Planescape: Torment Tips

Using Crossover Games on MacOS 10.5.4, I had a hard time at first; the game installed fine, but launched to a blank screen.

The key was the window that would sometimes pop up, warning me that my screen needed to be set to 16-bit. Although the dialog implied you could play without changing it, this is not the case. You have to set your monitor to thousands of colors before you launch Crossover. Then launch Torment, and it will work.

Because Torment only runs at 640x480, it will look a bit blurry on flat panel screens, but that's life.  I have noticed that, once you change the bit depth and launch Crossover, then Torment, if you set the depth back up and launch Torment again, it sets the depth back down automatically. Now if we can just figure out how to get Crossover to handle the switch automatically from the start.

Until then, the extra step will be necessary to play Torment. But it seems that we can, in fact, play it. You will need to follow the easily available instructions on how to do a full install from the CDs, and the CD check will be an issue, but these are not insurmountable obstacles.