fxmemmap.vxd, not sure if the latter was needed, but put it
there anyway."

Tomb Raider/Tomb Raider - Unfinished Business - works with latest
glide patch and the preceding SST batchfile. Here's a more
detailed one:

Cut 'n paste...(Game loader for Voodoo 2 based 3D Cards, by
Stephen Moore)

set SST_GRXCLK=90
set SST_FT_CLK_DEL=0x4
set SST_TF0_CLK_DEL=0x6
set SST_TF1_CLK_DEL=0x6
set SST_VIN_CLKDEL=0x1
set SST_VOUT_CLKDEL=0x0set
SST_TMUMEM_SIZE=2
SET SST_SCREENREFRESH=60
SET SSTV2_FASTMEM=1
SET SSTV2_FASTPCIRD=1
SET FX_GLIDE_ALLOC_COLOR=3
pause
tomb.exe

Whiplash - Reported to work by some, problems for others.

X Car - Works fine.

- - - - - - - - - GAMES THAT DO NOT WORK - - - - - - - - -

(AKA "The Shit List")

Dreams to Reality 640x480, C-
Roland Garros 98 640x480, ?
Space Girl Demo 1024x768, C-
Worldwide Soccer with D3D patch ?, ?

Dreams to Reality - Many people report problems.

Roland Garros 98 - Crashes right away.

Space Girl Demo - Locks up entire system after a few seconds.

Worldwide Soccer with D3D patch - "Does not seem to work with my
Diamond Monster II Card (12 Meg). I have used both the reference
drivers (even the beta one, 2.17) and the latest drivers from
Diamond. It keeps freezing the system (I need to press the reset
button)" (Andreas Sommer)











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