Posted by Mike on February 14, 19103 at 09:09:46:
In Reply to: Quitting Obsidian keeps locking up my Mac posted by John on February 13, 19103 at 17:34:19:
: Every time I quit the game my Mac is totally frozen - I need to turn off the computer and turn it back on ... anyone have any ideas how to fix this? Otherwise the game plays fine so far.
Don't know much about Macs, but here are two
email addresses of folks who have posted to this
board and said they had played a Mac version of
the game. If all else fails, try emailing them
for help:
Lozza at: ldw@tpg.com.au
Pinkapak at: pinkapak@bluemail.ch
One other thing to remember is Obsidian is a
relatively old game, originally designed for
Windows 95 and Pentium I/prior PCs. Consequently,
as technology advances, more problems will
probably result when trying to play the game on
newer machines. Unfortunately, NO tech support
now exists for the game (other than me and
sometime others on this site).
Here are some of my experiences with Windows-
based systems. I'm not sure whether they apply
to Macs:
Game freezes/midi drop-outs and other problems
sometimes plague this game. When it runs without
significant problems, Obsidian seems to do best
with the SoundBlaster AWE32 card and its "own"
version of Quicktime. As your problem involves a
lock-up, my first suggestion would be to ensure
that you have loaded the version of QuickTime
which comes on the Obsidian disks. You may need
to uninstall, then reinstall the game to make
sure this happens correctly. It may also be
necessary to uninstall any newer versions of
Quicktime BEFORE reinstalling Obsidian with its
own version of Quicktime.
Also, the now-defunct SegaSoft web site had this
Obsidian FAQ item which may address your problem:
"Obsidian uses Quick Time to play transition video sequences. If you're not able to run Quick Time, be sure to look in the Quick Time "read me" file for some information. Quick time is not compatible with all sound cards. If you are using an Aptiva computer for example, or any other computer that has a built in sound card on the mother board, you may have to obtain the latest sound drivers."
Here are some other "standard" thoughts I usually
pass along in response to Obsidian technical
problem posts. You can try these to see if they
have any affect on the way the game runs on your
new computer:
"Make sure that your system is set up properly
according to the game instructions and the readme
file that loads with the game. Also, ensure that
you aren't running any other programs (such as
virus checkers and screen savers) while you are
running Obsidian. To verify this, reboot your
computer and hit the "Ctrl-Alt-Delete" keys to
get a list of all the programs you are running.
(I don't know if this is how it works on a Mac.)
Close each program except the basics needed for
runing your computer. This way you will not be
running anything that might conflict with
Obsidian. Then try running the game and see if
this solves the problem.
Hope this helps. Let us know how it turns out.