![]() ![]() That's great info.hopefully I'll remember that if I run into some game that has issues like that, rename it "quake2.exe" lol. So, on Windows, using these specific drivers, some broken games can be "fixed" simply by renaming the executable. ![]() Some drivers (NVidia?) hilariously include a workaround whereby it doesn't advertise all these irrelevant extensions if the name of the executable requesting them is "quake2.exe". But this is a very common problem with these engines and a lot of old OpenGL games use these engines. I don't know if this is the same bug the OP is suffering (it kinda sounds like it might not be it). daikatana) suffer from a simple buffer overflow bug that manifests as a crash with any GPU drivers that advertise a large number of OpenGL extensions. Beware of Intel GPUs (laptops, mainly) that are nowhere near as compatible as either AMD or nVidia GPUs (and of those two I favor AMD for have the best backwards compatibility.) Intel GPUs emulate a lot of hardware functions in software and some games expect them in hardware, etc.Ĭlarry: At least Quake 2 and 3 engines (and many derivatives, e.g. One interesting thing I have noticed is that for me Win10圆4 is much more compatible than Win7 with older games-and even more compatible than Win8/.1.Īlso, remember that the GPU driver is what includes the OpenGL driver, of course (unless it's included in the game-it is not included in my GOG version-but still, the drivers will include the newer version, anyway.). Latest GOG version includes 3.24 and Runs great on my Win10圆4 desktop, FX-8320 cpu, Windows build 14986.1001, Crimson 16.12.2 ReLive drivers for my MSI R9 380 4GB. Has it got to do with the graphics cards? Windows 7/10? 64bit? I'd like to at least be able to start the games using the original files. Have fun :)Īlthough, I would still love to know why older OpenGL games like Quake 1 and 2 refuse to run on some modern systems. Just like with Quake 1 sourceports that are really "nothing more" than just an extra executable in the folder.Įither way, it shouldn't be much hassle and work out nicely, which I hope it does for you. Syrion: I guess in theory you might also be able to just install Quake 2 from GOG, put the Yamagi files in the folder and play it that way. ![]()
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