Starcraft - how to set up the OS...ver 9?

[vinoboy]

We just got our mini, and my sons are big Starcraft (and Diablo II) fans. They noticed that the discs are supposedly mac compatible, and have asked me to install them.

Can I get some tips?

thanks.

Barry in Richmond BC, Canada

[andp]

Edit: I think you need to download this update

http://www.download.com/StarCraft-OS-X-update/3000-2290_4-10302535.html?tag=pdp_prod

[Susurrus]

Installers for Blizzard's games that are native to OS X can be found on their site. Unfortunately, the code is still OS 9, so it's pretty buggy and slow for the level of graphics. I would recommend software acceleration for these games, as D2x crashes frequently on mine, though less often after I disabled hardware acceleration.
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Junior, Brown University
15" NC8430 HP Laptop
1.42Ghz PPC Mac Mini, 1Gb RAM, 1st Gen
40GB G4 iPod
2GB Black iPod Nano

[Leander]

[Susurrus]

Software acceleration means that the CPU performs all of the acceleration work that a GPU normally does. It basically means don't use the GPU. Of course, since I now have Quartz 2D enabled on my Mini, I don't know how the OS will render D2x, since most of it is 2D, though it's drawn using the CPU. I think it'll just be rerouted to the GPU, though I'm not sure. It's one of the graphics options you get the first time you run the program.
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Computer Engineer
Junior, Brown University
15" NC8430 HP Laptop
1.42Ghz PPC Mac Mini, 1Gb RAM, 1st Gen
40GB G4 iPod
2GB Black iPod Nano

[Leander]

thanks for that answer Susurrus.