Re: IIgs and Ultima4?

[a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

Justin Scott <djnospam@impakt.net> wrote:

>william strutts <wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com> wrote:
>> There is a setting in the control panel for this called "Alternate
>> Display Mode".  You might try playing with that setting.  You
>> get to by pressing Command(Apple key), control and Escape keys.
>> I believe it  has something to do with legacy graphics modes.
>> I am sure one of the other guys can explain it better but that might
>> be a place to start.
>
>Ah, great idea.  Another thing I thought of was to switch from Fast to Normal
>CPU speed.
>
>I didn't even think of Alternate Display, as I never could figure out if it
>actually did anything. :)

    Alternate Display Mode is only for shadowing of Text Page 2. In
otherwords unless your problem is a text screen filled entirely with 
"2"s then it will have no affect. Actually what it will do, if your on
a ROM 00 or 01, is severely slow down the machine.

>Will try it next time I'm in the mood for Ultima.

    I've tried Ultima IV in the past on my IIgs, I can't remember any
problem with missing graphics. When night would fall in the game,
pieces of the surrounding map would turn black to indicate darkness
unless you [I]gnited a torch. Or maybe I'm thinking of Ultima V?

    The only compatibility issue I can remember is using a Mocking-
board sound card or compatible in Ultima V. There was a patch
written for it though, but I never tried it as I keep my AE Phasor
card in one of my IIe's.

Mitchell Spector
a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca