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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.05.16 22:52:00 -
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Originally by: Stu Stern Yes they have delivered ! EVE is really running great (except for no sound still) with me, even on my slow MacBook.
I followed the default installation proceedure for EVE through Crossover, and the performance on my MacBook is too slow to be usable. I noticed however that EVE seems to think I have some sort of 3D accelerator, when clearly I do not. This has resulted in a higher level of object detail than I get when running it in Windows natively, ironically, but at the cost of a good deal of frameskipping. Are there graphics settings you had to tweak with the WINE library?
This is my configuration: MacBook CoreDuo 2.0 ghz / 2 GB RAM / 100 GB HDD / Intel GMA 950m
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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.05.17 15:03:00 -
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Ya, I tweaked every graphics setting I could find to get it to run better. I know I lack a real graphics card (which actually wasn't an issue until REV bumped the requirements up), but to be able to play it and not go crazy I think I need something more than 5 fps
So, all this has really done is make me want a Mac with better graphics that I absolutely cannot afford to buy right now. Curse you Crossover! Curse you CCP!
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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.05.18 18:50:00 -
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Originally by: Mal Plox
Got new CrossOver. It downloaded everything, installed... i get to character selection screen and EVE freezes... wasn't able to get past that.
Any ideas? I'm in desperate need for help, last windows based pc that was around - died.
Configuration? OS version? Conflicting apps? More info please.
Until then, try booting in safe mode (hold down Shift at startup until the Apple logo appears). If you have other network services running (file sharing, remote desktop, etc.) stop them. If this doesn't work, try erasing and reinstalling both EVE and Crossover.
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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.05.21 21:01:00 -
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Originally by: Mal Plox
Configuration: Mac Pro 2x3Ghz, 4GB ram, nVidia 7300, OS X 10.4.9 I don't think there are any conflicting apps, i pretty much killed anything that was running, besides Crossover... however, i stumbled upon a forum thread that said nVidia Mac Pros can't run EVE as of yet...
Okay. I was mainly concerned with whether you were trying this on an old Mini or something with a discreet graphics card. It wouldn't surprise me if there was a conflict between crossover and invidia's drivers. I've been really unimpressed with their driver support lately, it seems that all my friends' nvidia cards have given them fits or are just flat out not playing some games.
Based on other threads, though, it seems at least possible that with the next Rev patch we'll get an official CIDER-wrapped client that works without hiccups like yours. Here's hopin'
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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.05.21 21:06:00 -
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Originally by: hotjojo I'm new to using a mac with eve. How do i right click with a mac??? lol seriously i don't know.
i'm used to playing with a PC. This is the first game i've ever tried to play on a mac
Umm, normally on a mac you hold down the ctrl key to bring up context menus, but I have no idea if this works as a right click in Crossover as I haven't used a mac with the default Apple mouse in a very long time. Honestly, the best thing I can suggest is to get almost any brand two-button or better mouse.
I had to laugh at the fact that EVE is the first game you've ever played on a mac, too. Not for malicious reasons, mind you, but for the fact that it's really not a Mac game at all. Even if CCP releases a CIDER wrapper for the client, it's still Windoze code.
By the way, welcome to Mac
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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.05.25 00:17:00 -
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Originally by: Kurfi' Legimo If it does work than is it bearable?
Over 25 fps when out of stations?
BTW: I do NOT want to get virtual pc or any form of windows on the laptop.
I will be using the MacBook 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Any help please?
Already addressed this in the thread. On my MacBook I find EVE playable when I run it natively in Windows XP, but with Crossover it's choppy as all get-out. Certainly nowhere near 25 fps, even inside stations.
I don't know how well it runs under WINE/linux, but you could always install linux as a dual-boot setup and give that a shot. I prefer Xubuntu for it's minimal overhead and ease of configuration, but almost anything will run fine on a MacBook (though I couldn't get Freespire to work for me). If you want to play games, get a laptop with a discreet graphics card. MacBooks are all integrated Intel GMA 950 chipsets, MacBook Pros have ATI X1600 cards with either 128 or 256 MB video RAM.
Speculation on the release of an official Mac client can be found elsewhere in this thread / forum. Suffice it to say that it will make a lot of people happy
Also welcome to Mac!
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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.05.27 03:24:00 -
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Would you mind sharing just how you did that? I'd love to know
Also, the sound issue has not been resolved by Codeweavers yet. I'd suggest checking their forums to see if that's on the to-do list.
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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.05.27 17:49:00 -
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Well, I can "play" just fine, tweaking my setup in station, running courier missions, changing skills, etc. When it comes time to fight and 15-20 ships lag my view to the point that i'm measuring seconds per frame, I consider that a slight hinderance. For now I'm perfectly happy to play on a decent desktop setup if I want to do anything that's not afk-able.
As a side note, has anyone else had the bug where you can't move the cursor all the way to the bottom of the screen? I've had this on two different machines, and it makes opening the chat window once you've closed it impossible.
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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.05.28 18:08:00 -
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Originally by: Aeron Smyth Also, I am having issues with combat framerate as well. I don't think it is an issue with CrossOver per se. My Macbook doesn't have the game-worthy video card that the Macbook Pro has, so that is probably why ( I could be wrong tho).
No, you're absolutely right. Since there is not an actual graphics card in the MacBook, Crossover tricks EVE into thinking it has one through emulation. This requires a lot of work on the part of the CPU, and can mean higher graphics quality in less demanding situations (station, warp), but also causes problems when it's asked to do not one, or two, but twenty things at once.
Interesting point about the resolution. My desktop uses 1440x900, and it has the same problem. Seems a little awkward...
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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.06.01 13:33:00 -
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Originally by: Diabloss I hope this is the right place to post.
I have a MacBook pro Os 10.4.7 and i cannot run Eve with CrossOver 6.1
I get up to the character selection screen and it vanishes before i can do anything.
I tried to modify the "voiceenabled" to 0, but the line does not existe in the "..Program Files/CCP/EVE/cache/prefs.ini" file. I added the line, but it still did not work.
Could anyone help please ?
You're in the right place, Diab. A few suggestions: Erase Crossover and the old EVE installation. Run software update for pete's sake and get up to 10.4.9 (I doubt this has anything to do with your problem, but it's a good idea anyway). Then reinstall Crossover then use it's automated installation process to grab EVE.
I had a similar problem getting a previously downloaded client install to work. Letting Crossover do the work seems to be the most reliable method. _______________________________________________________________
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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.06.14 21:25:00 -
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That's odd, if it happened by default. Check the window settings and make sure they aren't at max transparency. Also click the make transparent icon in each window and see what happens.
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RuriHoshino
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Posted - 2007.06.18 04:41:00 -
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You know, if you have that much money to throw at lag, you might consider helping the rest of us get new machines too. After all, if everyone's client machines were uber, the total lag in the game could be reduced _____________________________________
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