JF> P60 and 8-16 MB of RAM would probably be the 
JF> minimum.  It may have gone 
JF> up with all the new features, like transparent water (which can slow 
JF> things down).
 SW> Transparent water???  Alright, was wondering when that 
 SW> would occur.  Can someone release the updates to the 
 SW> build engine, like what it can do now?
  As Joe Siegler here says, Duke 3D 1.5 is it.  Unless someone outside 3D 
Realms decides to do some serious work on a patch (and gets the company's 
permission), you won't see those features in Duke.
 SW> I personally am waiting for Prey, if it is like the 
 SW> pics on the Duke 3D CD then it will be a must for my 
 SW> software library.  How realistic is gaming getting now? 
 SW> Or do you shy away from being to realistic?
  It's even better than those pictures, because they've actually done some 
real work on the game.  Check out the Website (if you can) and you'll see 
what I mean.
  One of the biggest improvements to games Prey is supposed to bring is a 
truly destructible enviroment.  If you have the rockets, you can blast a 
door, period, instead of hunting for the key to it.
  Realism is important to me, just so long as it doesn't get in the way of 
the game.  A good example: the upcoming Tresspasser: Jurassic Park will have 
super-real physics, AI and terrain.  A bad example: Robinson's Requiem (and 
its sequel, Deus) offer way too many ways to die, from hypothermia to 
internal bleeding.  It may be real, but it gets in the way of gaming.
 SW> I am going to have to get a new computer now...Duke 3D 
 SW> runs slower then ever on my computer.  The video
 SW> doesn't work unless it is VGA graphics only, don't know 
 SW> why I have a Diamond Video card that has VESA 1.2 
 SW> standards, and I run UNIVBE 5.1.  Maybe it is my 486sx 
 SW> 40mhz computer with 8 megs ram.  What do you think?
  Get a new computer, period (preferrably a P200 MMX).  You have a computer 
slower than the requirements, and 8 MB of RAM does squat now.  I currently 
use a P120 with 32 MB of RAM (with a 4 MB 3D video card), and even then I'm 
wanting to move up to an MMX system.
  As for the video problem, you may want to get Display Doctor 5.3 (which 
contains UniVBE 5.3).  It offers more video modes, and (being a Display 
Doctor) could potentially fix your problem. 
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