Hi Guys.... i've seen there's another POD Thread but there're no helpfully informations in it 

i want to play POD on my V2SLI Sys (Win98SE, Diamond Mega Monster, FastVoodoo 4.6)
I made a copy of glide2x.dll into windows\system and renamed it to glide.dll, also copied a copy of sst1init.dll from the monster 3d1 driver..... then i installed pod for 3dfx (with and without mmx) and tried the Update 2.1 (updatePOD21_3dfx) but the game don't start i'm still waitin on the desktop

Here is an excerpt from the old POD Underground site:

Slowing POD Down

Introduction:

    POD was written around the time when the 3dfx Voodoo1 was the only decent 3D card.  Since then, hardware has got a lot more powerful, and with modern graphics cards, you sometimes get a problem where POD runs far too fast, so you get a burst of blinding framerate, then a grinding slowdown as POD tries to balance the framerate.  There are several ways you can overcome this problem:

Use the GS2 Patch:

    Several members of the Witness Team have pointed out that the POD Game Service II patch seems to fix this problem completely, so the cleanest solution is to install the GS2 for POD.  If you need help with that, visit my Installing the GS2 FAQ Page, to find out how.

Lock Your Refresh Rate:

    If you don't want to use the GS2 patch for some reason, the next simplest way of correcting this problem is to set the refresh rate of your graphics card, and then turn VSync on.  What this does is force POD to refresh the screen exactly as many times per second as what your refresh rate is, and that stops the problems.  To do this:

      1. Firstly, either right-click on the Windows Desktop, and choose Properties from the pop-up menu... or click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel and then double-click on the Display icon.
      2. This will open the Display Properties window.  Click the Settings tab.  Move the slider so the screen resolution changes to 640x480 (Or 800x600 if you are using the Hi-Res GLiDE trick), and click the Apply button.  Say Yes to any dialog that pops up, and your screen resolution will change.
      3. Now click the Advanced Properties button.  Set your adapter's refresh rate to either 75Hz or 85Hz, and click OK.
      4. Now you should be back on the Display Properties window.  You can move the slider back to whatever your normal screen resolution is, and hit Apply again to restore it.
      5. Then find the extended tab for your graphics card, and click on it.  Look for an option labelled something like "Sync buffer swaps to refresh rate" or "Vertical Sync" or "VSync" and make sure it is turned on.
      6. Click OK on everything until the Display Properties window has been closed.  POD should now run ok.

Use "retro" Code:

    Had a pretty cool tip from one MAD MEE, which is... well... I'll let him explain:

       After upgrading to an AMD and getting the patch I found that pod was running too fast like the examples shown on your site.  But I have found a very easy way to slow pod down, much easier than your suggestions.  What i did was to use the 'retro' cheat which opens the rear view mirror, this slowed pod to the speed i had before.

    So basically, when you start a race, as the countdown is happening - Or in the actual race if you really want to - just type "retro" (Without the quotes) and the rearview mirror will pop up.  Presumably the extra CPU/graphics power it takes to do this trick (Bearing in mind the POD game engine is quite old) bogs it down enough to keep it at an even pace.  See the Tricks/Cheats page for more info on the RETRO cheat.

Voodoo2/SLI:

    Groove sent me this batch file, which you should use in place of your usual POD shortcut - The batch file sets some variables which should slow your Voodoo2 card down enough to run POD ok.  You can either download this file and copy it into you POD folder, or follow the instructions below:

      1. Launch the Windows Explorer
      2. Go to the [C:\UBISOFT\POD] directory
      3. Right-click on the background of the right-hand window, and choose New/Text Document
      4. Enter the filename as pod.bat, hit <ENTER> and say Yes to the annoying nag-box
      5. Right-click on the pod.bat file and choose Edit.  This will open the Win95 NotePad
      6. Finally, copy the details below into the NotePad, choose File/Exit and click Yes to save the changes

       @ECHO OFF

       REM - Next two lines not necessary
       SET SSTV2_FASTMEM=1
       SET SSTV2_FASTPCIRD=1
       SET FX_GLIDE_NO_SPLASH=1

       REM - Use next line to set preferred framerate
       SET SSTV2_REFRESH_640x480=75

       REM - Next line very important
       SET FX_GLIDE_SWAPINTERVAL=1
       SET SSTV2_GRXCLK=90

       REM - For Voodoo and MMX use [podx3dfx.exe]
       REM - For Voodoo and NO MMX use [pod3dfx.exe]
       CALL podx3dfx.exe
       EXIT

    Each time you run pod, run it from this Batch File.  A big thankyou to Groove for this information.  Groove also mentioned that another way to slow the Voodoo2 down is to underclock the Voodoo2s processor, by changing SET SSTV2_GRXCLK=90 to a lower number.

    If you're using the batch file and you get the error Out of environment space, try this:

       * Right-Click on your DeskTop, choose New and Shortcut.
       * In the Command Line box, enter  C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM /e:1024 /k "C:\UBISOFT\POD\POD.BAT"  click Next and click Finish.  If you did not install POD in the default folder, or you did not call your Batch File "POD.BAT" then change the line as appropriate.
       * Double-click on this shortcut and it should work OK.  If the error still appears, try increasing the "1024" number to "2048".

    Debaser suggested another way to do the above, which is easier.  After creating the Batch File, right-click it, choose Properties, click the Memory tab and under the Initial Environment, choose 1024, click Apply and then Ok.  A new PIF file will be created, just run from this.

Post some screens man!

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damit cannot take any ingame screenshots cause hypersnap dx (with glide settings) only shows a grey picture after capture 

going to try that tommorow thanks