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Topic Subject: | What chance pray tell CaesarIV on my MacBook |
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posted 03-31-12 04:33 ET (US) Dear all I have a 2008 MacBook, with GMA X3100, Intel Core Duo 2.4Ghz, 2GB ram. Is there any way I can play the game on my machine (via bootcamp, Windows etc, or some other workaround)? I think it's unlikely: it gets pretty warm and noisy when I play Frontier Elite II on Dosbox! And I am a bit baffled by this pixel shading, texture and lighting business. Any help would be appreciated. Many, many years of my youth spent playing and replaying Caesar 3. Joe | |
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posted 03-31-12 05:25 ET (US) 1 / 13 Hi Joe! I have absolutely no idea about this, so I'll move your post to the technical forum and maybe Angel PCDania can help you. Good luck. |
posted 03-31-12 05:43 ET (US) 2 / 13 Thanks, apologies for posting in wrong place! Joe |
posted 03-31-12 09:16 ET (US) 3 / 13 From what I can tell Mac* is just overpriced Intel arch with a proprietary OS. So it shouldn't be much of a problem to create a dual boot and install your own windows. You should beware of data loss if you decide to make a Windows - MacOS dual boot. If you have no experience I wouldn't recommend it. I'm no specialist, but you may also try wine (which I think runs on Macs too) .. Some games have problems with wine though, but CB series do not, from what I gather. Caesar 3 runs fine on wine, at least my copy (I run it with Linux), since it's DRM free, or I think it is. I hope this helps. Regards. [This message has been edited by Eswen (edited 03-31-2012 @ 09:19 AM).] This is an action role-playing game and one of the best games developed by Bethesda Game Studios. It features and open world environment designed with outstanding graphics and full with elements that back in 2011, the year when this game was released, were not seen in any other game.This one of the reasons for which received so many awards, including the “Game of the Year” and “Best RPG of the Year”. It was also voted for the top position in “Top 100’s Games of All Times” and also was no. Why is there no official skyrim for mac. The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Mac OS XSPECIAL EDITIONFor sure one of the most popular games ever released, The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Mac OS X has finally came into the world of players who own a Macintosh. A second sea god ffxv. Noctis will actually automatically dodge some projectiles in this mode, as well as automatically choosing the best Royal Arm for each attack. While within Armiger mode, all attacks have an automatic 1.5 times multiplier. |
posted 03-31-12 17:22 ET (US) 4 / 13 And Caesar IV - could this run on 'wine' as well? |
posted 03-31-12 18:13 ET (US) 5 / 13 Here you could find some information about windows programs running on wine, some general information about wine itself. From what I can see all the tests made (with different linuxes) show that C4 doesn't run on wine, it seems it doesn't even install straight-forwardly. It may run on mac, but I can't really say, since no one tested it on that OS. Sorry : Source: winehq.org - Caesar 4 Beware that using wine can be painful - literally. Sometimes one'd have to install .NET, additional fonts etc. just to get something running. It's not an ideal solution is what I'm trying to say. Regards. |
posted 04-01-12 10:28 ET (US) 6 / 13 Thanks for your info Eswen. I'm looking for trouble-free gaming that in no way compromises my work laptop - therefore Rome will have to wait a while longer. On the other hand, the family does somewhat 'need' an all in one desktop. If I am to pick up one of these, what do you think I should look out for, to ensure maximum playability of Caesar IV on said unit? Am I right in thinking that the most important thing is an independent graphics card/processor? Thanks again, Joe |
posted 04-01-12 16:44 ET (US) 7 / 13 For games I'd recommend a desktop PC, not a mac and certainly not a notebook. The configuration depends on how much money you're willing to spare for a gaming machine, and most importantly what games are you planning on running. If you plan on running current releases (games released the last few months) you'll be needing a more powerful computer obviously. In particular I couldn't give you advice for the whole machine as I build (and upgrade) my computer myself, but for components: Processor (CPU) You don't need too powerful of a CPU for games, contrary to what people would like you to believe. Most of the games are running hard the video card, not the central processor. So here I'd go with mainstream available chips - for example a 2 core AMD at 2.8GHz per core should be enough and it's cheaper than most Intels. My processor is in that class - I play some games and write programs on my home PC, for my scientific calculations I use a cluster. Video card (GPU) Am I right in thinking that the most important thing is an independent graphics card/processor?Yes you are! For games and especially new games you need this to be a separate card with quite a lot of power. The more the better applies here! I use an old nVidia 8600GTS, but I don't play the latest games. Memory (RAM) Since this is the slowest component in a computer (excepting the non volatile memory), I'd advice you to buy it as fast as it can be bought, in a reasonable price margin of course. I see that my local vendor sells 2X4GB DDR3 1600MHz KINGSTON chips for ~50USD which is acceptable, and 8GB are more than enough. If you're not familliar with computers 1600MHz is the speed, and 4GB is the capacity. More MHz - more speed - smoother gaming. Hard disk (HDD) This you choose by a rule of thumb. For the most part 500GB is more than enough for a modern computer. Speed is given in RPM (Rotations per minute) and faster is better, but it's not critical. 7200RPM disk is probably the best compromise between price and speed, but I advise against lower speeds. Also I wouldn't recommend SSD (solid state disks) as they are more prone to wear an tear in the long run, and may even be more power consuming. Motherboard (MB) One picks this by the other components' characteristics - supported bus speed of the CPU, speed of the RAM, available extension slots etc. Probably they will pick it for you if you buy a whole machine. PSU (Power supply unit) Like with the MB it depends on the other components. Generally 500W is enough. Peripheral devices (Floppy, CD, DVD, BlueRay, Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor) Entirely up to you. One can buy a computer with the minimum of these. This is probably not exactly the advice you were expecting, but I hope it helps. Bear in mind that C4 is no longer considered a new game, so a new contemporary configuration would support it easily. Best regards. |
posted 04-01-12 16:58 ET (US) 8 / 13 Many thanks - very illuminating. Have learnt a few things from reading that, and have saved the page for future reference. Thanks again Eswen, All the best Joe |
posted 04-01-12 19:01 ET (US) 9 / 13 I'm glad I could be of help. PCDania might add a few things and/or provide a different viewpoint when he shows up. Good luck and I hope everything works out fine. Best regards. |
posted 04-02-12 03:03 ET (US) 10 / 13 PCDania might add a few things and/or provide a different viewpoint when he shows up.I've been here all the time What graphics card goes I can recommend a GeForce 560 (any of the variants of this card), you can get a AMD (former known as Ati) card in the same class a bit cheaper. I recommend Nvidia because I find it's more rare they have problems with their driver and usually are faster at fixing problems. That said, AMD is learning, and fast. The advice regarding CPU/graphics card (GPU) is still for the most part correct but it looks like developers are starting to balance the load between CPU and GPU more even. Games like Skyrim and The Witcher 2 both use the CPU more and there are a few more games out there that also places more of the load on the CPU. That way the developers make it possible for their graphics heavy games to run on more computers as their games are less dependent on people having a powerful (and expensive) GPU. By reading this fine print your soul is now the exclusive property of HeavenGames. [This message has been edited by PCDania (edited 04-02-2012 @ 03:04 AM).] |
posted 04-04-12 16:53 ET (US) 11 / 13 I've been here all the timeI suspected as much .. |
posted 09-15-12 15:27 ET (US) 12 / 13 I know this is an old thread, but PaulTheTall has provided free and tested Wrappers for a large number of PC games including Pharaoh, Zeus, Emperor and Caesar III. You need to own the original of course but he includes step by step instructions on how to get it to work under OSX if you don't have (or don't want) Win7 under Bootcamp. His web page is here.. http://www.paulthetall.com/index.html |
posted 12-20-12 07:01 ET (US) 13 / 13 UPDATE: have successfully loaded Caesar IV onto my 2008 MacBook! For your information, here are some relevant facts: OS X 10.5.8 Bootcamp 2.1 (was pre-installed, in Applications > Utilities) 20GB partition chosen Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 To avoid black screen of doom when installing Windows, restart computer and press option key, select Unknown Drive or the disk if it's still in the laptop and then you should be able to proceed installing Windows. Crucial drivers can be found here: Drivers [This message has been edited by OneGameJoe (edited 12-21-2012 @ 07:08 AM).] |
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