Call of Duty World at War

[troublesomekila]

I dont know if this belongs here or on the Windows Mac section but has anybody tried to run CoD WaW on the Alu MacBook

[thomahawk]

i never tried,
but let me tell you this,
there is NO way a macbook can run CoDWaW... maybe the MBP, but i still have my doubts

build a real gaming computer, or sumtin, but theres no way it can run CoDWaW let alone CoD4 (at a reasonable fps, at the lowest settings)

[troublesomekila]

my macbook ran CoD4 perfectly.....

[thomahawk]

oh really? well then, im still not sure. im salty towards gaming on a macbook, so pardon my lil dispute there lol :P

[troublesomekila]

lol yea I just want to know how it will run

[ChazDaSpaz]

It would probably run as well as CoD4 since they both use the same graphics engine and whatnot.

[steve31]

I have it on my MBP but I would not say it would be very good on a MB. My MBP struggles at times with this game.

[Davidkoh]

I run it on my 2.0 alu MB, works like a charm. I use 1024x whatever resolution and turned off sum eye candy, got all settings at normal but shadows off and so on. Runs fine. I havent had the time to play that long yet, havent even played around with the settings enough yet. Might put higher resolution and put low settings, might look better.

Right now it looks good (plugged into my 18" lcd screen), and runs without stuttering (normal on most settings, shadows and water features off).

Ima also install better video drivers

[aznguyen316]

I run it on my 2.0 alu MB, works like a charm. I use 1024x whatever resolution and turned off sum eye candy, got all settings at normal but shadows off and so on. Runs fine. I havent had the time to play that long yet, havent even played around with the settings enough yet. Might put higher resolution and put low settings, might look better.

Right now it looks good (plugged into my 18" lcd screen), and runs without stuttering (normal on most settings, shadows and water features off).

Ima also install better video drivers

sorry to bring back from the dead, but wanted to say thanks for this info! I used the google search feature =)

(either ppl will get mad for bringing up old threads or not using the search feature) blah so I must put a disclaimer lol

[macDonalds]

Base MBP here, and I get 30-60 fps with medium settings at native resolution.

[troublesomekila]

yea it plays it pretty good I have the 2.0 Model :P

[aznguyen316]

got it, installed all smooth runs fine on my MB. have to turn down most options though and just a tad under native resolution for me to be happy at 30-40FPS+. Online ran well though I think even better than Single player.

[Nocturnal22]

i never tried,
but let me tell you this,
there is NO way a macbook can run CoDWaW... maybe the MBP, but i still have my doubts

build a real gaming computer, or sumtin, but theres no way it can run CoDWaW let alone CoD4 (at a reasonable fps, at the lowest settings)

Um yea your a lil wrong in that my macbook 2.0 unimacbook runs it well hell it even runs Gears of war and looks pretty good it surprised me.

[aznguyen316]

Um yea your a lil wrong in that my macbook 2.0 unimacbook runs it well hell it even runs Gears of war and looks pretty good it surprised me.

word!

[Jeffrosproto]

I run fallout 3 on my MacBook 2.0. I consider that to be a pretty taxing game.

[aznguyen316]

I run fallout 3 on my MacBook 2.0. I consider that to be a pretty taxing game.

same, runs rather well I say, but at a lower resolution. But works for me!

[macgamer182]

I'm sorry but how DO u run COD: WaW on mac? I'm on an iMac with an NVIDIA GeForce 9400 graphics card so it should work, but i was under the impression that apple didnt make world at war for macs.

[Vulcan]

I'm sorry but how DO u run COD: WaW on mac? I'm on an iMac with an NVIDIA GeForce 9400 graphics card so it should work, but i was under the impression that apple didnt make world at war for macs.

Unfortunately, there's only a Windows version of WaW. To run it, you have to use Bootcamp.

[macgamer182]

Unfortunately, there's only a Windows version of WaW. To run it, you have to use Bootcamp.

I see. The only problem I'm having with Bootcamp is that it says I need to insert some Windows Installation disc to continue with the installing, but I dont have one of those. Any tips?

[Igantius]

I see. The only problem I'm having with Bootcamp is that it says I need to insert some Windows Installation disc to continue with the installing, but I dont have one of those. Any tips?

Boot Camp is an utility that lets you install Windows - so you'll need a copy of Windows in order to do that.

[macgamer182]

Boot Camp is an utility that lets you install Windows - so you'll need a copy of Windows in order to do that.

How do you get this copy of Windows?

[Moles]

How do you get this copy of Windows?

Go to the store, on go online and purchase either 32 bit windows vista or xp if you prefer...which you should.

I hear there are those who run 64 bit without issue, but Apple doesn't currently support it to my knowledge.

[macgamer182]

Go to the store, on go online and purchase either 32 bit windows vista or xp if you prefer...which you should.

I hear there are those who run 64 bit without issue, but Apple doesn't currently support it to my knowledge.

Could you give me the link to purchase this?

[Gav Mack]

How do you get this copy of Windows?

You can download an evaluation copy of Windows 7 Release Candidate for free from Microsoft. All you need is a Windows Live/hotmail account and a blank DVDR. You have to fiddle with installing the bootcamp drivers but it runs as fast as XP on a dual core mac - much faster than Vista.

If you want to buy a copy I'd recommend buying from ebay. XP should cost considerably more than Vista because it's brokerage price amongst the trade has dropped like a stone since the free upgrade for 7 announcement a few weeks ago. I still wouldn't buy Vista regardless!

[macgamer182]

You can download an evaluation copy of Windows 7 Release Candidate for free from Microsoft. All you need is a Windows Live/hotmail account and a blank DVDR. You have to fiddle with installing the bootcamp drivers but it runs as fast as XP on a dual core mac - much faster than Vista.

If you want to buy a copy I'd recommend buying from ebay. XP should cost considerably more than Vista because it's brokerage price amongst the trade has dropped like a stone since the free upgrade for 7 announcement a few weeks ago. I still wouldn't buy Vista regardless!

Ok i have a windows live account and a blank DVD. now where do i go to download this windows 7 release candidate and is the same as buying a copy from ebay? which would you think is easier

[Gav Mack]

Ok i have a windows live account and a blank DVD. now where do i go to download this windows 7 release candidate and is the same as buying a copy from ebay? which would you think is easier

You go here (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx)

Take your choice our of 32 or 64 bit (32 probably better for older games) then before you download it will ask you to sign into your WL/Hotmail account. After which they give you a product key (print or save as PDF) and a java based download manager starts. Once downloaded burn the ISO with Disk Utility then you're ready to start boot camp. The RC will last until March 2010 when it will start shutting down after 2 hours..

[macgamer182]

You go here (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx)

Take your choice our of 32 or 64 bit (32 probably better for older games) then before you download it will ask you to sign into your WL/Hotmail account. After which they give you a product key (print or save as PDF) and a java based download manager starts. Once downloaded burn the ISO with Disk Utility then you're ready to start boot camp. The RC will last until March 2010 when it will start shutting down after 2 hours..

lol ok and if it makes any difference im looking to play games like Left 4 Dead and COD: WaW so should i get the 64 bit? and also i dont seem to have bootcamp is there a way to get that installed again

[macgamer182]

Ok i just looked at this whole windows 7 downloading business and now im a bit hesitant about doing it. Apparently I shoudnt download it on my primary computer, which im on, and like you said my computer will shut down every two hours. All i want to do is get windows on a blank DVD so that when boot camp assistant asks for the windows installation disc, the former blank DVD will work and i will be able to install Windows on my iMac via bootcamp. But if this is the easiest/only way...i geuss ill do it. and also is there a way i can download boot camp or boot camp assistant again i dont seem to have it

[gman901]

I've been playing Ghostbusters without any problems on my 2.13 MBA. I've played about an hour straight without any hiccups.

[Stridder44]

I dont know if this belongs here or on the Windows Mac section but has anybody tried to run CoD WaW on the Alu MacBook


It works fantastically. I've played the whole game through and often play the Zombie Nazi levels with 3 other buddies, all the while my settings are on fairly high (max resolution, 2x AA, vsync, etc.) and remain very lag free with ping levels in the 20 to 30 range. All the patches (including the current one, 1.4) work great as well.

Mind you I've been running this on Windows 7 64-bit (build 7127).

[ayeying]

i never tried,
but let me tell you this,
there is NO way a macbook can run CoDWaW... maybe the MBP, but i still have my doubts

build a real gaming computer, or sumtin, but theres no way it can run CoDWaW let alone CoD4 (at a reasonable fps, at the lowest settings)

CoD4 runs fine at native resolution on a MacBook Air. CoD: WaW runs very nicely in boot camp on my MacBook Air also.

[jknight8907]

Ok i just looked at this whole windows 7 downloading business and now im a bit hesitant about doing it. Apparently I shoudnt download it on my primary computer, which im on, and like you said my computer will shut down every two hours. All i want to do is get windows on a blank DVD so that when boot camp assistant asks for the windows installation disc, the former blank DVD will work and i will be able to install Windows on my iMac via bootcamp. But if this is the easiest/only way...i geuss ill do it. and also is there a way i can download boot camp or boot camp assistant again i dont seem to have it

Read carefully (or at all, it seems). It says don't install it on your primary computer. You're safe installing it. Also, it will only shut down after 2 hours after May of 2010.

Boot camp assistant is part of OS X. Use Spotlight, it's there.

[macgamer182]

Oh fml i think i accidently deleted boot camp assistant. its time to get an xbox