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Join Date: Jun 2006
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I've been thinking of getting the Diablo 2 pack and install on MacOS X Leopard. I know Blizzard has a MacOS X installer, but does it work on Leopard? And how does it run?
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Do you know how to use google? Seriously, this was the second hit. There's a link to a patch on blizzard.com, yada yada. There's also a long thread on apple.com about it (it was the first hit using the creatively phrased search term "diablo 2 leopard" in teh google). I didn't read it so I don't know the answer. You can at least do *that much* for yourself.
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Also, I forgot to mention that I'm using Intel C2D iMac. |
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Stallion
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Milwaukee
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Dude, lay off Tori. You've posted plenty of googable stuff too. Ease up.
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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For what it's worth, MacUpdate's page for that updater has an update date of "27 Jun 2008", which is well into the life of 10.5, but two comments near the top that seem to indicate that it may no longer work:
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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It's been working fine for me using a "beta" patch I found by some creative googling. Apparently someone at Blizzard released a fix, but it's not part of an official patch. You won't be able to play on Battle.net with that. You also have to make sure to switch the video to software accelerated or something like that by holding option when you open the game, but I think the readme describes what exactly to do there.
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OK Mr. Sunshine!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Toronto
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I got my version to work recently by installing it on my Windows partition. That's the only method I've found that works so far... I got bored of it and erased it, though, so other methods might exist.
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Join Date: May 2004
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Huh, there's an idea - I have an old copy of Diablo (1) that won't play under Rosetta/Classic. I forgot that Blizzard used to ship most games as dual-OS versions... I'll have to see if it has a Windows version on it I can use instead. Keen. Thanks, Swox!
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OK Mr. Sunshine!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Toronto
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No problem
I think they still ship their games as dual-booters. They did with WoW, anyway. |
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You know, I'd love to play D2 again, but last I'd tried on 10.5, there were some HUGE issues that had happened. Literally, the app wouldn't launch. Sadness. If the only fix that's come has been unofficial, then that is disappointing. I'd love to play on Bnet.
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Yah, unfortunately there's currently no way (that I know of) to play D2 over BNet on an intel mac. However, I think they said they are release patch 1.13 with the next ladder reset, so the beta fix should be in that patch officially.
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Blizzard now has digital distribution for SC, Diablo D2 etc.
Go to blizzard.net and make an account. Say you want to register a game. Enter the serial # for the game, and it will give you a digital download of it with a new keycode. Download and play. Works fine, was playing just the other night as a matter of fact. I am running 10.5.7 server on a Xeon PowerMac, not sure you can get a less likely to be supported install of the game, ran flawlessly. Played on Bnet, created a ladder char etc. It all worked perfectly. Google is your frenemy. Caveat Emptor - Latin for tough titty I tend to interpret things in the way that's most hilarious to me |
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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With what graphics card, alc? My understanding is that it's specific Nvidia cards/chipsets that Apple broke in certain 10.5 OS updates. Blizzard isn't the only software vendor affected, just the most popular.
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I shot the sherrif.
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Ah, not sure if that tower has the ATI card or the NVIDIA card. I'll try and download the installer and play on this laptop, see if it works.
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I shot the sherrif.
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working fine here, both D2 and LOD.
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Banging the Bottom End
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Join Date: May 2004
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Thanks for the info alc. I have yet to be able to get D2 working on my Early 2008 Mac Pro, AND I LURVES IT. I actually installed it into Windows in desperation. I will try the new download method.
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I'll give it a shot tonight.
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