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Command and Conquer Remastered
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Boot camp is basically just running windows on the Mac. As long as your Mac meets the game requirements, it should not be an issue.
That being said, needing to reboot every time is such an impediment that I didn’t bother. Parallels may work, they increased their dx compatibility with the latest version, but there will be a performance hit (Assuming it works.)
That being said, needing to reboot every time is such an impediment that I didn’t bother. Parallels may work, they increased their dx compatibility with the latest version, but there will be a performance hit (Assuming it works.)
Bootcamp should be fine as long as you meet the minimum specs:
- MINIMUM:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 8.1/10 (64-bit Version)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2.4ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400 @ 2.4ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 or ATI Radeon HD 5570
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 32 GB available space
Some games are playable through Parallels as long as they are not very demanding and this certainly qualifies, but it will still depend on your hardware and virtualization is always a gamble. Just remember that you have 2 hours of playtime within 2 weeks of purchase on Steam to get a refund for any reason. Buy and try it out. If it doesn't work or doesn't perform well, just return it.
If your computer meets specs, it’s easiest to create a minimally sized Windows partition on your Macs HD with boot camp, if you have room, then buy an external drive, establish a Steam library to keep all your games on. Whether the games run or not depend on the Mac’s specs.
It might be possible to put the entire Windows install on an external drive, but I have no experience doing that, or if it is a challenge.
Those are pretty low requirements. It would probably run in a virtual machine without any issues in any recent Mac.
does this mean a 2015 MacBook Air would be able to run it? It’s the graphics card and processor that gives me the most pause. It’s almost time to upgrade anyway though...
Yea, it'll work fine. The minimum requirements list a 2010-era GPU and a mid-2000s era CPU.
I purchased this a couple of days ago (£17 UK sterling for the game). and it is not working for me. I am using Parallels 15 on a 2017 iMac 3.4Ghz Quad-core/i5 with the usual Radeon PRO 570 and 24 Gb RAM. The problem starts and finishes at the installation of the game platform onto Parallels. It seems the game is only available to play online as opposed to load onto a HD. My path was through gaming platform Origin but the thin client won't download to Parallels/Windows as it is missing MSVCP140.dll and VCRRUNTIME140.dll files. Getting those files installed is bad enough before we go any further. Into the usual Windows racket of merchants and malware dressed up as 'help'. After about 10 hours on this I'm about to give up unless I can get some assistance. Nothing returned from either the game supplier or their broker so far.
Anyone assist?
Thanks
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Anyone assist?
Thanks
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I also tried for about 6 hours yesterday getting it to run in both Windows 8.1 (no luck in Parallels or VMware Fusion) and also on Windows10. No matter what, when I get to single player campaign, there are UI elements missing from the options screen and in-game. For example, the entire sidebar doesn't load images, so I cannot construct any buildings or even select infantry.
It's unplayable, my guess is Parallels/VMware are missing some library that is required but not checked for by steam/C&C? I can't figure it out. Screenshot attached
It's unplayable, my guess is Parallels/VMware are missing some library that is required but not checked for by steam/C&C? I can't figure it out. Screenshot attached
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Ok so my experience. I'm not fan of VMS on desktop for playing games. Also windows on mac is not for me.
So... steam for windows and wineskin ( https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer/releases/tag/V1.8.4 download Unofficial.Wineskin.Winery.zip )
I was able to download game and run it but kicks me out after running it. I can turn on choose if i want to play Tiberium Down or RA but in both cases same. Kick out
Tested on Mojave Wineskin with engines:
WS11WineCX64Bit19.0.1
WS10WineCX64Bit18.5.1
On both same issue
game won't start on 32Bit engine.
Maybe someone can test more solutions
So... steam for windows and wineskin ( https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer/releases/tag/V1.8.4 download Unofficial.Wineskin.Winery.zip )
I was able to download game and run it but kicks me out after running it. I can turn on choose if i want to play Tiberium Down or RA but in both cases same. Kick out
Tested on Mojave Wineskin with engines:
WS11WineCX64Bit19.0.1
WS10WineCX64Bit18.5.1
On both same issue
game won't start on 32Bit engine.
Maybe someone can test more solutions
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OK, I know by now that it's a DirectX 11 issue with all this virtual machines.
I validated all this options:
- VMWare support DirectX 11 but only on it's in beta version;
- Crossover don't support it (requested for years);
- Wine don't support macOS Catalina;
- Parallels 11 (what I use) only supports to DirectX 10 BUT Parallels 15 (released last year) already support DirectX 11 !
I can't test Parallels 15 and ensure that works because my previous trial expired.
Can any one test Parallels 15 trial to check if this game works with that version of Parallels ?
Following the Parallels releases, I bet that the next Parallels 16 will released in the middle of August 2020 so buying Parallels 15 near of 16 it's like buy a new Mac near to a new version (not the same price but the same concept).
Anyway, would be great if anyway could validate Parallels 15 with this game (if I could, I would do it).
I validated all this options:
- VMWare support DirectX 11 but only on it's in beta version;
- Crossover don't support it (requested for years);
- Wine don't support macOS Catalina;
- Parallels 11 (what I use) only supports to DirectX 10 BUT Parallels 15 (released last year) already support DirectX 11 !
I can't test Parallels 15 and ensure that works because my previous trial expired.
Can any one test Parallels 15 trial to check if this game works with that version of Parallels ?
Following the Parallels releases, I bet that the next Parallels 16 will released in the middle of August 2020 so buying Parallels 15 near of 16 it's like buy a new Mac near to a new version (not the same price but the same concept).
Anyway, would be great if anyway could validate Parallels 15 with this game (if I could, I would do it).
I can confirm it works with Parallels 15 on a Windows 10 install provided by Parallels. I am using the Steam version - before I could play it, Steam had to download some additional Microsoft runtimes.
To run it smooth on my 2017 iMac 27" I need to run it at around 2k resolution as the mouse lags too much at 5k.
One issue I haven't solved is that the Dock keeps appearing when I scroll the game screen down but I haven't tried all the options in Parallels yet. I know there is a 'game mode' but I don't think it made a difference.
Feel free to ask me any questions and I'll try to answer them
To run it smooth on my 2017 iMac 27" I need to run it at around 2k resolution as the mouse lags too much at 5k.
One issue I haven't solved is that the Dock keeps appearing when I scroll the game screen down but I haven't tried all the options in Parallels yet. I know there is a 'game mode' but I don't think it made a difference.
Feel free to ask me any questions and I'll try to answer them
Thank you very much for your feedback that confirms what I suspected.
As I thought: This game requires DirextX 11 and Parallels only official supported it starting from the latested version (15).
I have Parallels 11 and I don't play games on macOS. This is the first one.
Bootcamp it's not for me.
Migrate to Parallels 15 and in 2/2.5 months appears the new release it's not fun.
Currently I have this game installed on a remote PC with Windows 10.
This is my workaround and I have a few lags from time to time but it's playable almost the time.
I will wait to August for Parallels 16 and then purchase it "if" I still playing a lot this game.
As I thought: This game requires DirextX 11 and Parallels only official supported it starting from the latested version (15).
I have Parallels 11 and I don't play games on macOS. This is the first one.
Bootcamp it's not for me.
Migrate to Parallels 15 and in 2/2.5 months appears the new release it's not fun.
Currently I have this game installed on a remote PC with Windows 10.
This is my workaround and I have a few lags from time to time but it's playable almost the time.
I will wait to August for Parallels 16 and then purchase it "if" I still playing a lot this game.
On my case, I already have Parallels and Windows 10 for another software for years, so it doesn't hurt to much to me but yes, having this setup exclusily for a game, it's not a viable option.
Having this game natively on macOS would be super, however I would not put many bets on it.
Bootcamp seems a too dramatic option (partition, space allocated, reboot, etc ...) and the Windows license cost it's the same as a virtual machine.
About another option, avoiding Windows license, I already tried Codeweavers. Install without issues but crash as soon I open the game.
Currently the 2 options seems to be:
1. Parallels 15 + Windows
2. Bootcamp + Windows
Having this game natively on macOS would be super, however I would not put many bets on it.
Bootcamp seems a too dramatic option (partition, space allocated, reboot, etc ...) and the Windows license cost it's the same as a virtual machine.
About another option, avoiding Windows license, I already tried Codeweavers. Install without issues but crash as soon I open the game.
Currently the 2 options seems to be:
1. Parallels 15 + Windows
2. Bootcamp + Windows