Radar Blips - In Color?

[rauchen]

Rumor has it that you can tell Friend from Foe on the radar.

All I ever see are black dots. Is this the radar on the Clipboard map that comes up when I press Esc? Or is there some other radar view I'm missing?

I have all the default settings for icon colors etc.

Any help out there?


-rauchen

[StarOfAfrica2]

You have an ATI video card?  Drivers.  Alllllll drivers.

[rauchen]

I Have an ATI Radeon 9600 pro.  The ATI website has something called Hydravision, Catalyst, and the MultiMedia Center.

I don't want to make movies or write games - I just want to get the latest Win XP Driver.  Arrrrgggggh.

[rauchen]

Well, as it turns out Catalyst is the Driver for the card. I downloaded it, restarted the 'puter a few times & now I get radar in COLOR. Booyah!

There's also a red & green bar under most of the fields- what's that all about?

Thanks!

-rauchen (in color!)

[nirvana]

Red bar is a show of how many cons are in a sector.  Green bar is the number of friendlies in a sector.

[FiLtH]

You know I often wonder what Im missing in the game due to things like that. Having a lower end pc Im wondering if the damage effects are alot better for some people.

[Eagler]

Originally posted by FiLtH
You know I often wonder what Im missing in the game due to things like that. Having a lower end pc Im wondering if the damage effects are alot better for some people.

I upgraded my vcard from a ati9800 pro to a gs 7800 co & bumped my system ram from 1GB to 2GB.
turning up the res, textures and details unveiled an entirely different AH to me - the graphics & effects are awesome now

[wipass]

hey filth,

we don't get damage on top end machines  

[bozon]

Originally posted by FiLtH
You know I often wonder what Im missing in the game due to things like that. Having a lower end pc Im wondering if the damage effects are alot better for some people.

I have a new PC for a week now after 4 years with a P-III 1GHz.
Who would have imagined that the trees are there even before you hit them.

Wonderfull what they can do these days.

Bozon

[FiLtH]

LOL..see thats what Im talking about!

[Schatzi]

Yeah, i remember the first week i played on my new desktop (instead of non-game working Laptop)..... awww, there are actually FIELD GUNS in those grey blurrs and one can SEE if they are already destroyed before smacking right into them???

I kept augering because i was so awed at the scenery.... embarrassing .

[Roscoroo]

the 4.12 omega drivers work best for the 9600pro    my fps is thru the roof with them and never dip below 30 even in the worst furball emaginable.

[rauchen]

Roscoroo,,

I couldn't find any RADEON drivers named Omega- but I did find a 4.12 version of Catalyst.  Is that what you meant?  

Are you running XP?

-rauchen

[StarOfAfrica2]

http://www.omegadrivers.net

Go to the Archive section, about 1/3 of the way down the page.  It will say ATI in red, then Radeon Omega Drivers 2.5.97a (Catalyst 4.12).  At the far right is a link to download.  Try it here, if it works.  If not, follow above directions.

http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=Files&go=cat&dwn_cat_id=14

[Roscoroo]

Originally posted by rauchen
Roscoroo,,

I couldn't find any RADEON drivers named Omega- but I did find a 4.12 version of Catalyst.  Is that what you meant?  

Are you running XP?

-rauchen

I'm running a dual boot  win98se sp 1.5 (tweeked out )

and  W2K pro  (still learning its tweeks) but ive been playing on w2k w/ ntfs format  .. my fps picked up from 85 fps (win 98) to 135 fps (w2k )  4.12 omega's set at stock 9600 pro clocking  400 vgp 300 ram speed  on my card .

look for the 4.12 omega    standard  (Dont use the beta 4.12's)


http://www.omegadrivers.net/archive.php