GF4, C&C Renegade & curved surfaces...

[retroborg]

GF4, C&C Renegade & curved surfaces...

Hi

I installed C & C Renegade original. In the graphics option menu, I’ve set the graphics to full. There is also an option: “curved surfaces (if hardware supported)” but I can’t select it.

I’m using a GeForce4 Ti4200 128MB 8X AGP, the latest 53.03 Detonator drivers & DX9.0b.

Doesn’t this card support curved surfaces?

Do I need to update the game with a patch?

Thanks in advance.

 

[it290]

GF4, C&C Renegade & curved surfaces...

I'm not sure what they mean by curved surfaces; AFAIK that isn't really a hardware feature at all.. maybe it applies to some particular card or something. It could also just be an incompatibility with the game and your driver.

 

[gameboy900]

GF4, C&C Renegade & curved surfaces...

New ATI cards have "curved surface". Basically it's a card option where it adds intermediate polygons to objects (if the supports it) to make them look smoother and such. You gotta have one of the DX9 ATI cards to use it (not sure about DX8 cards or Nvidia cards).

 

[it290]

GF4, C&C Renegade & curved surfaces...

I think you're thinking of Truform.

 

[gameboy900]

GF4, C&C Renegade & curved surfaces...

That's the name. At least that's what ATI calls it. Not sure if that's what the C&C game is refering to but it's the only thing I can think of.

 

[it290]

GF4, C&C Renegade & curved surfaces...

It's probably something else, Truform is mainly only used for character models and the like.

 

[gameboy900]

GF4, C&C Renegade & curved surfaces...

No it can be used for landscapes. I know that Soldier of Fortune II did.

 

[it290]

GF4, C&C Renegade & curved surfaces...

That's true, I forgot about that one.