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June 29th, 2006, 12:54 PM
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Re: Windows Vista, new video card
1) AFAIK, the 7300 isn't that good.
2) Doesn't Dominions use OpenGL? Doesn't Microsoft hate OpenGL? I can see why they wouldn't hurry to include full OpenGL support in their beta version of Windows Vista. (its just a guess though)
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June 29th, 2006, 04:18 PM
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Re: Windows Vista, new video card
The 7300 sucks? Crap, I knew it couldn't be that cheap for no good reason 
Dom2 uses OpenGL? Funny, I thought you could set it to use DirectX... I know there's a setting for DirectSound support at least... does it use OpenGL by default? Is there any way I can get into the config files and change that setting without actually running the game, because I can't even get the main menu to appear!
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June 29th, 2006, 05:44 PM
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Re: Windows Vista, new video card
Switch Dominions to DirectX?
No way to do that.
Dominions uses the SDL library which in turn uses OpenGL - with DirectX there wouldn't be any way to get it to run on Windows, Linux, Mac and Solaris.
Btw., why do you use a beta version of a product that might become usable with the first service pack in 2008?
slashdot: Windows Vista May Degrade OpenGL
http://slashdot.org/articles/05/08/06/177251.shtml
edit: spelling
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June 29th, 2006, 05:51 PM
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Re: Windows Vista, new video card
Window$ Vi$ta...nothing can stop the Micro$oft steamroller. 
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June 29th, 2006, 05:59 PM
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Re: Windows Vista, new video card
Um, how exactly will Vista become "unusable" when a service pack is released??? Aren't service packs supposed to ENHANCE software??? 
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June 29th, 2006, 06:08 PM
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Re: Windows Vista, new video card
I have pretty extensive usage with the Vista beta since I am helping develop some games for it. And from that I can say that Vista beta is very "beta". I would not even concern yourself if something doesnt run on it. Wait another 6mos or so and if it still doesnt work maybe worry then.
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June 29th, 2006, 11:01 PM
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Re: Windows Vista, new video card
Hehe 
I've actually found it to be quite stable so far, but maybe I haven't pushed it enough 
Anyway, I got the game to run by running it in windowed mode, so that issue seems to be resolved 
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