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Rome Total War: Will It Ever Come Out?
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I noticed someone on this forum talking about an issue with the game turning purple and green.
My game got here on Friday, i just unpacked it today. However, after i installed and started a quick battle, it worked fine. Five minutes into the battle, the screen had purple and green blotches, and looked all weird.
It did the same in several other battles i started, and it happened on the campaign screen and in a campaign battle.
What can we do?
My game got here on Friday, i just unpacked it today. However, after i installed and started a quick battle, it worked fine. Five minutes into the battle, the screen had purple and green blotches, and looked all weird.
It did the same in several other battles i started, and it happened on the campaign screen and in a campaign battle.
What can we do?
Purple and Green?
I've had the game for a week or so now. Played two campaigns (partially), one as the Scipii and my current one as the Julii. Fought about 30 (?) battles on the tactical map with no purple or green blotches. Where are you getting the blotches?
Also, what are your system specs and how have you set the information on the first screen (the mac window, not the game screen)?
I've had the game for a week or so now. Played two campaigns (partially), one as the Scipii and my current one as the Julii. Fought about 30 (?) battles on the tactical map with no purple or green blotches. Where are you getting the blotches?
Also, what are your system specs and how have you set the information on the first screen (the mac window, not the game screen)?
Glad too see I wasn't the only one
I reinstalled completely that includes deleating the relevant folders in the library , also make sure it's not being blocked by the firewall that appears to of worked, for now
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I'm interested in whether you had just played online.
That's how mine occurs play online go sp it happens FFS!!!! not happy
I got my copy about a week ago and im loving it
Yes, have a look in the Advanced tab in the opening Options Panel (the one before you go full screen).
This is most likely because you have enabled and blocked the game using the Apple firewall, Apple's firewall will "sign" the application if you have it blocked in doing so it alters the executable which causes the game to have side effects.
The easiest fix is to not place Rome (or BI) on your blocked list THEN reinstall from the DVD. The only time the game goes online is for the software update check and that is anonymous. If you don't want it to check disable it in game this will still work and also mean Apple don't sign the game causing the executable to be changed.
Edwin
How come it re-occurs
i followed that advice but it still occurs AFTER going back online then going back to sp
How come it re-occurs
Don't know but I know it is Apple's firewall, as a random guess you are still running the firewall (but not blocking the game) I suspect when you go online OS X goes overzelous and signs the app "for security" causing the game exe to get damaged...
Drop support a line and we can look into it however I am certain the cause is still Apple's firewall in some way
Edwin
Been playing!
Okay. So I haven't been posting to the thread in awhile, but that is because I've been dedicating some serious time to RTW on my 24" iMac. By the way, RTW looks awesome on the big screen.
So far I've noticed that it seems to be pretty stable, unless you play it for 6 hours straight, then the iMac starts to get a bit fussy.
Relative stability aside, I have experienced two significant issues.
The first was during a campaign playing Carthage. About 220BC I experienced a glitch where when I clicked on an army stack I had in Sicily, it would show units from a stack located in Egypt. Not too bad ehh? Well, when I would hit end turn, the game would crash. Once it just froze, then twice it quit back to the desktop and I had to relaunch RTW. Unfortunately, my only save game for that campaign is on that ill fated turn, so I can't continue - unless I really enjoy crashes... BUT! It's okay, I just started another campaign as the Greek City States - and I'm enjoying that game alot more.
The second issue is, no matter what I do with the settings, I can't seem to run Barbarian Invasion without the graphics being jerky. I've changed resolution, lowered graphic quality etc. It just doesn't seem to help. Now I noticed this same jerkiness the first time I opened RTW orginal, but it resolved itself the second time I opened the game. Regardless of the graphics, BI is still playable.
Anyway, those two issues aside, this is a great build for mac. Although, while my favorite faction was the Britons, I am really starting to like the Greeks. There is nothing quite like watching a cohort of crack Roman Legionaries impale themselves on my pikes.
But, if you are using phalanx, be sure to bring lots of cavalry!
Okay. So I haven't been posting to the thread in awhile, but that is because I've been dedicating some serious time to RTW on my 24" iMac. By the way, RTW looks awesome on the big screen.
So far I've noticed that it seems to be pretty stable, unless you play it for 6 hours straight, then the iMac starts to get a bit fussy.
Relative stability aside, I have experienced two significant issues.
The first was during a campaign playing Carthage. About 220BC I experienced a glitch where when I clicked on an army stack I had in Sicily, it would show units from a stack located in Egypt. Not too bad ehh? Well, when I would hit end turn, the game would crash. Once it just froze, then twice it quit back to the desktop and I had to relaunch RTW. Unfortunately, my only save game for that campaign is on that ill fated turn, so I can't continue - unless I really enjoy crashes... BUT! It's okay, I just started another campaign as the Greek City States - and I'm enjoying that game alot more.
The second issue is, no matter what I do with the settings, I can't seem to run Barbarian Invasion without the graphics being jerky. I've changed resolution, lowered graphic quality etc. It just doesn't seem to help. Now I noticed this same jerkiness the first time I opened RTW orginal, but it resolved itself the second time I opened the game. Regardless of the graphics, BI is still playable.
Anyway, those two issues aside, this is a great build for mac. Although, while my favorite faction was the Britons, I am really starting to like the Greeks. There is nothing quite like watching a cohort of crack Roman Legionaries impale themselves on my pikes.
But, if you are using phalanx, be sure to bring lots of cavalry!
what are the steps to turning off the apple firewalls?
just want to make sure i do it correctly so i don't have to reinstall twice.
just want to make sure i do it correctly so i don't have to reinstall twice.
Hello all,
Just a quick note to say that if you're experiencing problems with the game, please do let our support guys know ( support AT feralinteractive DOT com ), as it helps us to find and fix bugs in the game. Furthermore they might be able to offer you a workaround, fix or pre-release patch. I know we released an automatic update for Barbarian Invasion last Friday, so if you haven't played BI since then, launch the game and download the update it may solve any problems you might be having.
Ian
twitter.com/feralgames
Just a quick note to say that if you're experiencing problems with the game, please do let our support guys know ( support AT feralinteractive DOT com ), as it helps us to find and fix bugs in the game. Furthermore they might be able to offer you a workaround, fix or pre-release patch. I know we released an automatic update for Barbarian Invasion last Friday, so if you haven't played BI since then, launch the game and download the update it may solve any problems you might be having.
Ian
twitter.com/feralgames
They are off by default so if you don't know about firewalls on your Mac you most likely have never turned them on.
Edwin
well, i was told the problem with the purple and green blotches was because of a firewall blocking rome. If i haven't turned them on then what is the problem?
How would you turn them off in case i have turned them on on accident?
Contact the support email and attach a support report (see Read Me for details) and we can have a look I still suspect the firewall in some way but if you contact us with a support report we can look into your specific case. The best thing to do is contact support, it is run by staff that have worked on the development of the game so they are very knowledgeable and should be able to help you. We don't have (unless it is a very standard issue) "canned" answers!
Edwin
You can check by having a look in System Preferences, then Security & Firewall to see if you have any turned on. If you're interested, you can also read more about their general usefulness in link:
OS X: About Firewall
So I just received RTW in the mail yesterday and haven't played it much but have checked it out. I have been awaiting its release since it was announced and am glad to be able to play it now, it really is an awesome game. I have been following this forum and want to thank Ian and Edwin for their work. I do have a question about the startup. Are the disk files supposed to open every time the cd is put in and is there a way to change that? And also is there a way to not show the game files drive and have its files open every time I open the game? Thanks a lot feral, I will be having much fun playing this game.
FIRST,
Well, Ian was right! The update fixed the jerky graphics and BI now runs as smooth as RTW (actually, it seems to be a bit smoother...).
SECOND,
That would also be something I would like to know.
THIRD,
You guys at Feral still did a great job with this title!
Well, Ian was right! The update fixed the jerky graphics and BI now runs as smooth as RTW (actually, it seems to be a bit smoother...).
SECOND,
That would also be something I would like to know.
THIRD,
You guys at Feral still did a great job with this title!
No, the data for the game is stored on a locked dmg image (so it cannot get damaged etc). The game needs the game data to play so it has to mount it when you play and unmount it when you stop playing.
I know about the window opening on mount we are looking at improving it but the art of image creation is a murky and sometimes undocumented one. I have added your comments to the open issue in our bug tracker about it although I don't think it will be a quick fix.
Edwin
is it possible that parental controls could be causing a block on the application even after the game is allowed?
Easy way to check is reinstall the application and then run it on a standard admin account. I don't know specifics off the top of my head but if Apple does something with the signing of the application when in parental mode it could be related.
Drop support an email with a support report and we can investigate your specific issue. Support is easier over email where we can share specific details about your setup and machine and the game without the whole world knowing the details.
Edwin
Ya they got back to me within 48 hours. They gave me instructions to install the pre-release patch and that has solved it. Now I can play for hours on end without a problem, which might not necessarily be a good thing lol.
well, i sent a support email but no response yet.
I'm still having the problem, even though I've got no firewall installed. I tried the game on an administrator account, and the purple and green problem persisted.
ARGGGGGHHHHH
Any other ideas?
I'm still having the problem, even though I've got no firewall installed. I tried the game on an administrator account, and the purple and green problem persisted.
ARGGGGGHHHHH
Any other ideas?