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  • NFS 3 Question.... Again

    I know there have been many threads regarding the Need For Speed series and even an FAQ for it. However, I still have a question:
    Can NFS3-HS play at anything higher than 800 x 600 (16 bit color)?
    I tried the registry hacks suggested for NFS4, but still only get 800 x 600. Frame rates are fine, but I would really like to see higher resolutions... or is this game too old for anything better?

    Using G400 32MB 6.10 drivers.

    Just got a force feedback steering wheel, so I dusted this old game off and am trying to play it again.
    My rig: P4 3.0GHz; Asus P4C800E; 1GB DDR 3200; AIW Radeon 9800 Pro; WD 120GB SATA; Plextor DVD burner; Liteon DVD reader; Audigy 2ZS; Logitech Z560 4.1; NEC FE991SB

    Kid's rig: AMD XP 1600+; 512MB ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 60GB; Plextor CD burner; Sony DVD reader; SB Live; Cambridge 4.1 speakers; NEC FE991SB

    Other kid's rig: Athlon 2700+; ASUS A7N8X mobo; 512MB PC3200 ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 80GB; SB Live; Cambridge 2.1; NEC FE991SB; Liteon DVD-ROM

  • #2
    I am afraid you're stuck with 800x600 mate. Yeah I know it sucks bigtime. It's an old game, try NFS4 or NFS:Porsche or

    *tada*

    my personal favourite now, the off-road NFS

    4x4 Evolution.

    The demo rocks. Gotta love cars with transmission opitons that include 4WDH, 4WDL and 2WD all changeable during the race. Can't wait for the full game.

    Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.

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    • #3
      Sorry Beezer, even I haven't gotten above 800x600@16bit yet

      Must be the old nature of the game when 800x600 was the standard, as was 16 bit gaming.

      Jord.
      Jordâ„¢

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      • #4
        Thanks for the "sanity check". I guess I can now go back to playing it knowing that it's as good as it's going to get.

        That new NFS sounds like it could be fun -- especially with a force feedback wheel.
        My rig: P4 3.0GHz; Asus P4C800E; 1GB DDR 3200; AIW Radeon 9800 Pro; WD 120GB SATA; Plextor DVD burner; Liteon DVD reader; Audigy 2ZS; Logitech Z560 4.1; NEC FE991SB

        Kid's rig: AMD XP 1600+; 512MB ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 60GB; Plextor CD burner; Sony DVD reader; SB Live; Cambridge 4.1 speakers; NEC FE991SB

        Other kid's rig: Athlon 2700+; ASUS A7N8X mobo; 512MB PC3200 ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 80GB; SB Live; Cambridge 2.1; NEC FE991SB; Liteon DVD-ROM

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        • #5
          Yep, it's kinda like MS Motocross Madness in that the cars race thru series of checkpoints on a large landscape and there are no boundaries.

          You may get the demo here. http://4x4evo.godgames.com/
          Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.

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          • #6
            Thanks for the link, but I just got the December edition of PCGamer and that demo is on the disc. Along with NHL 2001, No one Lives Forever, Dark Reign 2, Homeworld Cataclysm, and others. Saves me from massive download times.

            My rig: P4 3.0GHz; Asus P4C800E; 1GB DDR 3200; AIW Radeon 9800 Pro; WD 120GB SATA; Plextor DVD burner; Liteon DVD reader; Audigy 2ZS; Logitech Z560 4.1; NEC FE991SB

            Kid's rig: AMD XP 1600+; 512MB ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 60GB; Plextor CD burner; Sony DVD reader; SB Live; Cambridge 4.1 speakers; NEC FE991SB

            Other kid's rig: Athlon 2700+; ASUS A7N8X mobo; 512MB PC3200 ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 80GB; SB Live; Cambridge 2.1; NEC FE991SB; Liteon DVD-ROM

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            • #7
              Depends on your pipes, I'd say.
              Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.

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              • #8
                Beezer, you can run NFS3 at higher res. You need a little hack trick: rename d3da.dll to voodoo2a.dll (delete or rename previously the existing voodoo2a.dll file).
                Then start the game from a shortcut containing "nfs3.exe -voodoo2"

                And tell me what you think about it...

                PS: I think this will only work for non patched versions. Try to do a clean game install and do it.

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                • #9
                  Apropos, is NHL 2001 better than NHL 2K? Worth the money?
                  Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.

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                  • #10
                    Nuno- Thanks I'll try that again. First time I tried it, I don't think I did it quite right.

                    Impact- I haven't tried NHL2001 yet, but I've read that it supposed to be top notch. I'm not familiar with NHL2000 either.

                    I did try the 4x4 Evolution though. Looks pretty good. Force Feedback doesn't seem to be supported on the demo though, nor is any dead zone adjustment. But graphics are nice.
                    My rig: P4 3.0GHz; Asus P4C800E; 1GB DDR 3200; AIW Radeon 9800 Pro; WD 120GB SATA; Plextor DVD burner; Liteon DVD reader; Audigy 2ZS; Logitech Z560 4.1; NEC FE991SB

                    Kid's rig: AMD XP 1600+; 512MB ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 60GB; Plextor CD burner; Sony DVD reader; SB Live; Cambridge 4.1 speakers; NEC FE991SB

                    Other kid's rig: Athlon 2700+; ASUS A7N8X mobo; 512MB PC3200 ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 80GB; SB Live; Cambridge 2.1; NEC FE991SB; Liteon DVD-ROM

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                    • #11
                      Back from the ashes of reformatting a C: drive after losing too much data again

                      Beezer, you can run NFS3 at higher res. You need a little hack trick: rename d3da.dll to voodoo2a.dll (delete or rename previously the existing voodoo2a.dll file).
                      Then start the game from a shortcut containing "nfs3.exe -voodoo2"
                      Reading that I remembered that it was something like that. But I think it was not quite as Nuno said. Rename the shortcut to start with "nfs3.exe" -voodoo2 ... it had to be outside the quotes for some reason (on my machine anyway)

                      Jord, who will link this thread in the FAQs.
                      Thx Nuno
                      Jordâ„¢

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                      • #12
                        You only need the quotes when there are spaces in directory/file names. Thus, in your example you don't need any quotes at all. You can even type nfs3 -voodoo2 at the dos prompt and it will work.
                        Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.

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                        • #13
                          I know I tried several variations with all resulting in the "not a valid filename" error message. I didn't try Jorden's way yet though.
                          My rig: P4 3.0GHz; Asus P4C800E; 1GB DDR 3200; AIW Radeon 9800 Pro; WD 120GB SATA; Plextor DVD burner; Liteon DVD reader; Audigy 2ZS; Logitech Z560 4.1; NEC FE991SB

                          Kid's rig: AMD XP 1600+; 512MB ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 60GB; Plextor CD burner; Sony DVD reader; SB Live; Cambridge 4.1 speakers; NEC FE991SB

                          Other kid's rig: Athlon 2700+; ASUS A7N8X mobo; 512MB PC3200 ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 80GB; SB Live; Cambridge 2.1; NEC FE991SB; Liteon DVD-ROM

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                          • #14
                            Ooops, sorry, that´s not quite what I meant with the quotes... It was just to separate it from the rest of the sentence - my mistake, sorry

                            To be easier, right click on nfs3.exe, move it a bit and select create shortcut. Then right click the shortcut -> properties and add -voodoo2 after whatever it´s written on.

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                            • #15
                              Have the installation make a shortcut on your desktop, then in it's properties add the "-voodoo2" (without quotes) to the command line and you're set.

                              Maximum resolution is (at least for me)now 1184xsomething, the games runs quite well, but IMHO the menus looks uglier (16bit graphics takes its toll), also in-game sky looks pretty bad.
                              Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.

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