friest%edfvz5.decnet@elmendorf-ac2sman.af.mil (EDFVZ5::FRIEST) (09/14/90)
I've noticed a problem with Wings on my A3000 but haven't seen it on any other machine. After playing for a while, the screen darkens, the graphics mess up with some artifacts left on the screen and it gets jerky. I'm using an A3000 25mhz with 4 megs of memory. If anyone has seen this problem, I'd appreciate you saying so so I know it isn't a problem with the computer.
mikep@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Mike Powell) (09/15/90)
I have similar problems with my A3000.... Althought I thought that the darkening of the screen was a simulation of nightfall... The only scrambling of graphics is that the text associated with ratings and percentages gets scrambled... Wings simply doesn't work right with '030's I guess... Later, -Mike Powell-
dfrancis@tronsbox.xei.com (Dennis Francis Heffernan) (09/16/90)
RE Wings trouble on A3000 Don't have a A3000 (sniff), but I do have a GVP 030 board, and it gronks along just fine on it. Doesn't sound like an 030 problem... dfrancis@tronsbox.xei.com ...uunet!tronsbox!dfrancis GEnie: D.HEFFERNAN1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I don't understand why you make such a big deal out of everything...haven't you learned; if it's not happenning to me it's not important?" -Murphy Brown
nad@tegra.COM (Nancy Durgin) (09/17/90)
In article <730004@hpmwngf.HP.COM> mikep@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Mike Powell) writes: > > > I have similar problems with my A3000.... > Althought I thought that the darkening of the screen > was a simulation of nightfall... The only scrambling of > graphics is that the text associated with ratings and > percentages gets scrambled... Wings simply doesn't > work right with '030's I guess... > > Later, -Mike Powell- WINGS seems to work fine on my A3000. I've been running it under 1.3, and have it installed on my hard disk (on my 25Mhz, 4 MB RAM system). I tried it briefly under 2.0 and it did crash (froze up in a dogfight) after a while, so I've been running under 1.3 since then. The only weirdness I've seen is an occasionaly spurious flash of garbage across the screen during dogfights. Oh, I should mention that I haven't customized my 1.3 boot sequence at all, so it is running just like it came from the factory (no background programs). Maybe that's important. Also, I frequently exit the program to save/restore my pilot, so perhaps I just haven't played it long enough to have it crash (but I've certainly gone through 5-6 scenarios in a row without crashing...). I wouldn't have bought the game if I hadn't first seen it running on the A3000 at my dealers, so it isn't just me... Nancy -- ============================================================================== Nancy Durgin | (Usual disclaimers | Tegra-Varityper, Inc. tegra!nad@uunet.com | apply...) | Billerica, Massachusetts ==============================================================================
bworrell@cmcvx1.claremont.edu (worrell, brandon lee) (09/18/90)
In article <730004@hpmwngf.HP.COM>, mikep@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Mike Powell) writes... > > > I have similar problems with my A3000.... > Althought I thought that the darkening of the screen > was a simulation of nightfall... The only scrambling of > graphics is that the text associated with ratings and > percentages gets scrambled... Wings simply doesn't > work right with '030's I guess... > > Later, -Mike Powell- Does it only happen on 030's? The reason is because on my A500 the same thing happens, but only if it's on a hard drive. There aren't any glitches when I run off floppy, but when I run it off the hard drive I get missing text and graphic glitches like different color lines running accross the screen. By the way, this only happens occasionally and usually a little while after it has been running...... --Brandon Worrell bworrell@cmcvx1.claremont.edu