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Radek · 05-27-2002, 04:28 AM

The problem does not seem to be related to the system environment. All games that use OpenGL work. W&W is my only game that uses D3D - and it does not work. The problem is with the driver, not with the memory or hard disc.
I was told once that the problem consists in hicolor coding. Some cards use "655" coding. TNT uses "565" coding. The drivers in the game are prepared for "655" but not for "565". Result? Greening.
I am no expert in Windows. In fact, being an OS/2 fan, I hate them and have them installed only because of games. But if the above is true then we meet another example of inferiority of Windows. Color coding scheme is nothing that should be cared for by an application. And there is no way out. Software mode forever or change the video card even if your video card belongs to the best ones.

05-27-2002, 04:28 AM	#10
Radek Red Dragon Join Date: April 3, 2001 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 1,586	The problem does not seem to be related to the system environment. All games that use OpenGL work. W&W is my only game that uses D3D - and it does not work. The problem is with the driver, not with the memory or hard disc. I was told once that the problem consists in hicolor coding. Some cards use "655" coding. TNT uses "565" coding. The drivers in the game are prepared for "655" but not for "565". Result? Greening. I am no expert in Windows. In fact, being an OS/2 fan, I hate them and have them installed only because of games. But if the above is true then we meet another example of inferiority of Windows. Color coding scheme is nothing that should be cared for by an application. And there is no way out. Software mode forever or change the video card even if your video card belongs to the best ones. __________________ My name is Demon\'s Last Day. Yes, the last one.