Anyone else using Vista + Dom3?
 

Hi

As the subject goes, anyone else using Dom3 with Vista? If so, is it performing OK or not? I've got a dual boot machine and whilst the performance is fine on the XP OS the game crawls to a halt on Vista. My machine isn't too bad a specification (dual core AMD, 1GB memory, XL800 video card) so I doubt its the machine, but willing to be advised otherwise http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Thanks
Drew

Re: Anyone else using Vista + Dom3?
 

1) try turning off glass.
2) check your divers.

other than that I got nothing.

Re: Anyone else using Vista + Dom3?
 

Thanks but already updated to latest ATI drivers and "messed about" with the display & compatibility settings for running this app. I'll probably try it on my Nvidia based PC later and see how that goes.

Cheers
Drew

Re: Anyone else using Vista + Dom3?
 

Seriously, try turning off glass. It is an OS setting.

Re: Anyone else using Vista + Dom3?
 

Sorry, I had tried that also, though in my experience glass doesn't have *that* great an impact when you have a reasonable PC (I was a Vista technical adoption reviewer for my company so I've had a little experience with Vista.)

Anyway, just figured out what it was - I always install my apps onto a separate drive to make the apps semi-independant. So I just ran the dom3 exe from the XP install. This works for most apps and the registry entries/dll registrations are quite easy to re-create. Obviously didn't work in this case - re-installing under Vista did the trick. I guess the dom3 config file was linked back to the previous install?

Anyway, sorted now so I am happy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Cheers
Drew

Re: Anyone else using Vista + Dom3?
 

Hmm though having played around a little more Dom still runs considerably slower than on XP regardless. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif Oh well, I guess XP wasn't going to go away yet because of other apps in any case.
Cheers
Drew

Re: Anyone else using Vista + Dom3?
 

It's probably the drivers. ATI was notorious for poor OpenGL drivers and with Vista drivers being still in a bit "beta", I'd guess OpenGL wasn't their first priority

Re: Anyone else using Vista + Dom3?
 

Google for +Vista +OpenGL +support .

Get ready to migrate to Linux http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: Anyone else using Vista + Dom3?
 

This was the first result, not very discouraging for Vista+OpenGL. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

Re: Anyone else using Vista + Dom3?
 

It is, as you'll be either
a) stuck with the "layered" OpenGL 1.4 provided by MS - guess this will happen with all low-budget and on-board GPUs, as the vendor will only have to provide working DX drivers then. Speed will be abysmal.
b) at the mercy of Ati and nVidia to provide ICDs for your card. Older cards will be dropped I bet and have to use a)

Btw., what I'm really hoping that the folks from reactOS get their OpenGL support working again, that I can run Dom on ROS ;-)