allan_marcus wrote:

>
> > > 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.
> > >
>
> So, how many people have purchased HOMM IV? Looks like it's $44 at
> MacMall. Anyone find it cheaper?
>
> People are talking about it being slow. What sort of machines (speed,
> memory, OS version) are people using?

I have G4, OS 9.2.2, 400 mz and 400 mb real RAM. I investigated turning
off the music, but I can't see an option to do this - only to turn the
sounds down. I also tried turning off animation, but at the same time I
changed the display to 1280x1024 and, as soon as I got into combat, the
game crashed - it didn't freeze the computer: it just exited the game
completely. I turned animation back on and it still crashed, so I've
gone back to 1024x768 and it works again.

Combat is v e r y slow. I lose control of the cursor for several seconds
between each move and each enemy move takes an age before it happens.
They move OK when they do move.

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Rob Bannister