Goblins

Hi folks, I am having troubles installing SC4 on my machine. The machine is the latest and greatest of the iMac, so the card is 680MX (with latest driver). 32GB RAM, basically the maxed out machine minus SSD. My problem is SC4 feels like I am stuck in glue. My old rig, a 2007 iMac, felt sluggish but not as bad as the current. Also when scrolling I get horrific tearing? Or whatever it is you call it, sort of like dragging a window box and it leaving a trail of boxes in its wake. The game does that. The trail will disappear if I zoom out or in. Or sometimes it will disappear on its own after 5-10 seconds. Not great. I understand that the game is old and newer drivers may not run it, so I am just curious if I have extended all possible realm of running this goold olde game now. I took a screenie of what my dragging woes are, but apparently the size is too big... I will see about putting it on an external photo placement site if suggestions warrant it. Thanks, Goblins.

What is the command to play windowed? I assume it can be done in the startup same as resolution: ?

I changed my resolution and it stopped tearing. MY screens native resolution is 2560x1440 - which is what I get the same tearing as OP from. I changed the Resolution to 1920x1080 and also 1920x1440 and the tearing stops. Downside is game looks so stretched and fugly I won't play it unless at native. So SOL time? Or a way to fix this?

Did you find a fix to this? This is EXACTLY what I am experiencing. I have a late 2012 iMac, 27" with the 680MX graphics card and 24GB of RAM. I have used the Nvidea control panel to turn everything to OFF of application selected, I have tried both Hardware and Software mode to no effect. I refuse to buy SC2013 because of how awful it is, and my only other option is CitiesXL (which I hear is just as buggy/bad) Also, after you get the tearing if you scroll out or in, or hold still for a moment, does it clear? Mine does. Still, I can't handle the tears for longer than a few minutes as it is with every scroll I perform.