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Anybody try Civ VI on 2016 MBP, base 13" TB?
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i ate a sandwich yesterday and it was okay but i feel like it needed some dijon or something
(Your post was completely irrelevant.)
On the ntb base model, it was very rough. I couldn't get more than 20FPS out of it in crowded areas (mid-late game) without making the game look absolute crap.
The tb will probably do better, last I heard it was 10-20% in games. Still I would not expect it to be very playable on decent settings. Worth noting though that I think for many this game is still playable at around 25FPS since there is not much action going on.
Also greatly disappointed the way Apple and the devs handle Metal for macOS. Most devs are not giving a crap, even when they actually push mac releases relatively hard (Firaxis at the moment). Either something is seriously flawed with Metal, in a way that porting engines are very hard or simply nobody cares.
Anyway, Apple should push it way harder. WoW is miraculous even on the ntb base model.
maybe it's just me can't tell anything about the frame rate, but I actually don't see any significant difference between 13-tb and maxed out 5k iMac (4G i7 + 395 + 32g)... no significant difference.
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oh yeah, for sure you have to dial down graphics settings on MacBook..
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oh yeah, for sure you have to dial down graphics settings on MacBook..
It was too choppy for my preference. Decent at lowest settings but then the game is ugly. One of the great things about Civ 6 is how pretty the world looks.
I'll have to stick to a gaming desktop until Apple decides to bless us with a decent GPU in one of their non-laptops but I'd be thrilled for an officially supported external GPU.
I haven't bought it to install on my new MBP 13" TB base, but would like to hear from someone who has. Probably just need to bit the bullet and give it a shot.
Been waiting for a price drop. Looks like app store actually has it at $55 now. First time I've seen it below $60. All these great deals on PC during holiday, but Mac stayed at $60.
It was $53.99 on Steam during Winter Sale:
https://steamdb.info/app/289070/
On some key sites the Steam version is between $30 and $40.
What is the difference between the Steam version and App store version? Is it exactly the same or does the Steam actually run from steam online.
Platform flexibility sounds like a huge plus. Does the App Store version require an internet connection for play? If so, sounds like there is no advantage to getting that version. Option to play on both my PC and Mac would be cool, but I'd rather have the option to play offline if given a choice.
I didn't realize that buying games on Steam gives you both Windows and Mac versions of the game. I also have a PC that can definitely run the game, so I will buy it through Steam and test it on the 13" MBP w/ TB and I'll report back.
Tried it last night. It runs fine on minimum settings early game. Could probably get away with playing on Low or some other custom settings. Was getting around 30 fps it seemed like (didn't check). Only got 100 or so moves in playing the tutorial though. I would venture to say that late game will probably drop to the teens in terms of FPS. Only concern is that the laptop got very hot and I was worried about overheating. Also the game seemed to crash/freeze during the tutorial, but i'm not sure if that was due to the MBP or an issue with the game because i did something that the tutorial didn't ask me to do.
The performance is not as big of a deal if the Steam deal lets you play on either Mac or PC. Were you able to try on PC? If it works I can use the MBP only for "emergency" Civ sessions.
I have Civ VI on a 2016 15in with the 455. It runs alright at medium settings, but a little choppy at high settings. In either case, it went thru the battery in 2 hours (ouch). If it had gotten 2 degrees warmer, I wouldn't have been able to touch it.
As a side note, it runs great on my 5K iMac.
As a side note, it runs great on my 5K iMac.