Screen resolution on a Mac

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I've just patched my Vanilla Civ III to 1.29b2.

The game seems to be running okay but my screen resolution has changed
and I don't know how to reset it as I'd like. Everything's gone large
and somewhat blurry and it's really spoiling my enjoyment.

My searches pull up lots of advice for PC users to amend the
civilization3.ini file but I can't find any advice for a Mac lad like
myself.

I'd really appreciate it if someone can help me out with this please.

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In article <1go6kja.1e4nxjf1piu3wmN%persifor@pyramid.com>, Persifor
<persifor@pyramid.com> wrote:
>Stainsby <none@dev.null> wrote:
>
>> I've just patched my Vanilla Civ III to 1.29b2.
>>
>> The game seems to be running okay but my screen resolution has changed
>> and I don't know how to reset it as I'd like. Everything's gone large
>> and somewhat blurry and it's really spoiling my enjoyment.
>>
>> My searches pull up lots of advice for PC users to amend the
>> civilization3.ini file but I can't find any advice for a Mac lad like
>> myself.
>>
>> I'd really appreciate it if someone can help me out with this please.

>surely you do it in your system?

Well, yes, I can set the display for everything in the Preferences but
Civ is not using the resolution set there. Everything else is fine. I'm
hoping there is a way to amend the settings only for the game. It ran
at the correct resolution prior to my installing the above patch.

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In article <qFHrd.5947$We1.4346@news01.roc.ny>, The Stare
<wat1@not.likely.frontiernet.net> wrote:
>"Stainsby" <none@dev.null> wrote

> > Well, yes, I can set the display for everything in the Preferences but
> > Civ is not using the resolution set there. Everything else is fine. I'm
> > hoping there is a way to amend the settings only for the game. It ran
> > at the correct resolution prior to my installing the above patch.
>
> Did you try the ini settings to see what happens?

That was my first port of call but I have searched my entire drive
(including "invisible" files) and that .ini file (or indeed anything
similar) is not present. It's rather frustrating.

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In article <319728F38h82vU5@individual.net>, Dave Hinz
<DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 11:09:57 -0700, Stainsby <none@dev.null> wrote:

[ini settings]
> > That was my first port of call but I have searched my entire drive
> > (including "invisible" files) and that .ini file (or indeed
> > anything similar) is not present. It's rather frustrating.
>
> I'm not at my Mac right now, but I can play around & see if I can
> find it tonight.

Thank you. That's good of you.

> Have you looked carefully at all of the options buttons, both at the
> main start screen (with the tower) and in the game preferences?

Hmm... I've certainly checked and double-checked the main prefs. Where
do I locate the "game preferences" you mention? I wasn't aware there
was another set of prefs. This might well be where I'm going wrong....

> Are you comfortable going in and looking at things from the
> command-line tools?

Yes, that's not a problem for me.

Thanks again for your help.

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On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 14:26:05 -0700, Stainsby <stainsby@dev.null> wrote:
> In article <319728F38h82vU5@individual.net>, Dave Hinz
><DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm not at my Mac right now, but I can play around & see if I can
>> find it tonight.
>
> Sorry to be a nuisance. Were you able to find out how to resolve my
> resolution problem? I've been digging around but still haven't managed
> to find what to do.

I also haven't found it, sorry. Is there some zoom key that you've hit
by mistake, shift-z or something maybe?

Do you have that plastic laminated cheat-card that shows keystrokes and
what they do?

Dave

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In article <071220041727136413%stainsby@dev.null>, Stainsby
<stainsby@dev.null> wrote:

>What I'm trying now is a full reinstallation from scratch. Perhaps
>that will resolve the issue.

It did, and I've got a lovely clear interface again.

Now off to hunt for the DYP that I accidently trashed....

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In article <31om3nF3dd2qjU5@individual.net>, Dave Hinz
<DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote:
>Stainsby <stainsby@dev.null> wrote:
>> In article <071220041727136413%stainsby@dev.null>, Stainsby
>><stainsby@dev.null> wrote:
>>
>>>What I'm trying now is a full reinstallation from scratch. Perhaps
>>>that will resolve the issue.
>>
>> It did, and I've got a lovely clear interface again.
>
>Good to know. Now, re-install the patch & see if it's repeatable maybe?

All patches (separate copies of 1.29b2 and GOTM) reinstalled and
working fine.

I must've previously checked the "Do not show again" box in the initial
Game Options screen as that's where to set the screen resolution. Duh!
I won't be doing that this time as it seems impossible to access again
if you do so.

I can't recall where I got the DYP download for the Mac from. Can you
give me a pointer please?

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In article <31rfumF3f8027U7@individual.net>, Dave Hinz
<DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote:
>
>If you could tell me what DYP is, then we could both go look for it.
>What does it do, and do you like it? Another FAQ entry, I bet?

DyP (Double your Pleasure) is a mod that introduces lots of new units,
techs, and buildings. It calls for a different strategy to the one I
use for regular Civ3 because of the modifications--for example 3 food
required per citizen rather than 2. I played it a couple of times on a
PC and I recall finding it fun although a bit complicated to get the
hang of. I've never played it on the Mac despite having previously
installed it. Anyway, I found it again here:
http://civ3.bernskov.com/
with instructions for Mac installation in message #18 here:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=100370

I've downloaded it again but it'll probably be a while before I get the
time to try it out.

Have a look and see what you think.