Post by Zeli on Jan 4, 2008 12:14:44 GMT -5
source: forums.warhammergamers.com/general-war-discussion/16-how-play-warhammer-online-mac.html
How to play Warhammer Online on a Mac
For many years I was a PC fanboy, always claiming Mac's to be overpriced garbage...then I bought one. I love my Macbook Pro, and whilst it may not be able to run all games on high settings it should be fine running WAR...but wait? Warhammer Online only supports Windows...that shouldn't stop you.
You have three options to play Warhammer Online on a Mac:
1. Crossover
This is may not work, as not everything works through this app, but if it does it will be awesome. Crossover allows you to run quite a few Windows-based apps/games on your Mac without actually having a partition of Windows or anything. It creates a fake C: drive and you can use the applications/games just as you normally would. The FPS obviously takes a hit, because it's being emulated, but it should still be playable.
2. Parallel's Desktop
This is very similar to Crossover, except you install a full copy of Windows on your Mac (yes, as horrible as that may sound), so WAR would definitely work this way, but there is the disadvantage of having a few gigs taken up just by Windows...which is a lot if you're using a notebook.
3. Boot Camp
Okay, well this is basically the same as playing on a PC. Included with Leopard, Boot Camp allows you to install Windows on your Mac, and then choose to boot it up when you switch your computer on. The advantage is you'll get the better FPS, but you won't be able to switch back to the wonder of the Apple interface unless you restart your computer.
...or EA Mythic could just release a Mac version of the game....doubtful though.
For many years I was a PC fanboy, always claiming Mac's to be overpriced garbage...then I bought one. I love my Macbook Pro, and whilst it may not be able to run all games on high settings it should be fine running WAR...but wait? Warhammer Online only supports Windows...that shouldn't stop you.
You have three options to play Warhammer Online on a Mac:
1. Crossover
This is may not work, as not everything works through this app, but if it does it will be awesome. Crossover allows you to run quite a few Windows-based apps/games on your Mac without actually having a partition of Windows or anything. It creates a fake C: drive and you can use the applications/games just as you normally would. The FPS obviously takes a hit, because it's being emulated, but it should still be playable.
2. Parallel's Desktop
This is very similar to Crossover, except you install a full copy of Windows on your Mac (yes, as horrible as that may sound), so WAR would definitely work this way, but there is the disadvantage of having a few gigs taken up just by Windows...which is a lot if you're using a notebook.
3. Boot Camp
Okay, well this is basically the same as playing on a PC. Included with Leopard, Boot Camp allows you to install Windows on your Mac, and then choose to boot it up when you switch your computer on. The advantage is you'll get the better FPS, but you won't be able to switch back to the wonder of the Apple interface unless you restart your computer.
...or EA Mythic could just release a Mac version of the game....doubtful though.