I haven't experienced any of that! The only thing I've noticed is...

Posted by Aaron from usr1-modem180.runestone.net on December 30, 2000 at 01:57:21:

In Reply to: WOAH WOAH, LEMME GET THIS STRAIGHT... posted by Austin Powers on December 30, 2000 at 01:37:41:

...on the Sol's Mines levels, the game sometimes leaves out entire faces of some of the polygons as you go by in the minecar. And that's not so much a glitch as it is a technique to improve framerate. It is really not that noticeable, as it also serves to create the effect of total darkness anywhere the minecar's dim lights do not shine.

This sounds kind of similar to your problem, although the color should not be green, but black [thus the darkenss effect]. If your color settings are not out of whack on your TV, I'm about to raise an eyebrow, here...

As for the "swimming in air," the only thing I've noticed there is if you get stuck in a V-shaped area in which Indy has no perpendicular surface to set foot upon. The game's physics engine then keeps registering Indy as constantly bouncing from one surface to the other, and, as the falling animation dictates, he begins to tip forward a bit [as if "swimming"]. But if this happens in areas that aren't "V-shaped," or if Indy is truly swimming [sans hat, etc.], then...there goes the other eyebrow.

My advice for any hangups like that one is to just save while you're stuck there, then go to the options menu and resume from that save. You should find yourself not far from where you had the trouble.

Oh, and even though you're peeved with it right now, if you get any other games that use the Expansion Pak, you should consider your investment payed off. [Ex.--Go buy Perfect Dark for $40--another recent Player's Choice title. Play for a while, then take out Expansion Pak. Thank lucky stars for Expansion Pak. End Ex.]

Good luck!

Aaron

Follow Ups:

Reasons for my peevs... Austin Powers 02:20:07 12/30/2000 (5)
- also problems after swimming where indy doesn't put hat back on... J.C. 14:34:11 12/30/2000 (2)
  - A rant about the glitches!! J Rod 19:11:11 12/30/2000 (1)
    - "Rush to get this game to market"...what rush? Wasn't it like a year and a half between the PC release and the N64 release? I'd hate to see the heap of crap they woulda dumped out in even less time. (nm) Austin Powers 22:20:35 12/30/2000 (0)
- It seams like your version of the game is all messed up Short ROUND 09:26:06 12/30/2000 (0)
- We have flying machines, Women can have surgery to alter our face (among other places), we have Coca Cola, movies about three inch's long and very shiny that fit on a disc! Kent Allard 03:05:47 12/30/2000 (0)

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: ...on the Sol's Mines levels, the game sometimes leaves out entire faces of some of the polygons as you go by in the minecar.  And that's not so much a glitch as it is a technique to improve framerate.  It is really not that noticeable, as it also serves to create the effect of total darkness anywhere the minecar's dim lights do not shine.

: This sounds kind of similar to your problem, although the color should not be green, but black [thus the darkenss effect].  If your color settings are not out of whack on your TV, I'm about to raise an eyebrow, here...

: As for the "swimming in air," the only thing I've noticed there is if you get stuck in a V-shaped area in which Indy has no perpendicular surface to set foot upon.  The game's physics engine then keeps registering Indy as constantly bouncing from one surface to the other, and, as the falling animation dictates, he begins to tip forward a bit [as if "swimming"].  But if this happens in areas that aren't "V-shaped," or if Indy is truly swimming [sans hat, etc.], then...there goes the other eyebrow.

: My advice for any hangups like that one is to just save while you're stuck there, then go to the options menu and resume from that save.  You should find yourself not far from where you had the trouble.

: Oh, and even though you're peeved with it right now, if you get any other games that use the Expansion Pak, you should consider your investment payed off.  [Ex.--Go buy Perfect Dark for $40--another recent Player's Choice title.  Play for a while, then take out Expansion Pak.  Thank lucky stars for Expansion Pak.  End Ex.]

: Good luck!

: Aaron

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