Mac patch? Hello?

blahedo · November 22, 2002, 03:18

Does anyone have any idea when the 1.29 patch will come out for the Mac? Back in *August* I called tech support---CivIII doesn't run on my powerbook, supposedly because of the non-standard default screen resolution (which is idiotic, because it *also* supports 1024x768). I was told it would be fixed in the next patch, along with the fixes from 1.29 (which was already out for the PC by that point). The guy certainly implied that it would be a matter of a few weeks.

This is really irritating. If I'd known it was going to be this long, I'd've returned the game. As it is, I'm *still* unable to play CivIII on my own computer (which, I might add, exceeds every requirement listed on the box). It's now been three months. :(

So yeah, does anyone have any news, or know where I might find some?

Catt · November 22, 2002, 13:52

Check in the Civ Macintosh forum here at 'Poly -- I'm sure there are plenty who can help you there.

Kingof the Apes · November 22, 2002, 19:31

I want a patch...

I feel neglected

Now to think about PTW...

Jaybe · November 22, 2002, 20:32

blahedo, such is the fate of Mac gamers; having to wait for months on end.
From what I recollect, the Editor is next, then MAYBE 1.29. PTW, especially multi-player, is unlikely considering the communications protocol being used (it's one of those Microsoft technologies not available to Mac).

For Civ3 I lowered myself to buying my first Windoze machine.

vmxa1 · November 23, 2002, 18:13

Here is some mac humor to keep you going:

Have you seen the new Apple commercial?

Hi, my name’s Darby. I’m 33 and I live in my parent’s basement. I’m a social activist—I protest anything that I don’t understand. You can probably guess that I’m a pretty active protester.

I’ve heard a lot about computers lately, so I thought I’d go try one out. I went to this store that sold Windows computers first, and that wasn’t very good. I got really nervous because the mouse had what they called a “scroll wheel” on it. I said ‘Whoa! If I wanted to be a programmer, I’d be in school, man!’ They wanted me to buy a 2.4 gigahertz machine for a thousand dollars, but I had to choose how much memory I wanted, the size of my hard drive, and how fast I wanted the graphics card to be. I said ‘Dude, if you want me to work here, then give me a name tag.’ One of the clerks pushed me and I left.

On my way home I saw an Apple store. They had a computer there called an iMac that was just what I needed. I didn’t have to make any decisions at all. I got half the memory, half the speed of the graphics card, and best of all, it’s 800 megahertz instead of 2.4 gigahertz. I almost started laughing when they told me it would only be $1500. What a deal! 800 is totally faster than 2.4. Plus they said I could never change any parts, so I don’t have to worry about that. They even gave me a copy of a game called “Myst” that looks fantastic! And if I want to play more games, they had at least a dozen that I could pick from.

Macs are much faster than Intel. The computer store guys showed me two programs where the Mac is faster. I don’t use those programs, but it’s good to know that my computer is faster and smarter than those lamers who buy Windows computers. At the Apple store, they call it ‘Windoze.’ Ha! Those guys are funny!

The best thing is that I got a mouse with two buttons and no scroll wheel. I can work with that.

My name is Darby, and I bought a Mac. Now would someone please call my mom and dad to come pick me up?

Jon Shafer · November 23, 2002, 19:13

I gotta copy that and email it to everyone I know.

Minmaster · November 23, 2002, 20:12

wow mouse with 2 buttons? macs only come with mice with 1 button!!!