element1108 Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Curious to know and I'm hoping EVERY day that Black Shark will run through bootcamp on Intel based Mac's. I'm assuming I'm the only one on the forums with a mac who'd be curious to know this (mostly pc users here?). (For those who don't know, bootcamp actually runs windows at native speed on a partitioned hard drive in OS.) Anyway if it has been tested on bootcamp was it successful? What kind of frame rates were you getting with what system configuration? I'm a mac owner by trade (video editor) just doesn't make sense for me to have a gaming machine specifically for this sim....although I haven't ruled out the option ;). Any insight would be helpful! Thanks guys!
luckybob9 Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 In theory it should work perfectly because it runs window natively without the need for a virtual machine or emulation. Your only limitations will be the hardware. I have a mac in addition to my pc. If someone from ED would like me to test it I would be happy to. :) Nevada map contributer EDM Modeling tools FAQ: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1418067&postcount=1 Seo libh a chairde is chanadh liom. Líonaigí'n oíche le greann is le spórt. Seo sláinte na gcarad atá imithe uainn. Mar cheo an tsléibhe uaine, iad imithe go deo
nemises Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 There was a post only a day or so ago from one of the Beta Testers saying he was running it on Bootcamp no problems on his mac book pro. Check threads updated in the last 2 days, and you'll find it.
element1108 Posted October 1, 2008 Author Posted October 1, 2008 This is the best news I've heard all day. Thanks for the info guys!
Steve Davies Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Works great on my MacPro (running XP, not Vista). Steve Davies https://www.10percenttrue.com
element1108 Posted October 2, 2008 Author Posted October 2, 2008 What are you running it on Steve? Your system specs? I'm waiting until the new macbook pro's come out before I buy one. I'll run XP most likely on bootcamp.
mikoyan Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 I'm running lock-on under bootcamp using vista, there only one problem with my set-up, there is a small bug with sound, when you start a mission, its tarts with the jet engine sound running even if your airplane is completely off, the good thing is that it works ok when you light the afterburners. Does anyone have drivers to fix this issue?
graywo1fg Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 I have a macbook pro laptop with dual boot XP and OS10 or whatever.... runs like a dream! startup kicks my desktops butt!!! :D lockon runs great Voice of Jester AI Death From Above =DFA= Squadron Discord - https://discord.gg/deathfromabove http://www.twitch.tv/graywo1f https://www.youtube.com/user/Lonewo1fg
Steve Davies Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Element Here are my basic specs: Model Name: Mac Pro Model Identifier: MacPro3,1 Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz Number Of Processors: 2 Total Number Of Cores: 8 L2 Cache (per processor): 12 MB Memory: 6 GB DCS:BS runs beautifully with all the graphics options maxed out :). Steve Davies https://www.10percenttrue.com
element1108 Posted October 3, 2008 Author Posted October 3, 2008 What graphics card setup are you running Steve? ATI or NVIDIA? And what do you think would be a better setup; NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB or 4x ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256mb ???
element1108 Posted October 3, 2008 Author Posted October 3, 2008 Do you guys often play Lock On and Flaming Cliffs? My current mac is a power PC, I'm waiting for the new line of Macbook Pro's or Mac Pro's to drop (been about a year since their last update) so I'll be able to play Lock On and Blark Shark. Right now i"m just drooling over the screen grabs and video's posted for both Flaming Cliffs and BS. All i've got to sim with now is Enemy Engaged Commache vs Hokum and X-Plane 9 so a dated helo combat sim and a civilian (no combat) type flight sim. Thanks everyone for the re-assurance.
AlphaOneSix Posted October 4, 2008 Posted October 4, 2008 There was a post only a day or so ago from one of the Beta Testers saying he was running it on Bootcamp no problems on his mac book pro. Check threads updated in the last 2 days, and you'll find it. That was me. I've been offline for a few days so I missed this thread. I have not tried to play BS with the graphics maxed out, but it works fine at low to medium graphics, with a few exceptions for when things get really busy, but I still think it's completely playable. See specs in my sig below.
element1108 Posted October 4, 2008 Author Posted October 4, 2008 I'm assuming Tracker IR works in bootcamp as well? I can't imagine BS without it.
Steve Davies Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 Element Track IR works fine under bootcamp, but you do need to make sure that you have the most up-to-date driver when you use it with BS. My graphics cards specs are as follows: Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Type: Display Bus: PCIe Slot: Slot-1 PCIe Lane Width: x16 VRAM (Total): 512 MB Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de) I can't comment on the other card you asked about, as I don't have any experience of it. Suffice to say that the NVIDIA in my machine handles the sim very well, IMO. Steve Davies https://www.10percenttrue.com
element1108 Posted October 9, 2008 Author Posted October 9, 2008 Thanks Steve, the new Macbook Pro's are dropping on Tuesday Oct 14th so we'll see what kind of graphics cards they are sporting. I'm hearing 9600 GT but that's based on speculation. I've been holding off to get one cause I figured the new ones would be coming soon with updated system specs etc. Thanks again!
Steve Davies Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Element That sounds like a sensible plan. Out of interest, I tried running DCS:BS under Parallels last week, but it did not work. Steve Davies https://www.10percenttrue.com
element1108 Posted October 18, 2008 Author Posted October 18, 2008 Ordered my new macbook pro from apple, just waiting for it to be delivered. Intel Duo 2.8 GHZ, 4gb ram, NVIDIA 9600GT 512MB video card. I just got lockon and flaming cliffs as well (i know a few years too late) but never had a mac that could run windows prior to the new laptop. I'm hoping BS she runs smooth under my new configuration. I don't care to have the detail maxed out, I mainly care about super high frame rates. Thanks for the help on the matter guys!
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