SH III on a mac

Slick Rick · 03-12-09, 08:23 PM

Is anyone running this game on a Mac with the new Crossover Mac software?? I am seriously thinking of making the jump to Mac but want to be able to play my favorite game.....Will all the great mods that have been shared still work if using this software??? I couldnt think of playing this game without GWX now.......guess I have been spoiled......plus all the great mods...just wouldnt be the same.....Rick

Sharkley · 03-13-09, 08:41 AM

I am sure it could be done, but you would have to install Windows XP on your Mac, I know there is software to allow you to do this.. May be worth a try..

Robert Fulton · 03-14-09, 12:09 AM

I am running SH3 on my brother's 30-month old iMac. We partitioned the hard drive using Boot Camp (included with the Mac), and installed Windows XP SP3 in the 2nd partition. I have had zero problems. No CTDs; no problem saving when near land or near other ships. (Knock on wood.) All the graphics work fine, but I have not installed any of the special graphics mods yet.

Like you I have resisted switching to Mac because of games that only run under Windows. Now that I have had this experience, I think I've bought my last Wintel. The Mac and its OSX operating system are everything I had hoped they would be.

Slick Rick · 03-15-09, 11:47 AM

I had hoped I would hear something like this....I too have been a long time PC'r...but I think the time has come to make the switch....just been a little apprehensive I guess...thanx for the feedback...I will let you know how it goes.....Rick

skookum · 03-15-09, 08:07 PM

I was just past the apex of my SH3 addiction when my PC began to act up. My wife had been begging me (read: bugging me) for a Mac for some time. I bought a 24" imac last year, dual 3.06 with the Geforce 8800 and 4 gigs of ram.

The first thing I did after I brought it home was buy a copy of Windows Vista Home Premium, run Bootcamp and install Silent hunter 4. Totally happy. I only use Windows for gaming, but Mac is such a better environment anyways that the reboot between sessions doesn't bother me.

If you're thinking about making the switch to Mac then you should just do it. You will not regret it. And there is no real downside, except for cost. But hey, you're paying for quality. That's how I justified it. And the performance is phenomenal in either environment.

bookworm_020 · 03-17-09, 05:45 AM

Best of both worlds!

jacobopm · 08-17-09, 02:57 AM

Hi,

I'm triyng to use a 2GHz, 2 GB Ram and a GeForce 9400M 512MB card.
I have tried the BootCamp path, I have installed SHIII and the 1.4b update. Everything is fine up untill the menu, when I start a game it always freezes after a cople of minutes (video driver??)

Also I wanted to ask if any one knows where to download the CWX3-4, every time I download it from "The Grey wolves" web it is corrupted.

Best regards,

Rafael · 08-17-09, 07:51 AM

No problems here.

I have 3 Mac computers.

iMac 24" works great with bootcamp.

I run SH3 with 5 installations (MultiSH3) on a MacBook 15" Pro with NVIDEA GeFroce 9600M GT.

SIlentHunterIII (the original one, without any mods)
GWX 3.0
NYGM
LSH3 v.4
WAC 4.0

All installations without any problems. No CTD!

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...85&postcount=8

03-12-09, 08:23 PM	#1
Slick Rick Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Whats left of Florida Posts: 396 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	SH III on a mac Is anyone running this game on a Mac with the new Crossover Mac software?? I am seriously thinking of making the jump to Mac but want to be able to play my favorite game.....Will all the great mods that have been shared still work if using this software??? I couldnt think of playing this game without GWX now.......guess I have been spoiled......plus all the great mods...just wouldnt be the same.....Rick __________________ Wasserbomb!!!!

03-15-09, 11:47 AM	#4
Slick Rick Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Whats left of Florida Posts: 396 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I had hoped I would hear something like this....I too have been a long time PC'r...but I think the time has come to make the switch....just been a little apprehensive I guess...thanx for the feedback...I will let you know how it goes.....Rick __________________ Wasserbomb!!!!

03-15-09, 08:07 PM	#5
skookum Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 351 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I was just past the apex of my SH3 addiction when my PC began to act up. My wife had been begging me (read: bugging me) for a Mac for some time. I bought a 24" imac last year, dual 3.06 with the Geforce 8800 and 4 gigs of ram. The first thing I did after I brought it home was buy a copy of Windows Vista Home Premium, run Bootcamp and install Silent hunter 4. Totally happy. I only use Windows for gaming, but Mac is such a better environment anyways that the reboot between sessions doesn't bother me. If you're thinking about making the switch to Mac then you should just do it. You will not regret it. And there is no real downside, except for cost. But hey, you're paying for quality. That's how I justified it. And the performance is phenomenal in either environment. __________________

03-17-09, 05:45 AM	#6
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Best of both worlds! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

08-17-09, 02:57 AM	#7
jacobopm Bilge Rat Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	trouble BootCamp Hi, I'm triyng to use a 2GHz, 2 GB Ram and a GeForce 9400M 512MB card. I have tried the BootCamp path, I have installed SHIII and the 1.4b update. Everything is fine up untill the menu, when I start a game it always freezes after a cople of minutes (video driver??) Also I wanted to ask if any one knows where to download the CWX3-4, every time I download it from "The Grey wolves" web it is corrupted. Best regards,

03-13-09, 08:41 AM	#2
Sharkley Engineer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 216 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	I am sure it could be done, but you would have to install Windows XP on your Mac, I know there is software to allow you to do this.. May be worth a try..

03-14-09, 12:09 AM	#3
Robert Fulton Mate Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA Posts: 59 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I am running SH3 on my brother's 30-month old iMac. We partitioned the hard drive using Boot Camp (included with the Mac), and installed Windows XP SP3 in the 2nd partition. I have had zero problems. No CTDs; no problem saving when near land or near other ships. (Knock on wood.) All the graphics work fine, but I have not installed any of the special graphics mods yet. Like you I have resisted switching to Mac because of games that only run under Windows. Now that I have had this experience, I think I've bought my last Wintel. The Mac and its OSX operating system are everything I had hoped they would be.

08-17-09, 07:51 AM	#8
Rafael Captain Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rotterdam - The Netherlands Posts: 514 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 7	No problems here. I have 3 Mac computers. iMac 24" works great with bootcamp. I run SH3 with 5 installations (MultiSH3) on a MacBook 15" Pro with NVIDEA GeFroce 9600M GT. SIlentHunterIII (the original one, without any mods) GWX 3.0 NYGM LSH3 v.4 WAC 4.0 All installations without any problems. No CTD! http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...85&postcount=8