on 6/18/03 3:01 PM, G-List at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 11:48:14 -0400 > From: Clyde Kahrl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Open GL Warcraft III > > I have Warcraft III at home running on OSX on a 500mhz imac. > I was thinking it was OSX only---but maybe not--however I do know > this---it requires a fairly new graphics card--Whatever is in the > 500mhz G3--16Meg video ram (flower power) iMac is the minimum video > card--it wont run on earlier imacs or some older G3s--because of the > video card. I suspect the reason it says you don't have Open GL > installed is that it wants Open GL with 16 megs (or more) of video > RAM. > -- Its definitely a problem with the game and the ATI drivers/open GL initializing. I tried Jedi Knight II in my G3 upgraded 9500 with a Voodoo 3/2000 video card and it ran! It was slow and choppy but no error messages. It refused to load in my G4/400 with the ATI rage 128 card. Nor would it load after upgrading the video cards in both machines. The G4 got an ATI 8500 and the 9500 got an ATI 7000. Medal of Honor played with the original version when I upgraded it to the X capable version it too gave the error message in 9 that it couldn't initialize OpenGL. Same thing with Elite Forces with the expansion pack version.
All 3 games are based on the Quake 3 engine, all 3 games are from Aspyr. Yet Quake 3 plays on my machine in 9, and I believe I have the latest version. Maybe as Marc suggested in his post it has to do with the Quickdraw extensions either being missing or inactive. Or possibly a CarbonLib error related to needing the EXACT version that Aspyr tested with. Either way I'll have to play with Conflict Catcher again and see what's up. I gave up and just keep my machine in X the 9500 runs mostly 9 but I boot into X to play these games. X is a wee bit slow, time for a G4/800 processor. I'm too broke to spring for a new machine. John -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
