[OS X] Fix for C&C 3:Tiberium wars flickering in fullscreen (works for all cider games)

meme1255 · 11:12 AM

Code:

 sudo sed -e 's/"fbobackbuffer" = "Y"/"fbobackbuffer" = "N"/' ~/Library/Preferences/Command\ and\ Conquer\ 3\ Preferences/config

Insert this code into terminal and enter password. Now launch C&C 3 and your game should be OK!

If you have different cider game, just replace /Command\ and\ Conquer\ 3\ Preferences with the game's you wish to fix preferences

Please report you experience! If you find a bug, please write me PM or quete this post.

Stanvern · Apr 4, 2013, 01:44 AM

Ladies and gents,

I've got OSX 10.7.5 running and I tried to play C&C Tiberium wars and have also the same problem, flickering in fullscreen. I tried the solution given, that is to insert the code into terminal and relaunch C&C 3, but that did not do the trick. I've copied the code completely, even tried restart, but it did not help. Is there anybody who might know a solution?

Thanks!

meme1255 · Apr 12, 2013, 05:07 PM

Is [d3dgl] part of your config file looking as this one ? :

[d3dgl]
"anisotropictexturefiltering" = "Y"
"vertexshaders" = "Y"
"pixelshaders" = "Y"
"pixelshaderslevel" = "2.0"
"clipspacefix" = "Y"
"fragmentoffset" = "Auto"
"fixedprogram" = "Y"
"rectangletextures" = "Auto"
"dynamicvbo" = "Y"
"indexvbo" = "Y"
"fbo" = "Y"
"glsl" = "M"
"vertexshaderslevel" = "2.0"
"floattextures" = "Y"
"occlusionqueries" = "Y"
"fbobackbuffer" = "N"

Eduh · 11:04 AM

Hi, I entered terminal, put the code, and this happened:

Quote:

Edu:~ ecollin$ sudo sed -e 's/"fbobackbuffer" = "Y"/"fbobackbuffer" = "N"/' ~/Library/Preferences/Command\ and\ Conquer\ 3\ Preferences/config

WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.

To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.

I put my password, and then this appeared:

Quote:

...
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.

Password:
WINE REGISTRY Version 2

[drive c]
"path" = "@BUNDLEPATHRESOURCE@/transgaming/c_drive"
"type" = "hd"
"label" = "Dos Drive"
"filesystem" = "win95"

[drive d]
"path" = "${HOME}"
"type" = "hd"
"label" = "My Home"
"filesystem" = "win95"

[drive e]
"path" = "/tmp"
"type" = "hd"
"label" = "tmp"
"filesystem" = "win95"

[drive f]
"path" = "@BUNDLEPATHRESOURCE@/transgaming/f_drive"
"type" = "cdrom"
"label" = "cdrom"
"filesystem" = "win95"

[drive p]
"path" = "@USERPREFS@/p_drive"
"type" = "hd"
"label" = "Dos Drive 2"
"filesystem" = "win95"

[wine]
"windows" = "c:\\windows"
"system" = "c:\\windows\\system32\\"
"temp" = "e:\\"
"path" = "c:\\windows\\;c:\\windows\\system32\\"
"graphicsdriver" = "sdldrv"
"shelllinker" = "/usr/lib/transgaming_cedega/winex/bin/wineshelllink"
"mozillacontrol" = "Y"

[dlldefaults]
"defaultloadorder" = "native, builtin, so"

[dlloverrides]
"commdlg" = "builtin, native"
"comdlg32" = "builtin, native"
"oleaut32" = "builtin, native"
"ver" = "builtin, native"
"version" = "builtin, native"
"shell" = "builtin, native"
"shell32" = "builtin, native"
"shfolder" = "builtin, native"
"shlwapi" = "builtin, native"
"lzexpand" = "builtin, native"
"lz32" = "builtin, native"
"comctl32" = "builtin, native"
"commctrl" = "builtin, native"
"advapi32" = "builtin, native"
"crtdll" = "builtin, native"
"mpr" = "builtin, native"
"winspool.drv" = "builtin, native"
"d3d8" = "builtin, native"
"d3d9" = "builtin, native"
"d3drm" = "builtin, native"
"ddraw" = "builtin, native"
"dinput" = "builtin, native"
"dinput8" = "builtin, native"
"dmusic" = "builtin, native"
"dsound" = "builtin, native"
"opengl32" = "builtin, native"
"msvcrt" = "native, builtin"
"rpcrt4" = "native, builtin"
"msvideo" = "builtin, native"
"msvfw32" = "builtin, native"
"quartz" = "builtin, native"
"mcicda.drv" = "builtin, native"
"mciseq.drv" = "builtin, native"
"mciwave.drv" = "builtin, native"
"mciavi.drv" = "native, builtin"
"mcianim.drv" = "native, builtin"
"msacm.drv" = "builtin, native"
"msacm" = "builtin, native"
"msacm32" = "builtin, native"
"midimap.drv" = "builtin, native"
"psapi" = "builtin, native"
"wininet" = "builtin, native"
"dbghelp" = "native, builtin"

[version]
"windows" = "winxp"
"cedega" = "tovik-22"

[pthreads]
"pthreadsvalue" = "default"

[transgaming]
"renice_wineserver" = "N"
"alsa_radio" = "Y"
"oss_radio" = "N"
"scheduler_value" = "No"

[sdldrv]
"defaultscreenwidth" = "800"
"defaultscreenheight" = "600"
"screendepth" = "32"
"enable3d" = "1"
"fullscreen" = "1"
"showfps" = "0"
"displaysettingsdialog" = "0"

[x11drv]
"allocsystemcolors" = "100"
"copydefaultcolors" = "0"
"privatecolormap" = "N"
"perfectgraphics" = "N"
"managed" = "Y"
"desktop" = "No"
"usedga" = "N"
"usexshm" = "Y"
"dxgrab" = "Y"
"usexvidmode" = "Y"
"usexrandr" = "N"
"desktopdoublebuffered" = "Y"
"textcp" = "0"
"showfps" = "Y"
"showmem" = "N"
"videoram" = "256"
"agpvertexram" = "128"
"nv_var" = "Y"
"arb_vbo" = "Y"

[d3dgl]
"anisotropictexturefiltering" = "Y"
"vertexshaders" = "Y"
"pixelshaders" = "Y"
"pixelshaderslevel" = "2.0"
"clipspacefix" = "Y"
"fragmentoffset" = "Auto"
"fixedprogram" = "Y"
"rectangletextures" = "Auto"
"dynamicvbo" = "Y"
"indexvbo" = "Y"
"fbo" = "Y"
"glsl" = "M"
"vertexshaderslevel" = "2.0"
"floattextures" = "Y"
"occlusionqueries" = "Y"
"fbobackbuffer" = "N"

[opengl]
"fixedglextensionbuffer" = "N"

[dinput]
"defaultdeadzone" = "1000"
"absolutemousesensitivity" = "1"

[fonts]
"resolution" = "96"
"default" = "-adobe-times-"
"freetype" = "N"

[fontpatterns]
"pattern0" = "-adobe-times*"
"pattern1" = "-adobe-helvetica*"
"pattern2" = "-adobe-courier*"
"pattern3" = "-misc-fixed*"

[fontalias]
"ms serif" = "Times New Roman"
"helv" = "Arial"
"ms sans serif" = "Arial"
"system" = "Arial"
"tahoma" = "Arial"

[serialports]
"com1" = "/dev/ttyS0"
"com2" = "/dev/ttyS1"
"com3" = "/dev/ttyS2"
"com4" = "/dev/modem"

[parallelports]
"lpt1" = "/dev/lp0"

[spooler]
"lpt1:" = "|lpr"
"lpt2:" = "|gs -sDEVICE=bj200 -sOutputFile=/tmp/fred -q -"
"lpt3:" = "/dev/lp3"

[spy]
"exclude" = "WM_SIZE;WM_TIMER;"

[registry]
"loadglobalregistryfiles" = "n"
"loadhomeregistryfiles" = "Y"
"loadwindowsregistryfiles" = "n"
"writetohomeregistryfiles" = "Y"
"saveonlyupdatedkeys" = "Y"

[tweak.layout]
"winelook" = "Win98"

[console]
"drivers" = "xterm"
"xtermprog" = "konsole"

[clipboard]
"clearallselections" = "0"
"persistentselection" = "1"

[wineserver]
"shmwineserver" = "Y"
"scheduler" = "N"

[winmm]
"drivers" = "winemacca.drv"
"wavemapper" = "msacm.drv"
"midimapper" = "midimap.drv"

[wineoss]
"usemmap" = "Y"
"fullduplex" = "Y"
"dsp0" = "/dev/dsp"
"mixer0" = "/dev/mixer"

[winealsa]
"usemmap" = "Y"
"pcm0" = "hw"
"ctl0" = "hw"
"fullduplex" = "N"

[appdefaults\\ereg.exe\\transgaming]
"disable" = "Y"

Edu:~ ecollin$

(Aren't there spoiler brackets in this forum?)
I Am Scared. Has anything serious happened to me? Thanks

cluthz · May 17, 2013, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eduh

Hi, I entered terminal, put the code, and this happened:

I put my password, and then this appeared:

(Aren't there spoiler brackets in this forum?)
I Am Scared. Has anything serious happened to me? Thanks

No, you just changed one line in the config

if you wanna revert:

Code:

sudo sed -e 's/"fbobackbuffer" = "N"/"fbobackbuffer" = "Y"/' ~/Library/Preferences/Command\ and\ Conquer\ 3\ Preferences/config

Eduh · May 18, 2013, 06:27 AM

Ok, thank you so much.

That being said, it didn't work.

IT keeps stuck indefinitely like this:

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cluthz · May 18, 2013, 07:36 AM

To get error log right click on the game and "show package contents", then navigate to contents/Mac OS/ and run the cider.app, this should open a terminal window and list the log.

Eduh · May 26, 2013, 03:13 PM

There is only one thing in that folder, an EA Game Register executable archive.
There is no error log because there s technically no error; the screen just keeps unchanged like in the screenshot.

jbram63 · Jun 3, 2013, 05:52 PM

meme1255,

You probably already mentioned this somewhere...
How do you access the terminal to enter the code?
I'm no computer genius, just love playing C&C3 and hate that it flickers like crazy with the new OS.

Thanks for any help!!

meme1255 · Jun 10, 2013, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbram63

meme1255,

You probably already mentioned this somewhere...
How do you access the terminal to enter the code?
I'm no computer genius, just love playing C&C3 and hate that it flickers like crazy with the new OS.

Thanks for any help!!

a) Finder: /Applications/Utilities/Terminal
b) Spotlight: Terminal

Dec 23, 2012, 11:04 AM	#1
meme1255 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Czech Republic	Fix for C&C 3:Tiberium wars flickering in fullscreen (works for all cider games) Code: sudo sed -e 's/"fbobackbuffer" = "Y"/"fbobackbuffer" = "N"/' ~/Library/Preferences/Command\ and\ Conquer\ 3\ Preferences/config Insert this code into terminal and enter password. Now launch C&C 3 and your game should be OK! If you have different cider game, just replace /Command\ and\ Conquer\ 3\ Preferences with the game's you wish to fix preferences Please report you experience! If you find a bug, please write me PM or quete this post. __________________ MBP 2008 Late 2,53 GHz, 8GB RAM @ Moutain Lion ( ), iPad 2 iOS 6.0.1 64GB 3G ( ), iPhone 3G 4.2.1 ( ) - JB PSPad for Mac Cider games [ Spore, C&C 3 etc.] fix Last edited by meme1255; Dec 23, 2012 at 11:12 AM.
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Apr 12, 2013, 05:07 PM	#3
meme1255 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Czech Republic	Is [d3dgl] part of your config file looking as this one ? : [d3dgl] "anisotropictexturefiltering" = "Y" "vertexshaders" = "Y" "pixelshaders" = "Y" "pixelshaderslevel" = "2.0" "clipspacefix" = "Y" "fragmentoffset" = "Auto" "fixedprogram" = "Y" "rectangletextures" = "Auto" "dynamicvbo" = "Y" "indexvbo" = "Y" "fbo" = "Y" "glsl" = "M" "vertexshaderslevel" = "2.0" "floattextures" = "Y" "occlusionqueries" = "Y" "fbobackbuffer" = "N" __________________ MBP 2008 Late 2,53 GHz, 8GB RAM @ Moutain Lion ( ), iPad 2 iOS 6.0.1 64GB 3G ( ), iPhone 3G 4.2.1 ( ) - JB PSPad for Mac Cider games [ Spore, C&C 3 etc.] fix
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May 18, 2013, 07:36 AM	#7
cluthz macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norway	To get error log right click on the game and "show package contents", then navigate to contents/Mac OS/ and run the cider.app, this should open a terminal window and list the log. __________________ -tb MacBook Air 13" i5 osx10.7.5 HackPro 4.3GHz, 16GB RAM, GTX660OC, 2x OCZ Vertex 3, win7+osx10.8.3
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Apr 4, 2013, 01:44 AM	#2
Stanvern macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2013	Ladies and gents, I've got OSX 10.7.5 running and I tried to play C&C Tiberium wars and have also the same problem, flickering in fullscreen. I tried the solution given, that is to insert the code into terminal and relaunch C&C 3, but that did not do the trick. I've copied the code completely, even tried restart, but it did not help. Is there anybody who might know a solution? Thanks!
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May 18, 2013, 06:27 AM	#6
Eduh macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2013	Ok, thank you so much. That being said, it didn't work. IT keeps stuck indefinitely like this:
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May 26, 2013, 03:13 PM	#8
Eduh macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2013	There is only one thing in that folder, an EA Game Register executable archive. There is no error log because there s technically no error; the screen just keeps unchanged like in the screenshot.
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Jun 3, 2013, 05:52 PM	#9
jbram63 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2013	meme1255, You probably already mentioned this somewhere... How do you access the terminal to enter the code? I'm no computer genius, just love playing C&C3 and hate that it flickers like crazy with the new OS. Thanks for any help!!
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