XIII

[Flash]

Is there a way to run this game on Voodoo5 6000 ?

[qrazi]

tried the demo on my voodoo5 5500, no go...
perhaps with the mesafx driver, if it supports opengl...

[InSomNiaN]

I got the XIII demo working (just) on win98se using 3d analyze, but there were *ALOT* of corrupt graphics and the likes.
Basically unplayable....

[qrazi]

hmmmz, to bad that win98se still seems to be the best voodoo OS.... i like win2k better...
does anyone know if XIII supports opengl?

[InSomNiaN]

FYI:

XIII

Minimum System Requirements

Processor: 700 MHz Pentium III or equivalent.
Operating System: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
Memory: 128 MB of RAM.
Controls: Keyboard and mouse.
Drives: 120 MB of free space on hard disc.
Video:3D accelerator video card with DirectX® 8.1 support and 32 MB of video memory minimum.
Sound: DirectX®-compatible 16- bit sound card.


 Recommended System Requirements

Computer: 1 GHz processor or better.
Memory: 256 MB of RAM.
Video: 3D accelerator video card with DirectX® 8.1 support and 64 MB of video memory minimum.

http://www.xiii-thegame.com/uk/requirement.php

Doesn't mention anything about HW TnL, although when you run the game it complains about it....

[amp_man]

Doesn't 8.1 support sort of imply HW TnL?

hmmmz, to bad that win98se still seems to be the best voodoo OS.... i like win2k better...
does anyone know if XIII supports opengl?

OpenGL support does not seem likely. I always wonder about the "best" OS for voodoo cards, it seems like 98se would be (what I use) because that was the OS that the V4/5 would be aimed at, but all major driver updates (like AmigaMerlin 3.0 XP's recompiled DirectX core) are aimed at XP (and 2k) users.

[Nightbird]

i d/l the demo (single player)
* put the desktop in 32 bits
* use 3DAnalyzer 2.31
- select SystemXIII.exe
- select DirectX Device ID
(i choose ATI RADEON 8500)
vendor ID : 4098
device ID : 20812
- select Hardware Limits, emulate HW TnL caps
- save batch files
- run

I'm under ME, V5 5500 Agp, AMD Barton 2500+, 512 mo DDR, drivers NuDrivers5, 1280*960 32 bits, DirX8.1b

[InSomNiaN]

@ Nightbird
...and?? How did it run?

[Nightbird]

I need to play the full demo in order to "see" and try also an other driver.
The driver which i'm using is not easy so i have visual glitches.

ps : what are exactly your "corrupt graphics and the likes" ?

[InSomNiaN]

Hey Nightbird,
The corrupt graphics are missing walls, textures blending in with others abnormaly, screen 'scratching' and lines going through the screen usually in the top left hand corner.