Good to know, and thanks for the heads-up about the patch! Looking forward to getting it; I'm very glad that Blizzard is taking an active interest in this issue. More developers need to learn from this example, and that's the plain truth.
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10.5.5 update does not fix diablo 2 problem
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Good to know, and thanks for the heads-up about the patch! Looking forward to getting it; I'm very glad that Blizzard is taking an active interest in this issue. More developers need to learn from this example, and that's the plain truth.
Though I agree with you, it has been quite a while since 10.5.5 came out. I'm sure the fix takes a lot of work, but this is an issue that prevents people from playing the game and I'd expect faster results.
Just to bump the thread, I'm on a MacBook OS X version 10.5.5 and just installed Diablo 2 with the LoD expansion. Everytime I try to start up the game it immediatley quits "unexpectedly." I'm not sure if this was mention already because I don't really know what video card I have.
I guess I have the standard/default video card that came with regular white MacBooks.
I guess I have the standard/default video card that came with regular white MacBooks.
roacch, you have a GMA X3100 (You can find it in the system profiler). You'll need to have 10.5.4 or EARLIER to be able to run diablo right now. If you don't have a backup to restore your computer to, or it came with 10.5.5, then you're out of luck. Otherwise, theres another thread that tells you exactly how to do it.
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kheldar77
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Time is ticking...
Well, it's been months now that we have this issue with D2 & LOD - and already 2month+ since everyone with 10.5.5 is p**sed... Still no ETA available?
I will think twice whether I should buy D3 if the support is that... performant. The money is all yours and the game not working all mine? Bad exchange.
Well, it's been months now that we have this issue with D2 & LOD - and already 2month+ since everyone with 10.5.5 is p**sed... Still no ETA available?
I will think twice whether I should buy D3 if the support is that... performant. The money is all yours and the game not working all mine? Bad exchange.
Well, it's been months now that we have this issue with D2 & LOD - and already 2month+ since everyone with 10.5.5 is p**sed... Still no ETA available?
I will think twice whether I should buy D3 if the support is that... performant. The money is all yours and the game not working all mine? Bad exchange.
Sorry you are unhappy about the situation - so are we.
If you want a short term resolution, the best thing to do would be to archive & install back to an earlier version of OS X. For a longer term solution we will offer an update to Diablo II after it has completed internal testing and been converted into a patch.
Let's keep in mind that this was an Apple driver change that broke the game (by removing 256 color support from affected chipsets).
Well, it's been months now that we have this issue with D2 & LOD - and already 2month+ since everyone with 10.5.5 is p**sed... Still no ETA available?
I will think twice whether I should buy D3 if the support is that... performant. The money is all yours and the game not working all mine? Bad exchange.
While I'm as anxious as the next person, the fact that Blizzard is supporting a seven year old game still is impressive. They can't plan for every contingency (like Apple changing drivers mid-stream), but at least they're making the effort. Think of how many other games have their servers taken offline six months after launch...and then realize that you can still play on BattleNet even years after Diablo II's launch.
The patch gets here when it gets here; like I said, I'm just glad they're making the effort!
I agree...the fact that they are even CONSIDERING putting out a patch like this for a 7+ year old game is amazing. While I am anxious for it to appear, I can wait for it.
And I am anxiously awaiting D3!!!
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kheldar77
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I didn't mean to critizise you personally, sorry!
I've done the downgrading, D2 is working. I just used a wrong archive - and deleted the whole backup disk - it was running out of space. So I successfully deleted 2 weeks of mail and work, which wouldn't have happen if... ah, well.
This was the reason of my freakin' out... sorry again.
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kheldar77
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Beta Patch
Thanks a lot for posting the Beta!
I've tested the patch with D2 and LOD - both works fine for me. If I find any bug, I'll let you know.
Thanks a lot for posting the Beta!
I've tested the patch with D2 and LOD - both works fine for me. If I find any bug, I'll let you know.
What am I doing wrong?
I downloaded the Beta and followed the directions. When I try to open the game I get the Diablo II options screen and after clicking ok all I get is a black screen with my mouse on it. Have I done something wrong? Thanks!
I downloaded the Beta and followed the directions. When I try to open the game I get the Diablo II options screen and after clicking ok all I get is a black screen with my mouse on it. Have I done something wrong? Thanks!
rbarris has said they're working on it; I'd say another couple months, since they're working on Diablo III as well now.
Last update was a few days ago when this was posted
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=14498293840
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=14498293840
Blizzard rocks, but I have to say something here...
I find it bad, just really bad that Diablo 2 has been broken for almost a year by Apple and we have rely on Blizzard for a patch. I applaud them for putting out the beta and a final patch soon.
Games are big business and a growing business. Would it kill Apple to support game developers a little more and get some more games made for the Mac? It shouldn't be too hard now that they all have Intel processors and somewhat decent graphics. I guess the X3100 is the last of the last of the poor GPU's. It's good to see Apple moving to the 9400M and GT M, but still, this is why people still use Windows or dual boot Macs just to use Windows.
I find it bad, just really bad that Diablo 2 has been broken for almost a year by Apple and we have rely on Blizzard for a patch. I applaud them for putting out the beta and a final patch soon.
Games are big business and a growing business. Would it kill Apple to support game developers a little more and get some more games made for the Mac? It shouldn't be too hard now that they all have Intel processors and somewhat decent graphics. I guess the X3100 is the last of the last of the poor GPU's. It's good to see Apple moving to the 9400M and GT M, but still, this is why people still use Windows or dual boot Macs just to use Windows.
Hi Rob --
Hoping not to bother you too much, but do you know if there is a status regarding the official patch for this? Are we going to have to wait for 1.13 or will this possibly show up before then?
Thanks!
dennis