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Gut

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Dwarf Fortress on a Macbook
« on: December 15, 2007, 10:52:00 pm »

Just as a general FYI - so far, Dwarf Fortress is running just fine on a Macbook, running in a Vmware Fusion Windows XP session. I do have to use an external USB keyboard to play.  This is on the 2.2 ghtz "Santa Rosa" macbook.


I've only been playing for a few (still at 7 dwarves, no real clue as to what I'm doing, etc), but its running fine.

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Re: Dwarf Fortress on a Macbook
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2007, 10:59:00 pm »

Though, before I go to far.... how do I determine the games framerate?
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Dame de la Licorne

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Re: Dwarf Fortress on a Macbook
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2007, 11:00:00 pm »

I'm running it using Parallel Desktop XP Pro on the most recent Macbook, runs better than on my PC   :)
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Re: Dwarf Fortress on a Macbook
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2007, 11:01:00 pm »

quote:
Originally posted by Gut:
<STRONG>Though, before I go to far.... how do I determine the games framerate?</STRONG>

If you go into the init.txt file and scroll down, there's an option to display fps, set that to 'yes' and you'll see it in-game.

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Re: Dwarf Fortress on a Macbook
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2007, 12:30:00 am »

I use crossover on my macbook.  Works like a charm.  Plus you can get it for free.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress on a Macbook
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2007, 07:55:00 am »

quote:
Originally posted by Karlito:
<STRONG>I use crossover on my macbook.  Works like a charm.  Plus you can get it for free.</STRONG>

confirmed. i use crossover and it works just fine on my macbook pro

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Re: Dwarf Fortress on a Macbook
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2007, 09:47:00 pm »

quote:
Originally posted by Karlito:
<STRONG>I use crossover on my macbook.  Works like a charm.  Plus you can get it for free.</STRONG>

Where did you get it for free?

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Re: Dwarf Fortress on a Macbook
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2007, 02:48:00 pm »

Okay, I was wrong.

I was thinking it was running fine, and was a slow paced game. It isn't running fine in Fusion, its running at around 11-12 Frames per Second. Now, Fusion is incredibly awesome for the stuff I need it for (Office apps, Netware admin tools, some remote control stuff for work, Netware 6.5 itself), but for DF, it sucks.

Anyone have a step by step guide to getting it working in Crossover?

Bootcamp holds promise. I copied the DF folder over to a weaker desktop (even worse built in graphics than the Macbooks GMA X3100) and it ran there at 33 FPS. Still pathetic, but hella lot better than what I've got going.  I would vastly prefer NOT to reboot into windows just to play DF though, if I can avoid it.

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Re: Dwarf Fortress on a Macbook
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2007, 03:45:00 pm »

I get a solid 60-100 fps using bootcamp on a 2.2 macbook pro.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress on a Macbook
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2007, 03:49:00 pm »

Macbook Pro has a lot better graphics card than the Macbooks. And Bootcamp is the same as running pure windows. I would prefer to not reboot into bootcamp just to play DF (but will if I have to).

Thanks!

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