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"M4" by Deadly Games, a Sherman Tank simulator, insists that the color be set to 16 before it will launch completely and run, but the least I can select on my G4 QS 2002 with 9.2.2/10.3.9/10.4.10 is 256 colors. Is there a way to choose fewer colors than 256 using Terminal and a Unix command?
TIA

Camelot wrote:
4-bit screen depths have not been supported in a long time. I don't know any option that will get you that setting.
I can't imagine any current game would require that setting. Even if it only uses 16 colors internally it shouldn't need the entire system to be set that way.
Can't argue with any of your statements or opinions.
BTW, do you have an answer/solution to the problem?

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