Hardware TNL ?

[Orpheausjr]

I have always played on PS2, but I want to start playing on the pc. I just installed the game, but when I try to play it says I need hardware TNL. Has anyone ran in to this before? Does it mean I need a new video card or something?

[Smasholays]

Re: Hardware TNL ?

Try this:

http://ffxi.ogaming.com/forum/index....=0&#entry74325

To answer your question, I assume you have an onboard video card (I.E. not one that plugs into your AGP/PCI slot), generally those won't play games very well if at all. But that's just an assumption since I know nothing about your PC.

[Kittyneko]

Re: Hardware TNL ?

Your videocard is not compatible for playing FFXI.

[valru]

Re: Hardware TNL ?

Your videocard is not compatible for playing FFXI.

That and 90% of 3D games that came out for the pc in the last 4years.

[Aeni]

Re: Hardware TNL ?

Your videocard is not compatible for playing FFXI.

QFT ... sounds like you have an outdated PC for playing 3D games ...

[Kittyneko]

Re: Hardware TNL ?

I had the same problem with my old videocard.. and its something about some graphics details which your videocard cant handle.. Dont know exactly . I know a new videocard is the only option though .

[framerate]

Re: Hardware TNL ?

TNL - hardware texture and lighting (I think)...

A new 50 dollar card will fix that...

[valru]

Re: Hardware TNL ?

Transform and Lighning is your GPU doing complex calculations that result in some nice effects; (accurate lighting ect..) without use of the CPU. Basically anything with DirectX
8.1(which was released in Nov.2001) will have TnL. ATI Radeons 8500,9X00,and x series(in released order) The 9200 was the last PCI card, The x series is the last AGP cards, for now on all PCI-E. Nvidia cards would be anything Geforce 2MX and up. If you have a PCI slot 9200 is the best. If you have a AGP slot the 9600Pro or XT would be good(anything better for your pc is probley overkill).



If you have a slot that is like the brown one then you have AGP, if you have a one like the white one you have PCI. Most likely you'll have only PCI cause' Integrated Card Motherboards usually only have a PCI card slot.

If you do have a AGP or PCI here are my recommended place to buy and what to buy.

$39 USD for 9200 PCI 128mb(Sapphire is great ATI brand)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102306

AGP
$87 USD for 9600XT AGP 128mb

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102338

notice they are both ATI, ati in the 9x00 gen was alot better imo than NVIDIA(both brands great though)

[Manatra]

Re: Hardware TNL ?

Transform and Lighning is your GPU doing complex calculations that result in some nice effects; (accurate lighting ect..) without use of the CPU. Basically anything with DirectX
8.1(which was released in Nov.2001) will have TnL.

TnL is DirectX 7.0 :p

And yeah, any videocard that is DX7.0 compatible will have TnL... and I don't think you can actually buy any sub DX 7.0 cards nowadays sooo yeah.

[JeanRC]

Re: Hardware TNL ?

dont talk abt this problem =.= i still need a new graphic card to fully solve this problem.