accelerated 3d or software mode ?

cebibi · 02-28-2002, 07:48 AM

Hi! i'm a newbie and i'm french so excuse my poor writting. it's very difficult for us to find wizardry in france because no editor has choosen to distribuate this game.So our only issue is tou buy it on the web. My question is : the game can run on the sotfware mode by itself, or the 3d acelaration is necessary ?

i hope that my writting could have been understood by the most people.

ironmadeit · 02-28-2002, 08:29 AM

I just checked the program autodetect youre system and will run in software mode with support of mmx, but graphigs card are cheap now and i would recommend playing with a card that supports direct 3d or open gl it will be much more enjoyable.
Don´t worrie about youre english mine is probably worse and noone on this board will comment youre english.
Buy the game on the web it is well worth the money roleplaying ont the computer cannot be better then with this title.
Good luck
Niko

GenXCub · 02-28-2002, 02:22 PM

Bon jour cebibi, Sir-Tech lists a requirement of a 3D Accelerator with 8MB of Texture memory, however it works on my computer and I'm not sure if my video card is a 3d accelerator. It's a nVidia 32MB TNT card, and other games like Diablo2 do not let me run in 3d Glide mode, so I'm not sure. I run on Windows 2000 and it gave me the option to choose Direct X 7 instead of openGL and it seems to run fine.

If they do international shipping, I'd recommend you go to www.pricewatch.com and mail-order a good video card, they're quite inexpensive. For instance they have Voodoo 3 16MB cards with 3dfx for $31 plus shipping cost (that's about 160 francs I think)

Wolfie · 02-28-2002, 09:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by GenXCub:
it works on my computer and I'm not sure if my video card is a 3d accelerator. It's a nVidia 32MB TNT card, and other games like Diablo2 do not let me run in 3d Glide mode

Only 3DFX cards can use Glide mode, as Glide was a proprietary 3D display driver (before the wholesale pick up of OpenGL, which is non-vendor specific).

[img]smile.gif[/img]

ice3 · 02-28-2002, 11:26 PM

quote:
Originally posted by cebibi:
Hi! i'm a newbie and i'm french so excuse my poor writting. it's very difficult for us to find wizardry in france because no editor has choosen to distribuate this game.So our only issue is tou buy it on the web. My question is : the game can run on the sotfware mode by itself, or the 3d acelaration is necessary ?

i hope that my writting could have been understood by the most people.

Salut,

Pas de problem pour trouver le jeu en ligne. Je me fournis toujours au Canada car j'en ai marre d'attendre 6 mois avant qu'un jeu ne sorte. Essay: Dragon.ca

Sleipnir · 03-01-2002, 09:52 AM

It's such a shame that the game isn't ditributed to europe very well

Sleipnir · 03-01-2002, 10:00 AM

Sorry i meant to say more.

You can get it in Germany (american version) quite cheap,
or you can get it directly from the Main Wizardry Webpage.

Unfortunatly the distributor there doesn't ship it to the UK
(i am not sure about france)
so i had to get it from somewhere else:
https://www.interactcd.com fairly cheap

Good luck with the delivery!
I will get mine hopefully this weekend,
I had to wait almost 10 years, so another 2 days shouldn't matter....
BUT THEY DO!!!!!

Sleipnir

02-28-2002, 08:29 AM	#2
ironmadeit Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 13	I just checked the program autodetect youre system and will run in software mode with support of mmx, but graphigs card are cheap now and i would recommend playing with a card that supports direct 3d or open gl it will be much more enjoyable. Don´t worrie about youre english mine is probably worse and noone on this board will comment youre english. Buy the game on the web it is well worth the money roleplaying ont the computer cannot be better then with this title. Good luck Niko __________________ it ain´t made if it isn´t ironmadeit

02-28-2002, 02:22 PM	#3
GenXCub Drow Warrior Join Date: January 30, 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 251	Bon jour cebibi, Sir-Tech lists a requirement of a 3D Accelerator with 8MB of Texture memory, however it works on my computer and I'm not sure if my video card is a 3d accelerator. It's a nVidia 32MB TNT card, and other games like Diablo2 do not let me run in 3d Glide mode, so I'm not sure. I run on Windows 2000 and it gave me the option to choose Direct X 7 instead of openGL and it seems to run fine. If they do international shipping, I'd recommend you go to www.pricewatch.com and mail-order a good video card, they're quite inexpensive. For instance they have Voodoo 3 16MB cards with 3dfx for $31 plus shipping cost (that's about 160 francs I think) __________________ \"I\'m sure I\'d be quite upset if I weren\'t under such heavy sedation.\" - David St. Hubbins

02-28-2002, 09:25 PM	#4
Wolfie Zhentarim Guard Join Date: February 1, 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 307	quote: Originally posted by GenXCub: it works on my computer and I'm not sure if my video card is a 3d accelerator. It's a nVidia 32MB TNT card, and other games like Diablo2 do not let me run in 3d Glide mode Only 3DFX cards can use Glide mode, as Glide was a proprietary 3D display driver (before the wholesale pick up of OpenGL, which is non-vendor specific). [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Visit [url]\"http://www.foerster.cc/wolfie\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.foerster.cc/wolfie</a> or [url]\"http://wiz8.web1000.com\" target=\"_blank\">http://wiz8.web1000.com</a> (US) for a spreadsheet that allows you to enter in your spellcaster\'s stats, and it will tell you what spells the character can learn, or for spells that they are not yet able to learn, it will tell you how many points they need, or why your character can\'t learn the spell.

02-28-2002, 11:26 PM	#5
ice3 Drow Warrior Join Date: January 15, 2002 Location: Ravenshore Posts: 268	quote: Originally posted by cebibi: Hi! i'm a newbie and i'm french so excuse my poor writting. it's very difficult for us to find wizardry in france because no editor has choosen to distribuate this game.So our only issue is tou buy it on the web. My question is : the game can run on the sotfware mode by itself, or the 3d acelaration is necessary ? i hope that my writting could have been understood by the most people. Salut, Pas de problem pour trouver le jeu en ligne. Je me fournis toujours au Canada car j'en ai marre d'attendre 6 mois avant qu'un jeu ne sorte. Essay: Dragon.ca __________________ Knowledge is Power

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02-28-2002, 07:48 AM	#1
cebibi Welcomed New User Join Date: February 28, 2002 Location: france Posts: 1	Hi! i'm a newbie and i'm french so excuse my poor writting. it's very difficult for us to find wizardry in france because no editor has choosen to distribuate this game.So our only issue is tou buy it on the web. My question is : the game can run on the sotfware mode by itself, or the 3d acelaration is necessary ? i hope that my writting could have been understood by the most people.

03-01-2002, 09:52 AM	#6
Sleipnir Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 28, 2002 Location: England Posts: 18	It's such a shame that the game isn't ditributed to europe very well

03-01-2002, 10:00 AM	#7
Sleipnir Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 28, 2002 Location: England Posts: 18	Sorry i meant to say more. You can get it in Germany (american version) quite cheap, or you can get it directly from the Main Wizardry Webpage. Unfortunatly the distributor there doesn't ship it to the UK (i am not sure about france) so i had to get it from somewhere else: https://www.interactcd.com fairly cheap Good luck with the delivery! I will get mine hopefully this weekend, I had to wait almost 10 years, so another 2 days shouldn't matter.... BUT THEY DO!!!!! Sleipnir

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