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Left 4 Dead

DARKiLLUSiON said:
sorry for bumping an old thread but..I've been thinking to pick this game up..
I'm running the white mb

MacBook Specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz
4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor using 144MB
Leopard 10.5.6
think is the Sanata Rosa chip

I really hope it could run it....
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Intel x3100 is very weak, but you can make it work if you are running bootcamp with XP Pro. Online will be very choppy and really not enjoyable. If you want to play the single player campaigns, install it on XP, then go into the registry and search for "3dmark". This should pull up multiple sections in the registry. Add a "dword" in that section of the registry with both of these....

_left4dead.exe and ~left4dead.exe

Once you do that, edit the dword and change the hex value to 1.

What that does is put the shader process on the processor. The game runs pretty smooth at that point. But, once you add the online elements, it becomes too much for it to handle, in the areas where you get swarmed. Also, you have to run it at 640x480 and all low detail.

That is how a buddy of mine got it running on his 2.4duo 4gb ram, x3100 white macbook.

For anyone out there that recently bought the white macbook (2.0duo with the 9400 nvidia integrated chip), this runs it very well, no chop, med-high settings across the board on widescreen. Very glad I got this machine and not the x3100. Need some gaming on the go, and the x3100 would have been a killer.

Bottom line...x3100 just isn't a gaming chip. My buddy mentioned that the limit he sees is around HL2 as far as high settings and running smooth. After that (or more current games), low details at best, and chop.
 
that's cool there's a command to allow shaders to run processor side, but yeah from what I've seen/read x3100 is a slideshow w/ L4D.
 
Hello,
I am in dire need of help. Friends cant figure it out.. and I sure cant.. nor can I find information on this.

I am attempting to play left4Dead on my 6ghz intel core 2 duo macbook.
I used Boot camp to load windows Vista.
Vista works.
I am just missing the isight and the Network controller drivers( i assume is wireless).
ethernet works fine.

I have downloaded and ran steam fine, I *AM* able to chat with others online.

however, left4Dead will not for the life of me run.

I have reinstalled it twice.
I have updated everything I can ( windows, steam, and L4D )
I have the most recent version of DirectX.

I really do not know what to do.

It will say "Preparing to Launch".

but it will never launch, just closes out the "preparing" window and act like nothing happened.

Any suggestions?
and If this is the wrong thread to ask, please guide me to the proper board.

I appreciate it in advanced.
Hopefully I can figure this out before the weekend. :D
 
First off you don't have a 6ghz MacBook.
Secondly did you install the drivers from the Leopard DVD? It sounds like you didn't since they install drivers for every bit of the MacBooks hardware.
 
nateDEEZY said:
I'm sure you've heard of proprietary hardware. Most nvidia drivers are incompatible with bootcamp installs.

kthnx.
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Wrong. Latest Nvidia driver for the specific card works fine on my MBP. Not sure what you are doing wrong.
 
raggedjimmi said:
No that's not true.
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Tell me the 8600M GT 512MB in the 17" MBP drivers from NVidia's site works.

A simple query in a search engine shows multiple people having issues installing unmodified drivers from Nvidia's website on the 8600M GT.

Consultant said:
Wrong. Latest Nvidia driver for the specific card works fine on my MBP. Not sure what you are doing wrong.
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I'm doing nothing wrong. It's a problem if I have to edit inf files, go to a 3rd party website to find proper drivers to install something basic. That is wrong.
 
nateDEEZY said:
Tell me the 8600M GT 512MB in the 17" MBP drivers from NVidia's site works.

A simple query in a search engine shows multiple people having issues installing unmodified drivers from Nvidia's website on the 8600M GT.

I'm doing nothing wrong. It's a problem if I have to edit inf files, go to a 3rd party website to find proper drivers to install something basic. That is wrong.
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Nope. Mine works fine. If you search for any issue some people might have the same thing, but lots of people are NOT having problems.

Sounds like your windows install is messed up.
Uninstall your graphics drivers, and install the one from nvidia.

FYI this is L4D thread, not Nvidia driver support thread. You might want to make your own thread on this.
 
nateDEEZY said:
Tell me the 8600M GT 512MB in the 17" MBP drivers from NVidia's site works.

A simple query in a search engine shows multiple people having issues installing unmodified drivers from Nvidia's website on the 8600M GT.

I'm doing nothing wrong. It's a problem if I have to edit inf files, go to a 3rd party website to find proper drivers to install something basic. That is wrong.
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Those are beta drivers that are being developed. You don't have to install them. It's been a while since I installed Nvidia beta drivers without any issues, but I don't remember how I selected what to install. Could there be an issue of not installing the right one? Not intended to sound stupid on my or your part, but you are installing drivers into Windows, not the MacOS?
 
Downloaded my nVidia drivers, for a 9400M MacBook, directly from nVidia and they work great - a hell of a lot better than the drivers on the Leopard DVD too.
 
^ That's agiven. Bootcamp comes with the original drivers, if you want the latest you have to go elsewhere. Unreal 3 engine games (UT3, Bioshock etc) have a huge performance leap from the original drivers too.

Only 10 or so days until the big update! Can't wait :)
Surprised at how easy it is to make sound mods. In the process of making a Cartman Tank and Rimmer common infected.
 
raggedjimmi said:
^ That's agiven. Bootcamp comes with the original drivers, if you want the latest you have to go elsewhere. Unreal 3 engine games (UT3, Bioshock etc) have a huge performance leap from the original drivers too.

Only 10 or so days until the big update! Can't wait :)
Surprised at how easy it is to make sound mods. In the process of making a Cartman Tank and Rimmer common infected.
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10 days until a L4D update? really? Is this the update to include the SDK? If sooo I can't wait for some awesome mods in the near future. Hope modders make as good material as HL2 has.

Also just to add I'm using DOX modified driver of 185.20 and I love it. Increased 10+FPS on Dawn of War II. Works on everything else just fine as previous nVidia beta drivers.
 
Yup! The SDK is included. Both the missing versus campaigns will be added along with a new survival mode (basically a never ending finale with a high score timer) that takes place on a lighthouse.

Can't
effin
wait. :D

Seriously those on my Steam friends list will see I play about 2 hours a day of this game :).
 
raggedjimmi said:
Yup! The SDK is included. Both the missing versus campaigns will be added along with a new survival mode (basically a never ending finale with a high score timer) that takes place on a lighthouse.

Can't
effin
wait. :D

Seriously those on my Steam friends list will see I play about 2 hours a day of this game :).
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OOH SNAP! I remember hearing about that DLC, freaking A, survivor mode! I didn't know it was coming so soon. I have this on steam and 360. Will the update be available for 360 as well for free? I'd like to play some w/ my GF as this is the first FPS she's really liked, so I'm milking this game time with her.
 
Valve will be selling a GOTY (or something) edition of L4D for both 360 and PC that contains the update but it will also be a free update for both systems too. That's just so awesome, innit!
Btw you can have splitscreen mode on the PC version too, but one person needs to use a controller for that to work.

They might sneak in another weapon too. There have been rumours about a flamethrower going back pre-launch.
 
raggedjimmi said:
Valve will be selling a GOTY (or something) edition of L4D for both 360 and PC that contains the update but it will also be a free update for both systems too. That's just so awesome, innit!
Btw you can have splitscreen mode on the PC version too, but one person needs to use a controller for that to work.

They might sneak in another weapon too. There have been rumours about a flamethrower going back pre-launch.
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flaming zombies hahah that'd be great fun.

and split screen on PC? hmm did not know that.. oh well she's into getting the Gamertag achievements so it's all good. Thanks for the info though ragged! Lookin forward to the 21st! I'll have to have it d/l'ed and ready to go sometime during the day so I can play it after work
 
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