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Quake Wars has been released(Mac version)

Dont Hurt Me

Dont Hurt Me

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Just thought this was worth creating a new thread, Quake wars is now shipping. I have a copy coming but I knew since this was done by the same guys who did RTCW that this would be a great title to add to my iMac.http://www.aspyr.com/software/news/78/215 I really want to support Mac Gaming and dont plan on running windows at all. Next up is UT3:D
 
Dont Hurt Me said:
Just thought this was worth creating a new thread, Quake wars is now shipping. I have a copy coming but I knew since this was done by the same guys who did RTCW that this would be a great title to add to my iMac.http://www.aspyr.com/software/news/78/215 I really want to support Mac Gaming and dont plan on running windows at all. Next up is UT3:D
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I hear yah, I've been waiting for a new game since EA/Dice has all but abandoned BF2142 Northern Strike support (so it would seem due to lack of response).

This will be a much needed change. I just bought Orange Box last week and I still have to play it. Got lots to work with now :D
 
Where is the love? Sure Apple has ran off gamers to consoles and PC's but with the intel move Mac Gaming is coming back strong. Shirley there is some interest on this new title coming to Mac isnt there?

I thought it was funny Aspyr released it yesterday but there wasnt anyway to purchase it from them or Apple. Made a call to Aspyr to remedy this and they were as confused as Apple was. So I said your releasing this title yet you arent selling this and your site refers to the Apple site who also wasnt selling this title. Genius!
 
Dont Hurt Me said:
Where is the love? Sure Apple has ran off gamers to consoles and PC's but with the intel move Mac Gaming is coming back strong. Shirley there is some interest on this new title coming to Mac isnt there?

I thought it was funny Aspyr released it yesterday but there wasnt anyway to purchase it from them or Apple. Made a call to Aspyr to remedy this and they were as confused as Apple was. So I said your releasing this title yet you arent selling this and your site refers to the Apple site who also wasnt selling this title. Genius!
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There's interest I'm sure, just the game forum here moves pretty slow. And you know how people only post when they have problems :rolleyes:

HaGG said:
Bit late isn't it? The game's multiplayer is probably dead by now :rolleyes:
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Considering BF2142 is still pretty heavy (never have a problem joining a match up) I would say it's not dead. Heck I can still find UT2k4 matches and other older games online.
 
I'm very interested, but have you seen what the minimum specs are?

Leopard is a minimum requirement? Boo!

MAC MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Operating System: 10.5.1 (Leopard)
CPU Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed: 2 GHz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 5.5 GB + 1 GB Swap File
Video Card (ATI): Radeon X1600
Video Card (NVidia): Geforce 7300
Video Memory (VRam): 128 MB
Media Required: DVD-ROM
Macintosh mouse and keyboard
MULTIPLAYER REQUIREMENTS:

Internet(TCP/IP) play supported
Internet play requires broadband connection
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

CPU Speed: 2.4 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video Memory (VRam): 256 MB
Supported Video cards:

NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 7600, 8600
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
ATI Radeon X1600, X1900, HD 2400, HD 2600

NOTICE: This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some disk and virtual disk drives.

NOTICE: Intel integrated video chipsets are not supported.

NOTICE: Apple Intel Chipsets only. Power PC Processors (G4 and G5) are not supported
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Dont Hurt Me said:
I thought it was funny Aspyr released it yesterday but there wasnt anyway to purchase it from them or Apple. Made a call to Aspyr to remedy this and they were as confused as Apple was. So I said your releasing this title yet you arent selling this and your site refers to the Apple site who also wasnt selling this title. Genius!
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Macgamestore is still saying pre-order but amazon page says its in stock:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000TDGYKS/aspyrmedia-20
 
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Finally. :D I'll be picking this up as soon as I can find it. It's one of the only games that had tempted me to install BootCamp/Windows. Thankfully now I won't have to go that annoying route of dual-booting.
 
Operating System: 10.5.1 (Leopard)
CPU Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed: 2 GHz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 5.5 GB + 1 GB Swap File
Video Card (ATI): Radeon X1600
Video Card (NVidia): Geforce 7300
Video Memory (VRam): 128 MB
Media Required: DVD-ROM
Macintosh mouse and keyboard
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crap, crap, crap, crap....
 
Its worth mentioning PC gamer gave it a 84% and editors choice and this was reviewed in the same issue as Crysis. Ill be interested to see how it does on the 2600pro inside imac.
 
HaGG said:
Bit late isn't it? The game's multiplayer is probably dead by now :rolleyes:
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Last time I checked there were many people playing online.

Dont Hurt Me said:
Its worth mentioning PC gamer gave it a 84% and editors choice and this was reviewed in the same issue as Crysis. Ill be interested to see how it does on the 2600pro inside imac.
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The Quake Wars PC demo runs pretty well on my P4+Radeon 1650XT, while Crysis demo just crushes my machine.
 
IM SUPER EXCITED. i was oging to buy this for XP, until i saw it was coming out for Mac! Yay, lets hope they do a good job!
 
so much for system requirements being released 6-8 weeks before release, as i've cited in several other posts -_-

Anyway, I'm not happy with the system reqs.
Though I don't have leopard yet, i still meet most of the req. I have a first gen 20" intel iMac.
I have 2 gigs of RAM which is more than enough, and the x1600 with 256 megs of VRAM, which is also more than enough (though i'll probably need both the extra ram and vram to get a decent framerate).

HOWEVER, the original intel macs (such as mine) shipped with an intel core duo, NOT an intel core 2 duo, and since there's no mac demo (at least not that i've seen), i'm not willing to spend the cash if the game might not even run on my system.

If anyone tests it on a regular core duo, please let me know.

Though I'm not happy that Aspyr left us in the dark with the progress of this game, i WILL admit that the port of quake 4 is probably the best looking native mac game i've ever owned.
 
no demo yet, no one can test it.

It appears from the sys. req. that OS X 10.5.1 is mandatory, so it doesnt sound like it will work on previous OS's.
 
Just got my copy, played it for about a hour , its pretty cool. I ran it on 1280 x 800 High settings and it did very well, slight stutter once in awhile looking for that hard drive but my iMac 2.4 only has 1 gig. On med settings smooth as silk so I would guess another gig would make the difference. Game ran great never had 1 crash :) Challenging and fun.... its pulling me in. Nothing like a Mac native game to add to the collection. A few more titles like this one and who needs Windblows on a Mac.:apple:
 
Dont Hurt Me said:
Just got my copy, played it for about a hour , its pretty cool. I ran it on 1280 x 800 High settings and it did very well, slight stutter once in awhile looking for that hard drive but my iMac 2.4 only has 1 gig. On med settings smooth as silk so I would guess another gig would make the difference. Game ran great never had 1 crash :) Challenging and fun.... its pulling me in. Nothing like a Mac native game to add to the collection. A few more titles like this one and who needs Windblows on a Mac.:apple:
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Can we have your EXACT system specs plz? :)

I'm assuming your'e running a core 2 duo at 2.4 GHz, but what video card do you have, and how much VRAM?

and are you using one of the new high-end imacs with the core 2 EXTREME?
 
Im using a 2.4 core2duo iMac 2600 pro video card and stock 1 gig of ram. The game asks for the cd to be intalled before playing. iMac runs it very well in my view.
 
Support Mac gaming and we will have more titles and with this Intel move its a lot easier to make a Mac game then porting a ppc version. Its why I decided to wait for Mac versions. The game Rocks and running Native in MAC OSX, thanks Aspyr.
 
What kind of frame rates do you get? And with medium, high, low (whatever, essentially) settings?
 
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