Quake on BPPC + BVision + OS4.0 - Flickering?

I've got a Blizzard PPC & BVision setup running on OS4.0 but when loading and selecting the CyberGrafx driver, I only get the choice of 800x600 (which is repeated 3 times in the list of available resolutions) along with 1024x768

When I use any of the resolutions, the game loads and plays but I get a horrible flicker/delay going on... almost like the frame buffer has a delay or something... has anyone experienced this? I suspect its because I'm running it at a higher resolution. Is it possible to run it at 320x240 / 640x480 using the same cybergrafx driver? if so, how do I change it?!

Cheers!

@badgerme

Hi

to change resolution or adding resolution to your monitor setup simply go in sys:devs/monitor click o CVision icon and select information. In the tooltype of the icon to add a resolution type:

MODE 320x240@60
MODE 640x480@60
MODE 800x600@60

and so on.. if you use an lcd monitor set all the resolution to 60 hertz and the 320x240 at 70 hertz and remember to set also the horizontal and vertical hertz ( check the manual of the monitor )

To play quake without hw accelleration avoid resolution higher than 320x240

@nubechecorre

Thanks! I've added them and saved it but they don't appear as an option in quake, or as an option under prefs/screens either. I've tried rebooting and they still don't appear :(

Am I missing something?

@badgerme

i did a little mistake, i forgot to put the " = " after " MODE ".. here my tooltype give it a look and see if yours is similar..

Quote:

Please post yours so we give it a look

@nubechecorre

Hi there - its ok - I realised that because the other modes had = there too, so I copied that.
Very confused as to why this doesn't work. I thought it might be because I had too many screen modes listed, so I thought I'd delete the 800x600 ones as I don't use those, and then it didnt boot correctly (had to go in the OS 3.1 and fix the tooltypes to get back in to OS4!)

Are the 800x600 modes required even though Im using 1024x768@75? (monitor info confirms that this is the true resolution)

Sidestepping - when you select the AGA mode in Quake - I assumed that this meant it would output the video on the RGB and composite video ports on the Amiga - is this not the case, because all I get is a dark cropped unuseable output on the BVision output.....

:)

here whts in my tooltype

VSYNCMIN=50
VSYNCMAX=75
HSYNCMIN=31500
HSYNCMAX=63000
MODE=320x240@75
MODE=680x480@75
MODE=800x600@75
MODE=1024x768@75
(FAKENATIVEMODES=Yes)
INTERRUPT=No

and OS4.0 version of quake flickers like anything i never got to solve the problm can anyone tell me whats wrong.

Blizzard PPC/Bvision

NOTE: monitor driver shows Cvision in the monitor drawer.

@delshay

hello again :)

Yes me too please - if anyone knows how to rectify the flickering on a Blizzard PPC + Blizzard Vision I'd be most grateful! (Have also got a CVision monitor in devs/monitors folder)

Cheers!

@badgerme


just use the warp version of quake with warp emu. but there is no 16 bit mode.

@delshay

where can i download the warp emulator? also what will it mean by not being able to run it in 16 bit mode? presumably a lower colour count?

@badgerme

just go to OS4.0 depot and look for warposemu.lha.

then go to aminet and type quake look for warp version.

@delshay

whats the performance like? is it playable?

@badgerme

Quote:

performance=ok

playable=yes