Avernum runs slow
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Warrior
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written Thursday, August 10 2006 11:55
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I've got a nice shiny new Macbook with 1 GB of RAM. I also have a new Intel iMac. I used to have a 400 Mhz iBook with 192 MB RAM. I've played Avernum 3 on all three (separate downloads) and they pretty much run at the same speed: slooooow. By slow I mean there's a slight delay when I click, and any graphic that is supposed to move fast (javelin, firebolt, other spells) moves with about the speed of dial-up internet download. I play it with no other apps running, I turn off background noises and special effects, I try different resolution configurations, I try running it out of full screen mode... nothing works. Avernum works fine, Avernum 2 is slightly slower, and Avernum 4 is awesome. Why would Avernum 3 run slow on my Mac's, and can it be fixed? -------------------- And that, my Leige, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped. -Sir Bedevere Posts: 154 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, August 10 2006 17:18
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Did you check preferences? There is a setting for machine speed although the default should be ok and the same for all the games. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Friday, August 11 2006 02:56
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often colliding software components can cause problems like that. try using diskwarrior or conflictcatcher to check your hd. but then, thats quite improbable if its the same on all 3 macs. what else... uh... having the game installed on an almost full hd or hd-section could be the cause. ah, what do i know. -------------------- OH MY GOD IT'S THE FUNKY ****!!! Posts: 425 | Registered: Wednesday, January 28 2004 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, August 11 2006 04:22
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quote:I've also noticed that playing Starcraft on my Mac's, the movie cut-scenes run slower than I would expect. It's not the CD either. Am I the only one with this problem? So is there anyone out there with the same problem? EDIT: I'm gonna try running A3 in Parallels, Win XP Pro. Theories anyone? [ Friday, August 11, 2006 04:24: Message edited by: Apollyon ] -------------------- And that, my Leige, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped. -Sir Bedevere Posts: 154 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, August 11 2006 13:20
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Okay, now that I'm on my MacBook, I created a quick party and ran to the bandit cave to test out the speed of the game in XP (which I can already see by walking around that it's much better). By far the slowest action in OS X was Bolt of Fire, so I tested it on a bandit. BAM! Flew across the screen like lightning and he crumpled to the ground. Then I got semi-excited and I opened up A3 in OS X and try Bolt of Fire on a rat... Still slow. I don't understand it. And I thought these games were made for Mac... :rolleyes: -------------------- And that, my Leige, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped. -Sir Bedevere Posts: 154 | Registered: Tuesday, July 8 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, August 11 2006 17:02
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Jeff is a self-taught programmer, which is a nice way of saying he's not very good at it. Sometimes things that work OK on his computer act a little funny on other people's. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |