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Call of Duty 4
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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:
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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."
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."
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. 
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
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
Pezbot is what you need
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!
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.
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!
Snow Leopard Issues
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.
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.
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.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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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)
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?Aww, but then you don't get the awesome 1440P resolution
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
. 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.
lol
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...
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...
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.