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ChipSeraphine
Dec 21, 2007, 12:53 PM
I've a ton of (MS) friends that play EVE, and I've been excited to join them-- but the latest client freezes everything up every 15m or so on my MacBook (running 10.4.11). I'm wondering if that is partially due to the lack of a real graphics card on the MacBook line.

Has anyone had suggess playing EVE on a MacBook Pro or MacPro?


Krevnik
Dec 21, 2007, 01:32 PM
I have, the framerate isn't spectacular, but it works without crashing for me.
voyagerd
Dec 21, 2007, 09:36 PM
The Mac version works fine and if you want shiny graphics, run it on Bootcamp. The Mac version doesn't have the premium graphics package. I'm running an old intel iMac.
Krevnik
Dec 21, 2007, 09:40 PM
The Mac version works fine and if you want shiny graphics, run it on Bootcamp. The Mac version doesn't have the premium graphics package. I'm running an old intel iMac.

The promise is that the premium graphics package will be early 2008 (they didn't give specifics) when Transgaming gets their side a little more up-to-date to handle the DX9c calls they are using.

The thing that I find odd is that they must be using something kinda odd, since C&C3 is a DX9c game as well and works okay via Cider.
Schmittroth
Dec 21, 2007, 10:48 PM
I played the demo for a bit. It did have quite a few crashes when I first tried it but then had long sessions with no problems later.
rezenclowd3
Dec 21, 2007, 11:02 PM
I tried the demo on my MBP in Bootcamp with XP, and it ran fine. I even installed the premium package for the demo and it was great. Then I realized that I have a real life to live, and if I want to keep progressing, I can not be wasting my time in the virtual world;) It really was addicting, and it seems like a great game, but not worth hundreds of hours of my life. If these were my college days again, I would have played this...
spyker3292
Dec 21, 2007, 11:05 PM
Tried the demo, ran AMAZING!!! on my iMac.
Leathlord
Dec 23, 2007, 12:54 AM
Tried the demo, ran AMAZING!!! on my iMac.

The game flashes and has quite a bit of graphics problems on the Macbook god damn the Intel GMA to hell!!!! But other then that it's ok but it's extremely time consuming.
Rivix
Dec 15, 2008, 04:28 PM
I know its a old topic, but does the Mac client support the premium graphics now?
lilrichie
Dec 15, 2008, 04:41 PM
I have it installed on my 24" and it appears to be premium graphics supported as it looks amazing.
Rivix
Dec 15, 2008, 09:37 PM
I have it installed on my 24" and it appears to be premium graphics supported as it looks amazing.

Thanks, good to know.
Krevnik
Dec 15, 2008, 09:52 PM
I have it installed on my 24" and it appears to be premium graphics supported as it looks amazing.

Hate to say it, but you weren't running with the premium graphics.

Right now the only way to get them is to run EvE via Crossover. They still haven't gotten the premium content up on the Mac side yet.
Rivix
Dec 15, 2008, 10:22 PM
Hate to say it, but you weren't running with the premium graphics.

Right now the only way to get them is to run EvE via Crossover. They still haven't gotten the premium content up on the Mac side yet.

Bah! Thats unfortunate. I'll probably install it through OSX anyway and switch to bootcamp because i'll have that installed.