Sunday, September 19, 1999

Full UT Demo -- 4:03 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

It looks like the full UT demo (D3D and OpenGL-compatible) will be released around the end of this week, depending on when M$ gets the DirectX7 stuff uploaded. Personally, I'm not thrilled with the prospect of having to use DX7 to play, but if it gives the performance boost that the Epic people are saying it does, it may be worth it.

One thing that I did not realize is that the current demo does not support 3D sound acceleration. The full demo will support A3D and EAX. I didn't think the demo sounded like it was using my SB Live! at all.

I fired up a 2v2 game of CTF last night (just me and three bots). It was a lot of fun, but the map is too big for 2v2. If my headache goes away, I may try it 3v3 or 4v4 later. One problem with the Unified drivers and the demo is that the CTF skins seem to "flicker" the opposite color sometimes. It wasn't that hard to figure out in 2v2 but it might be with bigger groups.

Oh, and as a sidelight to the Packer fans amongst whom I must live--how 'bout them Lions?

The Master comments: They suck :-) But, to be honest, I think they have a team this year. And they SHOWED UP TO PLAY today. Unlike the Pack, who seem to be quite good at the not-showing-up gig. Grrr..

News for 09/19/1999

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