NCAA Football 99 Patch Version 1.0 (Direct 3D upgrade)


What it does:

- Direct3D Support (select video cards) 
- Export Statistics feature 
- Improved CPU Running
- Improved CPU Play calling
- Bug Fixes	

Direct3D Support

We added support for some 3D accelerator cards that support Direct3D. 
This will allow users with certain video cards to play the 3D version 
of NCAA Football 99.

Direct3D additions

- Polygonal Players     
- Graphically represented Rain/Snow 
- Enhanced stadiums, fields, and skies 
- Higher framerate (all graphics move faster and smoother) 
- 3D Accelerator Chipsets Supported 

Supported 3D accelerator cards:

     3Dfx Voodoo 
     3Dfx Voodoo2
     Intel i740
     Riva TNT
     Matrox G2-200


Cards that are not supported:

     Riva 128
     Riva 128zx
     ATI Rage Pro


Additions from the released version

Export Statistics

This option outputs Dynasty statistics of a selected team to 
a file in the Save directory.  

You can export Team Stats, Player Stats and Team Roster Files.


Go to the "Stats" tab off the Dynasty Menu.  You can output 
"Team Stats" and "Player Stats" by hitting the button 2 (B) 
on these screens.

From the "Team" tab off the Dynasty Menu, you can output 
the "Roster" of your team by hitting button 1 (A) on this 
screen.

The files are saved into the NCAA Football 99/Save/Dynasty directory.  
You can use Wordpad to view and print out the files.


How to install the NCAA Football 99 Patch:

Before installing the patch, you must have a properly 
installed version of the game on your hard drive.
 
To install the patch: 

1. Download the NCAA Football 99 version 1.0 patch (D3D)
2. Two files are contained within the zip file.  
   The NCAA Football 99.exe and Patch.rez.
3. Unzip the file into the C:\Program Files\EA SPORTS\NCAA Football 99\Program 
   directory if you installed the game into the default directory.  Windows will 
   ask you if you want to overwrite the NCAA Football 99.exe file.  
   Click Yes to overwrite the file.
4. If you changed the default install directory, copy the two files into the 
   NCAA Football\Program directory on your hard drive. Windows will ask you if 
   you want to overwrite the NCAA Football 99.exe file. Click Yes to overwrite 
   the file.
5. You are now ready to run the game!


Troubleshooting

- Users with 3dfx Voodoo Rush based boards will need to disable the videos that 
  run within the game.  You will need to right click on the NCAA Football 99.exe 
  and select "Create Shortcut" from the list of options.  Then right click on the 
  "Shortcut to NCAA Football 99" icon and select properties.  On the Target line 
  of the Shortcut tab, add a "v" (without the quotation marks) one space after the 
  final quotation mark.  

  The line will look like this:

  "C:\...\NCAA99\Program\NCAA Football 99.exe" v

  Run this new shortcut to run the game without videos on 3dfx Voodoo Rush boards.


- If you get a crash or distorted graphics when loading a football game, it means 
  that your video card will not support the polygonal version of the game properly 
  under Direct 3D.  It will be necessary for you to disable the Direct 3D version.

  You will need to right click on the NCAA Football 99.exe and select "Create Shortcut" 
  from the list of options.  Then right click on the "Shortcut to NCAA Football 99" icon 
  and select properties.  On the Target line of the Shortcut tab, add a "r1" (without 
  the quotation marks) one space after the final quotation mark.  

  The line will look like this:

  "C:\...\NCAA99\Program\NCAA Football 99.exe" r1

  This will disable the polygonal version of the game, but you will still get the 
  patch updates.


