sorry, did I say "use Steam"? I meant to say "play Steam"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCEQZ_4V7NY
oh u, mac users.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCEQZ_4V7NY
oh u, mac users.
i don't think he really doesTom said:I'm surprised he even knows how to run that Mac.
You don't minimize a game, you close it. If you leave it running, you risk crashing the game, as well as the fact that all your other applications are gonna run slowly too.Tyeforce said:I didn't watch the video, but I read the description, and I did find the fact that Steam changes the display colors to be quite annoying. I started up Portal, just to make sure that it worked, and my whole screen got a blue tint to it. Not that it's a real problem, because you'll be playing the game, but what if you want to switch applications for something without closing your game? You have to deal with a weirdly colored screen, which makes it hard to even see things. Not sure why Steam does it, but I don't like it. Of course, it's no reason to not play games on Steam, it's just a minor annoyance.
Ah, I love Dr. Cox.Pear said:You don't minimize a game, you close it. If you leave it running, you risk crashing the game, as well as the fact that all your other applications are gonna run slowly too.Tyeforce said:I didn't watch the video, but I read the description, and I did find the fact that Steam changes the display colors to be quite annoying. I started up Portal, just to make sure that it worked, and my whole screen got a blue tint to it. Not that it's a real problem, because you'll be playing the game, but what if you want to switch applications for something without closing your game? You have to deal with a weirdly colored screen, which makes it hard to even see things. Not sure why Steam does it, but I don't like it. Of course, it's no reason to not play games on Steam, it's just a minor annoyance.
Also, I found the best video response ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz7bUWdYntk&feature=related
someone told me it *censored.3.0*s with how the game is displayed color-wise, but i'm not sure how accurate that is.Tyeforce said:I didn't watch the video, but I read the description, and I did find the fact that Steam changes the display colors to be quite annoying. I started up Portal, just to make sure that it worked, and my whole screen got a blue tint to it. Not that it's a real problem, because you'll be playing the game, but what if you want to switch applications for something without closing your game? You have to deal with a weirdly colored screen, which makes it hard to even see things. Not sure why Steam does it, but I don't like it. Of course, it's no reason to not play games on Steam, it's just a minor annoyance.
The game didn't crash for me, and it was running smoothly even with multiple applications open.Pear said:You don't minimize a game, you close it. If you leave it running, you risk crashing the game, as well as the fact that all your other applications are gonna run slowly too.Tyeforce said:I didn't watch the video, but I read the description, and I did find the fact that Steam changes the display colors to be quite annoying. I started up Portal, just to make sure that it worked, and my whole screen got a blue tint to it. Not that it's a real problem, because you'll be playing the game, but what if you want to switch applications for something without closing your game? You have to deal with a weirdly colored screen, which makes it hard to even see things. Not sure why Steam does it, but I don't like it. Of course, it's no reason to not play games on Steam, it's just a minor annoyance.
Also, I found the best video response ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz7bUWdYntk&feature=related
The colors of the game seemed fine (though I have no idea what the real colors of the game are supposed to look like, but it seemed fine to me). It's when you change applications that you notice the color difference.//RUN.exe said:someone told me it *censored.3.0*s with how the game is displayed color-wise, but i'm not sure how accurate that is.Tyeforce said:I didn't watch the video, but I read the description, and I did find the fact that Steam changes the display colors to be quite annoying. I started up Portal, just to make sure that it worked, and my whole screen got a blue tint to it. Not that it's a real problem, because you'll be playing the game, but what if you want to switch applications for something without closing your game? You have to deal with a weirdly colored screen, which makes it hard to even see things. Not sure why Steam does it, but I don't like it. Of course, it's no reason to not play games on Steam, it's just a minor annoyance.
huh, i really dunno. it'll probably be addressed in the future.Tyeforce said:The colors of the game seemed fine (though I have no idea what the real colors of the game are supposed to look like, but it seemed fine to me). It's when you change applications that you notice the color difference.//RUN.exe said:someone told me it *censored.3.0*s with how the game is displayed color-wise, but i'm not sure how accurate that is.Tyeforce said:I didn't watch the video, but I read the description, and I did find the fact that Steam changes the display colors to be quite annoying. I started up Portal, just to make sure that it worked, and my whole screen got a blue tint to it. Not that it's a real problem, because you'll be playing the game, but what if you want to switch applications for something without closing your game? You have to deal with a weirdly colored screen, which makes it hard to even see things. Not sure why Steam does it, but I don't like it. Of course, it's no reason to not play games on Steam, it's just a minor annoyance.
I don't know how Mac Graphics cards work. If they're not integrated, (AKA dedicated) you can set a universal color/brightness settingTyeforce said:The colors of the game seemed fine (though I have no idea what the real colors of the game are supposed to look like, but it seemed fine to me). It's when you change applications that you notice the color difference.//RUN.exe said:someone told me it *censored.3.0*s with how the game is displayed color-wise, but i'm not sure how accurate that is.Tyeforce said:I didn't watch the video, but I read the description, and I did find the fact that Steam changes the display colors to be quite annoying. I started up Portal, just to make sure that it worked, and my whole screen got a blue tint to it. Not that it's a real problem, because you'll be playing the game, but what if you want to switch applications for something without closing your game? You have to deal with a weirdly colored screen, which makes it hard to even see things. Not sure why Steam does it, but I don't like it. Of course, it's no reason to not play games on Steam, it's just a minor annoyance.
I can see where it can get annoying, for instance, Itunes, Steam, and Safari all do that.Tyeforce said:I tried to take a screenshot to show how it turns the screen blue, but the screenshot turns out normal because it only changes the colors of the display, lol.
Another thing I dislike about Steam... It uses a custom interface. I hate it when Mac applications use a custom interface. They're never as good as the native Mac interface, they're usually too dull and blocky, and moving the cursor and scrolling is always too stiff and jerky. Steam is no exception. They should've just stuck with the native interface, instead of using their own, which just doesn't measure up to other applications.
the old interface was better.Pear said:I can see where it can get annoying, for instance, Itunes, Steam, and Safari all do that.Tyeforce said:I tried to take a screenshot to show how it turns the screen blue, but the screenshot turns out normal because it only changes the colors of the display, lol.
Another thing I dislike about Steam... It uses a custom interface. I hate it when Mac applications use a custom interface. They're never as good as the native Mac interface, they're usually too dull and blocky, and moving the cursor and scrolling is always too stiff and jerky. Steam is no exception. They should've just stuck with the native interface, instead of using their own, which just doesn't measure up to other applications.
Still, I think it looks nice because of the drop shadow. You should've seen how crappy it looked a couple of months ago, before they updated it.