MM2 runs FAST in Win 8.1 and 10 now
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:37 pm
Windows 8.1/10's directdraw is broken, but I found some files that might help. https://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html
You have to download the dgVoodoo version you want and extract the zip file (Antivirus might say it's a virus, but it isn't!). After you extracted, you will see 2 folders and some files:
3Dfx (Folder)
MS (Folder)
dgVoodooSetup.exe
Readme.txt
ReadmeDirectX.txt
ReadmeGlide.txt
Launch dgVoodooSetup.exe,
(Run dgVoodooSetup.exe as administrator if you run MM2 as administrator or if you run MM2 with XP-compatibility mode)
go to the DirectX tab and select 128 at VRAM.
Now hit apply, close gdVoodooSetup and go back to the folder with the unzipped files.
There are 2 files in the MS folder (3 IF USING 2.5 OR HIGHER):
D3Dlmm.dll
DDraw.dll
D3D8.dll (IF YOU HAVE 2.5 OR HIGHER!)
MAKE SURE THE .dll FILES ARE THERE, ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS OFTEN REMOVE THEM!!!!
Copy all the .dll files to the MM2 install directory, for me that is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Midtown Madness 2.
Now launch your game, set dgvoodoo as graphics card and set your desired resolution, and the game should run fine again.
If you don't want the dgVoodoo logo in the lower right corner of your screen:
-Launch dgVoodooSetup.exe again (run dgVoodooSetup.exe as administrator if you run MM2 in XP-compatibility mode/as administrator)
-Go to the directx tab
-At the bottom, uncheck "dgVoodoo Watermark"
-Hit apply and close dgVoodooSetup.exe
-The logo is now gone while playing MM2
EVERY WINDOWS USER:
changing the power settings from "power saver" to "performance" could make a difference in fps.
WINDOWS 10 USERS:
Jet5195 and Kunal2045 tested MM2 on Windows 10 and had textures flickering,
Jet5195 provided a solution:
Go into graphics settings,
select "Hardware renderer" as default renderer (Not "Hardware renderer with T&... etc.)
AND FOR A TINTED SCREEN: Try ALT - TAB, this should reload the screen colors and fix the issue. (It works for me too!)
IF FOR SOME REASON ALT-TAB DOESN'T WORK:
For a greenish tint:
Go into graphics settings,
for the graphics card, select anything other then dgVoodoo,
then select dgVoodoo again and hit apply.
For a blue-ish tint:
restart the game
Kunal2045 and Jet5195, thanks for testing on Windows 10!
BIGzee, thanks for testing on Windows 8!
You have to download the dgVoodoo version you want and extract the zip file (Antivirus might say it's a virus, but it isn't!). After you extracted, you will see 2 folders and some files:
3Dfx (Folder)
MS (Folder)
dgVoodooSetup.exe
Readme.txt
ReadmeDirectX.txt
ReadmeGlide.txt
Launch dgVoodooSetup.exe,
(Run dgVoodooSetup.exe as administrator if you run MM2 as administrator or if you run MM2 with XP-compatibility mode)
go to the DirectX tab and select 128 at VRAM.
Now hit apply, close gdVoodooSetup and go back to the folder with the unzipped files.
There are 2 files in the MS folder (3 IF USING 2.5 OR HIGHER):
D3Dlmm.dll
DDraw.dll
D3D8.dll (IF YOU HAVE 2.5 OR HIGHER!)
MAKE SURE THE .dll FILES ARE THERE, ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS OFTEN REMOVE THEM!!!!
Copy all the .dll files to the MM2 install directory, for me that is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Midtown Madness 2.
Now launch your game, set dgvoodoo as graphics card and set your desired resolution, and the game should run fine again.
If you don't want the dgVoodoo logo in the lower right corner of your screen:
-Launch dgVoodooSetup.exe again (run dgVoodooSetup.exe as administrator if you run MM2 in XP-compatibility mode/as administrator)
-Go to the directx tab
-At the bottom, uncheck "dgVoodoo Watermark"
-Hit apply and close dgVoodooSetup.exe
-The logo is now gone while playing MM2
EVERY WINDOWS USER:
changing the power settings from "power saver" to "performance" could make a difference in fps.
WINDOWS 10 USERS:
Jet5195 and Kunal2045 tested MM2 on Windows 10 and had textures flickering,
Jet5195 provided a solution:
Go into graphics settings,
select "Hardware renderer" as default renderer (Not "Hardware renderer with T&... etc.)
AND FOR A TINTED SCREEN: Try ALT - TAB, this should reload the screen colors and fix the issue. (It works for me too!)
IF FOR SOME REASON ALT-TAB DOESN'T WORK:
For a greenish tint:
Go into graphics settings,
for the graphics card, select anything other then dgVoodoo,
then select dgVoodoo again and hit apply.
For a blue-ish tint:
restart the game
Kunal2045 and Jet5195, thanks for testing on Windows 10!
BIGzee, thanks for testing on Windows 8!