The Dead Gaming on MacBook Thread.

[AlexanderOnline]

I tried the mac version of Sims 2 last week, its horrible. On the lowest settings not playable, but as the others said, on windows it will run much better. Also RCT3 runs badly on mac, but i think better on Windows

 

[Stridder44]

Wow! Awesome thank you for starting this thread! Anyone else can confirm that WoW (world of warcraft) runs well?

 

[MRU]

I tried the mac version of Sims 2 last week, its horrible. On the lowest settings not playable, but as the others said, on windows it will run much better. Also RCT3 runs badly on mac, but i think better on Windows

Yep I can 100% confirm RCT3 works great on my macbook via pc & bootcamp. (notice how we refer to bootcamp rather than that stinky xp )

It auto detected everything at high and ran very well.

On the mac...

It's a very bad port from Aspyr on mac, look at the water in comparison to a pc, it looks like Jelly... and as one of their newer titles a universal update shouldnt be taking this long....

 

[iHeartTheApple]

Wow! Awesome thank you for starting this thread! Anyone else can confirm that WoW (world of warcraft) runs well?

Check out my threads...I have one covering WoW on my stock MacBook and a new one on the performance of WoW after upgrading to 2GB RAM and a 7200RPM hdd.

 

[chairguru22]

if you have 2GB of RAM and a 2.0GHz CoreDuo then the games mentioned will be able to be played smoothly at certain settings. A LOT of RAM really helps and the CoreDuo is just as fast as 2.4GHz P4s. so the games can run smoothly... the question is what graphics capabilities can be rendered.

DirectX9 is probably a no since a compatible graphics card is needed and the MacBook integrated graphics might not support it. you can get HL2 or COD2 to run in DX7 with 50FPS on a lower resolution on any 'current' machine really...

 

[Legacy]

Confimed, Age of the Empires 3 runs like hell on this thing - on the highest setting its excellent! (Running in XP)

 

[eXan]

2GHz yonah smoke a 2.4 p4

True

 

[chairguru22]

are you on crack, a 2GHz yonah equals a 2.2GHz X2 in some things and would smoke a 2.4 p4, it's more equal to a 3.2GHz pentium D.

haha yea i mustve been. but it further proves my point, i can play those games on a 2.4 p4 so therefore a 2GHz yonah will be a more than capable cpu.

 

[iHeartTheApple]

Confimed, Age of the Empires 3 runs like hell on this thing - on the highest setting its excellent! (Running in XP)

Just want to be clear on this statement... Do you mean it plays well on the macbook in windows? I'm not being sarcastic, it's just when I say something "runs like hell," it means it's running terribly... Thanks!

 

[MRU]

Just want to be clear on this statement... Do you mean it plays well on the macbook in windows? I'm not being sarcastic, it's just when I say something "runs like hell," it means it's running terribly... Thanks!

I assume he means it runs very well.

 

[7on]

Anyone solve that crashing bug? I don't want to buy HL2 and not be able to make it past the first checkpoint

 

[charlyelamo]

What about Wolfenstein Enemy Territory. Any body can please tell me if that game works... I love it to death and it would be awesome to beeing able to play it via bootcamp

Thanks in advance

 

[lewion]

What about Wolfenstein Enemy Territory. Any body can please tell me if that game works... I love it to death and it would be awesome to beeing able to play it via bootcamp

Thanks in advance

look at my thread, it will probably easily get at least 60 fps in bootcamp! Just look how fast hl2 is on that thing, and 'im talking bout the macbook! not the pro!

 

[MRU]

Anyone solve that crashing bug? I don't want to buy HL2 and not be able to make it past the first checkpoint

http://support.steampowered.com/cgi...3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=&p_topview=1

http://support.steampowered.com/cgi...G8gZGVza3RvcCBvbiBsb2FkaW5n&p_li=&p_topview=1

Dont know if these solutions have solved the problem, I'll try when my nw macbook replacement arrives.

 

[minkis]

did you ever get bf2 to start working again


i'm really interested to know

 

[MRU]

did you ever get bf2 to start working again


i'm really interested to know

Nah after the issues I had i uninstalled windows via bootcamp. However subsequently my macbook has had to be replaced so dont have one at the moment.

 

[Gabedm]

Very intresting topic. I have a macbook (1,83 ghz, 80 gb, 1 gb) and installed XP with bootcamp, beveause sometimes i want to play CS: Source with friends. I know that an integrated card is not a gaming card, but i expected far more (also because the macbook has dual core, dual channel and ddr2) then wat i experienced.
Just walking trough de_dust alone, my fps is ~7! That's really horrible, my settings are 800x600 and the other settings low. The strange thing is, is that i can only start CS:S when i set the direct X level to 7.0 . When i do 8.1, or 9.0, the CS:S menu after startup is black and i can't see anything. Even at dx 6.0 it's still 7 fps. I tried with this config: http://www.immolate.nl/index.php?site=files&file=1 although everything looked less nice, my fps is still at ~7 . I've installed the latest graphic drivers, and checked the configuration of it. Dx is also up to date.
Another strange thing, in 3d mark2001se the score is ~6k. I had a pc a few months ago, with an AMD athlon xp 2200+ and a Gf4mx440se, with an score of ~3-4k in 3dmark. And with that card, it played cs:s and hl2 smooth at 800x600 medium.
Mayby it has something to do with T&L, wich the intel integrated hasn't. I googled and found the program " 3D Analyzer" that can emulate T&L, you have to select the .exe, choose the settings and press run. But the problem is, CS:S is started by steam.exe -applaunch 240, and selecting hl2.exe doesn't work beceause you can't start the game by just launching hl2.exe (i don't have hl2 installed, only CS:s, but there is a hl2.exe in the steam folder).
I'm dissapointed abot this very bad performance, i really expected better. Mayby someone knows a solution, or how to emulate t&L (if that is the prob) on cs:s?
(iew, after i read my post i knew why i had such a low mark for my English grammar test at school last week :x )

I am having this EXACT same problem with cs:s, is this the only solution to this problem with the black screen and is everyone having this problem cause if not what did i do wrong lol
thanks

 

[acircularmotive]

Exactly the same problem here, and after extended periods of time trying to find a fix, I haven't. It seems odd that Counter Strike: Source doesnt run in DirectX 9, yet Half Life 2 does.. considering they run on the same engine.

Also very irritating that I can't get Battlefield 2 to run either.. displaying the splash screen, followed by a black screen and then the desktop.

*goes back to hibernate in his cave*

 

[otis123]

if the macbook can run oblivion i will drop kick my ibook, but i have a 360 so why would i drop kick my favorite thing? POWER PC FOR LIFE! peace out

 

[acircularmotive]

if the macbook can run oblivion i will drop kick my ibook, but i have a 360 so why would i drop kick my favorite thing? POWER PC FOR LIFE! peace out

Such a pointful message.

 

[Mord]

i'd take you up on that bar the fact that i'm running vista atm and i cant be bothered to go back to SP2

 

[Barham]

Ok, this debate can go on and will go on forever on these forums. There are certain people that demand a higher standard when playing games. Personally, I cannot bring myself to play a game that does not run in native resolution on an LCD monitor. I would rather take the framerate hit that often comes along with playing at native res. As soon as the LCD starts emulating resolution, the picture becomes extremely blurry and soft around all edges. It looks like I'm playing through the bottom of a coke bottle.

So, when people start listing adjusted resolutions on LCD based computers, I get skeptical. It's an area where I simply cannot sacrifice.

 

[JackSYi]

Does anyone know how to solve the crashing issue when saving on HL2?

 

[freelancer874]

Cs:s --- Help!

Okay So I have a slight problem. Actually its a HUGE problem. I got a MacBook with every intention of loving my OS X. And I do. However, I want to play counter strike source with my friends. So I got Windows Xp and bootcamp and installed everything. I downloaded Steam. and then proceeded to download CS:S. However -when I went to launch - the screen goes black and while i can run my mouse over the buttons (that I cant see) I can't do anything else because obviously the screen is dark. How can I fix this? Apparenly everyone else has gotten their versions of CS:S to work but not me!! I MUST fix this!

PLEASE HELP ME!!
Thanks!

 

[macbug]

You need to do two things

Set half life 2 and counter strike to lauch with Direct x 7 ( fixes black screen )
and turn off auto save in half life 2 ( stops half life 2 from crashing )

Search google, you'll find the settings