Texture and Lighting in NWN engine

[Buddha]

Ok, as I continue to get lappy Avlis-capable for any trips, I've come across some interesting things. I've got a Sony TR5AP, and it is a bit underpowered for NWN; however, it is achievable. Here's what I found out about its wimpy integrated video card:

Sony TR-series uses integrated graphics dubbed Extreme Graphics 2 (aka Montara) built into the the Intel 855GM chipset. It's a DirectX 8 capable graphics accelerator however, it lacks any hardware Transform [sic] and Lighting capabilities limiting some of its performance.

So here's my question, and I think the answer is yes: Does NWN use T&L? I've found a hack that will work on the laptop to simulate hardware T&L, and am just curious if it's worth downloading/installing. I'll still be running on minimum settings, but at least I'll be able to get my fix in...

BTW: Anyone else playing on a Sony TR?

EDIT: Thanks for the move!

[Buddha]

*bump*

Anyone? Krator? Gimlor? Surely someone knows the answer to this...

[Ilsensine]

1st....I dont know the answer....

2nd: I'd be willing to bet a search on the bioware forums would net an answer quicker than waiting for one here...

[JollyOrc]

I think NWN doesn't use it. But apart from that, I can tell that the notebook I use has the same graphics chipset, and NWN runs, albeit only at lowest settings.

[Heed]

Think it's only used for the shiny water. Maybe also for some of the reflective stuff like armour. T&L is now what we call pixel shaders, or something along those lines.

A bigger worry would be the support for OpenGL. NWN's is not a Direct3D game, so you need proper OpenGL support in your video device and its drivers. Either that or some sort of wrapper that converts instructions to Direct3D -- but that would then be as slow as molasses.