Star Wars The Old Republic on a Macbook pro via Parallels no bootcamp

[jbeihl1]

so you basically set up your computer as a dual-boot platform which is able to run both MAC-OS and Windows? How are you running this game on your Mac? I want it so bad but I am a Mac user.

[xXXDuckXxXHunterXXx]

so u can buy the mac version or is it when u buy the normal windows version its also 4 mac

[rongeur56]

@xXXDuckXxXHunterXXx No man, it's windows only.

[yugioh19312]

would you tell me

how much GB that game needs?

because i have bootcamp and only 24 GB free

[rongeur56]

@yugioh19312 Mine take 22 Gb but i think the installer check if at least 25 or 26 Gb are free. Anyway a windows partition with less than 1Gb free will not run fine.

[LoneArcane]

Use Bootcamp not parallels...on parallels you have to run the Mac operating system and windows......versus on bootcamp your only running windows.

[rongeur56]

@LoneArcane Oh come on dude, don't you get that this video IS for people who wants to see how this game runs with parralells ???? Of course I play this game with my bootcamp partition!

Oh by the way, the keyboard is backlit with some optic fiber and LEDs, what heat are you talking about ? The 0.005 W needed to light le LEDs ? Come on. Dude. Really.

[LoneArcane]

@rongeur56 I'm sorry, I apologize.

[rongeur56]

@LoneArcane Well don't. I didn't want to be rude with you. I had a tuff day.

[LoneArcane]

Dude turn your keyboard lights off, your not old that you need them and all they do is create more heat....

[MemphisGreenMan]

@rongeur56 hey i was looking in the description and was having trouble getting the game going can you tell me where to change the parallels settings so i can fix it up like yours. Please and thank you

[rongeur56]

@MemphisGreenMan Hey I just added a link in the description!

[MemphisGreenMan]

@rongeur56 aahh thanks that helps sorry for the question but i seriously could not find it.

[ImSeriesous]

I am using P7 but when I open swtor it has no frames.

[KingDarkHoly]

come an look at my video

see if you like it 

[KingDarkHoly]

nice video im also doing the still but then i stop an started running it on bootcamp its better 2 do it that way, for me because i run more then one game on my macbook pro, like rift skyrim adp and more but, but i do like ur video

[AlexPeff]

clicker = bad :P

[rongeur56]

@AlexPeff What do you mean?

[FPSOWner]

@rongeur56 How did you get this to work

[AlexPeff]

@rongeur56 i saw how you were clicking your attacks/abilities/buffs rather than using your numbered keybinds to do it. If you learn to break that habbit and use keybinds for EVERYTHING you'll soon see a lot of improvement. I'm not saying YOU're bad... just clicking. My friend used to be a clicker in wow and he still owned me all the time. but once he started keybinding he was untouchable to me :P

[rongeur56]

@AlexPeff Haha yeah, and how am I supposed to hold the camera then :D Thanks for the advice but I'm not a clicker! Anyway I learned a word thanks to you!

[AlexPeff]

@rongeur56 haha i guess i didn't think that one through all the way ;P

[Vo0oOo0oV]

Shit!! the fan sounds like a tank in battlefield 3

[CoolsBreeze]

Gaming on macs some people may think that it's a bad idea but when I see people gaming on macs it just looks awesome. Go mac go!

[afarm39]

@CoolsBreeze i wish they would just make this game for mac. i bought one for college and everyone has one.

[KingDarkHoly]

@CoolsBreeze i game on mac i play this and wow and rift

[SPADESmovies]

how did you get this game on the mac? did you get the collectors edition?

[Sparrrry]

@SPADESmovies A software called Parallels Desktop. You install Windows 7 on there then SWTOR onto Windows 7

[m05z]

installed mine via bootcamp. runs it better than my dad's gaming PC.

[keshan007]

if anyone could help me out by answering this, i know SWTOR has script rewrite addons, but can u get an addon to allow the game to run on your mac without bootcamp

[rongeur56]

@keshan007 I'm not aware of any kind of way to run a windows game natively on your mac. But if you find out, let the world know!

[mycomputerfroze]

Do you think i'd be able to run smoothly with:

processor: 2.4 Ghz Intel core i5

Memory: 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

?????????

[rongeur56]

@mycomputerfroze It depends on your gpu.

[mycomputerfroze]

@rongeur56Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB graphics.

also, in your vid that mini screen you pulled up, is that an app or what??

[rongeur56]

@mycomputerfroze There are videos on youtube showing the game running on HD3000, so I guess you should check that. I don't think it will run smoothly.

What mini screen ? Maybe my widgets, or the OSX Lion expose feature.

[mycomputerfroze]

@rongeur56 Alright, thanks so much. And its the little thing that showed your gnu temp and all your specs. And how'd you get it to come on your screen like that?

[rongeur56]

@mycomputerfroze Ok this is a widget called istats pro (free on apple widget website).

It comes on my screen because I made a shortcut to bring it when i tap my trackpad's bottom left corner!

The other corners are shortcuts for cmd+q ,cmd+w and cmd+t. These shortcuts are very handy in everyday use.

Try BettertouchTool, it's a fantastic app!

[mycomputerfroze]

@rongeur56 Wow, BTT is awesome! Thanks!! I hope SWTOR runs smoothly on my mac. Thank you again!

[nigelrox1]

is this the star wars knights of the old republic you buy from the app store, I'm only asking because I'm not sure if i am going to buy it or not?

[rongeur56]

@nigelrox1 No this game is Star Wars The old Republic witch is windows only !

The game from the appstore is Knights of the Old Republic, which is 5 years old (and yet remarkable)

[snrub99]

do i need to take my macbook somewhere and have this done so i can play SWTOR?? thanks in advance

[SirTrott81]

@snrub99 no buy and install parallels 7, install windows, change your setting for it, and then install the game like you would do on windows

[DCMR41]

which is better for swtor bootcamp or parallels?

[rongeur56]

@DCMR41 For every game, every app, bootcamp is better, faster, period. The thing is that somme people don't want to have a bootcamp partition.

[DCMR41]

@rongeur56 okay, i have a mid 2010 MBP with 4gb of memory, do you think it would run smooth through bootcamp?

[rongeur56]

@DCMR41 With all settings on low, on a fresh bootcamp install, you'll get 45-55 fps for sure. Maybe more.

On bootcamp, with all settings on low, I get a constant 120 fps ! But my GPU is better so ...

[adrianoray92]

@rongeur56 hey man do you think i can run it on lowest? not to laggy sure it can freeze a bit lol. 2.13Ghz Intel core 2 duo 2gb ram and NvidiaGforce9400m? its an macbook 5,2 13"

[aikithenoudle]

Do you guys think it would work on a 2009 MBP ? Here are the details, please help, need to know :D Thanks!

2,26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

8 Go RAM

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M

Don't know anything about that shit but thats pretty much what think u would need to help me ^^

[Unicornlover116]

is the 2011 4gb with intel core i5 good enough and play as smoothly, pls reply if anyone knows

[Evilnils]

what gadget is that?

[rongeur56]

@Evilnils istat pro , free on apple website.

[Evilnils]

@rongeur56 Ah sweet, I didnt know the pro version was free.. :s thanks mate :)

[SaltySutek]

Runs very nice mate. I have a Early 2011 MBP with a 1Gb 6950M and i7 2.2Ghz and it runs extremely well inside Parallels (40-50 FPS)

However, running this game Natively under Bootcamp I get around 4-5 FPS. So their engine does have some issues at the moment and we may see better performance yet out of Parallels.

I will say that the input lag running under Parallels (especially the mouse) is pretty bad. You have to turn SmartMouse off to get a decent response time and then the Cursor dissapears.

[SaltySutek]

@SaltySutek Oops that should say 6750M

[rongeur56]

@SaltySutek I had the same issue. It comes from the ati driver in bootcamp. I made a new bootcamp partition with a clean windows install and then it was good.

P.S: Haha yeah it would be awesome to have a 6950m in a mbp!

[SaltySutek]

@rongeur56 When you say "the ati driver in bootcamp." do you mean the Catalyst from ATI's website or the native bootcamp apple supplied driver is the problem?

Im running the 12.1 Preview drivers at the moment but did try to revert back to the Native bootcamp ones with no change.

[SaltySutek]

@SaltySutek Okay I just solved the issue by doing a clean bootcamp install and not installing the Catalyst drivers. Thanks for that @rongeur56. Been pulling my hair out for weeks.

[rongeur56]

@SaltySutek Yeah the Catalyst drivers screwed up everything when I tried to install them. I think they are intentionally bad for macbooks. Just stick with bootcamp drivers and try ATI traytool for overclocking !

[TheSimGirls1]

I was able to install the first disc but when it said insert disc 2 it was not able to install that disc. HELP!!!!

[joeyda2825]

Mid 2010 Macbook Pro with 8GB of RAM and the NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256 MB...think I can handle it in bootcamp?

[SuperRalphinator]

@joeyda2825

I doubt it I have a Mid 2010 MBP with 8 GB of RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M with 512 MB it's playable but jerky. Although that is on an external 27" mac display. I'm going to try it with out the display just to check it out but if I can't use my badass display then I don't feel compelled to play it.

[awebb191919]

Hey man I have a 2.4GHz 13" Macbook Pro with 4GB or RAM and I just need your help with the setup. Also, why use Parallels when you could use Bootcamp? Please respond back as soon as possible. Thanks!

[rongeur56]

@awebb191919 Parallels because some people just don't want to instal bootcamp. I don't understand what help you want from me about any setup .. ?

[parkour2342]

Can you put a tutorial For my friend He wants to playe this game plz. Thumps So He can see this plz

[linapablo]

Thanks will try out

[linapablo]

How will the performance be like on iMac 27inch mid 2011 with i5 528 mb video card with 4 gig ram running bootcamp

[rongeur56]

@linapablo Should be good with bootcamp, but not with parallels.

[Lmfano]

When i went to download it said i didn't have enough CPu can i still download it and play?

[rongeur56]

@Lmfano I guess you can still download it, but surely you will not be able to play.

[thethreestuges123]

Could i run this with bootcamp on the 13 in macbook pro with 2.7 ghz dual core 4 gigs of ram and intel hd 3000 ?

[rongeur56]

@thethreestuges123 Maybe but you'll get no more than 30 fps with all settings on low.

[Tybrad88]

can u show me how to do this? I'm running a 27 in IMac and running swtor throughs parallels.. but i have to run on low and its running so badly.. plz help!

[rongeur56]

@Tybrad88 What config do you have on your iMac ?