Macintosh+VMware fusion+XP+Steam+SC

mikka · 12-14-08, 11:54 PM

Hi everyone.
Longtime lurker, first time poster.
I have installed SC through steam on my XP virtual machine. Everything works perfect EXCEPT the 3D engine: I can only see the propeller of my sub, and propellers and other stuff from other ships, never the hull. Is this a known directX issue or should i look at the virtual machine?
Kind of ghostly to see a lonely propeller twisting along in the dark ocean.
Thanks!

FIREWALL · 12-15-08, 12:03 AM

Welcome Aboard mikka

I hope someone comes along soon to help you.

I don't have a clue what your talking about.

mikka · 12-19-08, 10:44 AM

Thanks for your reply. What I'm doing is trying to play SC in a virtual machine: essentially a guest installation of windows working as a separate application within my Macintosh OSX. As such, every video acceleration has to be emulated.
I'll ask the question in a different way: What are the technical requirements for SC to render all 3D objects? Anisotropic Filtering, Antialiasing, AGP acceleration? The VMWare graphics card emulation can't do AGP acceleration, for instance.
Thanks!

goldorak · 12-20-08, 07:14 AM

Vmware doesn't have directx acceleration, only opengl acceleration (and this is a beta feature of the latest version) so its already a miracle your having the game up and running. Rendering problems are to be expected and you can't fix them unless the vm supports completely dx 7 (I think that was the version used in SC).
Just run the game with 3d graphics disabled, its better than nothing.

12-14-08, 11:54 PM	#1
mikka Watch Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 26 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Macintosh+VMware fusion+XP+Steam+SC Hi everyone. Longtime lurker, first time poster. I have installed SC through steam on my XP virtual machine. Everything works perfect EXCEPT the 3D engine: I can only see the propeller of my sub, and propellers and other stuff from other ships, never the hull. Is this a known directX issue or should i look at the virtual machine? Kind of ghostly to see a lonely propeller twisting along in the dark ocean. Thanks!

12-15-08, 12:03 AM	#2
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard mikka I hope someone comes along soon to help you. I don't have a clue what your talking about. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

12-19-08, 10:44 AM	#3
mikka Watch Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 26 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Thanks for your reply. What I'm doing is trying to play SC in a virtual machine: essentially a guest installation of windows working as a separate application within my Macintosh OSX. As such, every video acceleration has to be emulated. I'll ask the question in a different way: What are the technical requirements for SC to render all 3D objects? Anisotropic Filtering, Antialiasing, AGP acceleration? The VMWare graphics card emulation can't do AGP acceleration, for instance. Thanks!

12-20-08, 07:14 AM	#4
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Vmware doesn't have directx acceleration, only opengl acceleration (and this is a beta feature of the latest version) so its already a miracle your having the game up and running. Rendering problems are to be expected and you can't fix them unless the vm supports completely dx 7 (I think that was the version used in SC). Just run the game with 3d graphics disabled, its better than nothing.