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Papageno

Is the "non-intel" patch necessary for newer AMD-based machines?
Publié: 7 août 2002 07:44

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I've seen a patch out there that claims it fixes TA 3.1 for non-Intel
hardware. Is this needed these days? My machine is based on an AMD XP
1600+ processor.

Also, I noticed that the health status key's function seems to be erratic-
sometimes the bars will be on, sometimes not.

T. McThorn

Re: Is the "non-intel" patch necessary for newer AMD-based machines?
Publié: 7 août 2002 09:09

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The status bar is toggled by the ~/` key right below the ESC key. I'm running
an AMD 1ghz system and it crashes on some maps, but most games go to the end
without a problem.

Tom

Papageno wrote:

> I've seen a patch out there that claims it fixes TA 3.1 for non-Intel
> hardware. Is this needed these days? My machine is based on an AMD XP
> 1600+ processor.
>
> Also, I noticed that the health status key's function seems to be erratic-
> sometimes the bars will be on, sometimes not.

Iguana Bwana

Re: Is the "non-intel" patch necessary for newer AMD-based machines?
Publié: 7 août 2002 11:55

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On Tue, 6 Aug 2002 22:44:52 -0700, "Papageno"
<papagenoTAKETHISOUT@easystreet.com> wrote:

>I've seen a patch out there that claims it fixes TA 3.1 for non-Intel
>hardware. Is this needed these days? My machine is based on an AMD XP
>1600+ processor.

No.

>Also, I noticed that the health status key's function seems to be erratic-
>sometimes the bars will be on, sometimes not.

Some systems require it to be toggled with CTRL + ~ (tilde), others
just ~ (tilde). Once toggled, like the +switchalt toggle it should
remain permanently active until you toggle it off. Glitches
occasionally occur.

Iguana Bwana

Papageno

Re: Is the "non-intel" patch necessary for newer AMD-based machines?
Publié: 7 août 2002 18:34

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Thanks for the tips-- does applying the patch screw anything up?

I'll try the control+tilde combination--hitting the tilde alone makes the
health bars flash for a millisecond, but they don't stay on. The weird part
is that they randomly show up later and stay on.

BTW, is the "pause" key (next to scroll lock and print screen) supposed to
leave you with full control and scrolling? Again, I notice that sometimes
scrolling while paused doesn't work and other times it does. Weird.

Also, what is the +switchalt toggle (command line?)?

Thanks for everyone's help so far. Shonner, you've got a great site, BTW.

"Iguana Bwana" <Iguana_Bwana@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1fq1lu0lf09v88hnelphcu71v5ulhtnq4c@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 6 Aug 2002 22:44:52 -0700, "Papageno"
> <papagenoTAKETHISOUT@easystreet.com> wrote:
>
> >I've seen a patch out there that claims it fixes TA 3.1 for non-Intel
> >hardware. Is this needed these days? My machine is based on an AMD XP
> >1600+ processor.
>
> No.
>
> >Also, I noticed that the health status key's function seems to be
erratic-
> >sometimes the bars will be on, sometimes not.
>
> Some systems require it to be toggled with CTRL + ~ (tilde), others
> just ~ (tilde). Once toggled, like the +switchalt toggle it should
> remain permanently active until you toggle it off. Glitches
> occasionally occur.
>
> Iguana Bwana

Iguana Bwana

Re: Is the "non-intel" patch necessary for newer AMD-based machines?
Publié: 7 août 2002 23:46

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On Wed, 7 Aug 2002 09:34:18 -0700, "Papageno"
<papagenoTAKETHISOUT@easystreet.com> wrote:

>Thanks for the tips-- does applying the patch screw anything up?

Don't know. Never applied it to a contemporary AMD CPU based system.
I'm running Intel again now. I used to run AMD K6-2's back in the day
when the K6-2 300 3DNow! first appeared and during its short rule of
the bang for the buck market. Also ran a K6-2 400 for a while. I can't
actually remember what the patch does, but I have a vague recollection
that it is only for the K6 series of processors, not the K6-2. Thus it
would be totally redundant on the contemporary AMD Duron/Athlon
series. I wouldn't apply it unless you experience problems.

>I'll try the control+tilde combination--hitting the tilde alone makes the
>health bars flash for a millisecond, but they don't stay on. The weird part
>is that they randomly show up later and stay on.

Common occurrence with ~. Try CTRL + ~. It seems to work when plain
old ~ flickers. Plain ~ has always flickered on all of my systems, and
I've been playing the game perpetually since it first released 5 years
ago on all manner of hardware from a Pentium 133 up. Hence I've always
used CTRL+ ~. It's a once per installation on/off toggle by the way,
or should be.

>BTW, is the "pause" key (next to scroll lock and print screen) supposed to
>leave you with full control and scrolling? Again, I notice that sometimes
>scrolling while paused doesn't work and other times it does. Weird.

Pause key pauses the game. From memory, it will allow you to chat, but
without interactive control of the game. As to scrolling, I can't
remember off the top of my head whether it allows you to scroll the
screen around or not. I think it does, but I'll check later for sure
and reply if someone else doesn't answer that question in the interim.

>Also, what is the +switchalt toggle (command line?)?

+switchalt changes your group selection (vs CTRL+ (number 1-9) initial
assignment) from the original cumbersome ALT+ number (1-9), to a less
cumbersome number (1-9) only to re-select. Non-numeric keyboard. It's
a once only per installation on/off toggle, not a once per game toggle
like +shootall.

Iguana Bwana