SH III on a mac

bookworm_020 · 03-17-09, 05:45 AM

Best of both worlds!

Otto Heinzmeir · 03-17-09, 09:08 PM

I haven't used a Mac yet. Can they be upgraded like a PC? I like to play games, and I try to make my PC last 5 to 6 years by getting a new graphics card every two years. Do Macs use the same GPU's ie. ATI, Nividea, as a PC? Or is it all proprietary?

03-29-09, 10:50 PM

I've been playing all day today on my MacBook Pro. GWX works great under Boot Camp (Tiger) once I upgraded my video driver. I was even able to get it working under VMWare, but the mouse was buggy and the video looked poor because of the VMWare video driver. I'm going to mess with it some more because I sure would love to be able to play under OSX without rebooting.

Slick Rick · 05-18-09, 08:19 PM

Hi guys...well I took the plunge and bought an Imac....I have installed the program Parallels which allows you to load windows and run it without partitioning the hard drive....I have used it to access Quicken with success....I installed SHIII and patched it....and then installed GWX III.....modded it slightly...and then tried to launch....it gets me to the menu....I then load a new career....and then when I try and start the game...it goes thru the loading process...which is extremely quick I might add....and then dumps me to the desktop......

Is anyone else using this program to run SHIII and if so.....any suggestions?? Thanx....Rick

TigerShark808 · 05-19-09, 09:59 PM

We all want the reliability of MAC and the freedom of Windows. In a perfect world we would have that. Atleast we can dream of it.

skookum · 05-20-09, 09:59 AM

It's funny that people claim Macs are more reliable. I have to take my 24" imac in this week because the HD is about to fail (google "flashing question mark of death"). Macs are PCs. Same parts, same power supplies, same processors, same vulnerability to technical failure. The GUI is most definitely more well engineered than Windows but I've had my share of software crashes and system hangs on OSX.

I'm really glad I bought my imac, but the whole "Mac phenomenon" is bordering on cultish. Seriously, it's just a computer. Like Barak Obama, your iMac or Macbook is not the messiah. It's just a tool designed to do a job. Hell, I'm sure half of Apple's worshipers don't even own a Mac.

Jaman · 05-20-09, 10:24 AM

The "secret" of Mac stability and reliability is a S.O built (and well built) to work together with a determined pieces of hardware. That avoids almost any compatibility problems.

I rather stay with the option of handpicking the hardware for my machines, tough. If you now what are you doing you can save a lot of money and still get a powerfull computer.

03-17-09, 05:45 AM	#1
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"

05-18-09, 08:19 PM	#4
Slick Rick Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Whats left of Florida Posts: 396 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hi guys...well I took the plunge and bought an Imac....I have installed the program Parallels which allows you to load windows and run it without partitioning the hard drive....I have used it to access Quicken with success....I installed SHIII and patched it....and then installed GWX III.....modded it slightly...and then tried to launch....it gets me to the menu....I then load a new career....and then when I try and start the game...it goes thru the loading process...which is extremely quick I might add....and then dumps me to the desktop...... Is anyone else using this program to run SHIII and if so.....any suggestions?? Thanx....Rick __________________ Wasserbomb!!!!

05-19-09, 09:59 PM	#5
TigerShark808 Engineer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 2074 nautical miles south west of San Francisco! Posts: 212 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	We all want the reliability of MAC and the freedom of Windows. In a perfect world we would have that. Atleast we can dream of it. __________________ GWX3GOLD OLC "Gold" MkIId SH3 Commander D.I.D 100% Realism ! SWCs-AtlanticReaper Skin <---because it is badass!

05-20-09, 09:59 AM	#6
skookum Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 351 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	It's funny that people claim Macs are more reliable. I have to take my 24" imac in this week because the HD is about to fail (google "flashing question mark of death"). Macs are PCs. Same parts, same power supplies, same processors, same vulnerability to technical failure. The GUI is most definitely more well engineered than Windows but I've had my share of software crashes and system hangs on OSX. I'm really glad I bought my imac, but the whole "Mac phenomenon" is bordering on cultish. Seriously, it's just a computer. Like Barak Obama, your iMac or Macbook is not the messiah. It's just a tool designed to do a job. Hell, I'm sure half of Apple's worshipers don't even own a Mac. __________________

05-20-09, 10:24 AM	#7
Jaman Gunner Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 95 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	The "secret" of Mac stability and reliability is a S.O built (and well built) to work together with a determined pieces of hardware. That avoids almost any compatibility problems. I rather stay with the option of handpicking the hardware for my machines, tough. If you now what are you doing you can save a lot of money and still get a powerfull computer. __________________ Silent Hunter III - GWX 2.1 - 16km Atmosphere - SH3 Commander - 62% Realism - DiD Kaptlt. Reinhard Hessler - 7th Flotilla - U-255 (Type VIIC) Oblt. z. S. Hayden von Beier - R.I.P

03-17-09, 09:08 PM	#2
Otto Heinzmeir Weps Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wilhelmshaven Local Pub Posts: 361 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I haven't used a Mac yet. Can they be upgraded like a PC? I like to play games, and I try to make my PC last 5 to 6 years by getting a new graphics card every two years. Do Macs use the same GPU's ie. ATI, Nividea, as a PC? Or is it all proprietary?

03-29-09, 10:50 PM	#3
Cue-Ball909 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I've been playing all day today on my MacBook Pro. GWX works great under Boot Camp (Tiger) once I upgraded my video driver. I was even able to get it working under VMWare, but the mouse was buggy and the video looked poor because of the VMWare video driver. I'm going to mess with it some more because I sure would love to be able to play under OSX without rebooting.