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Ludovic Hirlimann · Feb 14, 2003, 03:40 AM

From Apple's Applecare article # 107362

Improves compatibility with Firaxis Civilization III when the application's "Quartz text rendering" option is enabled.

I've not upgraded yet. Anyone playing CIV III around ? could you tell me what was fixed ? is it seeable ?

Dex13 · Feb 14, 2003, 08:42 PM

I play the game enough to realize any mods. And the only difference was the mop up of fuzzy text and laggy speech.

Boochie · Feb 14, 2003, 09:11 PM

Last time I tried playing CivIII under OS X I found that the interface was much more responsive without Quartz rendering. Is this still the case?

Originally posted by Dex13:
I play the game enough to realize any mods. And the only difference was the mop up of fuzzy text and laggy speech.

P · Feb 15, 2003, 02:20 PM

I laughed out loud when I saw that line - good to see Apple focusing on the important parts!

I think the difference is speed - on my iMac DV/400, having Quartz rendering on was painful before this. Now it's usable, and I left on through my entire endgame last night without being annoyed with it. It's a bit like comparing OS 9 to 10.0 to 10.2. 9 - no Quartz rendering - is still fastest, but 10.2, ie Quartz with the 10.2.4 update, is fast enough for me, while 10.0 was borderline.