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Re: AAlchemy GX
Reply #120 - 30.09.05 at 04:18:22

Here are two screenshots showing the difference between the AA5 driver and the Wicked3D mini driver, please note that the files are 380k+ each so you can blow them up and examine close!

http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/album268/aa5_driver

http://www.3dfx.ch/gallery/album268/wicked_driver

Using the screenshot utility included with the AA5 drivers, when activated dumps a BMP in the Quake3 directory. The BMP is always darker then what is displayed, so what I did was open both in photoshop and increase brightness 30% and contrast 40% to aproximate what it looks like on my LCD.

In either case 8x AA looks like it is working with the wicked driver, but on the LCD the game looks very washed out compared to the original AA5 driver which looks very rich and detailed.

To get the shot I start a server game with the same map, back into a corner and then zoom into the corner of the wall. In this way I can get pretty close to the same shot everytime.

Next time I fire up the V6K I'll take the same screenshot.

Gary

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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #121 - 30.09.05 at 14:52:29 yes indeed , you mean the line under the ledge right You have a sharp eye Thandor my friend
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #122 - 30.09.05 at 17:08:36 Quote: It looks like the AA5 driver has a rendering problem. Bear in mind that the Wicked driver was made to support Quake 3, the AA5 driver to support OpenGVS. Even with the rendering error there (which I only note in screenshots) in person the AA5 driver looks much richer.
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #123 - 01.10.05 at 00:44:37 I agree with @Gary - the AA5 driver looks a lot smoother than WickedGL...even with weeny teeny rendering errors! 8)
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #124 - 01.10.05 at 00:51:27 I'll tray and take a picture with the camera the next time I have the system operating, it's just so washed out looking with the Wicked driver.
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #125 - 20.10.05 at 18:22:46 On a slightly unrelated topic... @Gary - would it be possible for you to update the AArdvark page with a screenie of the CGA/EGA antialiased port in action? ??? Just wondering what 3Dfx rendering would look like on one of these "old" monitors!
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #126 - 20.10.05 at 18:55:29 It would have to be running an arcade application designed for 3dfx hardware and a low res monitor. Of which I have neither item, sorry.
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #127 - 21.10.05 at 17:17:15 BUGGER! Ah well, we can only hope!
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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #128 - 22.10.05 at 13:58:47 hmm what about the game W.A.R.? that is an arcade app designed for 3dfx right or wouldn't that be possible?
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #129 - 22.10.05 at 15:16:39 Quote: hmm what about the game W.A.R.? 1) It runs on dedicated hardware non-pc based. 2) I don't have it. Back on subject please.
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: AAlchemy GX Reply #130 - 03.12.05 at 04:25:46 http://www.thedodgegarage.com/3dfx/q3d_aalchemy.htm Updated.
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