[OS X] Borderlands 2 Coming to Mac soon! - Page 2

Dirtyharry50 · Nov 13, 2012, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Aspyr-Blair

Fear not Dirty, we are hard at work on the MAS version. Details to come soon.

Niceness. Glad to hear it. Thanks and thanks for being present on these forums to interact with us.

adder7712 · Nov 20, 2012, 12:17 AM

Available now apparently.

runebinder · Nov 20, 2012, 08:50 AM

Not showing up in Steam yet, going to wait until it's a Stem play item as I have a PC as well.

Miharu · Nov 20, 2012, 12:06 PM

I preordered through Gameagent since it was only €33,99 (dollar price was 59,99 though?) and came with the Mechromancer pack. I got the Steam key in mail now, but it says it can't be activated because the game hasn't been officially released yet :/

tredstone · Nov 20, 2012, 12:15 PM

Is the Steam key the same as the serial #, or is it e-mailed separately?

Miharu · Nov 20, 2012, 12:30 PM

They're the same.

tredstone · Nov 20, 2012, 01:05 PM

It's out on Steam now. I still get an error when I try to activate it on Steam though, says it hasn't been released yet.

AspyrRyan · Nov 20, 2012, 01:39 PM

Restart Steam, and see if the Install button appears for the entry in your library.

cluthz · Nov 20, 2012, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by AspyrRyan

Restart Steam, and see if the Install button appears for the entry in your library.

It show up for me now!
Downloading as we speak!

cluthz · Nov 20, 2012, 09:36 PM

Borderlands 2 runs very well, feels like a quality port.
For some reason I cannot get my steam cloud saves, but that might as well be steam having issues.

I've run into a "funny" bug, not that it does anything tho:

adder7712 · Nov 21, 2012, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by cluthz

Borderlands 2 runs very well, feels like a quality port.
For some reason I cannot get my steam cloud saves, but that might as well be steam having issues.

I've run into a "funny" bug, not that it does anything tho:

That is unexpected.

Well, maybe I should try running it on my MacBook.

padré · Nov 21, 2012, 04:39 AM

I've been playing the windows version for a while now and have been looking forward to the mac port. Overall I'm really glad with the work they did. I have a mid 2010 27" imac (i7, 8 gig ram and a ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024 MB).

In windows I run this game with all settings maxed out (and the physix set to medium) and it runs extremely well on native resolution.

The mac versions runs at 1900 x 1080 with everything else's maxed and physix on low and it runs really good. Overall I'm extremely pleased with the port.

The thing bothering me most is that I have to make a new character and can't continue with my pc character. Perhaps (or hopefully) they'll fix that, cause I'd love to continue with my existing character!

Cheers,

Brun

cluthz · Nov 21, 2012, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by padré

In windows I run this game with all settings maxed out (and the physix set to medium) and it runs extremely well on native resolution.

If maxed out (2650x1440) on a HD5750 and physx medium on GPU (i7-870) is running extremely well, then we have a very different viewpoint what "well" is.

padré · Nov 21, 2012, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by cluthz

If maxed out (2650x1440) on a HD5750 and physx medium on GPU (i7-870) is running extremely well, then we have a very different viewpoint what "well" is.

Well I get 30 - 40 frames per second, which (at least for my personal taste) is "well" or "rather good"... I did forgot to say that I don't use the FXAA but I use an overlay SMAA mod to achieve similar (but less demanding) results.

I assume you have the same setup as I have, so does a friend of mine, he has the exact same build-to-order iMac as I have and we've noticed a weird thing. There are games that perform really well on my iMac, but run rather bad on his iMac (once again, the exacts same build as my iMac).

Anyhow, as I said, I'm happy with the frame rate I'm getting.

MacRumorUser · Nov 21, 2012, 06:48 AM

Any way of getting controller support in the mac version and is there a way I can bring my Necromancer over from my PC save ?

cluthz · Nov 21, 2012, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MacRumorUser

Any way of getting controller support in the mac version and is there a way I can bring my Necromancer over from my PC save ?

I copied my PC saves over and they work.
Pc saves-> Documents/My Games/Borderlands 2/WillowGame/SaveData/
Mac Saves-> "user"/Library/App Support/Borderlands 2/WillowGame/SaveData/

I thought steam cloud should do this automatically, but doesn't seem like it does

MacRumorUser · Nov 21, 2012, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cluthz

I copied my PC saves over and they work.
Pc saves-> Documents/My Games/Borderlands 2/WillowGame/SaveData/
Mac Saves-> "user"/Library/App Support/Borderlands 2/WillowGame/SaveData/

I thought steam cloud should do this automatically, but doesn't seem like it does

Thank you that worked a treat. Yeah I know, what's the point of steam cloud if it can't do this ?

AspyrRyan · Nov 21, 2012, 10:36 AM

Since the PC and Mac versions aren't always on the same patch, they're on separate Steam Clouds to prevent issues with taking saves from a newer version back to an older version.

cluthz · Nov 21, 2012, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by AspyrRyan

Since the PC and Mac versions aren't always on the same patch, they're on separate Steam Clouds to prevent issues with taking saves from a newer version back to an older version.

I guess that makes sence

What about the error where it says that "Borderlands requires a PowerPC processor running at 500MHz or faster" popup?
I know that my machine aren't supported, but that message must be a bug, as I doubt my old PowerMac G4 would run this

skiabox · Nov 21, 2012, 11:01 AM

I have an Apple Magic Trackpad. Does this game support firing with magic trackpad tap?

MacRumorUser · Nov 21, 2012, 11:34 AM

Looks great on Mac but I simply cant play with keyboard & mouse. Tried setting it up with gamepad companion but it causes bad graphical glitches in the game.

Think I'll have to continue this one on bootcamp side. Also framerate is better on PC side too, but not hugely.

labars · Nov 21, 2012, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MacRumorUser

Looks great on Mac but I simply cant play with keyboard & mouse. Tried setting it up with gamepad companion but it causes bad graphical glitches in the game.

Think I'll have to continue this one on bootcamp side. Also framerate is better on PC side too, but not hugely.

Wow, I didn't know there were people who actually preferred playing FPS games with a controller instead of Keyboard/Mouse. You have so much more precision with a mouse, so like, why ?

Sue De Nimes · Nov 21, 2012, 12:14 PM

Will probably be in the Steam sale now on.

runebinder · Nov 21, 2012, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sue De Nimes

Will probably be in the Steam sale now on.

Just looked and it is in the sale, 25% off so £22.49. I had only recently got Borderlands and was not going to get 2 till I had completed the first one, however with the combination of Mac support and sale price, I've just bought it

iMarvin · Nov 21, 2012, 01:38 PM

Just got borderlands 2 running on my mac mini 2012, works surprisingly well. I can play at 1080p, but i do get some lag when there is a lot of stuff going on. But since it's only a integrated graphics card i'm more that pleased!

Nov 20, 2012, 12:17 AM	#27
adder7712 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Anywhere	Available now apparently. __________________ Custom PC (Windows 8), MacBook Aluminium (OS X 10.7), iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S III
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runebinder macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nottingham, UK	Not showing up in Steam yet, going to wait until it's a Stem play item as I have a PC as well. __________________ 15" 2012 Retina MacBook Pro i7 2.3GHz/8GB/256GB 10.8.2 15" 2010 MacBook Pro, i7 2.66GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB OCZ Octane SATA II, 10.8.2
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Nov 20, 2012, 01:39 PM	#33
AspyrRyan macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Austin, TX	Restart Steam, and see if the Install button appears for the entry in your library. __________________ Need help with any issues? Contact Aspyr Support or follow http://twitter.com/Aspyr_Support for updates.
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Nov 20, 2012, 09:36 PM	#35
cluthz macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norway	Borderlands 2 runs very well, feels like a quality port. For some reason I cannot get my steam cloud saves, but that might as well be steam having issues. I've run into a "funny" bug, not that it does anything tho: __________________ -tb MacBook Air 13" i5 osx10.7.5 HackPro 4.3GHz, 16GB RAM, GTX660OC, 2x OCZ Vertex 3, win7+osx10.8.3
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Nov 21, 2012, 04:39 AM	#37
padré macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2006	I've been playing the windows version for a while now and have been looking forward to the mac port. Overall I'm really glad with the work they did. I have a mid 2010 27" imac (i7, 8 gig ram and a ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024 MB). In windows I run this game with all settings maxed out (and the physix set to medium) and it runs extremely well on native resolution. The mac versions runs at 1900 x 1080 with everything else's maxed and physix on low and it runs really good. Overall I'm extremely pleased with the port. The thing bothering me most is that I have to make a new character and can't continue with my pc character. Perhaps (or hopefully) they'll fix that, cause I'd love to continue with my existing character! Cheers, Brun __________________ Brun Croes - Illustrator & Concept Artist Blog - Website
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Nov 20, 2012, 12:06 PM	#29
Miharu macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Finland	I preordered through Gameagent since it was only €33,99 (dollar price was 59,99 though?) and came with the Mechromancer pack. I got the Steam key in mail now, but it says it can't be activated because the game hasn't been officially released yet :/
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Nov 20, 2012, 12:15 PM	#30
tredstone macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2010	Is the Steam key the same as the serial #, or is it e-mailed separately?
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Nov 20, 2012, 12:30 PM	#31
Miharu macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Finland	They're the same.
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Nov 20, 2012, 01:05 PM	#32
tredstone macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2010	It's out on Steam now. I still get an error when I try to activate it on Steam though, says it hasn't been released yet.
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Nov 21, 2012, 06:48 AM	#40
MacRumorUser macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland	Any way of getting controller support in the mac version and is there a way I can bring my Necromancer over from my PC save ? __________________ A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. MacRumor:User Microsoft MVP : Macintosh
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Nov 21, 2012, 10:36 AM	#43
AspyrRyan macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Austin, TX	Since the PC and Mac versions aren't always on the same patch, they're on separate Steam Clouds to prevent issues with taking saves from a newer version back to an older version. __________________ Need help with any issues? Contact Aspyr Support or follow http://twitter.com/Aspyr_Support for updates.
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Nov 21, 2012, 11:01 AM	#45
skiabox macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2010	I have an Apple Magic Trackpad. Does this game support firing with magic trackpad tap?
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Nov 21, 2012, 11:34 AM	#46
MacRumorUser macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland	Looks great on Mac but I simply cant play with keyboard & mouse. Tried setting it up with gamepad companion but it causes bad graphical glitches in the game. Think I'll have to continue this one on bootcamp side. Also framerate is better on PC side too, but not hugely. __________________ A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. MacRumor:User Microsoft MVP : Macintosh
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Nov 21, 2012, 12:14 PM	#48
Sue De Nimes macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2012	Will probably be in the Steam sale now on. __________________ 2011 27" 3.4Ghz i7 iMac, 16GB RAM, 2TB HD, 2GB 6970m
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Nov 21, 2012, 01:38 PM	#50
iMarvin macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Stockholm, Sweden	Just got borderlands 2 running on my mac mini 2012, works surprisingly well. I can play at 1080p, but i do get some lag when there is a lot of stuff going on. But since it's only a integrated graphics card i'm more that pleased!
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