" Haven't tried the mod myself, but the reader didn't specify what version of Q3 he's using. That VM Compile error makes me wonder if he's using the 117 vm_fix update to the Quake app?
It's the same kind of error you get when running Q3F or the new Corkscrew mod if trying to run it with the basic 117 app (or earlier).
Both the 117 (which runs faster) and the 117 vm_fix are available from www.macgamefiles.com.
js "

I searched Macgamefiles.com for Quake 3 and found only one 117 update with no mention of the VM fix, but Fileplanet has the Mac v117 VM fix update available here.

" Mike...about the invasion mod.

I installed it as well. I used stuffit, but I had to change the creator and document type to null first.

I had no problems, and it works great.

Make sure you have the stuffit preferences ----> cross platform set to "never", and it should work fine.

This mod is really cool!
Charles Archer "

" Hi Mike
I got the Invasion 2.2 mod to work perfectly on the Mac. I don't know what the reader who reported problems with this mod but on my copy of Quake 3 it works. I think that you have to set the VM parameters to 1 in the q3config.cfg file.

seta vm_ui "1"
seta vm_game "1"
seta vm_cgame "1"

And have the latest 1.17 version of Quake 3 installed.
Cheers,
Rob "

" Mike,
I've found other mods giving similar error messages and the solution that worked for me is ...

Open the "q3config.cfg" file (found in the "baseq3" folder)

reset the values of the following items,

seta vm_cgame "0"
seta vm_game "0"
seta vm_ui "0"

to

seta vm_cgame "1"
seta vm_game "1"
seta vm_ui "1"

The Invasion mod I downloaded won't expand so I haven't tried it on Invasion specifically, but it's worked for the Alliance and Q3f mods (Freakball worked without the change of the .cfg file).

Hope this helps someone out there.
Jon Nelson "

(Today's earlier problem report follows)
A reader reports the Invasion Quake3 mod noted in yesterday's software updates and game news page didn't work on the Mac:

" Hi Mike, I downloaded and tried the Invasion mod for Q3 and it isn't working? I keep getting this error.

'VM Compile: immediate value 33204 out of range'

then the game quits. To start I had to unzip the game using RealPC as just changing the extender to .zip was not good enough for Stuffit Expander 5.5. Once it was expanded in RealPC, I moved the folder to my Q3A folder and launched the game. I selected Invasion in the MOD selector and so far everything worked. I then tried to start a skirmish and selected bots and stuff. Then when I clicked on play is when I got the error. Did anyone get this working?
Thanks, Tom"

" Hi.
I just wanted to say that I had the same experience with the V5 and Cinema 4D as the person who sent you the letter that you posted. I bought the card mainly to use with this program, but unfortunately I couln't find any info on the combination beforehand...

I've tried on clean installs of both OS 9.0.4 and OS 8.6 (on a beige G3), and had the same results.

BTW, I also heard from someone else that C4D has the same problems with the V3.

Anyway, since I really would have chosen the Radeon if they were released at the same time (and C4D works fine with other ATI cards), I decided that this was a good reason to return the card and wait.
Martin "

(The original report follows)
A reader comments on issues he's seen with the Voodoo5 in Cinema4D:

"I get very bizarre rendering (everything bleached out) if I turn on Open GL rendering in Cinema 4D XL 6.0. Not to mention, the frame rate drops below 1 fps vs over 30 in software mode. I was really hoping that the fast open GL in the Voodoo 5 would allow me to have fast previews in 3D programs, apparently not.
Jeremy"

He late wrote he's running a dual G4/450 with OS 9. I suggested he contact 3dfx tech support to report this as well as see if Maxon has done any testing with Cinema4D and a Voodoo5. If any other Voodoo5 owners have used Cinema4D, please contact me with your experiences and system details.

" Just wanted to let you know that a put a fan inside my g4 cube. The reason that I did is was I installed a new 30gig drive in the cube, and after the cube warmed up the drive would lock up. While I was in there I noticed that there were mounting holes for a 80mm case fan. So I figured why not put a fan in there?

www.vhdesigns.com/fan_project.htm

(he later wrote when I asked for more info on the drive/problem-Mike)

I went out and bought a Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 40 - 30gig 7200rpm drive. When I put that drive into my g4 tower it works fine. The drive doesn't even get warm in the tower. I really don't care too much about the amount of heat that my cube puts out. the noise is not a problem for me since its sitting in the same room with five PCs that make a lot of noise.
-Varian
www.vhdesigns.com"

Personally, I'd not want a fan in a Cube, as one of the main points of the Cube is its quiet operation. The IBM 7200 RPM drives don't seem to be a heat problem in the Cube based on reports, but perhaps the Maxtor runs hotter than the IBM drive.

" There is a new firmware upgrade for Initio Miles U2W which seems to improve performance, at least under 9.0.4 (on my G3-upgraded PCC clone). My system seemed sluggish, and Norton System info seemed to confirm this (not the greatest benchmark I know). Firmware upgrade gave dramatic results:

Norton System Info
Disk System Ratings
Pre: 139
Post: 696

the new version (1.06) is listed as beta.
Here is the download link: www.initio.com/mac/mac_sd.htm

-David D'Andrea"

Initio's comments on the 1.06 beta firmware changes are:

" This firmware version addresses a very specific issue involving Seagate Cheetah 160M drives and SoftRAID. When you have a system with this configuration, SoftRAID will hang the system during the bus scan. Updating the MilesU2W firmware with this BETA v1.06 firmware will correct the issue and allow the SoftRAID bus scan to complete."

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