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Hi, I am new on here. I have not got a Mac but I am thinking about getting one, does anybody know how well FS2004/FSX would run on Mac's. I play a lot of it and I was thinking that with leopard comming out, if FSX/FS2004 ran ok on a Mac, I would be able to use the features and they would be quite useful but I want to check everything would be ok first.
Flight Simulator on a Mac?
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 10:14 AM
I've been using FS X on my Mac Pro in Boot Camp, and it works quite well (I've got the upgraded video card in it, BTW). It lags a bit on really busy screens at my resolution (1280x1024, I think), but it's quite playable.
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 10:29 AM
What setting do you think I could run it on with good frame rates if I got a iMac and maybe upgraded it abit, I know you can upgrade them as I seen it on a iTunes podcast but I just want to see what setting it would run. Thanks.
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 10:33 AM
I'm not sure, not having tried it myself. I would think you could find a mix at 1024x768 to get decent frame rates -- I have it running in a window, as I like to be able to switch out of it easily.
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 10:52 AM
Ok, on the podcast I mentioned before, there was a program called VMWare, I was thinking about it becuase I fly with a VA, I was thinking about just having my plane fly all day, and if I get leopard which I would if I get a mac, then I can use spaces and have lots of screens for other things while the flight was flying. If you have herd of VMWare, then do you think that FSX would run smoother or the same on VMWare compared to bootcamp. Thanks.
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 01:41 PM
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then do you think that FSX would run smoother or the same on VMWare compared to bootcamp. Thanks.
then do you think that FSX would run smoother or the same on VMWare compared to bootcamp. Thanks.
Not a chance, no way.
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 04:17 PM
I suspect that it won't even be playable. FSX is very, very demanding software.
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 05:53 PM
Worse than that, I doubt it will even load -- VMWare's graphics support is good, but it doesn't support the newest DX features. I never even tried to load it, though, because as Peter noted, it's extremely demanding.
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Posted 26 October 2007 - 03:48 AM
Would it be possible in Spaces to have one space with boot camp then the other 3 spaces using OS X? Because that is what I was thinkiong about doing. So one spaces has FS in XP or Vista then the other space has other things in OSX. Thanks again.
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Posted 26 October 2007 - 06:59 AM
Boot Camp is not OS X. It lets you boot (restart, turn on, power up, whatever) your Mac as an actual Windows computer. No OS X technologies are available, because when you boot as a Windows machine, well, that's what you have.
But Boot Camp is the best way to play Windows games, hands down.
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But Boot Camp is the best way to play Windows games, hands down.
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Posted 18 November 2007 - 11:48 PM
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Worse than that, I doubt it will even load -- VMWare's graphics support is good, but it doesn't support the newest DX features. I never even tried to load it, though, because as Peter noted, it's extremely demanding.
Worse than that, I doubt it will even load -- VMWare's graphics support is good, but it doesn't support the newest DX features. I never even tried to load it, though, because as Peter noted, it's extremely demanding.
I have tried to install the X version on Fusion on a brand new 24" iMac with 2GB RAM. When I try to run the game it tells me I must have the monitor set to a minimum resolution (which it already is). Whether I choose to adjust the resolution or not the game just shuts down without any errors. I have never been able to play it.
Does a fresh Boot Camp install still require you to erase and reinstall?
