I noticed on the installer CD, that it included DX7. There is no mention in the manual about whether or not it needs / should have DX7 installed.

Do I need to install DX7 to get the most benefit from the Prophet? Falcon 4 is my favorite, (most time spent on) application, and I know it doesn't like DX7. With my CL TNT1 card, I had to go through the long process of uninstalling DX7, reinstalling Win98.... and I shudder at the thought of doing that again.

I currently have the card operating with DX6.1, with Guillemot's 3.62 drivers.

I sent an email to Guillemot's tech. support email line, but who knows when that'll be answered.

Anyone able to help? Do I need DX7 for the GeForce?

Falcon crashes on me just before reaching the pie screen, after I commit to the mission, if I'm in D3D. Works fine with software, but crashes in D3D. Crashes 100% of the time!

Using 3.62 / DX 6.1.

Thoughts!!??!!

This might just be the first recorded time that installing DX7 *stopped* a crash, instead of caused one.

I'm quite disappointed.

3.62 / DX7 / 300A@450

I tried bumping the resolutions incrementally up, from 800x600 to 1600x1200, and found that my FPS were very acceptable in the #1 and #3 (non-2d cockpit) views, but went to hell in the #2 view.

For example, in the basic handling training mission...

800x600 #2 view - 28 < FPS < 40
1024x768 #2 view - 25 < FPS < 35
1600x1200 #2 view - 8 < FPS < 12

800x600 #1,3 view - 40 < FPS < 80
1024x768 #1,3 view - 35 < FPS < 70
1600x1200 #1,3 view - 35 < fps < 50

The 2D cockpit is by and large the source of poor D3D FPS.

In campaign mode, divide these FPS by about 3.

1600x1200 campaign #2 view FPS ~ 4
1600x1200 campaign #1,3 view FPS ~ 20