Rocco J Carello wrote:

> On 11/28/02 5:45 PM, "RobB" <robban@...> wrote:
>
> > Well, it took me a while because 3do won't ship outside N America and
> > their 'international page' was all phone numbers, but finally
> > Mac-o-rama shipped me Heroes IV, and I had my first play yesterday.
> >
> > Anyone else got it? The game's fine, but for me at least it was v e r
> > y slow. Especially the combat screen - like it takes almost a full
> > minute between each creature's move.
> >
> > I tried reducing the monitor resolution as suggested in the manual,
> > but that had no effect at all. I'm playing under OS 9.2 and I wondered
> > if it might be better under OS 10. Anyone tried?
> >
>
>
> The game is pretty slow in 10 as well, but the pause before each creature
> moves was only a few seconds, not close to a minute for me.
>
> The AI is horrible too. They can't do anything.
>
> I believe a patch is in the works. Please contact 3DO's customer
> support to
> improve the chances of things being fixed by a patch.
>
> Some tips:
> Turning music off helps a lot.
>
> Ok, that's about all the tips I have.
>
I'm impressed you got back to me so quickly. I'll try turning off the
music and keep hoping that patch will come along soon.

--
Rob Bannister