This limited demo will only let you play the game for 4 minutes at a time for a total of 30 minutes before the demo will expire. The demo lets you play the 1st level of the game (the Training Level).
To purchase the full version of Bugdom, please visit our web site at:
www.pangeasoft.net/bug/
The Bugdom demo installer will install a limited demo version of Bugdom and, if necessary, Game Sprockets and QuickDraw 3D.
For a complete description of Bugdom's system requirements and information on how to play the game, read the "Bugdom Instructions.pdf" file included with the demo install. Below are some basic Q&A's which you may find useful:
Q: After playing the game for a few seconds the textures all go crazy.
A: This is caused by a bug in the ATI drivers that shipped with OS 8.6. It only affects Macs with Rage II chips. Either install newer ATI drivers, or revert back to the drivers which shipped with OS 8.5 and are on ATI's web site (www.atitech.com).
Q: The game is jerky.
A: This is almost always caused by Virtual Memory. If you only have 32MB of RAM on your computer, set Virtual Memory to its lowest setting (1 Meg) and reboot. The more Virtual Memory you allocate, the jerkier the game (and other applications) will be. If you have more than 32MB then you shouldn't have Virtual Memory turned on at all.
Q: The game doesn't appear as nice as it does on my friend's newer Mac.
A: Bugdom "scales" with the power of your Mac. If you have a Mac with only 32MB of RAM or with a Rage II chip, or with only 2MB of VRAM, then the game degrades the image quality in order to compensate for these less powerful configurations. To see Bugdom in all of its glory you should have at least 48MB of RAM, 4MB of VRAM, and a Rage Pro 3D accelerator.
Q: My wrist gets tired from using the mouse.
A: Don't use the mouse for moving forward. Use the Shift key to walk forward, and use the mouse for turning. This is the best way to control the player.
Q: I have a 3Dfx card installed in my Mac, but my Mac also has an ATI chip, yet the game won't run.
A: Under rare circumstances Bugdom may get confused by your 3Dfx card's RAVE driver and cannot find the ATI card. To resolve this, remove the 3Dfx RAVE driver from your Extensions folder. Remember that Bugdom is currently not compatible with anything but ATI 3D Accelerators.
