MOODY'S
VOODOO2 game FAQ


By Larry Moody
Last updated: 6/14/98
E-Mail:LAMoody@worldnet.att.net
ICQ number 10084684
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FAQ LINKS ON THE WEB:

http://www.op3dfx.com/moody/
http://www.seetru.co.uk/moody/
http://www.voodoo.dk/
http://www.voodooextreme.com/files/moodyv2.doc
http://www.voodooextreme.com/files/moodyv2.html
http://3dgen.com/files/moodyv2.doc
http://www.3dfxworld.ml.org/faq/moodyv2.doc
http://3dfx.logicquest.com/moody.shtml
http://www.xenia.it/zzap!/3d/utils/moodyv2.doc (Italian)
http://www.murataltiner.base.org/
http://hem1.passagen.se/tralala/links/moodyv2.doc
http://www.ludus.com/3dfx
http://vg.of.hkid.com
http://voodoo.strefa.com
http://www.operationsports.com
http://hardware.freepage.de/mwd
http://users.cybercity.dk/~kam1091/kam1091/

note: www.voodooextreme.com receives the faq first. Check there for the latest version.

Please e-mail me if you carry this faq and i'll add your site to this list...
!!! If you have a 3DFX related address book, please forward copies of this FAQ... !!!

NEW STUFF:
Microsoft Baseball 3D 6/04
Space Girl Demo 6/04
Robo Rumble Demo 6/04
Streets of Sim City 6/04
Hardball 6 6/04
F22 ADF Anti Aliasing! 6/06
Check out the great HTML version of the faq at Operation 3dfx! 6/06
Descent Freespace 6/07
Pandemonium patch Released 6/07
Cybergladiators now reported to work 6/08
Forsaken info... 6/09
New Links 6/10
House of the Dead 6/11
Gex 2 3D 6/13
Private Wars Test Demo 6/13
Super Touring Demo 6/13

Here's the latest list on the current successes, failures and fixes with 3dfx Glide, Open GL, and Direct 3D compatible computer games on the Voodoo2 3D accelerator. Also included is the info on the maximum resolution available, a graphics quality letter grade score (totally relative of course), and, where applicable, the fixes for games that need them. For example: the listing of "Quake 2 @ 1024x768, A-" means that the game, QUAKE 2, runs at a maximum resolution of 1024x768, and has a graphic quality score of A-. Graphic quality includes framerate, resolution, level of detail, quality of art, etc. Please remember that this is a graphic quality score only and not an overall score for the game...just because it has a score of A+ for graphics doesn't mean the game is great, and vice-versa. Note that the game lists are not numbered to make it easier for me to amend. A "?" indicates that the information was not available to me.

Please don't ask me for links to the various patches: check out great 3dfx sites such as Voodoo Extreme (www.voodooextreme.com, my favorite), Operation 3dfx (www.Op3dfx.com - they probably have the best patches section out there. ), or consult the game manual for the publisher's homepage.

- - - - - - - - - GAMES THAT WORK "OUT OF THE BOX" - - - - - - - - -

These are the titles which do not need any sort of patch or fix to get running on voodoo2. Note that 1024x768 is usually acheived on a voodoo2 SLI setup only, unless z-buffering is not used in the game. If one of the games listed here does not work on your system, chances are you need to get the latest voodoo2 reference drivers from 3dfx, you may have to reinstall your current drivers, and/or uncheck any advanced properties like "force triple color buffering." Following the games list are tricks to get better visuals or speedier performance, as well as extra information on the games when appropriate.

Actua Ice Hockey @ 1024x768, B-
Adrenix Demo @ 640x480, D
Air Warrior 3 @ ?, ?
Andretti Racing @ 640x480, B-
Armor Command @ 1024x768, B
Battlezone @ 1024x768, B+
Beastwars @ 640x480, C
Bugriders @ 1024x768, C-
Burnout Drag Racing @ 640x480, C
CART Precision Racing @ 640x480, B+
Castrol Honda Superbike @ 1024x768, ?
Cybergladiators @ ?, C-
Daytona USA Deluxe @ 640x480, D+
Descent Freespace @ 640x480, A-
Die By the Sword @ 640x480, C+
Driver's Education @ 640x480, C+
Excalibur 2555ad @ 640x480, C+
F1 Racing Simulation @ 640x480, B-
F22 Air Dominance Fighter, D3D version @ 800x600, B+
Fighting Force @ 800x600, B+
Final Fantasy 7 Demo @ 640x480, C
Flesh Feast @ 640x480, B-
Flight Unlimited 2 @ 1024x768, A
Forsaken @ 1024x768, A+
Frogger @ 640x480, C-
Front Page Sports Ski Racing @ 640x480, D-
Galapagos @ 640x480, C-
GLQuake (Quake patched) @ 1024x768, B
GPolice @ 1024x768, A
Grand Prix Legends Demo @ 1024x768, A
Grand Theft Auto @ 800x600, B
Hardball 6 @ 640x480, C-
Heavy Gear @ 640x480, C+
Hellbender @ 640x480, C
Hexen2 @ 1024x768, B
High Heat Baseball @ 640x480, C
House of the Dead @ 800x600, B+
Incoming @ 1024x768, A
Incubation @ 640x480, C+
Independance Day @ 640x480, D
Interstate '76 Arsenal direct 3d @ 640x480, C
Interstate '76 Original d3d patch @ 800x600, C
Jane's F-15 @ 640x480, A-
Jedi Knight @ 1024x768, B-
Lego Island @ 640x480, ?
Longbow 2 @ 640x480, A-
M1 Tank Platoon 2 @ 640x480, B-
Madden 98 3dfx @ 640x480, D
Mageslayer @ 800x600, B-
MDK @ 640x480, B-
Mechwarrior 2 Mercs 3dfx Edition @ 640x480, C+
Microsoft Baseball 3D @ 1024x768, A-
Microsoft Flight Simulator '98 @ 1024x768, C
Monster Truck Madness @ 640x480, C+
Monster Truck Madness 2 @ 640x480, A-
Motorhead @ 1024x768, B
Mysteries of the Sith @ 1024x768, C+
NHL Powerplay 98 @ 800x600, C+
N.I.C.E. 2 demo @ 640x480, B-
Nightmare Creatures @ 1024x768, B
Outwars @ 640x480, C+
Overboard @ 800x600, C+
Panzer Commander @ ?, ?
Plane Crazy @ 1024x768, ?
PowerBoat Racing @ 640x480, C
Private Wars Test Demo @ 800x600, C+
Quake2 @ 1024x768, A
Redline Racer @ 640x480, A
Resident Evil @ 640x480, C
Sabre Ace @ 640x480, C+
Scorched Planet @ 640x480, D+
Shadow Master @ 800x600, B-
Shipwreckers @ 800x600, C+
Spec Ops @ 640x480, B
Star Fleet Academy @ 640x480, C+
Starsiege Demo @ 800x600, B-
Stratosphere Demo @ 640x480, C-
Subculture @ 640x480, A-
Super Touring Demo @ 640x480, C+
Swiv 3D @ 640x480, D
Take No Prisoners @ 800x600, C+
Terracide @ 1024x768, A-
The Divide Enemies Within @ 640x480, D-
TOCA Touring Car @ 640x480, B
Tomb Raider 2 @ 1024x768, B-
Toshinden 2 @ 1024x768, ?
Turok Dinosaur Hunter @ 800x600, B+
Ultimate Race Pro @ 800x600, B
Unreal @ 1024x768, A+
Virtua Fighter 2 D3D version @ 640x480, C+
Virtual Pool 2 @ 1024x768, B-
Virtua Squad 2 @ 640x480, C+
Warhammer Dark Omen @ 640x480, B-
Wipeout XL @ 800x600, B
World Cup 98 @ 640x480, A-
X-Com Interceptor @ ?, C-

Andretti Racing - Glide patch available which increases performance.
Battlezone - To enable 1024x768: download latest patch from Activision.com. Install patch, and create a RENDER.CFG file (make a TEXT document, edit it, then rename it render.cfg) in the battlezone root directory (c:\bzone or whatever) and include these lines:
[D3D]
triplebuffer=0
[NormalView]
HiRes=1
[D3D]
ZBuffer=0
Not sure if order has anything to do with it or if switching the zbuffer and/or the triplebuffer to 1 will work on all setups - i switched them to 1 and it still ran perfect on my PC with SLI....
Castrol Honda Superbike - Does not use the voodoo2 by default: seems to use any other 3d accelerator if available (ie RIVA, i740) - People with only the voodoo2 available for 3d says it works fine though.
F1 Racing Simulation (Ubisoft) - Purple lines around text, otherwise runs great. NEW! Patch to fix lines now available! Ubisoft.com. (thanks to Gez - www.voodoo.dk)
Falcon 4.0 Demo - Runs, very poorly, and looks terrible.
Forsaken - (with SLI) Use "Generic direct 3d" to get 1024x768. Switch in-game resolution back down to 640x480 before exiting, otherwise the next time you run the game it may hang. "A better approach is to modify the file with the V2 parameters. Specifically, under ./forsaken/opt edit the file 3DfxVoodoo2.opt and change the line ScreenMemory from 4096 to 6144. It should look like this...
MipMap
3Dfx2
PolyText
ScreenMemory 6144
pw 640
ph 480"
(thanks to Bill Burton)
Hexen 2: "I have been able to get it to work at 1024x768 in sli mode. Here's what i did: copied the .dll files from the latest release of glquake to the hexen2 dir, overwriting the ones that were installed from the cd. then i started hexen2 with the command -width1024 -height 768. I also added the command that is mentioned in the glquake readme about sizing the console text." (by Dave Nevala)
Incoming - "Create a shortcut to the game. Then add the switch or switches -framerate and -screenmode. With the screenmode switch, you can select up to 1024x768. With the framerate switch, you can see your framerates." (Alan Newman)
Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries - If you are having problems, install the latest patch and reboot.
Motorhead - Reported to work in D3D mode, runs fast and smooth. "Motorhead does run great under Glide on the voodoo2, you need to disable D3D acceleration for the V2. It supports 1024x768 under Glide also, if you are running SLI." (John Round)
NICE 2 - "Click the 3dfx-starter (voodoo1 i mean...) - no problem running the game WITH the 3dfx-starter and the GOLD-drivers and panel for Voodoo2!" (Goetz Scheuermann)
NHL Powerplay '98 - Crashes in 1024x768.
Private Wars Test Demo - Manually edit game.cfg from 640x480 to 800x600. (1024x768 does not work)
Redline Racer - Copy the rlr_d3d.exe from the CD and paste it into the game's directory on the hard drive. Run this version for higher resolution AGP texturing. Note: may be slower on non Pentium-2s in this mode, but the graphics are much better.
Resident Evil - Problems? Download the voodoo2 bug patch if neccessary.
Scorched Planet - This is the new boxed version (3 pack, with Sabre Ace and Resident Evil)
Spec Ops - Disable SLI if the game crashes or flickers. Patches also available, including a special Voodoo2 texture patch which increases graphic quality. Check http://www.specops.org for more info.
The Divide Enemies Within - Crashes in 800x600.
Ultimate Race Pro - Download Beta patch to run in 800x600 with even smoother FPS, with no SLI problems: otherwise disabling SLI is neccessary.

- - - - - - - - - GAMES THAT NEEDED FIXES - - - - - - - - -

The following games require the user to either download a patch, run a batchfile, or edit command lines to get working properly. Refer to the game's manual for the web addresses to find the patches needed. Please note that some of these games originally did not work on voodoo1: many were patched for 3dfx voodoo cards in general.

Archemedian Dynasty @ 640x480, ?
Battle Arena Toshinden @ 640x480, D
Battlecruiser 3000AD 1.04 @ 640x480, C+
Blood 3dfx Patched @ 640x480, C+
Croc @ 800x600, B+
Descent 2 @ ?, ?
Dungeon Keeper @ 640x480, B-
EF2000 2.0 @ 640x400, B-
F22 ADF Glide Version @ 800x600, A-
FA-18 Korea @ 800x600, C+
FIFA Road To The World Cup @ 640x480, B+
Flying Corps Gold @ 800x600, B-
Formula 1 @ 640x480, ?
Grand Theft Auto @ 800x600, B-
Hyperblade @ 640x480, C-
If-22 @ 640x480, C
International Rally Championship @ 800x600, C
Jet Moto @ 800x600, B-
Joint Strike Fighter @ 800x600, B-
Lands of Lore 2 @ 640x480, C-
Mechwarrior 2 @ 800x600, C
Montezuma's Revenge Demo @ ?, B+
MotoRacer @ 640x480, C+
Myth @ 640x480, A-
Nascar 2 @ 640x480, B-
NBA Live 98 @ 640x480, B+
Need For Speed 2 SE @ 640x480, B-
NHL 98 640x480, B
Nuclear Strike @ 1024x768, B+
Outlaws @ ?, ?
Pandemonium @ 640x480, C+
POD @ 640x480, B-
Robo Rumble @ 640x480, B-
Screamer 2 @ ?, ?
Screamer Rally @ 640x480, C+
Shadows Of The Empire @ 1024x768, B
Shadow Warrior 3dfx Patched @ 640x480, ?
Streets of Sim City @ 640x480, D+
Test Drive 4 @ 640x480, C
Tigershark @ 640x480, C
Tomb Raider @ 640x480, B-
Tomb Raider - Unfinished Business @ ?, ?
Triple Play 99 @ 640x480, B
Twisted Metal 2 800x600, B
Ultimate Race Pro @ 800x600, B+
Uprising @ 640x480, B-
Wing Commander Prophecy @ 640x480, A
Whiplash @ 640x480, C-
X Car @ 640x480, C+
X Wing Versus Tie Fighter @ 640x480, C

Archemedian Dynasty - download 3dfx patch - make sure Triple Color Buffering is off. (Frank Thoennes)
Battlecruiser 3000AD -"If you have a Voodoo2, Pure3D or other card with more than 2MB of texture memory, put SET SST_TMUMEM_SIZE=2 as the first line in your BC3K.BAT file (if you don't have one, create it) in order to prevent it from crashing at random. Also put SET SST_TMUMEM_SIZE= as the last line, in order to disable it once BC3K exits. This will be fixed in v1.04E due out in time for the SDF campaign." - battlecruiser news page "The next and final patch, v1.05, will be released by next week. This fixes the texture crossing boundary problem which required users to fool their cards into thinking it only had 2MB of textures." (Derek Smart)
Build Engine 3dfx patched games (Blood and Shadow Warrior): "The following batch file I created gives pretty good results. The colours are not all goofed up, and it actually looks pretty good.
@echo off
set BUILD_BRIGHTNESS=1.5
set BUILD_GAMMA=1.0
set BUILD_640x480=1
set BUILD_RESAMPLE=1
set BUILD_NOPAL=0
set BUILD_NOFOG=0
set BUILD_CONVTEXTURES=1
set BUILD_TRICOUNT=0
set BUILD_FPS=0
set BUILD_VERSION=0
set BUILD_MRED=200
set BUILD_MGREEN=200
set BUILD_MBLUE=255
SET SSTV2_GAMMA=1.0
SET SSTV2_RGAMMA=1.0
SET SSTV2_GGAMMA=1.0
SET SSTV2_BGAMMA=1.0
The BUILD_ values are documented in the readme that comes with the 3Dfx Blood patch. Some settings in the batch file are redundant as they are just set to the default values." (big thanks to Colin Sewell)
Croc FIX: Install normally, then remove old Glide .DLLs from game directory.
Descent 2 - Reported to work with beta voodoo2 patch.
Dungeon Keeper - Download d3d patch. NOTE: disable SLI and limit texture memory must be done in some cases. Also, BE PATIENT: it has been known to take almost a half minute to initialize. NEW:"If your playing Dungeon Keeper Direct 3D patch with the gold drivers from 3Dfx then you might have some graphic problems like out of place textures, but don't you worry I found a fix for that problem.
first you need the 3Dfx V2 RC2 drivers,unzip "3dfx32v2.dll" from the RC2 driver zip file, copy the file into your dungeon keeper dir & bingo, problem fixed." (Chris Jennings)
F22 ADF - Patch available for download. "The Webupdate.exe file can be downloaded from Steve's website at http://student-www.uchicago.edu/users/sjchmura." - "...an undocumented feature to turn on
anti-aliasing in the Glide version. Just use the key combo of "alt + 7" . This must be done each time you start the game." (Dale Rector)
FA-18 korea FIX: Download BETA patch that supports voodoo2. Note: this game is annoyingly STUCK at 20fps.
FIFA 98 Road To World Cup: Download voodoo2 patch from EASports.com. (Goetz Scheuermann)
Flying Corps Gold - "Empire has released a new patch for Flying Corps which fixes some of the Voodoo2 problems. Flying Corps V1 and V2 owners: If you have never upgraded before, you must download and install the Base files (FC_111A.ZIP) and the update (FC_111Y.ZIP). If you have already upgraded to v1.11a, then you only need to download the FC_111Y.ZIP file. Flying Corps Gold owners:
You only need to download the Update (FC_111Y.ZIP)." (Operation 3dfx)
Formula 1: "you must run exe file called F1WIN. Direct 3D version doesn't seem to work." (Lauren T)
Grand Theft Auto - As posted by Steve Schoenecker: "It will work but you have to do some tinkering. Look in the folder that you installed the 3dfx version of GTA to and search for a file called something like glide.ovl. That file is the problem. You need to replace this file with the one (same name newer version) located on your Creative V2 installation disk. Once you do that the game will look for the V2 card
and run properly." NOTE: GTA works fine with no problems for others, and this may not be neccesary.
Hyperblade - "Uncheck the DirectDraw hardware acceleration checkbox in dxtool.exe in the Direct X folder. You should also make sure the checkbox for Enable Direct3D Hardware Acceleration remains checked in DXSETUP." (Cyrus Naderi)
iF-22 - Newest drivers needed. Use SST batch file if it crashes.
International Rally Championship - "New patch for International Racing Championship. The Patch adds Voodoo2 Support as well as a multitude of other fixes."(voodooextreme.com)
Jet Moto - "Download latest patch, select v2 dx5 driver. Plays fine at 800x600." (Brian Troha)
Joint Strike Fighter: Download Voodoo2 patch. NOTE: Installing JSF erases glide 2.5, forcing you to reinstall the voodoo2 glide drivers.
Lands of Lore 2 - "Install 3dfx patch...start game..press ESC..choose secondary card..may need a reboot for the game to detect the card." (Frode)
Montezuma's Revenge - Patched by developer.
MotoRacer FIX: Download version 3.20 patch from EA.com NOTE: Still crashes in CHAMPIONSHIP MODE for most people. Reported to be getting patched.
Myth FIX: Download latest patch from bungie.net.
Nascar 2 - Download 3dfx patch. It now looks incredible and runs flawlessly with full detail on and 39 cars in front of you.
NBA Live 98: During the install, answer "Yes" when asked if you want to install a desktop shortcut. Once the game is installed, add " 3DFX" to the end of the command line of the desktop shortcut (or the Start Menu shortcut). e.g. Right click on the desktop shortcut icon to bring up its properties. In the 'Shortcut' tab, in the 'Target' edit box, you should see (assuming you installed to the default directory, if not adjust instructions accordingly):
"C:\Program Files\EA SPORTS\NBA Live 98\nbawin.exe".
After adding the "3DFX", the 'Target' box should read (including the quotes):
"C:\Program Files\EA SPORTS\NBA Live 98\nbawin.exe" 3DFX
Need For Speed II SE: These instructions assume that you have installed NFS II SE to the default directory (if this is not the case, adjust instructions accordingly). During the install, answer "Yes" when asked if you want to install a desktop shortcut. Once the game is installed, open the Windows Explorer and view the contents of the NFS II SE CD-ROM. In the root directory, you will see a file called nfs2ea.exe. Copy this file from the CD-ROM to the install directory (the default directory is C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Need For Speed II SE). Next make a copy of the desktop shortcut. To do this, right click on the NFS II SE desktop icon and drag it to another spot on the desktop. When you let go of the right mouse button, you should get a pop-up menu with the options "Move Here, Copy Here, Create Shortcut(s) Here and Cancel". Choose "Copy Here". You should have another desktop icon called "Copy of NFSIISE". Right click on this new icon to bring up its properties. In the 'Shortcut' tab, in the 'Target' edit box, you should see:
"C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Need For Speed II\nfs2sen.exe"
Change it to read:
"C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\Need For Speed II\nfs2sea.exe"
Also, you may rename the icon from "Copy of NFSIISE" to "NFSIISE for 3Dfx"
NHL 98: Once the game is installed, check to make sure that the "3D Acceleration" option in the "Options" menu is set to "On".
Nuclear Strike - Gold drivers needed. Looks like its running at a much higher resolution automatically. NOTE: You may also need the latest patch as well, which addresses the voodoo2 problems.
Outlaws - (taken from newsgroup) "Outlaws will work. Version 1.0 doesn't have Glide support, so you need Version 1.1. Version 1.1 will not work because it's using Glide 2.41 (looking for LECGLIDE.DLL so it won't use Glide 2.5). You also need to download the missions (5.4 MB patch, Version 2.0). This will give you the option to use Glide 2.43 in the troubleshooting/video options screen and will work just fine with the V2's."
Pandemonium - Download Voodoo2 patch.
POD: Download direct 3d patch of pod website, or "take SST1INIT.dll and GLIDE.DLL from Monster 1 Driver 1.10 and put it in the WINDOWS - Directory. Now - you can choose in the Setup-Program - Install 3DFX and MMX." (Roland Pfeiffer)
Robo Rumble - Use Direct 3D Mode.
Screamer Rally/2 - "Screamer Rally Voodoo 2 patch. Tested with no problems. Screamer 2 3dfx patch also on way." (Damion David) "After copying the patch to the rally directory, overwrite the glide2x.dll too by copying the same file from windows directory into the rally directory. Result? The colors are more beautiful, less washed out." (Yan Tee Karn)
Shadows Of The Empire FIX: Download Latest Patch, and be sure to run new SHADOWS.EXE file, not SOTE.EXE
Streets of Sim City - Remove glide2x.dll and fxmemmap.vxd from game directory.
Test Drive 4 - "...download the patch of Accolade's web site. The patch said that it makes the game work with Voodoo Rush but it also works with the Voodoo2."
Tigershark - ...from Shawn Leaf of N-Space... "Get the 1.31 patch at www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_temp.asp?patch=tshark ....Since the V2 has so much horsepower, make sure you give the anti-aliasing a try. You can toggle it from the main menu or the pause menu by typing n[space bar]aa. You should get a confirmation beep and an on/off message."
Triple Play 99 - Download patch to fix sound problems with voodoo2. EA Sports website. (Rich Laporte)
Twisted Metal 2 - "Download latest patch, select v2 dx5 driver...Plays fine at 800x600." (Brian Troha)
Uprising FIX: Simply download and install the latest patch.
Wing Commander Prophecy - Patch available at http://www.origin.ea.com/tech/download.html...
Install game, then patch, REBOOT, then run game.
X-Wing Versus Tie fighter - Newest direct3d patch from Lucasarts seems to work

The following games have been tested with, or were reported to work with, the special "SST" settings, which limit the voodoo2 to make it act as an older voodoo card. To do so, Basically create a batchfile, (example: Oldglide.bat) and edit these lines in it:
set SST_GRXCLK=90
set SST_FT_CLK_DEL=0x4
set SST_TF0_CLK_DEL=0x6
set SST_TF1_CLK_DEL=0x6
set SST_VIN_CLKDEL=0x1
set SST_VOUT_CLKDEL=0x0
set SST_TMUMEM_SIZE=2
When you want to play these old glide games, run the batchfile, then run the game normally. A fellow Voodoo2er named "Sergey" pointed out the "out of environment space" problem people may have when attemping to use this batchfile. Rather than trying to reiterate what he said, i'll steal his words directly:
"Running out of environment space when setting these variable? If that happens, some of them won't be set. Use my directions below to create a shortcut to the batch file with increased environment space or put them in your autoexec.bat file and increase the environment space for it if needed. To use the variables in your C:\autoexec.bat file: Put the variables in your C:\autoexec.bat file. Add the line (minus quotes) to your C:\config.sys file: "shell=c:\command.com /e:nnnnn" where nnnnn is a number from 160-32768. If this line is not in C:\config.sys, the default value of 256 bytes is used. If nnnnn is less than 160 or greater than 32768, the default value of 256 bytes will again be used. Example in your C:\config.sys file (again minus the quotes): "shell=c:\command.com /e:512" allocates 512 bytes of memory to environment space. Use the comaptibility variables in a batch file written for the particular game you want to run. To make a batch file from win95, Explore over to your game's folder, right-click on the contents of the folder, select "new", then "text document" and rename the file to somthing like "game.bat". Click "yes" on the dialog box that pops up. Then right-click on the file you just made and "edit" it. Enter the set commands that you need (see the example below) and save the file. To find out if you run out of environment space (which -may- happen and some of the "set" commands won't be registered) temporarily remove the "rem" before the pause. This will pause the batch file at a point where you can read any error messages, just before the program is executed. If you run out of environment space, an error message "out of environment space" will be displayed. If you get this message, you'll have toincrease the allocated environment space for the batch file. To do this, right-click on the batch file, select "create shortcut", right-click on the shortcut and select "properties". Then under the "memory" tab, change the "initial environment" from "auto", to say "512". Experiment with this number and when you find the lowest one that allows the batch file to run without the "out of environment space" error, go ahead and stick with that one. If you add more set commands, you may need to increase the number. Click "ok" to save your changes and double-click on the shortcut to run the game."

GAMES SST BATCHFILE WORKS ON:
Battle Arena Toshinden - Reported to work.
EF2000 2.0 - Most report no problems after using batchfile.
Mechwarrior2 3dfx edition - "In addition to the bat file, you need to copy the Glide divers from the Voodoo1 (Glide.dll and Sst1init.dll) to the Mech2 dir. Everything should work fine."
Screamer 2 - I received this bit more advice on how to get this one working: "I had success with Screamer 2 using the same variables but had to manually copy the new V2 glide drivers along with fxmemmap.vxd, not sure if the latter was needed, but put it there anyway."
Tomb Raider/Tomb Raider - Unfinished Business - works with latest glide patch and the preceding SST batchfile. Here's a more detailed one:
Cut 'n paste...(Game loader for Voodoo 2 based 3D Cards, by Stephen Moore)
set SST_GRXCLK=90
set SST_FT_CLK_DEL=0x4
set SST_TF0_CLK_DEL=0x6
set SST_TF1_CLK_DEL=0x6
set SST_VIN_CLKDEL=0x1
set SST_VOUT_CLKDEL=0x0
set SST_TMUMEM_SIZE=2
SET SST_SCREENREFRESH=60
SET SSTV2_FASTMEM=1
SET SSTV2_FASTPCIRD=1
SET FX_GLIDE_ALLOC_COLOR=3
pause
tomb.exe
Whiplash - Reported to work by some, problems for others.
X-Car - Works fine.

- - - - - - - - - GAMES THAT DO NOT WORK - - - - - - - - -
(AKA "The Shit List")

Carmageddon and Splat Pack @ 640x480, ?
Dreams to Reality @ 640x480, C-
Extreme Assault @ 640x480, ?
Frontline Fighters @ ?, ?
Gex 2 3D @ ?,?
IF-16 with 3dfx patch @ 640x480, ?
Ignition @ ?, ?
Jetfighter 3 Platinum @ 640x480, ?
Roland Garros 98 @ 640x480, ?
Space Girl Demo @ 1024x768, C

Carmageddon and Splat Pack: It seems that money, not customer satisfaction, is the bottom line at SCI (the company responsible for Carmageddon) and a patch will not be made.
Dreams to Reality - Many people report problems.
Extreme Assault - "The head of Bluebyte's QA tells me that there ABSOLUTELY WILL BE A PATCH for EA on the V2. It just will take some time." (Dan Clarke) Great news!
Frontline Fighters -"Frontline fighters from Digital Intergration which includes 3dfx versions of F16, Apache Longbow and Hind and will not run under Voodoo2 will and not be patched according to DI tech people who I spoke to on Thursday." (Sean Bratt) - So DON'T BUY IT!
Gex 2 3D - "Lots of black flickering. Unplayable."
Imagic's iF-16 with 3dfx patch: Doesn't work at all with voodoo2. Patch needs a patch.
Ignition - Crashes after 15 seconds. Patch in the works!
Jetfighter 3 Platinum. "Mission studios is aware of the v2 problems w/ jetfighter III plat.
they are working on a patch as FullBurn is based on the SAME engine and they postponed release until mid summer." (Clueless) Three cheers for Mission Studios!
Roland Garros 98 - Crashes right away.
Space Girl Demo - Locks up entire system after a few seconds.

Please send all fixes you have discovered or know about and I will try them out, if possible, and i'll add them to this list. Thanks in advance for any and all input.

Larry

EXTRA...
here's a list of...
FORCE FEEDBACK SUPPORTED GAMES (Win 95 directX)
Check out the excellent www.force-1.com force feedback site for more info.

1. Flight Simulator 98
2. Cart Precision Racing
3. Flight Unlimited 2 (with patch)
4. POD (with patch)
5. Sierra Pro Pilot
6. Sabre Ace
7. Die By the Sword
8. Andretti Racing
9. Trophy Bass Fishing Deluxe
10. Front Page Sports Ski Racing
11. Redline Racer
12. Ultimate Race Pro
13. Need For Speed 2 SE
14. Uprising
15. Interstate 76
16. Tigershark (with patch)
17. TOCA Touring Car Racing
18. Subculture
19. Shadows of the Empire
20. Shadow Master
21. MDK (special version)
22. Monster Truck Madness 2 (beta)
23. Driver's Education
24. G-Police
25. Joint Strike Fighter
26. Air Warrior 3
27. Daytona USA Deluxe
28. Powerboat Racing
29. Monday Night Football 98
30. I-War
31. Bugriders
32. Heavy Gear
33. Incoming
34. Forsaken
35. Red Baron 2
36. Trophy Rivers Fly Fishing
37. Daytona USA Deluxe
38. Sega Rally Championship
39. Defiance
40. Tanarus
41. Speedboat Attack
42. Flying Corps Gold (with patch)
43. F1 Racing Simulation
44. Castrol Superbike (with patch)
45. Touring Car Championship (with patch)
46. Microsoft Baseball 3D
47. Descent Freespace