Wow.

Can someone else give this a shot?

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No-go for me. Am running an ATI AIW 9700 Pro. I don't recall nVidia users having any graphical issues....

No Go here. Dopped the FPS about 20 and screwed up the text. :rolleyes: Last night thought I did some major testing of all graphic options and should post results for people on my FAQ site some time today.

There is no such thing as 8xS antialiasing on an ATI card; it is a proprietary method of nVidia's.

I am asking for someone else with a 6800GT to see if 8xS AA eliminates the Air-to-Air slowdown. If it does, this would mean that it would be possible to run JF-18 on a piece of the latest and greatest hardware without reducing the image quality.

What are your thoughts regarding Tatsu's idea in his post below (from the thread at http://www.simhq.com/simhq3/sims/boards/bbs/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=32;t=008921 ):

I'll check it fer ya tonight Joe

OK Joe, just tried AA set to 8 and AF set to 16 no go here VERY stuttery. Put it back to application controlled and smooth as silk.

CHANGEING TO NEW VERSION OF DIRECTX WITH ATI INSTRUCTIONS;

When installing a new version of DirectX from your current version when running a ATI Radeon 9550 video card with Radlinker, you MUST do the following to keep your Air to Air fix and water grid fix;
1. Un-Install Radlinker.
2. Un-Install all graphic card drivers and control panels.
3. Re-Start
4. Install new version of DirectX ##.
5. Re-Start
6. Install graphic card drivers and control panel.
7. Re-Start
8. Install Radlinker and creat radlink to F-18E.
9. Re-Start
10. Set all graphic settings to personal preference.
11. Play Jane's F/A-18E!!

***These instructions have been tested and found true using the ATI RADEON 9550 256MB DDR graphics card. Use of these instructions for your own video card are your sole responsibility.***

WE HAVE STICKIES!!!

Glee!

Excellent! Stick other threads too so Recluse won't be grumpy old man anymore.

HEY!! I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK!!!

Recluse

http://kotinetti.suomi.net/esko.pohjoisaho/RadLinker0908.zip

Dear Sirs this link doesen't work...can anyone indicate
e where find the Readlink version 0908???

Best...

Gioc

Please, use the link in the top post. I keep that up to date and accurate, but cannot vouch for anything in the rest of the thread.
here

Is there even a version of Direct X 8 that works on XP? All the ones listed on the Direct X Downloads site are for pre-XP Windows.

People on the net are saying you can't revert back. Any ideas?

I beleive XP actually installs with DX8. It definitely works, no doubt about that. The reason DX8 for XP is rare for download is probably because everyone is just hosting the latest version.

Reverting back is not really an option. There is a program called DX Buster, but people have reported big problems using it to remove DX9. The only surefire way to remove a DX version is to reinstall Windows and install a lower numbered version. This revert you to the version that Windows shipped with, and you can never go lower than that.

Playing JF-18 with DirectX 9 is quite simple. YEs, you will miss some visual quality, but I think it is worth it to avoid the massive hassles of outdated DirectX and video driver versions.