Merry Christmas!

**Lewpy** · December 23rd, 2003, 23:24

Well, here is a small present for those of you that [still!] use my plugin

It's my current build ... in what ever shape that is!

I am about to go away for Christmas, and thought some people may enjoy this.

There are no release notes, there are no promises: it's here for you to play with and see if it fixes any problems you have. For all I know, it may break more things than fixes, so keep v1.40 handy

It's been a very busy time for me the last year, so not much time has been spent working on my plugin. But I plod along

Feedback (good or bad) is always welcome, as long as it is constructive

Note to News Posters: I would prefer you link to this thread, rather than post the plugin directly on your websites please. As there are no release notes with the plugin, this thread is acting as the release notes. Thanks.

P.s. "Where is v1.41?", I hear you cry ... v1.41 was an internal build, that became v1.42 when I upgraded my compiler. That's all!

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**hushypushy** · December 24th, 2003, 00:11

this should be on the main page

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Andrew Hruska · December 24th, 2003, 00:18

YAY! i don't care if it is buggier then a forest, it's exciting to see a new buggy release

bahamut_2006 · December 24th, 2003, 02:26

Looks like their is no documentation on the updates. Grab it at Zophar's Domain

Update: You can also grab it from here
where Lewpy posted a message about the new plugin.

Last edited by bahamut_2006; December 24th, 2003 at 03:47..

psicomaniaco · December 24th, 2003, 02:30

AHHHHH.... I want my voodoo card baaaaaaaaack!!!!!
I WANT MY VOODOO 3 BACK!!!!!

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Mako Eyes · December 24th, 2003, 02:40

Here, you can have mine *dangles within inches of piscomaniaco's face* . . . WHOOPS! *yanks away* can't have it

Just kidding, here you go . . . WHOOPS! can't have it . . .

:P

just messin' with ya, Pisco.

out of curiousity, what card do you happen to have now anyway pisco?

bahamut_2006 · December 24th, 2003, 03:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by psicomaniaco

AHHHHH.... I want my voodoo card baaaaaaaaack!!!!!
I WANT MY VOODOO 3 BACK!!!!!

Heh, I posted this news even though I have never owned a Voodoo card in my life.

bahamut_2006 · December 24th, 2003, 03:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by hushypushy

this should be on the main page

I already posted this on the news forum, so its only a matter of time before it makes it to the main page.

**_E_** · December 24th, 2003, 03:48

it IS on the main page

Anyways, glad to see a christmas release ^_^

edit: merged both threads now

Yours,
-Elly

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bahamut_2006 · December 24th, 2003, 03:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elly

it IS on the main page

Anyways, glad to see a christmas release ^_^

edit: merged both threads now

Yours,
-Elly

Well I posted the news then I noticed this thread, then I checked the main page. Anyway fact is everyone's gonna know one way or another that the new plugin is out.

RF · December 24th, 2003, 03:54

Merry christmas you voodoo users

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takwu · December 24th, 2003, 03:57

Ok, that's it, I'm gonna open up my mom's K6-2, put a Voodoo 3 in it, just for this!
Or wait, alternatively, I can put the Voodoo2 SLI in my current box...
Or maybe I'll do both...
Joy to the Lewpy!

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**hushypushy** · December 24th, 2003, 04:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elly

it IS on the main page

Anyways, glad to see a christmas release ^_^

edit: merged both threads now

Yours,
-Elly

well i posted that before it was put on the main page

so i wasnt being a complete douche you know

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Goku7 · December 24th, 2003, 05:35

Ah, so he finally released a new version!

It appears Lewpy squashed a few bugs in Chrono Cross that occured when you had the FB Access set to "Read/Write".

I also just now noticed that he's got a new name for the option previously known as "Experimental Flipping", it's been changed to "Buffer Drawing Detection".

WARNING -- SLIGHTLY OFF TOPIC QUESTION HERE:

Did anyone catch the fact that we now have an OpenGL 1.3 compliant driver for Banshee/V2/V3/V4/V5 users over at 3dfxzone.it? It comes with the latest version of the Glide3x.dll file, which fixes a bug that caused the previous versions of Lewpy's plugins to crash with CC when Texture Windows were enabled and a battle menu opened up...

Linkage: http://www.3dfxzone.it/dir/news/3dfx/mesafx/index.htm

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**Lewpy** · December 24th, 2003, 07:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goku7

Did anyone catch the fact that we now have an OpenGL 1.3 compliant driver for Banshee/V2/V3/V4/V5 users over at 3dfxzone.it? It comes with the latest version of the Glide3x.dll file, which fixes a bug that caused the previous versions of Lewpy's plugins to crash with CC when Texture Windows were enabled and a battle menu opened up...

I am not sure what Glide3x driver they supply with that OpenGL driver, but the one I use is available here - Glide for 3dfx hardware. It's a bit trickier to get the .DLL, but WinZIP does support GZip'd TAR files, so grab the Win32 binaries archive and extract the glide3x.dll file.
This is where koolsmoky is now contributing development to, and does contain bug-fixes (noteably said mentioned Texture Window fix) over koolsmoky's last own release (build 2610).

Goku7 · December 24th, 2003, 08:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lewpy

I am not sure what Glide3x driver they supply with that OpenGL driver, but the one I use is available here - Glide for 3dfx hardware. It's a bit trickier to get the .DLL, but WinZIP does support GZip'd TAR files, so grab the Win32 binaries archive and extract the glide3x.dll file.
This is where koolsmoky is now contributing development to, and does contain bug-fixes (noteably said mentioned Texture Window fix) over koolsmoky's last own release (build 2610).

The glide3x appears to be a modified version of the .30303 build, or at the very least, is based on that build. The main thing that needs to be said is to not use build 2610 to play CC if you want those Texture Windows without the lockup.

As for specifics: the modified build calls itself "3.10.00.40404 BETA" under the Version tab of the File Properties dialog box. I think it was mentioned somewhere in this thread at the 3dfxzone forums that the newer build is/was needed to manage what sounds like some OpenGL-specific texture compression functions ("texus2"? What is THAT?). I could be totally off, though. All I know is several members of the team behind the new ICD had participated in that thread ("participated" as in "answer questions" and by "answer questions" I don't just mean they said "when its done"!), and that anyone curious about this should read it, as we would otherwise take this thing TOTALLY off-topic if I attempted to explain everything.

That being said, my intention behind pointing out the new ICD was because it comes with newer Glide3x.dll that doesn't have the CC Texture Window problem, without having the Tarball format/extention confuse the heck out of the people who are looking for the .30303 or higher builds. And since the plugin uses the Glide3x.dll, I figured that this is an okay thing to bring up.

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~{SuMgYe}~ · December 24th, 2003, 12:38

Lewpy, my most sincere thanks for producing this plugin. It is an amazing work in emulation, and my only regret is that I could not use it sooner. Your plugin is amazing on the Voodoo 5 5500 - in Xenogears at least (the only game I had the time to try it on - it's my father's video card.). I've mentioned it in other posts, and I'll say it plainly here. As incredible as it sounds - using your plugin with the Voodoo 5 5500 actually made me regret spending all my money on the GeForce4 TI - for the most part the only games I play on the computer are PSX ones. Your plugin is so very good, and holds it's own well even today - years later. I can't remember what features it has, but I remember how smooth and how well it played Xenogears.

Pardon my reverance - It's 1:30 in the morning and I'm up way too late to be typing anything worthwhile

I just wanted to let you know how much I appriciate your work.

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ShadowFlash · December 24th, 2003, 19:02

Great work, Lewpy ! It looks like nasty flicker in R-Type Delta menu and some other games is gone.

**Dark Watcher** · December 24th, 2003, 20:11

Just wanted to say Merry Christmas Lewpy....now we must go and update the Lewpy Guide

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glideator · December 24th, 2003, 21:05

glory..glory to lewpy..my voodoo systems merged with the new plugin successfully..

December 24th, 2003, 02:26	#4
bahamut_2006 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: . Posts: 780	Lewpy's Glide GPU 1.42 released Looks like their is no documentation on the updates. Grab it at Zophar's Domain Update: You can also grab it from here where Lewpy posted a message about the new plugin. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 (2.8 Ghz) Windsor core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 800 ram\|Abit AN52 Mobo\|512 MB ATI HD 3850\|Primary HD: 300 GB Seagate\| Secondary HD 300 GB Maxtor\|Antec Nine Hundred case w/550w Antec PSU\|19" Sceptre LCD\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2 Last edited by bahamut_2006; December 24th, 2003 at 03:47..

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December 24th, 2003, 00:11	#2
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,979	this should be on the main page __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

December 24th, 2003, 00:18	#3
Andrew Hruska Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: somewhere Posts: 1,121	YAY! i don't care if it is buggier then a forest, it's exciting to see a new buggy release

December 24th, 2003, 02:30	#5
psicomaniaco Eh?? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brasil Posts: 1,648	AHHHHH.... I want my voodoo card baaaaaaaaack!!!!! I WANT MY VOODOO 3 BACK!!!!! __________________

December 24th, 2003, 02:40	#6
Mako Eyes Refrigerate after opening Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newfoundland, Canada. Posts: 1,369	Here, you can have mine dangles within inches of piscomaniaco's face . . . WHOOPS! yanks away can't have it Just kidding, here you go . . . WHOOPS! can't have it . . . :P just messin' with ya, Pisco. out of curiousity, what card do you happen to have now anyway pisco?

December 24th, 2003, 03:48	#9
_E_ Lurking Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gone Posts: 9,237	it IS on the main page Anyways, glad to see a christmas release ^_^ edit: merged both threads now Yours, -Elly __________________ -= Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always =- the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. Margaret C. Smith

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RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,767	Merry christmas you voodoo users __________________ CPU: Core i7 920 \ MB: EVGA X58 \ RAM: 12GB OCZ DDR3-1600 \ GPU: ATi 5870 HDD: 2x 150GB VelociRaptor R0 / PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850w / OS: Windows 7 x64

December 24th, 2003, 03:57	#12
takwu previous extinction Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,857	Ok, that's it, I'm gonna open up my mom's K6-2, put a Voodoo 3 in it, just for this! Or wait, alternatively, I can put the Voodoo2 SLI in my current box... Or maybe I'll do both... Joy to the Lewpy! __________________ Latest toy: Sharp LCD TV Monitor LL-M17W1U

December 24th, 2003, 05:35	#14
Goku7 Diehard 3Dfx Fanboy! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kicking Kuja's ass, all with the power of 3Dfx!! Posts: 544	Ah, so he finally released a new version! It appears Lewpy squashed a few bugs in Chrono Cross that occured when you had the FB Access set to "Read/Write". I also just now noticed that he's got a new name for the option previously known as "Experimental Flipping", it's been changed to "Buffer Drawing Detection". WARNING -- SLIGHTLY OFF TOPIC QUESTION HERE: Did anyone catch the fact that we now have an OpenGL 1.3 compliant driver for Banshee/V2/V3/V4/V5 users over at 3dfxzone.it? It comes with the latest version of the Glide3x.dll file, which fixes a bug that caused the previous versions of Lewpy's plugins to crash with CC when Texture Windows were enabled and a battle menu opened up... Linkage: http://www.3dfxzone.it/dir/news/3dfx/mesafx/index.htm __________________ A 233Mhz CPU. Its not just slow, its a CURSE!!

December 24th, 2003, 12:38	#17
~{SuMgYe}~ The Rambler Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 52	Lewpy, my most sincere thanks for producing this plugin. It is an amazing work in emulation, and my only regret is that I could not use it sooner. Your plugin is amazing on the Voodoo 5 5500 - in Xenogears at least (the only game I had the time to try it on - it's my father's video card.). I've mentioned it in other posts, and I'll say it plainly here. As incredible as it sounds - using your plugin with the Voodoo 5 5500 actually made me regret spending all my money on the GeForce4 TI - for the most part the only games I play on the computer are PSX ones. Your plugin is so very good, and holds it's own well even today - years later. I can't remember what features it has, but I remember how smooth and how well it played Xenogears. Pardon my reverance - It's 1:30 in the morning and I'm up way too late to be typing anything worthwhile I just wanted to let you know how much I appriciate your work. __________________ Take all things in a steady stride. It gives us time to enjoy the pleasures we have, and difficult things seem less overwhelming and stressful. Remember... when we're stressed and overwhelmed, that's when we procrastinate, slow to a snails pace, and bad things stack up and suffocate us.

December 24th, 2003, 19:02	#18
ShadowFlash Technomage Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Moscow Posts: 1	Great work, Lewpy ! It looks like nasty flicker in R-Type Delta menu and some other games is gone.

December 24th, 2003, 20:11	#19
Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,909	Just wanted to say Merry Christmas Lewpy....now we must go and update the Lewpy Guide __________________

December 24th, 2003, 21:05	#20
glideator 3dfx is the true path.. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: on the path to insanity Posts: 29	glory..glory to lewpy..my voodoo systems merged with the new plugin successfully..