Q3A Problems

T

TuffNut2Crack

Registered
Ok, I'm trying to play Quake 3 in 800x600 under OSX, but whenever I do, the moniter goes blank in the way it does when a resolution is not supported. I never have this problem in os9. It happens with any resolution other than 640x480. It wasn't always like that though. It started after I reormatted my HD and reinstalled my software. I have a G4/400, 320 MB of RAM, Radeon AGP, and OSX 10.1.2 and OS9 9.2.2 . My moniter is a Sony Triniton Multiscan 200sx. Any help ould be appreciated.

Oh one other thing, this happens in the new wolfenstein game also.
 
It's probably setting the refresh too high and your monitor is going out of sync.

The next time you launch Q3A, bring down the console with the ` key (well, that's the default key for it) and enter this command:

seta r_maxDisplayRefresh "75"

or use some other number you know is within the bounds of your monitor's abilities. Q3A normally uses the highest posible refresh rate, but that command will stop it at 75.
 
Originally posted by starfleetX
It's probably setting the refresh too high and your monitor is going out of sync.

The next time you launch Q3A, bring down the console with the ` key (well, that's the default key for it) and enter this command:

seta r_maxDisplayRefresh "75"

or use some other number you know is within the bounds of your monitor's abilities. Q3A normally uses the highest posible refresh rate, but that command will stop it at 75.
Click to expand...

How does that explain the fact that Q3A runs flawlessly in OS9?
 
Originally posted by TuffNut2Crack
How does that explain the fact that Q3A runs flawlessly in OS9?
Click to expand...
The difference it that your monitor may be detected properly in OS9 whereas it may not be in OSX. Thus, OS9 can determine the valid refresh rates and Quake 3 wil avoid those. If OSX doesn't know the right Hz's, Quake 3 will use the highest available rate your graphic card can do. Mine, for example, tries to go to 120 Hz when I use 800x600, but that's too high for my monitor. Thus, I use that command I gave you.
 
That's something wich has bugged me for a long time, everybody here seems to know EVERYTHING...how the hell do you guys learn this?
 
Heh, thanks for the ego-inflation, guys.

How do I know my Mac so well? Hmm... I guess it could be in part because I've used various Macs (and PCs too) since 1985. I got to play with a good ol' Macintosh 128k and Apple //gs as a kid. THOSE were the days! It all comes with experience and experimentation. With every computer I've owned, I've taken utilities to disect and manipulate software to learn how things worked. The day I found RedEdit was true peripeteia for me; I had found the ultimate hacking tool. Lesson for the day? Don't be afraid to tinker with things.

Actually, I think some of the people around this forum aren't too bright. I've run across some threads with banter going on of conjecture and theories lacking any hard evidence or real world data. Such arguments could be stopped and solved with a few simple, well-organized thoughts. However, it so often seems like the Voice of Reason would get drowned out there that I hesitate and steer away from them.

Maybe I'll be a little more agressive with the right answers from now on. ;)

Okay, that's my rant for the day. :p *whew*
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top