fallout 3 on SR MBP

[DoFoT9]

Its NOT a bloody Hackintosh, thats just the macbook hooked up to the the pc's display, the computer itself is built from the ground up for gaming purely to get the most bang for my buck instead of paying insane prices for medicore graphics hardware.

Its a lovely alternative, i have the laptop for all my work on the go, and the external display for when i need alittle more room, along with a really awsome piece of hardware at home for when i want to play games properly.

Done right this all costs as much as a high-end macbook pro on its own, which i find crazy to be honest.

hahahaha ok ok that picture isnt a hackintosh! i also have an external display for my laptop it is very worth it. however i think you will be better off installing osx on the PC so that its worth it more jks jks

Are you stuck on 10.5.2 though? It's the inability to update that worries me.

The reason I bought my MBP is that there's a good chance that I'll be moving out of the country in fall of 2009 and I want to bring a decent computer with me. If I DON'T move, though, I'm probably going to take a crack at a hackintosh...would you mind terribly giving me your specs? I'd be interested to see which setups work perfectly. I spec'd one out the other day for less than $1000:

Core 2 Quad 2.6ghz CPU
Some Intel mobo, I forget which (this is one of the pieces I do not thoroughly understand...I'm far from a tech geek, though I can hold my own)
4gb Crucial RAM
GeForce 9800GTX
1TB Seagate HD
Raidmax Smilodon Case
Plus whatever optical drive and soundcard (these seem to be pretty universal)

That's all VERY appealing if I know I can get it to work!

i am running 10.5.3, i dont really care much for updating the OS because i want to keep the stability of it.

i can give you my specs no problem

Core 2 Duo E6400 (OC'd to stable 3ghz from 2.4ghz)
Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L is my motherboard, i only got that crappy one because of my budget, very good thought!
2gb of Geil RAM 800mhz
8500GT 512mb
500gb seagate HD
re-used case from my old PC (its getting stored away in the cupboard haha)
crappy optical drive from LG

i know, i know, my setup is pretty crap. its not that fast, its not that up-to-date, but i only had a $500 budget (that is australian dollars!!!) so think like $300US! this system is very stable though, it never crashes and runs perfect for me.

n.b. the most problems that you will have are with the GPU, its hard to find the right .kexts and/or software to install those .kexts if you dont know what you're doing (i didnt when i started). i had heeps of issues with resolution changes, if i changed it the whole screen would go blue forever... to solve it i had to remote into the machine, delete the GPU kext, repair permissions, restart the machine, then reinstall the kext. i seem to have fixed the problem now though, i can change resolutions easily!

if you ever need help just give us a call!!

 

[Huntn]

Ok, I just purchased and loaded up Fallout 3 on my MBP (see signature) bootcamp/vista. It seemed to me that the frames were on the slow side, but when I hit the out of doors, it really slowed down. I've got to crank up Fraps and actually check the frames.

I noticed that when I started the game for the first time I got a message that the game had detected my hardware and set options appropriately. However when I went to video settings I don't see a selection to pick a game resolution? I will do some more research, but can anyone point me a guide to improve Fallout 3 performance? Who is getting good performance out of this game at high settings?
Thanks!

 

[Keleko]

I am... I have an early 2008 MBP. I play on high settings, no AA and 1920x1200 full screen on my external monitor. I don't know the frame rate, but it seems smooth enough indoors or out.

Resolution settings are in the launcher app, not the game itself.

 

[Mackan]

Any more people tried this game on the new Alu MacBook?

 

[akm3]

My wife and child are out of town this weekend...

I played Fallout 3 today...for 16 hours straight


It was like a good old Everquest or WOW marathon =D I felt young again, in a pathetic way This game is great. Then I found out I could buy fallout 1 and 2 (in a certified vista/xp compatible form), legally, for $6. Got those on there too...

Ahh...

 

[Huntn]

I am... I have an early 2008 MBP. I play on high settings, no AA and 1920x1200 full screen on my external monitor. I don't know the frame rate, but it seems smooth enough indoors or out.

Resolution settings are in the launcher app, not the game itself.

What the hell is going on for my hardware? It plays Crysis in the low 20's so it should handle anything, right? As I said before I need to get Fraps cranked up, check the frames and also look for a F3 tweak guide. You know there may have been one in the game's readme. More later! Thanks for the report.

 

[Huntn]

It was like a good old Everquest or WOW marathon =D I felt young again, in a pathetic way

LoL! Were you by chance an Oblivion fan?

 

[akm3]

LoL! Were you by chance an Oblivion fan?

Actually NO! I own Oblivion but never really played it or got into it. I'm really tired of the fantasy setting (I was really tired of the Fantasy setting when fallout *1* came out!!) I just can't do single player fantasy setting RPG anymore. MMORPG fantasy is OK...Although I was hoping Anarchy Online would give me a non-fantasy MMORPG...but my limited, beta experience with it was so terrible I never really tried it.

Now wife a wife and kid I can't play MMORPG anyway (not like they are meant to!), so it is single player here and there for me.

 

[franxa]

Fallout 3 running on macbook white ?

Hi everyone

Here is my question : Does Fallout 3 run on macbook white ?

I've seen that everyone here have MBP, but do you if someone manage to run this great game on MB without this damn P !

It seems that my problem come from my GMA X3100, I could instal the game, but when I try to play : "windowed mode not supported"

Hoping someone I some suggestions


Greatings from a french lost in The Netherlands


franxa

 

[smokedog]

I can't seem to run this game for more than 1 hour without it crashing on my late 08 MBP. Also it runs extremely hot, to the point where it's uncomfortable to touch.

 

[Huntn]

I can't seem to run this game for more than 1 hour without it crashing on my late 08 MBP. Also it runs extremely hot, to the point where it's uncomfortable to touch.

Are you running it on a hard surface? My MBP (see sig) gets warm but not hot when running intensive games.

 

[Huntn]

I kind of messed up my F3 performance analysis. I should have checked Fraps before making any settings changes, but I did not. I started the game, opened options on the main page, selected "medium settings", made some view distance tweaks and at 800x600 resolution I'm getting 40-50 fps, more than adequate to play the game. I bumped up the resolution to the next higher setting 1100xsomethingorother and fps dropped about 10 to the 30-40 range, still good for playing. I'm satisfied my MBP can handle this game adequately.

One thing I don't like is the movement of your character who when running has a floating/slow motion feeling which may have initially given me the "low frames" feeling.

I made it to Megaton (Town) and started interacting with the peeps. Let the adventuring begin! I will say that Cyrodiil is a much nicer place to hang out.

 

[smokedog]

Are you running it on a hard surface? My MBP (see sig) gets warm but not hot when running intensive games.

Yes, I'm running it on a hard surface but doesn't make a difference, as having it on my lap its just as hot.

I think my crashes are due to hardware lockup problems. As its just crashed in Crysis, exhibiting the same symptoms - the screen goes black and a low level buzzing from the speakers.

 

[DoFoT9]

Yes, I'm running it on a hard surface but doesn't make a difference, as having it on my lap its just as hot.

I think my crashes are due to hardware lockup problems. As its just crashed in Crysis, exhibiting the same symptoms - the screen goes black and a low level buzzing from the speakers.

sounds like the GPU could be overheating..... not sure how to offer a solution though.

 

[Huntn]

Yes, I'm running it on a hard surface but doesn't make a difference, as having it on my lap its just as hot.

I think my crashes are due to hardware lockup problems. As its just crashed in Crysis, exhibiting the same symptoms - the screen goes black and a low level buzzing from the speakers.

Might want to talk to Apple Care if you have not all ready.

 

[eLbanana]

I play Foullout 3 on my MBP late 2008 @ 2.53 and gettin about 40-60fps. Resolution is 1280x800, settings are high except of shadows.. i disabled them cause it doesnt look worser but give a little speedboost. Antialiasing is disabled and AF is @ 4. HDR is enabled! Runs very smooth.

PS: The first BB gun you get is a joke ;D right ? i mean i couldnt kill anybody with this crap