I had heard many good things about Dwarf Fortress, so I decided to give it a try. And from what I've seen of adventure mode, it's absolutely amazing, both by what is already there, and by how much potential it has!
Unfortunately, the game runs as slow as all hell--I ain't even going to try dwarf mode until I can get things running a little better. And adventure mode has me waiting a second for each little command, AND often accepts one keypress as two (even if I tap the keys really quickly). Meaning, for example, if I want to take one step right, there's a 3/4 chance I'll take two steps instead.
From what I've read around here, the problem seems to be my video driver/card being incompatible with OpenGL. And yet, I can't find a compatible driver. Turning off sound, allowing black space, going full screen, etc. seem to help, but in the end I'm still getting approx. less than 1 FPS.
I've even tried running DF with my Knoppix CD and Wine, hoping Knoppix would have a compatible driver. Doesn't work--says it can't open an OpenGL window.
I'm still going to mess around in adventure mode, because it's worth the tediousness IMO, but I'd like to solve this problem.
Know of any better driver, or have any suggestions? My computer's a tad outdated to say the least, but I'm thinking DF should work fine if I can solve the OpenGL problem. Stupid 3D Rage Pro...
I'm using Windows XP, Service Pack 2; Intel Pentium III, 498 MHz, 384 MB RAM; ATI's 3D RAGE PRO APG 2X, Driver version 5.1.2001.0. from Microsoft. Thanks a lot in advance for any help!