How to fix the Half-Life underwater "hall of mirrors" or "opaque blue" problem in D3D on GeForce 3?

[MutoidMan]

Just wondering if anyone knows how to correct this problem. If I disable Fog Table Emulation in the Display Control Panel I get the "opaque blue" problem. If I enable Fog Table Emulation I get the "hall of mirrors" problem. I'm using the Detonator XP v23.11 drivers.

 

[Shack70]

Silly question...why are you using D3D? GL works so much better in HL

 

[Zebo]

<< Silly question...why are you using D3D? GL works so much better in HL >>


Only in HL? Any game which supports OpenGL will look superior using OpenGL.

 

[MutoidMan]

Well, D3D has worked fine up until now (when I switched from a TNT2 Ultra to a GeForce 3), and my ONLY problem happens when I go underwater. I've never owned nor played Quake so I didn't know about it being an OpenGL game. I guess if there's no fix for this problem in D3D then I'll try running in OpenGL. Thanks!

 

[Shack70]

You'll get higher FPS and it will run smoother in GL. You wont go back once you try it in GL!!!!