Call of Duty 4

[BigRig]

If you think 30fps is laggy ur on crack...the human eye can't even tell the difference past that...but all in all, 50 is nicer ;)

[Chali427]

Chali, can you please tell us the framerates you're getting? And what settings (low, med, high)?

The only reason I ask is because 30FPS is good to some people, while for others (like me) it's pretty laggy.

I'll only get it if average FPS is 40 (even though acceptable framerates for COD4 is 50+).

I get 60 Hz at high settings

[eXan]

If you think 30fps is laggy ur on crack...the human eye can't even tell the difference past that...but all in all, 50 is nicer ;)

this is nonsense. I can clearly see the difference between 30 and 60 FPS, so saying that human eye can't tell the difference is just wrong. 60 vs 120 FPS is a bit more tricky, but still possible. Am I not human? :confused:

[t19880821]

If you think 30fps is laggy ur on crack...the human eye can't even tell the difference past that...but all in all, 50 is nicer ;)

30fps for some games is considered "unplayable" meaning that you won't really be able to enjoy it much. Games like World in Conflict play nice at 30fps and won't hinder gameplay much. But a game like CoD4? Especially when you're playing online, 30fps is way too low. Even for Counter Strike Source you'll be able to tell the difference between 50fps and 30fps. Like I said, it varies between games. For some games you will definitely be able to tell the difference because you'll notice stutters in the animations.

If there's a way you can do it (maybe mess around with the settings), play CoD4 at 30fps. Then change the settings so you can get above 60fps. You'll be able to see the difference. If you can't, then you must be on crack.

[BigRig]

well, if it was easy enough to change settings to get from 30 to 60, why would anyone play @30fps? and...I'm used to playing with anywhere from 7-16fps on this old 1.25 emac, so 30 would be gravy for me =)

I am waiting for my delivery for the 20" Alum with the HD2600 Pro, so I'm kinda excited to see the difference...

[MeValonicAcid]

well, if it was easy enough to change settings to get from 30 to 60, why would anyone play @30fps? and...I'm used to playing with anywhere from 7-16fps on this old 1.25 emac, so 30 would be gravy for me =)

I am waiting for my delivery for the 20" Alum with the HD2600 Pro, so I'm kinda excited to see the difference...

see also topic:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=570929&page=2

Godspeed did some tests on his iMac:
Imac 3.06 8800 4gb ram
COD4 in Windows - 35-60 fps (depending on the level, grass hurts the fps)
COD4 OS X - 30-60 fps


The 30-60 thing... once you are used to 60 and you have to play with < 30
it always feels like something is not running well.

[Delu]

Has anyone that sent back their disc get anything back yet?

[SArcher07]

I'm looking for COD4 Maps for the Mac. I had them for COD2. I found a few sites and downloaded them but they don't work, maybe their PC based. Maybe I'm installing them wrong. Anyone can help?

Thanks

[BigRig]

anything you need for COD4 will be here www.macxgamers.com

[BigRig]

Anyone know how to use keybinds in COD4? you know, like setting ur "Z" key to say "Tango Down" or whatever sayings are in the game?

Thanks for the help if you can!!!

[mystic33]

I and my wife both have iMacs (24" & 20", 2.4GHz, 4GB, 500 GB disk).
My 24" plays on the internet easily and in single player I can run CoD4 at 1900x1200 and it flies. On the net at 1200x1024 I get fps's from 25-70 depending on the smoke, number of people, and the country the server originates.

However, I cannot get the 2 macs connected on my lan so that the wife and I can play against each other. I have tried just about everything. The server starts fine on my machine, but I cannot see my server from her machine. She can connect to all the internet servers with no problem.

Does anyone have a clue to what might be wrong? Is it a security setting that is not proper, or permission problems, or the iMac firewall?

Thanks in advance for any help!

mystic33

[eXan]

I and my wife both have iMacs (24" & 20", 2.4GHz, 4GB, 500 GB disk).
My 24" plays on the internet easily and in single player I can run CoD4 at 1900x1200 and it flies. On the net at 1200x1024 I get fps's from 25-70 depending on the smoke, number of people, and the country the server originates.

However, I cannot get the 2 macs connected on my lan so that the wife and I can play against each other. I have tried just about everything. The server starts fine on my machine, but I cannot see my server from her machine. She can connect to all the internet servers with no problem.

Does anyone have a clue to what might be wrong? Is it a security setting that is not proper, or permission problems, or the iMac firewall?

Thanks in advance for any help!

mystic33

How did you connect them?

[mystic33]

They are connected by ethernet through a BEFSR41 LinkSys router. I haven't tried to connect wireless. We have no trouble communicating through ethernet with any file transfers etc.

[skeley69]

hey all

loving my new macbook! bought cod4 great game!

been getting into multiplayer now, one little think i need explaining...
when im playing for opfor, why are my weapons showing as marine ones and not opfor ones? surely its not suppose to be like that?

and yes ive updated with the 1.7 patch

thanks

[CJM]

Rocks on my PC ;) Highest settings, no lag.

Originally bought it for my Mac in bootcamp, bit of a difference in performance.

[MrBean]

hey all

loving my new macbook! bought cod4 great game!

been getting into multiplayer now, one little think i need explaining...
when im playing for opfor, why are my weapons showing as marine ones and not opfor ones? surely its not suppose to be like that?

and yes ive updated with the 1.7 patch

thanks

Actually the weapons are static to your profile. As you level you will unlock other weapons, both opfor and SAS/Marines.

[SquireSCA]

30fps for some games is considered "unplayable" meaning that you won't really be able to enjoy it much. Games like World in Conflict play nice at 30fps and won't hinder gameplay much. But a game like CoD4? Especially when you're playing online, 30fps is way too low. Even for Counter Strike Source you'll be able to tell the difference between 50fps and 30fps. Like I said, it varies between games. For some games you will definitely be able to tell the difference because you'll notice stutters in the animations.

If there's a way you can do it (maybe mess around with the settings), play CoD4 at 30fps. Then change the settings so you can get above 60fps. You'll be able to see the difference. If you can't, then you must be on crack.

True. 30fps is an average usually, so there are times when it peaks at 45fps, and there are times when it dips into the high teens.

That's why most gamers shoot for 60fps average, so that when it dips into the 40's, it is still above that 30fps threshold that the eye can see.

[DYER]

Just a qucik question how do I see my frame rate in COD4? I have no idea how to do it so any help would be appreciated

[Cromulent]

this is nonsense. I can clearly see the difference between 30 and 60 FPS, so saying that human eye can't tell the difference is just wrong. 60 vs 120 FPS is a bit more tricky, but still possible. Am I not human? :confused:

All in your head. You think there is a difference therefore you see a difference. Do a blind testing and then tell the difference between them.

[eXan]

All in your head. You think there is a difference therefore you see a difference. Do a blind testing and then tell the difference between them.

I see the difference. Doesn't take super-eyes to do that. The smoother movement in 60 FPS vs 30 FPS is clearly seen.

If you stare at a scene with zero or very little action, telling 30 and 60 apart is harder, yes.

But load up some FPS game and move the camera around - you will see the difference.

[ChrisN]

I play cod uo and I was playing on a zombie server today and 30/40 fps looked very very smooth. The only time it was bad was when it was 18-25 fps but I never get 60 fps anymore so I don't know what it's like.

[singhy44]

Is anyone still playing online? Is it worth buying the game for my iMac now, or should I wait for something else?

[alkar]

this game is worth buying and lots of people are playing it on line, it's far from being dead. The fact that the game is multiplatform (PC/Mac) helps too :)

[DYER]

Is anyone still playing online? Is it worth buying the game for my iMac now, or should I wait for something else?

there were 14000 active servers last night and most of them had people in so i would say yes

[iOrlando]

not sure how the servers work exactly...but i use the same 4-5 and there always seems to be the full 25-30 people... saturdays are usally tough to find a spot.

[duncan75]

The difference in performance between OSX and Windows is pretty significant. I've got the Mac version and am playing it on my 1920x1200 external in native res. I play the demo under Windows bootcamp with the same settings and it feels almost twice as fast. That's not to say they didn't do a good port with the Mac version, because they did, but I'm starting to feel that any of these shooters or newer games that have higher than moderate requirements should probably be played under Windows.

I don't suppose anyone wants to trade a Mac version of NWN2 or something else for my COD4? :) Ah well, it's back in the box at the moment and I've been enjoying the new Prince of Persia under bootcamp.

[cobal3]

This game is so cool!!! Did anyone see the new Dark ops gun from Cobalt Flux?? Is it any good??

[Tastannin]

This game is so cool!!! Did anyone see the new Dark ops gun from Cobalt Flux?? Is it any good??

Based on your newbie-ness and the similarity of your username to the company you were talking about - this might be seen as spamming? If so, you are in the wrong place - this is a Mac forum, and you're posting to the Apple games part of the forum, where we are talking about CoD4 for Mac. There's no CoD4 for Wii, and we can't use the Dark Ops gun for Wii with the Mac anyways.

[singhy44]

Well, going by the suggestions of a couple of people here, I bought the game, and the graphics are excellent! Running it at native res (1920x1200), with not quite full settings, but close enough, and it runs buttery smooth. However, how do you get the FPS displayed on the screen?

[tokyotony]

I've installed the game in my Administrator account. I want to allow my son to use the game from his user account on the same computer. However, when we try to click "New Game", nothing happens.

I also tried installing the COD4 in his Document folder, thinking that may help, but no go.

Any ideas? I don't want him to use my Admin account and go around messing the system up.

Thanks,

Tony

[singhy44]

Can he not access the game from the Applications folder? Ideally, that should be how it works. You install it, and he SHOULD be able to get to it from the Apps folder. Otherwise, install it from his account, and just type in your username and password when required to do so. Good luck.

[tokyotony]

Can he not access the game from the Applications folder? Ideally, that should be how it works. You install it, and he SHOULD be able to get to it from the Apps folder. Otherwise, install it from his account, and just type in your username and password when required to do so. Good luck.

Thanks. He can access the game from the Applications folder. It's just that he cannot start a New Game. Or, sometimes, the game starts, and then suddenly we get an error: "SaveDevice_PC-TempSaveGame:cannot open file for saving".

I tried re-installing from his site. Same problem.

Tony

[dslboss]

Can anyone tell me if the game will play correctly in my MacBook? It's a MacBook 3.1; OSX 10.5.5 and I've checked all the system requirements, except the video card, because I don't know how to see that. So, if someone can tell me if the game will play without problems and if my video card supports the game I would appreciate it. Thank you.:apple:

[eXan]

Can anyone tell me if the game will play correctly in my MacBook? It's a MacBook 3.1; OSX 10.5.5 and I've checked all the system requirements, except the video card, because I don't know how to see that. So, if someone can tell me if the game will play without problems and if my video card supports the game I would appreciate it. Thank you.:apple:

About This Mac -> More Info -> Graphics/Displays.

I think that MacBook 3,1 is 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo with Intel GMA, so no, COD4 won't run. At all.

[robo74]

Good Game!

[dslboss]

Yes, it's an Intel GMA and it's 2.2 Ghz

[eXan]

Yes, it's an Intel GMA and it's 2.2 Ghz

If I recall correctly, COD4's system requirements specifically state that the game won't work on computers with Intel graphics.

[trinitron]

Got this game recently and it is virtually unplayable on my year old Mac Pro with the X1900 video card. This is really disappointing as the X1900 is supposedly supported by COD4 and my machine exceeds minimum requirements by quite a bit.

I guess instead of buying a mac pro and expecting to get professional quality graphics (after paying for a graphic card upgrade) I should have saved a thousand dollars and got a friggin imac.

I have noticed that if i run dual monitors (like usual) the adc adapter thing seems to kill performance quite a bit. Probably time to get rid of the old studio display i guess...

Anybody else have experience with COD4 and the x1900 vid card?

Mac Pro
2 x 2.66 dual core intel
5 GB ram
X1900 video card 512 MB

[Miharu]

That doesn't sound quite right... I'm playing the game on an iMac 2,4 ghz, 2gb ram, HD 2600 Pro and it's quite playable. Haven't tried on XP yet but I'm sure it runs even better there. Maybe turn off anti-aliasing?

[fblack]

Got this game recently and it is virtually unplayable on my year old Mac Pro with the X1900 video card. This is really disappointing as the X1900 is supposedly supported by COD4 and my machine exceeds minimum requirements by quite a bit.

I guess instead of buying a mac pro and expecting to get professional quality graphics (after paying for a graphic card upgrade) I should have saved a thousand dollars and got a friggin imac.

I have noticed that if i run dual monitors (like usual) the adc adapter thing seems to kill performance quite a bit. Probably time to get rid of the old studio display i guess...

Anybody else have experience with COD4 and the x1900 vid card?

Mac Pro
2 x 2.66 dual core intel
5 GB ram
X1900 video card 512 MB


I agree that does not sound right at all. I had a P4 single core w/ a x1950pro and had no issues running single player with most settings maxed (no AA of course). Are both your monitors ADC? Are you using one of those apple DVI to ADC adapters? Try it with one monitor alone (preferably a non ADC monitor if you have one), unhook the other one.

[topcatdc]

The solution is pretty easy actually... all you need to do is change the folder access permission for "everyone" from Read only to Read & Write. That should do the trick! Worked for me!:)

[topcatdc]

Picked COD4 on Saturday at Fry's. I get the same "not authorized" error. You should definitely go to Aspyr's support website and open a trouble ticket. The louder the complaints, the faster they'll take the issue seriously.

IMO Aspyr has terrible QC if they actually shipped a product that won't install and work on a stock Mac configs. (It's not like the PC world where they have a million different configs to test.)

I suspect the problem is related to the DRM/copy protection, but we'll have to wait for the official word.

In the meantime, has anybody gotten this game to work?

The solution is pretty easy actually... all you need to do is change the folder access permission for "everyone" from Read only to Read & Write. That should do the trick! Worked for me!:)

[sarareid]

Hello
I think call of duty 4 works good on Xbox 360.If you want real enjoyment then you should go for Xbox 360.The game is great with new graphic,fighting moves,and more controls.
I think It can be also played on LAN.

[Sambo110]

Has anyone played this on an iMac with an Ati Radeon 2400HD, if so, how does it run at what settings etc. Thanks.

[Dragonforce]

I used to play that on a 2007 Macbook Pro with the 8600 MGT GPU.
I don't know how and if you can compare your GPU to the one my Macbook Pro had,
but it was playable with medium / high settings on 1440x400, just to give you an idea.

On my Mac Pro however this game screams... ;)

[Sambo110]

Does Snow Leopard make it run any better?

[Dragonforce]

Don't think so, I don't see any differences.
If you buy CoD4, make sure to get the latest 1.71 Patch.
Improves performance a lot + you need it to play online anyway.

[Sambo110]

How much is a lot? Does it bring it up to speed with the Windows version would you say?

[Dragonforce]

I refuse to use and play on Windows :p

[Sambo110]

I refuse to use and play on Windows :p

Haha, yeah, I'd kinda like to get a bit more into computer gaming, but I don't want to buy a game I would play a lot in Windows. The only game I play is Counter Strike: Source. Well, I'm considering buying it anyway, but no idea how it would run for me.

[derekkang]

i know that cod4 mac edtion is crappy and runs slow, but will it run fine on pc version with crossover?

[Dragonforce]

According to Codeweavers it doesn't run at all.

[optyks]

What the ****! I jsut ordered COD 4 from an online seller. Brand new, never opened, got it, and I'm getting that ****ing error that says "Not Authorized."

Reading back through this thread, it's understandable if this was back in September when a few other people on here were having issues, but SERIOUSLY, the games been out for how long now?

We should be credited 3 free downloads of any games we want for this crap.

EDIT:
I just sent aspyr a ticket claiming:

"
What the hell, Aspyr. I"ve heard of some people having this issue after installing the game on an intel mac, but that was MONTHS ago. I just bought a brand new copy of COD4 and its giving me this error. How do you even release a game without checking that it works on the platform you release it for? It doesnt take a degree to do so. I'm pretty unhappy, and know others are. I would like free shipping and a replacement disk that works."

[OneShotos]

I would like to set up a CoD4 server with bots. I don't need to broadcast, just to be able to practice and learn the Maps. Dang IBM'ers have had the game for more than a year over Mac users. :mad:

Can someone explain to me step by step the settup and files need for setting up a in house Mac practice server with bots. Thanks

[Tastannin]

I would like to set up a CoD4 server with bots. I don't need to broadcast, just to be able to practice and learn the Maps. Dang IBM'ers have had the game for more than a year over Mac users. :mad:

Can someone explain to me step by step the settup and files need for setting up a in house Mac practice server with bots. Thanks

It's been a while, but I've gotten CoD4 to work with bots on the Mac. Google Pezbot and you'll be able to play with bots. I don't remember much about setting it up, but might be able to help if needed.

Cheers!

[UofUAnth*Mac]

Has anyone else had any audio problems in CoD4 since upgrading to Snow Leopard? During gameplay the audio cuts out terribly and frequently. I had no issues when running the game in Leopard. Any suggestions? I'm hoping Aspyr is working on a patch, if that's even the problem.

[pionata]

Sorry for bumping up this old thread, but wow the new iMac i7 is really handling COD4 like it's a piece of cake. Totally playable in 1440p all maxed out, and a very smooth framerate in1080p even with 4x antialias.

[Sambo110]

Sorry for bumping up this old thread, but wow the new iMac i7 is really handling COD4 like it's a piece of cake. Totally playable in 1440p all maxed out, and a very smooth framerate in1080p even with 4x antialias.

Is that the Mac version? And what frame rate are you getting on average in multiplayer? Press ` and type in /cg_drawFPS 1 to find out :) I wasn't going to buy the Mac version because of all the bad things people say about it, but if in multiplayer you get at least 60 FPS all the time, except when there is a lot of smoke etc, it might be worth getting.

[pionata]

Is that the Mac version? And what frame rate are you getting on average in multiplayer? Press ` and type in /cg_drawFPS 1 to find out :) I wasn't going to buy the Mac version because of all the bad things people say about it, but if in multiplayer you get at least 60 FPS all the time, except when there is a lot of smoke etc, it might be worth getting.

Oh it's the Mac version and certainly near or above 60 fps most of the time (depends if your in a full 60 player game or with only 16). The i7 run this game like butter.

I'm currently playing maxed out in 1080p and 4x antialias without any glitch, and I use to be quite a hardcore gamer, I know it's not below 30-40 fps. I'll try your command and get back to you. Oh and that's in a 28 player games. Basically, the fps drop near 30 in the direction of the heavy fire, else it's a perfect constant 60.

(currently stuck on a loading screen, the modded map takes over 300 megs of data...)


Tested: 1920x1080 all settings maxed out 4x anti-alias, constant 60fps (cap), when in heavy fire with copter it can drop to 30fps for a fraction of a second as you fire. The i7 loads maps in a few seconds.

[pionata]

Sorry, I had Vsync on, this is why my framerate was only alternating between 60 and 30.

It average around 70-90fps and drops between 40-60 (on crossfire) only in the most dense battle with lots of player, that is in 2560x1440 max settings, no antialias. In all honesty, it's quite breathtaking :cool:

Let me try it with 4x antialias in 1440p

Edit, haha I can't believe this, but it wont drop under 30. 1440p with 4x antialias, all maxed out on crossfire, average 38-50 fps, in the 30s when the aiming blur comes in. Looks amazing btw.

[Sambo110]

Well that's good! I was considering buying the Mac version now, and so I can play it in the future when I get my i7 iMac, but I heard bad things about it and though I would get crappy FPS. But thanks so much for that, I might just have to buy it now.

[pionata]

Well that's good! I was considering buying the Mac version now, and so I can play it in the future when I get my i7 iMac, but I heard bad things about it and though I would get crappy FPS. But thanks so much for that, I might just have to buy it now.

yeah it's really fast, I made an error however, while the effects were on max, the textures were on normal, not "extra". calculate a slight drop in fps if you use extra and anti-aliasing. There is a compromize to make somewhere, but it still looks amazing.


Edit: with the normal maps and specular on normal, textures on high, I get 50-90 fps in 1440p all maxed out. (and still a drop to the 30s when aiming because of the deep of field - which curiously does not change the framerate in 1080p)

[Sambo110]

I don't use AA, and I can stand a couple of settings going down for mostly 60 FPS. Kinda sucks about the drop while ADS though.

[pionata]

I don't use AA, and I can stand a couple of settings going down for mostly 60 FPS. Kinda sucks about the drop while ADS though.

Just found my perfect settings:

All effect maxed out except smoke edge smoothing
Textures maxed out
1080p with 2x antialias.

Looks amazing and is very stable between 45-65fps (less frame rate variation)

[Sambo110]

Just found my perfect settings:

All effect maxed out except smoke edge smoothing
Textures maxed out
1080p with 2x antialias.

Looks amazing and is very stable between 45-65fps (less frame rate variation)

Aww, but then you don't get the awesome 1440P resolution :(. Does 1080P still look good?

[pionata]

Aww, but then you don't get the awesome 1440P resolution :(. Does 1080P still look good?

It's hard to see the difference, I just prefer with antialias. You can easily get the same framerate in 1440p without the antialias and dropping a setting somewhere. I just that one also because the fps do not change with the field depth (it somehow drops a bit in 1440p).

BTW this screen is really something special. Using inferior resolution does not create the strange blur all previous LCD I possessed had before. Amazing screen.

[Sambo110]

I'd probably turn depth of field off then. Your eyes make everything blurry except what you look at anyway.

[pionata]

I'd probably turn depth of field off then. Your eyes make everything blurry except what you look at anyway.

You gain a good 15fps in 1440p that way. The textures on "extra" in that resolution are really nice and worth reducing an effect or so.

Anyway, moral of the story is, the i7 is a beast: you may want to install windows and get MW2 instead. I'm starting to think about it.

[Sambo110]

But MW2 has no recoil, no bullet spread, too many kill streaks which makes the whole game about killstreaks and no custom maps or dedicated servers.

I can buy the Mac version brand new for about the price of the PC version over here in Australia, and the Mac serial key works in Windows, so if I don't like the Mac performance, I can just borrow my friends Windows discs and play it that way.

[pionata]

But MW2 has no recoil, no bullet spread, too many kill streaks which makes the whole game about killstreaks and no custom maps or dedicated servers.

I can buy the Mac version brand new for about the price of the PC version over here in Australia, and the Mac serial key works in Windows, so if I don't like the Mac performance, I can just borrow my friends Windows discs and play it that way.

I most agree specially with the too many killstreaks. Can't it be disable on pc?

I have it on ps3 anyway, it just I wanted to see how the iMac would run games, and apparently, it does so quite well. 2560x1440 is a bit of an overkill however if you want everything maxed out.

[Sambo110]

No, you can't disable anything, because there are no dedicated servers. It is basically the exact same as the PS3 version.

[pionata]

Here, I managed to take a screenshot for you of what it looks like.

This is 1440p with 4x antialias, no depth of field, the rest on max, totally playable (40-60 fps).

Click on it and use the zoom tool to see full size:

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8416/cod4imac27i7.th.png (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/cod4imac27i7.png/)

[Sambo110]

Looks good, I so need money for the i7 :(. I'll buy the game soonish, after I get BC2. Why do I keep having to look at stuff about the i7 iMac, my 20" looks so outdated compared.

EDIT: Does your FPS drop heaps when you zoom in with a sniper? In COD2 I lose about half my frames when I zoom in, it sucks.

[Tennessee]

lets see...oddly enough, I have an HP notebook, with 4 gigs , 2.0 ghz, ATI 3200HD running win7, and an older c2d polycarbonate iMac, 17inch, 2.0 ghz, 1 gig ,ATI X-1600, running SL, the HP lags a lot even during single player, but the ol' iMac runs very well on both SP and MP...By the way, its a great game, the mac port is just as fun (even better) than the PC version...

[SyncFx]

No, you can't disable anything, because there are no dedicated servers. It is basically the exact same as the PS3 version.

lol wut

There a couple servers that are not disabled, but if you kill people with lets say noob tube or Marty, you'll be kicked from the server.

All multiplayer server listed are pretty much dedicated. :)

[SyncFx]

Sorry for double post, but does anyone know where I change Audio settings for the mac.

[xxplosive1984]

Will this run pretty good on the Base 2011 15" macbook pro?

[xxplosive1984]

FYI, it's back to being $25 on the Mac App Store! I just DL'ed it.