Mac War3

prime2068 · Oct 26, 2006

I don't know if this belongs in the Mac forum or not, but this envolves a game we're all familiar with. I'm trying to install Warcraft III v1.00 CD on my new Mac Mini:
Machine Name: Mac mini
Machine Model: Macmini1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 1.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 2 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz

It installs, but when I go to run it, the screen goes black to start up, then exits with an error message claiming it quit unexpectedly. I don't know Macs very well, this being my first one, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Colemanguy · Oct 26, 2006

Well try the warcraft site to see if they have an intel patch availble.,

theefool · Oct 26, 2006

Try:

I had installed Warcraft III after seeing numerous reviews online that it worked fine on Intel macs, but every time I started it, it promptly crashed. Console.app, however, notified me that it was trying to load LiveType.component, and failing.

With some simple debugging, Warcraft III works now, after following these simple steps:

Navigate to /Library/Quicktime/

Create an Archive of LiveType.component

Delete LiveType.component

Empty your trash

That's it; now you can enjoy Warcraft III. Note that for some reason, Warcraft III will attempt to load LiveType.component even if you move it. It seems it needs to be deleted for Warcraft III to work. Relocating the component and logging out and back in may work, but I didn't try it.

[robg adds: I imagine that this fix will break Apple's LiveType application (and probably other apps that rely on the component), hence you'll need to expand the archive and replace the component any time you want to use LiveType.]
Click to expand...

More info:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060617212917760

prime2068 · Oct 29, 2006

Well thanks. It hadn't occurred to me that it was not up to date with Intel based Macs. So simple. Thanks again!

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