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Gaming with 3dfx Voodoo cards => Games => Topic started by: Solitare on 15 September 2005, 04:15:58

Title: Google Earth running under Voodoo4 4500 PCI
Post by: Solitare on 15 September 2005, 04:15:58
Hi,
Good news for the VOODOOMANIACS (like me), there are people saying that Google Earth doesn't work on Voodoo cards.
The first time that I installed G.E., it realy doesn't worked, but then, I choosed to ignore the error message and entered at the "Options" screen, and... Wooaallaa!
All you need to do is to change the engine from OpenGL to Direct3D, that's because WinXP don't recognize our voodoo cards, especially, their OpenGL compatibility, that's why I hate WinXP, (without saying that WinXP makes the voodoo's slower than a turtle), but anyway, Google earth is playable under Voodoo, but it's even better if u use Win2k, and maybe even better on Win98 (I never tryed to install G.E. on Win98, so pls, if someone already did, tell me!)
That's it!!
3Dfx, "gone" but never forgotten!!!!
Title: Google Earth running under Voodoo4 4500 PCI
Post by: ps47 on 15 September 2005, 14:09:34
well,if you are running on the default xp driver,you cant expect opengl to work,the driver has only (very lame) d3d support.you should install the latest SFFT driver if you want a fully working driver..here:
http://www.3dfxzone.it/monitor/am/go.asp?url=88
Title: Google Earth running under Voodoo4 4500 PCI
Post by: Nightbird on 15 September 2005, 17:28:39
QuoteAll you need to do is to change the engine from OpenGL to Direct3D, that's because WinXP don't recognize our voodoo cards, especially, their OpenGL compatibility
Hum, and it's running "how" with the driver that you're using ?
Title: Google Earth running under Voodoo4 4500 PCI
Post by: Solitare on 15 September 2005, 17:58:45
I'm using the Amigamerlin 3.1 R11 driver,
And it runs smoothly, but, when you Zoom the earth to see the buildings, they all look white!
When I say that WinXP doesn't recognize our voodoo's, that´s because WinXP runs the voodoo cards with a lot of glitches and bugs, like this one that makes the G.E. buildings look white!
WinXP sucks!!
Title: Google Earth running under Voodoo4 4500 PCI
Post by: Solitare on 15 September 2005, 19:03:18
(//)There is a screeshot from G.E. running on my voodoo4 4500 PCI:D

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Title: Google Earth running under Voodoo4 4500 PCI
Post by: Manco on 16 December 2006, 23:29:17
That doesnt work for me, if i zoom too much (like 200mts), textures start to mix one above the other, is there any fix for this? im using latest SFFT drivers but ive tried Amigamerlin too and is the same (V4 4500).

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