[quote=Logger_120";p="350863"]coem someone give me a simple explanation about this so-called "wrapper". Namely what it does and how do I install it?[/quote]Back when the company 3dfx was king with their Voodoo line of video cards, games were designed with their rendering engine, Glide, in mind. Games running on a PC with a 3dfx card would be capable of better graphics and sometimes even better performance. Unfortunately, times changed and 3dfx is no more, however the games still are around.
A 'Glide Wrapper' basically emulates a 3dfx card by translating the special commands used by Glide to something that video cards now-a-days can use. This should, in theory, allow you to get better graphics and sometimes performance by using it.
[quote=WarWolf";p="350868"]Just read the instructions, and the website also explains what a glide wrapper is
to install you just copy the .dll in your D2 folder and run the vid-test utility and select 3dfx Glide.
Nice program, but it is useless for me because I always play in window mode...[/quote]if you run the EXE file included, there is an option for Windowed Mode.
1). Copy the glide-init.exe file into your Diablo II folder (the main folder) as well as the glide3x.dll file
2). Run the glide-init.exe which will bring up a menu. Click English/Deutsch if the screen isnt in english.
3). Click the Settings button (2nd from the top) and put a check in the box next to "window-mode"
Make sure you have the windowed mode switch turned on in your launcher and it should run in windowed mode.
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