魔兽(wow)贴

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<P>我将定期把魔兽官网的东西告诉大家

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/
这个站就是魔兽(wow)的官网
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魔兽世界的中文网站

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-9-29 8:10:30编辑过]

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<P>关于配置的说明</P><P>To avoid confusion I'm going to maintain this thread of what the current Mac system requirements are. In some cases Apple has fixed a bug and we haven't much choice to require the latest version of something (i.e. QuickTime).

In other cases the game has grown to include new functionality required of OpenGL or other subsystems, that necessitate a change in the minimum supported OS version. The next beta revision has new usage of OpenGL in particular, that figures into this.

So here is where things will stand for the next beta release.

-&gt; OS X 10.3.4 minimum, the downloader and the game will both require it, and the installer will check for it. OS X 10.3.4 is a free update to OS X 10.3. I wish it was a free update from 10.2.x, since I know we have beta players on 10.2.8 that won't be able to play the next revision without upgrading to the current OS, but this is where we are at with it today.

-&gt; QuickTime 6.5.1 - free update to QuickTime. This is needed for critical bug fixes that were done in the area of sound support.

The hardware requirements are not as strongly enforced, it is possible to run the game with less than these minimums though some machines will do better than others. The feedback we get from users with sub-minimum machines is likely to affect the final published min specs.

-&gt; 512MB RAM or better
-&gt; 64MB-VRAM GPU or better
-&gt; 1GHz G4 or G5 processor or better

If you have Mac WoW specific comments or questions you can always write us at "wowmacteam123@blizzard.com", it's an auxiliary team mailbox that we check daily.

Rob "tigerclaw"
</P><P>原文是这个</P><P>我翻译了一下</P><P>我们为了避免不必要的麻烦现在把WOW的 系统要求是什么告诉大家。而且在一些地方中，苹果已经修改了和更新了一些我们精选的最新版的东西和物品 (也就是 QuickTime). </P><P>在其他的情况，游戏已经公布包括开放式地图介面和其他的次要系统和必需的新功能,那使的在被操作系统支持版本的最小方面的改变成为必要。 下贝他校订了特别地图有开放式绘图介面的新用法, 进入这之内的人的样子。 </P><P>如此的在这里是事物将会代表下贝它释放的地方。 </P><P>-&gt;操作系统 OS X 10.3.4(这是什么东西,我不知道)是最基本的, 那下载和游戏需要它 ,  操作系统 X 10.3.4 是对操作系统 X 10.3 的更新版本。我愿它是来自 10.2. x 的自由更新,可惜不是,而且也不支持 </P><P>-&gt; QuickTime 6.5.1- 释放对 QuickTime 的更新。 这是对画面显示最好的。 </P><P>硬件需求不是很要求, 用小于这些的配置也是可以胜任的。 我们用低配置的电脑做了比较,而且也做出了说明</P><P>-&gt;512 MB 或更高的将能胜任这个游戏
-&gt;64 MB- VRAM 以上的显卡将是最好的</P><P>-&gt;1 GHz G4 或 G5 或更好的CPU</P><P>如果你对WOW有任何问题请用 "wowmacteam123@blizzard.com" 写给我们,我们的队伍会每天检查邮箱的 </P><P> </P><P> </P>

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这个名为 Games Show 的德文节目介绍了魔兽世界，其中维旺迪环球游戏德国公司的电脑游戏公关经理 Tanja Hohmann 女士分数次演示了人物的登陆和创建，以亡灵、侏儒、暗夜精灵和牛头人演示了界面操作、战斗、任务和死亡状态等游戏内容。当然，介绍语言听不懂，但是可以看到魔兽世界的画面，漂亮的美女主持，以及用大屏幕等离子显示器玩魔兽世界的豪迈。</P><P>
[mp=500,350]mms://ms.mdcs.dtag.de/toi/tvision/games_computer/F/wm/game-20040521-sgames010604-544FW10000051186.wmv[/mp]</P><P>
（mms格式，约100M大小）。
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<P>  </P><P>Tigole</P><P>暴雪employee（职员）</P><P>(http://12.129.232.213/forums/info/iconinfo.shtml)</P><P>We're trying to get the push out as soon as possible. There are some major changes on the way as well as a load of new content. Once we feel comfortable that everything we wanted to get in for this push is in, we'll have our Quality Assurance department hammer the build until they give it their stamp of approval. Once that happens, you can expect a patch. </P><P>Hopefully we can make all that happen sometime this week. We really appreciate everyone's patience. You're playtesting and feedback has been invaluable to us. </P><P>翻译了一下</P><P>       我们正在争取尽快开始新的Push，这次的更新包括一些大的改动和许多新的内容。一旦我们对所有想要加入这次Push的内容感到满意，就只等我们的质量监督部门敲板，然后就开始Push了。
　　大约在本周之内的某天就会开始新的Push，我们非常感谢大家的耐心，你们的测试和反馈意见对我们来说非常宝贵。
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中国要等到明年了

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魔兽世界安装目录下的Config.wtf是一个包含了许多设置信息的重要文件，暴雪技术人员KennyZ在技术支持论坛发布了一个简述Config.wtf文件中参数设定的帖子</P><P>Here the the values that are worth mentioning. Feel free to change their values to find the best combination for your system. If you experience any problems, just delete the file and all the settings will restore to default. </P><P>SET lod "0" </P><P>Toggles terrain LOD on and off ... looks much nicer with it off, but draws about 2-3 times as many polys. If you have a 2ghz+ processor and a GF4 or better, you can usually turn this off. </P><P>SET fullAlpha "0" </P><P>Leave this to "0" ... almost no objects use full alpha, and this setting does not affect spells or particles. Turning it on will slay your framerate if you do get close to an object with full alpha. </P><P>SET doodadAnim "1" </P><P>Setting this to "1" will enable environment anims, such as windmills, birds, etc. All animation is very CPU intensive. I wouldnt suggest enabling this with less than a 1.5ghz machine. </P><P>SET mapShadows "1" </P><P>Turns display of terrain shadows on / off. </P><P>SET lodDist "100" </P><P>Generally leave this at 50-100. Sets the distance at which the terrain LOD change occurs. Only meaningful when LOD is "1". </P><P>SET DistCull "550.000000" </P><P>The absolute max distance an object (not terrain, but objects on it) will be drawn. Much like SmallCull, this value heavily affects framerate on lower end machines. On a high end machine you can set it to the same as your farClip setting. It should be a good bit less than farclip on a slower machine. </P><P>SET shadowLevel "0" </P><P>Sets the resolution of the shadow maps on the terrain. 0 is high, 1 is low. </P><P>SET trilinear "1" </P><P>Any good video card (GF3 or better) set this to "1". </P><P>SET frillDensity "24" </P><P>Sets the density of the foreground grass, rocks, etc details. "8" for a lower end machine, "16" for a mid range machine, "24" or greater for a fast machine. Goes up to 256 max i think. 256 is not for the feint of heart and might crash you. </P><P>SET farclip "477.000000" </P><P>Matches the farclip slider. Range is 177 to 777. Dont ask why the weird numbers =P Farclip is the single biggest setting that will affect your framerate. Experiment! </P><P>SET specular "0" </P><P>Specular cannot be used without pixelShaders. Enables specular highlighting on certain terrain textures. Looks nice and shiny! </P><P>SET pixelShaders "0" </P><P>Enabling pixel shaders allows the world to be rendered in less passes, potentially increasing performance on cards that support them. Pixel shader code is still work in progress, so on some video cards its faster, some its slower. </P><P>翻译就成了</P><P>本文简述部分参数。读者可试着自行调整参数值以找出各自系统的最佳组合。如果出现问题，删掉文件Config.wtf文件，所有设定即可回到初始值。</P><P>SET lod "0"
打开或关闭地形细节等级[LOD]，关闭能增强视觉质量，但会绘制2-3倍的多边形。如果处理器速度在2G以上以及显卡在GF4以上，可以关闭该选项。</P><P>SET fullAlpha "0"
保持缺省为"0" ... 几乎没有物体使用full alpha，而且此项设置不影响法术效果或粒子效果。打开该选项将使得靠近使用full alpha物体时严重减慢帧速。</P><P>SET doodadAnim "1"
设定为 "1" 将打开环境动画，如风车、飞鸟等。所有动画都将占用大量处理器时间。处理器低于1.5G的机器建议关闭该选项。</P><P>SET mapShadows "1"
打开或关闭地形阴影。</P><P>SET lodDist "100"
通常设定为50-100。设定地形细节等级[LOD]的变化距离。仅当LOD为"1"时生效。</P><P>SET DistCull "550.000000"
物体（不是指地形，而是指其上的物体）被绘制的绝对最大距离。类似SmallCull，该设定严重影响低配置机器的帧数。在高配置机器上可设定为farClip同样的数值。在低配置机器上应比小很多。</P><P>SET shadowLevel "0"
设定地形阴影贴图的分辨率。设定为0是高，为1为低。</P><P>SET trilinear "1"
GF3以上的显卡设定为"1"。 </P><P>SET frillDensity "24"
设定草、岩石等前景的细节。"8"适于低配置机器，"16"适于中端配置，"24"适于高端配置。最大为256，但是当心系统崩溃。</P><P>SET farclip "477.000000"
对应于游戏选项中的Farclip slider滑动条。范围为177至777。该选项影响帧速。可通过在游戏中试验确定。</P><P>SET specular "0"
该选项必须和pixelShaders配套。该选项打开特定地形纹理的镜像增强[specular highlighting]，给与闪亮和反射外观。</P><P>SET pixelShaders "0"
打开像素渲染[pixel shaders]会减少渲染周期，使得支持像素渲染的显卡提高性能。像素渲染的游戏代码尚未最终完成，在某些显卡上速度加快，某些显卡上会减慢速度。</P>

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暴雪也就运行魔兽世界出现速度慢和滞缓提供了技术帮助</P><P>Are you experiencing slow or choppy game play?
If you are experiencing slow or choppy gameplay, try adjust the in-game graphical settings to a lower configuration. Most can be adjusted through the Options Menu, which can be accessed by pressing the Escape key (ESC) while in the game. Please try setting all your video and sound settings lower to see if it affects your game play any. More detailed setting changes can be made from outside the game via the Config.wtf file. </P><P>Open the World of Warcraft folder on your hard drive.
Open the WTF folder.
Open the Config.wtf file using a text editor, like Notepad.
These settings were intended to allow advanced users the ability to customize the performance of the game. Following all the below instructions should reduce the visual quality of the game, significantly increasing performance. Some of the steps below involve reducing ranges to their minimums, and after the game is running smoothly, you should try increasing these values. You may wish to try to test game performance after each step, and experiment with different option combinations to find the optimal balance of speed and image quality. </P><P>SET lod "0"
Toggles Terrain Level of Detail (LOD) "1" is on and ??is off.
SET lodDist "100"
Sets the distance at which the Terrain Level of Detail (LOD) change occurs. The average range is 50-100. LodDist only functions when LOD is set to "1".
SET doodadAnim ??/span&gt;
Setting this to "1" will enable environment animations, such as windmills and birds.
SET mapShadows ??/span&gt;
Turns display of terrain shadows ??is on and "0" is off.
SET shadowLevel "0"
Sets the resolution of the shadow maps on the terrain. ??is high, ??is low.
SET farclip "477.0"
This matches the Farclip slider bar in the Game Options menu. The range is 177 to 777.
SET pixelShaders "0"
Enabling pixelShaders allows the world to be rendered in less passes, potentially increasing performance on cards that support them.
SET specular "0"
Specular cannot be used without pixelShaders. This option enables specular highlighting on certain terrain textures, giving a shiny, reflective look to some objects.
If you are experiencing poor frame rates, but you notice that the problem is primarily occuring when you enter large city areas, try changing rendering modes between ?span class=highlight&gt;OpenGL?and ?span class=highlight&gt;Direct 3D?modes. All graphical rendering modes are currently being optimized, causing some systems to work better under certain conditions.</P><P>Open the World of Warcraft folder on your hard drive.
Open the WTF folder.
Open the Config.wtf file using a text editor, like Notepad.
Choose either SET gxApi "opengl?/span&gt; or SET gxApi "direct3d"
Save the file and start World of Warcraft again.
Remember, you can restore your game settings to default at any time by deleting the Config.wtf file located in your World of Warcraft directory inside the WTF folder. A new Config.wtf file will be created the next time the game is run. </P><P>  
  
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翻译就成了</P><P>如果在游戏中遇到速度缓慢或滞缓现象，试着调低游戏中的图像设置。可通过按下ESC键打开选项[Options]菜单来调整多数设置。试着将所有的图形和声音设置调低，观察游戏效果。更详细的设置可通过修改Config.wtf文件实现。</P><P>打开魔兽世界的所在目录。
打开WTF文件夹。
用文本编辑程序（如记事本）打开Config.wtf文件。
这些设置允许高级玩家定制游戏的性能。下述步骤将降低游戏的画质，显著提高游戏性能。某些步骤涉及将设定值减到最低，在游戏能流畅运行后，可试着增加这些值。可在每一步之后测试游戏性能，并试验不同的组合来找到速度和画质的最佳平衡。</P><P>SET lod "0"
打开或关闭地形细节等级[LOD]。 "1"是开，“0”是关。
SET lodDist "100"
设定地形细节等级[LOD]的变化距离。通常设定为50-100。仅当LOD为"1"时生效。
SET doodadAnim “0”
设定为 "1" 将打开环境动画，如风车、飞鸟等。
SET mapShadows “0”
打开地形阴影的显示，“1”是开，"0" 是关。
SET shadowLevel "0"
设定地形阴影贴图的分辨率。设定为0是高，为1为低。
SET farclip "477.0"
对应于游戏选项中的Farclip slider滑动条。范围为177至777。
SET pixelShaders "0"
打开像素渲染[pixel shaders]会减少渲染周期，使得支持像素渲染的显卡提高性能。
SET specular "0"
该选项必须和pixelShaders配套。该选项打开特定地形纹理的镜像增强[specular highlighting]，给与某些物体闪亮和反射外观。
如果在进入大型城市时帧速很低，可试着将渲染模式在‘OpenGL’和‘Direct 3D’间变换。所有图像渲染模式已被优化，使得某些系统有更好的表现。</P><P>打开魔兽世界的所在目录。
打开WTF文件夹。
用文本编辑程序（如记事本）打开Config.wtf文件。
SET gxApi "opengl” 或者 SET gxApi "direct3d"
保存文件并重新运行魔兽世界。
提示：任何时候只要删除魔兽世界目录下的WTF文件夹中的Config.wtf文件即可恢复默认设定。游戏下次运行时会自动生成一个新的Config.wtf文件。 </P>

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<P></P><P>2004-06-10
暴雪为新的Push开始已经暂停了客户端的下载。同时，根据官方论坛版主Katricia透露，此次更新将主要集中在圣骑士、萨满巫医和牧师的调整，对术士的调整较少：地狱犬[Felhunter]仍然没有开放；放逐[Banish]的间隔时间减少到20分钟；虚空行者[Voidwalker]的近战伤害提高。
　　在原先调查最不受喜欢职业的帖子中，圣骑士们抱怨最多的就是要不停地重新施放圣印，Katricia提到多数圣骑士们会喜欢此次更新</P><P>好心的Katricia放出了一些有关下次Push的最新消息：
下一次Push的等级上限是45级。
圣骑士的技能将得到下列改变：力量圣印和智慧圣印会变成光环；十字军打击将成为一项瞬发技能，并且与武器攻击速度无关；治疗光环将不再让怪物积累仇恨值。
侏儒坐骑公布：机械陆行鸟[Mechanostrider]。</P>

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<P>
暴雪放出了一段新的动画，是它们在今年的E3大展上播放的游戏录像，我们也在以前的新闻中放出过这段录像的第三方链接。整段录像全长5分33秒</P><P>点击下载</P>

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<P></P><P>侏儒的坐骑终于公布了！请看这张截图，热爱机械装置的侏儒果然还是坐上了机械坐骑——机械陆行鸟[Mechanostrider]，真华丽！
　　好吧，我原本以为是像Dragoon一样的四足步行机器人的……</P><P></P>