So who's got the windows version running through bootcamp? I'm wondering how my MBP will run it... It's 2.4GHZ/4GB/8600MGT
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I'm on a 2.53 GHz UMBP with 4GB RAM and the 9400M - in the first area of the game (Castle) I found the game ran pretty well with medium settings and no AA. Next section, Osrtagard (?) and it goes to a crawl. I see that's a problem at least one other person has mentioned here, with a 'suggestion' that it could be a memory leak that would need to be patched.
My question: where do I direct my complaint to hopefully get some momentum behind such a patch? My system seems well clear of the minimum requirements that were advertised and the suggested systems on the GameTree page, so it seems I (and others with MBPs) are owed some degree of support - do I complain to Bioware or Transgaming?
My question: where do I direct my complaint to hopefully get some momentum behind such a patch? My system seems well clear of the minimum requirements that were advertised and the suggested systems on the GameTree page, so it seems I (and others with MBPs) are owed some degree of support - do I complain to Bioware or Transgaming?
After came out from Osrtagard the graphic run like hell...fel so regreted to buy mac version.
switch to US keyboard - that was solution for me - it is needed only for first login - after that game will remember your login
I complained directly to EA regarding poor performance and crashing on uMBP. After several back and forth emails, it appears they're finally on the verge of processing a refund for me. If you're having issues, give them hell until they make things right.
The beautiful thing about having a Mac in this scenario is that we're on a closed platform and software companies can't take the easy way out by saying our configuration is the culprit as is so often the case on pc.
The beautiful thing about having a Mac in this scenario is that we're on a closed platform and software companies can't take the easy way out by saying our configuration is the culprit as is so often the case on pc.
Performance of Mac DAO
The good news is that the characters are transferable by copying the Characters directory.
The bad news is that the performance is noticeably worse. I use boot camp and a Mac Pro and have noticed significant slowdowns when entering new areas, such as the Denerim Market when running the Mac version on the same machine.
The other *really* bad news is that the sound crackles with my Bose USB speakers which I bought at the Apple store.
I've been trying to extract one piece of Microsoft software after the other from my life (and becoming much happier). The Exchange support in Snow Leopard works great, no more Entourage. Some day I'll never have to boot into Windows again, but for now, I'll be booting into it to play DOA...
One more note: this is the first time ever I played a game like this and immediately after finishing it, I started over. It really is incredible.
The good news is that the characters are transferable by copying the Characters directory.
The bad news is that the performance is noticeably worse. I use boot camp and a Mac Pro and have noticed significant slowdowns when entering new areas, such as the Denerim Market when running the Mac version on the same machine.
The other *really* bad news is that the sound crackles with my Bose USB speakers which I bought at the Apple store.
I've been trying to extract one piece of Microsoft software after the other from my life (and becoming much happier). The Exchange support in Snow Leopard works great, no more Entourage. Some day I'll never have to boot into Windows again, but for now, I'll be booting into it to play DOA...
One more note: this is the first time ever I played a game like this and immediately after finishing it, I started over. It really is incredible.
i've been trying to play this in bootcamp, but my MBP gets so hot in windows, even if its just idling it's at 60C.. what's up with that?
Which Bose USB speakers do you have? I have the Companion 5s and have the same problem. I used a 3.5mm and went from the line out on the back of my Mac Pro to my Speaker MP3 input on the controller. Made the change in preferences and sound works fine that way... also have been in direct contact with transgaming trying to help troubleshoot the issue with the Bose Speakers, so they are aware of the problem and are working on it.
What a poor, awful port this is. I don't care what sort of mac gaming 'effort' they're making, if you charge people $50 for your game, make sure you test the POS out. I'm not just talking poor/terrible performance here, I'm talking about it freezing up during load screens (not to mention the bugs). I've already had to hard reboot my macbook 4 times because of this game (something I've never done before). I won't be buying another one of this company's products if this is the sort of playing experience I can expect.
Is your "macbook" a pro and what model? What video card? Do you run other video intensive games without a problem? Is it getting hot during gameplay? ... which tends to be the culprit for lockups on a MBP. Macs do a terrible job with cooling management. The fans don't ramp up until things get pretty darn hot. Also, there are some models of MBP's that have had some issues with their Nvidia cards (I think the 8600 series). I only ask, because I have experienced system lockups before with my NVidia 8800GT and since replacing my card things have been good here. Also, the game runs very good on my 08 Mac Pro w/ ATI4870 at all high settings, with no lockups so I don't think its the game or Cider. I wouldn't expect to run on highest settings on a laptop, however, I also wouldn't expect system lockups unless the system was overheating.
JollyRogers,
Hutn is running this under a 8600m, so unless Ryanh856 has a lemon I can't see it being the issue.
Besides, he mentions that it locks up during the load screens, this is when the GPU has a light load and it's all on the CPU -- which now days runs much cooler than the GPU.
Anyways, it could be heating, if not that, my guess is memory which I've had a problem with on the Mac side, where as Warcraft 3 would lock up, but not Photoshop as an example.
Hutn is running this under a 8600m, so unless Ryanh856 has a lemon I can't see it being the issue.
Besides, he mentions that it locks up during the load screens, this is when the GPU has a light load and it's all on the CPU -- which now days runs much cooler than the GPU.
Anyways, it could be heating, if not that, my guess is memory which I've had a problem with on the Mac side, where as Warcraft 3 would lock up, but not Photoshop as an example.
Yes, I am using the Companion 5s as well. Is the sound quality comparable with your workaround?
8600... really... http://www.slashgear.com/apple-exte...arranty-for-overheating-macbook-pros-0145488/ Apple even extended the warranty because of it.
I even had an 8800 that worked great and would just lock up when surfing w/ safari.
Seriously, you just referenced a problem with Safari?
Safari 4.01,.02, and .03 would lock up on me without warning. The latest version(.04) resolved most issues, but it's still not as stable as earlier builds of version 3 for me -- I'm still running Tiger on a MacBook Pro with an ATI x1600XT.And as mentioned earlier, Huntn is using a 8600m with this game and has not had issues that I recall reading about. ALSO, I did state in my reply that it could be overheating -- I'm not narrowing that out. But ask yourself this, why would the GPU overheat during the load screen, which is a relatively light load for it at that time when compared to what it has to process in the game?
I'm pretty pissed off with the performance of the mac version.
YI have a plenty powerful mac:
8 core 2.93Ghz Mac Pro
16GB RAM
Radeon 4870
I can't run it at my LED display's native resolution, nor can I have the game running high textures. What gives? The graphics aren't even that great, why is my insanely powerful mac struggling so much?
Very disappointed
Tempted to ask for a refund.
YI have a plenty powerful mac:
8 core 2.93Ghz Mac Pro
16GB RAM
Radeon 4870
I can't run it at my LED display's native resolution, nor can I have the game running high textures. What gives? The graphics aren't even that great, why is my insanely powerful mac struggling so much?
Very disappointed
Tempted to ask for a refund.
Macbook Pro-2.26 ghz
Nvidia 9400m
4 gigs ram
Now I realize this graphics card isn't the best. Also, the game is not overheating at all. The laptop barely gets hot (about as hot as it gets when I'm using other applications) so heating is not the issue. As I said, it's the game, because it's freezing up during load screens. I've got the graphics on the lowest setting, and it's playable, but still framey and laggy. I just wish it ran well on the very lowest settings and was less buggy.
Nvidia 9400m
4 gigs ram
Now I realize this graphics card isn't the best. Also, the game is not overheating at all. The laptop barely gets hot (about as hot as it gets when I'm using other applications) so heating is not the issue. As I said, it's the game, because it's freezing up during load screens. I've got the graphics on the lowest setting, and it's playable, but still framey and laggy. I just wish it ran well on the very lowest settings and was less buggy.
Are people w/ nvidia cards running the latest SL 10.6.2? There was a problem w/ the nvidia drivers prior to this... at least according to the guys at Feral.
... also only getting sound from 1 speaker (left) using my presonus firebox audio interface connected to my studio monitors. Even when 'forcing stereo sound' in the preferences.
What gives?
Even when 'forcing stereo sound' in the preferences.What gives?
My perceptions
I'm running 27" i5 standard config. (4g ram, 1tb hdd). This game runs wonderful at native resolution. There are times where the frame rate drops to a slightly choppy feel, but nothing to cause me to get annoyed with. I've had no crashes/freezes so far. Could the frame rate be slightly faster, sure... but even at maximum settings (which I had standard - less the anti-aliasing), the game is more than completely playable.
On a side note, I could heat my house with the heat dissipating from the top of my computer when running this game, though.
I'm running 27" i5 standard config. (4g ram, 1tb hdd). This game runs wonderful at native resolution. There are times where the frame rate drops to a slightly choppy feel, but nothing to cause me to get annoyed with. I've had no crashes/freezes so far. Could the frame rate be slightly faster, sure... but even at maximum settings (which I had standard - less the anti-aliasing), the game is more than completely playable.
On a side note, I could heat my house with the heat dissipating from the top of my computer when running this game, though.
That "blank" error message used to be a common one with Transgaming and the fix was almost always a uninstall/clean/reinstall of the game. Sorry - I know thats a time consuming answer but, for me personally those blank " 0x000..." errors were always due to game directories missing files from a failed install. Mind you, there were never any errors during the actual install, just when trying to play Anyway this was still occuring for me as recently as September (WAR) and the reinstall fix worked on that one too. Although it required 5 reinstalls to get there :/ After the 5th reinstall the game worked just fine but, performance still lagged behind the native Win version in BootCamp (average was 7fps less). Hope that helps in some way...
Anyway this was still occuring for me as recently as September (WAR) and the reinstall fix worked on that one too. Although it required 5 reinstalls to get there :/ After the 5th reinstall the game worked just fine but, performance still lagged behind the native Win version in BootCamp (average was 7fps less). Hope that helps in some way...