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From: Gary Kucher <gpk99@connect.ab.ca>
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rats...major bummer....i was just on sierra's site and they dont seem to have a
3dfx patch for ICR2 but i did find one for Nascar2,only it wasnt on Sierra's
site...the file name is but the ftp doesnt have it available anymore.SO i just
used Hotbot and searched the file name and found it on one of the gaming sites
that has patches for all the games.Too bad because I think ICR2 would rock in 3d
and it seems to me that if they re-wrote the game to include 3dfx in the later
revision that it would be a no-brainer to include it for the first release as a
patch to bring new life to the game again.It still is one of the best racing
games out there.

Kevin McFerrin wrote:

>     There is.  I believe it's referred to as the "Cyrix/Rendition patch."
> At any rate, there is one available that allows you to upgrade the normal
> DOS version of ICR2 to the version that supports Rendition's Redline 3D API.
> Unfortunately, unless you have a Rendition card, this won't do you any good.
>     One question I have is this:  does the Rendition patch (I haven't tried
> it yet) actually improve the visual quality of the game at all, or does it
> just improve the frame rate because the display adapter is doing to work?  I
> know that in order the get the 3D enhanced tracks, you have to buy the
> re-released game.  But without those tracks, do you stilll get true
> 3D-effects smoke and so on?
>
>     And has anyone else noticed that CART Racing doens't seem to be
> available in stores anymore?  I used to see it (just this past Xmas, even)
> at Best Buy and CompUSA in the racing sims section, but now I can't find it.
> And I can't seem to access any of the patches from Sierra's server either.
> Did they finally dump the product after the buyout?
>
> Gary Kucher wrote in message <36EB7258.1D908344@connect.ab.ca>...
> >....upgrade an old non-3d game to a 3d graphics version?
> >

