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Civ3 Mac Performance Issues
Well, I'm gonna try this again - something weird happened,
This is what I've got: Mac Os 8.6, G3 (333 MHZ), vmemory (64 MB), Built-in (32 MB), RAM (128 or 256 MB, can't remember and don't know where to look).
This is what happened: Four hours trying to get Civ3 running respectably - no luck. First, I had to upgrade QT 4.0 to 4.1.2 or higher. I went to QT 5.0. I was asked if I wanted the CD to install 4.1.2 but an error message came up everytime I tried, plus I never even saw it on the disc.
After clicking on the Civ3 icon, it took almost two minutes for the main menu to pop up. The whole time the screen is dark and the machine is grinding like crazy. I tried changing the refresh rate 3 - 4 times but only auto would work. When I made choices of what type of land, how many civs, difficulty level, etc. there was probably 30 - 40 sec. of grinding before I could move on. I got as far as building a city (Beijing) before I closed ot down.
I tried cranking my virtual memory up to 997K to see what would happen, but it only seemed worse. I allocated more preferred memory from 128000 to 200000, but I didn't notice any real differences. I left the minimum at 128000 because I had to increase virtual memory to compensate, I thnk. Its alla blur now.
Please advise. The ins and outs of computers is not really my bag. I guess when a game comes out that I really want and my computer meets the requirements, I just expect it to run reasonably well.
This is what I've got: Mac Os 8.6, G3 (333 MHZ), vmemory (64 MB), Built-in (32 MB), RAM (128 or 256 MB, can't remember and don't know where to look).
This is what happened: Four hours trying to get Civ3 running respectably - no luck. First, I had to upgrade QT 4.0 to 4.1.2 or higher. I went to QT 5.0. I was asked if I wanted the CD to install 4.1.2 but an error message came up everytime I tried, plus I never even saw it on the disc.
After clicking on the Civ3 icon, it took almost two minutes for the main menu to pop up. The whole time the screen is dark and the machine is grinding like crazy. I tried changing the refresh rate 3 - 4 times but only auto would work. When I made choices of what type of land, how many civs, difficulty level, etc. there was probably 30 - 40 sec. of grinding before I could move on. I got as far as building a city (Beijing) before I closed ot down.
I tried cranking my virtual memory up to 997K to see what would happen, but it only seemed worse. I allocated more preferred memory from 128000 to 200000, but I didn't notice any real differences. I left the minimum at 128000 because I had to increase virtual memory to compensate, I thnk. Its alla blur now.
Please advise. The ins and outs of computers is not really my bag. I guess when a game comes out that I really want and my computer meets the requirements, I just expect it to run reasonably well.
The simplest explanation I can give is that it helps machines with limited real RAM run applications that require more RAM, at the expense of hard drive space and speed. It also helps Macs with plenty of RAM manage it more efficiently.
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