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Starfleet Academy Patch still in QA
In a fit of impatience yesterday, I e-mailed Interplay/MacPlay wondering what had happened to their forthcoming, or not so forthcoming patch for the Mac version of Starfleet Academy. Well the reply I got back was a little evasive:
Right now the patch is in quality assurance. Hopefully it will be released soon.
That's it. No answer for my question of whether or not this patch will have support for 3Dfx or not. Hopefully the patch WILL be released soon, but it depends on the defintion of "soon". I find Interplay a little bureaucratic at times...

Also, remember, the MGA has a review of Starfleet Academy which you can find here.

Unreal Review
We have posted our review of Unreal. You can read the review written by Marty Dodge here.

Diablo Patch released, finally
Blizzard has finally released the update for Mac Diablo bringing it on par with the PC version. The update will again allow Mac users to face PC users in multiplayer games, and fixes numerous bugs. You can read the patch info page here or you can download the patch from Blizzards FTP server here. Blizzard quotes the size of the update as 2.1mb, I haven't downloaded it yet to check.

Games4Mac Sponsors FF7 Mac Petition
You may remember reading abou tother petitions that were trying to bring the RPG Final Fantasy 7 to the Mac platform. The latest one psonsored by the Mac Gaming Advocacy site, Games4Mac, has just been started. If you would like to see this great game come to the Mac, stop on over and sign their petition. You can find that petition and info on other Games4Mac projects here

Fallout Mac Contest
The folks over at Mac 3D Total Action are runnig a Fallout Mac contest over this week. All you have to do is answer some questions about their site. You can enter the contest here.

Also, you can read the MGA's review of Fallout here

Tomb Raider 2 Performance Notes
In a recent newsgroup posting Mark Adam when replying about the constant frame rates in Unreal or lack thereof he remarked that for completely constant framerates you should check out Tomb Raider 2 where on his G3 with voodoo1 he has yet to find an area that will drop the rate to anything below 30fps...

Klingon Honor Guard This update from Westlake Interactive: Westlake begins development on another exciting Mac game- Klingon Honor Guard, a new Unreal-based game, originally developed by Microprose, to be published by MacSoft. Klingon Honor Guard uses the Unreal engine to allow you to fight your way through the heart of the Klingon Empire, with over 20 levels and 10 weapons. There is no release date set yet, but projections are it will be available around Christmas. For more information on Klingon Honor Guard, check the Microprose web site.

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Tomb Raider 2 Progress
Also from Westlake Interactive:
Tomb Raider II is getting dangerously close to shipping :) We're in the final beta test phase, and the game is looking extremely stable. It runs fast on every machine we've thrown at it, the movies are slick, and Lara looks great on the Mac. We should go final within a week or two, so Lara will be available in stores in October. A demo should be available right around the time the game shows up in the stores.

The current minimum requirements for Tomb Raider II are:
PowerMac 80mhz or faster
16MB of RAM
System 7.5.3
4X CD-ROM

QuakeWorld 2.3 Mac
And again from Westlake:
QuakeWorld 2.3 is nearly ready to go for the Mac, and the last legal paperwork is being signed, so hopefully we'll be able to release it soon. Please don't email asking when its out, it just makes us spend more time reading/answering mail and not working.

Quiver 1.1 Released
Perth, Western Australia -- September 20, 1998 -- Scott Kevill today announced the release of Quiver 1.1, containing a number of major enhancements to the already mind-blowing Quake level editor for the Macintosh.

Quiver is a Quake level editor for the Macintosh. Quiver allows you to design your own new worlds for yourself and others to experience.

What's New:

• Texture Management:
  • Custom groups
  • Special "Current" group showing all textures currently used
  • Create new groups from one or more files
  • Type-selection for selecting textures by name
  • View textures at 32x32 as well as 64x64
• Major rendering optimizations. 3D and 2D views display much faster
• Loads of additional features and bug fixes

Quiver is US$20 shareware and may be downloaded from the web site at <http://quiver.telefragged.com/>