I'm bored

[OvermindDL1]

Vista needs a minimum DX8 level video card to run 'well', if it is choppy and you are running Aero, no doubt you need to update your graphics to something this century, if you are not running Aero, then the rest of the pc needs to be updated.  If BZ2 will not run in XP, just make sure you have a video card from this century, make sure to get drivers that are about 1 to 2 years old, and make sure DirectX is updated.
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[Raven]

Hey Jonathan

3.0ghz Dualcore
2gb ram
256mb graphics card

Runs fine in Vista though its a bit choppy and mipmaps etc are fried (horrible interfaces), but XP 'can't start hardware accelerated DX8 or better' but runs every other game I've got.
Aero and all the shiney garbage isn't a problem for it.
Its just dodgey drivers I'm guessing. Its a pretty cruddy card if I'm honest (HD 2400 pro) Vista actually runs better than XP does at the moment, but thats partly my fault
All will be well (hopefully) when I've got a half-decent PSU that can handle the 9600 gt.

Emails sent to me to '@ravenmod.com' will bounce as I no longer own it.
I've not checked the hotmail.co.uk (bz2raven(at)hotmail.co.uk) for a veeery long time. Aaaand yes I couldn't test HE as bz2 wouldn't fricking run


EDIT:
Just updated drivers, mipmaps on 1.2 are now perfectly smooth. So its just 1.3's gameprefs. Thats unusual, you normally have to rol lBACK drivers for things to start working again.

[Nielk1]

I like that second one. Might get you a work cue some time

[OvermindDL1]

I am still using some rather ancient Radeon drivers since the new ones remove support for DX6 (which is what BZ2 uses).  Might try even older ones, I think mine were 7.08 or so...
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[TheJamsh]

didnt GSH bump the DX version up to 7 or 8 with the PB patches? im pretty sure he did

[General BlackDragon]

hey raven, hit me up on msn

[TheJamsh]

same same!

[OvermindDL1]

No.  BZ2's Sound was bumped up to DX8, but the graphics still require DX6.
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[VSMIT]

So are the graphics going to be bumped up at all?

[OvermindDL1]

No.  They cannot be updated as easily as the sound system could.  The rendering sybsystem is integrated into near all parts of the engine, thus updating it would involve rewriting a good portion of BZ2, certainly not something a single person can do in his spare time in any kind of reasonable time scheme.
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[Raven]

Ouch

[GSH]

1.3 uses DirectInput8 and DirectSound8 for input (keyboard, joystick, gamepads, etc) and sound, respectively. Still uses Direct3D 6 for graphics.

-- GSH

[TheJamsh]

okey spoke. what a nightmare lol