I had this game for a while and played it on my iBook 466SE with 320Mb ram. It played pretty well, a few pauses here and there which I put down to the 66MHz bus and the slower HDD that spins at 4200rpm.
I think this because I also had it loaded on an iMac 450MHz with a 100MHz bus and 5400 rpm HDD. That ran the game with less hiccups, almost perfect I think. Yes, I would invest in more ram for your lombard, but before you do, try messing around with the games settings. You can turn off things like shadows and some sort of 3D trick which can help run the game faster. I think graphic detail can be turned down as well. The other thing is to see if you have the latest version of Open GL installed. You can download this from Apple. In theory that can make a difference too, but I'm not technically minded enough to know if it does. Something like each new version of Open GL improves graphics and maths routines to make things move better... --- alienbill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all. I'm noticing the lombard I recently acquired > is having quite a bit > of trouble playing diablo II in that there are > frequent and significant > pauses in the game, esp when the action gets more > intense. Since my machine > is well above the stated hardware requirements for > the game I am wondering > whether there may be some other problem. I > especially notice clicks from > the hard drive periodically that don't sound > completely healthy. > > The machine is a 333mhz with 128mb ram running OS > 9.1, and I assume, the > original 24x? cd-rom. I have virtual mem on for a > total of 256mb ram, and > have also increased memory allotted to the game > itself- with no noticable > improvement in performance. The 4gb hd is about half > full. > > In contrast, my B&W desktop with 400mhz and 512 ram > plays the same game > with nary a problem. > > Any ideas where the bottleneck could be? Should I > invest in more ram for > this machine, or would it make little difference? > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > bill > > __ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ___________________________________________________________ Win a castle for NYE with your mates and Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
