Ship Simulator

English forum => Ship Simulator 2008 => Topic started by: playforpain on July 30, 2007, 04:13:13

Title: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: playforpain on July 30, 2007, 04:13:13

Can shipsim 2008 work on a mac?

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: shipfan55 on July 30, 2007, 06:19:54

no,most likly no,cuz you need right and left clicky things

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Ship Sim on July 30, 2007, 06:32:55

Quote from: playforpain on July 30, 2007, 04:13:13

Can shipsim 2008 work on a mac?

No Ship Sim cannot work on a mac. I know because I have a Mac with Windows  on it. Mac dose not support Windows games. But you could get windows Xp or Vista but you have to have a free program from Apple called bootcamp ( web site here  http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/  ) that allows you to install windows on your computer. But depending on how good you are with computers. I would surgest that you take I to a store that deals with Apple computers. ;)

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: playforpain on July 31, 2007, 00:05:43

That sucks but thanks, it helps a lot.  Good thing I dident buy it yet.  The video card on my PC just barley ran ship sim 2006, so I need  ney video card and 2008 :'( o well.  Again thanks


-playforpain

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: playforpain on July 31, 2007, 00:07:00

New video card..........Typo :-\

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Ship Sim on July 31, 2007, 03:53:45

What kind of card do you have. ???

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: playforpain on August 01, 2007, 00:53:41

In my PC I have an old radion card it was good then, but not now.




-Playforpain

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: playforpain on August 01, 2007, 03:17:11

I was thinking, if you buy the download should'nt work on a mac?  does anyone know?

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Ship Sim on August 01, 2007, 06:15:15

Do you have windows installed. And I also have a radion card. and it plays SS08 ok somedays.( A little jerky others.)

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: kerdezixe on August 01, 2007, 22:08:02

I tried the demo and downloading the full game (bought it a few mn ago).

The demo is working on my macbook pro (the 1st one, core duo, 32bits) with bootcamp and winXP SP2 installed.

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: playforpain on August 02, 2007, 01:39:10

So if I install bootcamp it should work? If you install windows it defeats the purpose of having a mac, right


-playforpain

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: kerdezixe on August 02, 2007, 02:39:44

Quote from: playforpain on August 02, 2007, 01:39:10

So if I install bootcamp it should work? If you install windows it defeats the purpose of having a mac, right

Bootcamp is a tool to install Windows in dualboot with macos X on your mac.
So you can choose to boot on Windows (2k, XP, Vista) OR macos X.

The purpose of a mac is to be able to run both macos X and windows.
And it's still very good hardware anyway, even if you only run Windows (shaaaaaaaame !!!)

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: playforpain on August 02, 2007, 02:50:49

So can I just use my windows XP disc I use on my PC.  Wil it run the disc in my mac.  And how do I choose to run with windows or the mac program?  I have an Emac its older but it should work...right?


           thanks for all your help



-Playforpain

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: kerdezixe on August 02, 2007, 05:59:57

Quote from: playforpain on August 02, 2007, 02:50:49

So can I just use my windows XP disc I use on my PC.  Wil it run the disc in my mac.  And how do I choose to run with windows or the mac program?  I have an Emac its older but it should work...right?

Nope.
Windows will run only on intel based Mac.
iMac, MacMini, Macbook, macbook pro, mac pro.

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Ship Sim on August 02, 2007, 06:47:22

Quote from: playforpain on August 02, 2007, 02:50:49

So can I just use my windows XP disc I use on my PC.  Wil it run the disc in my mac.  And how do I choose to run with windows or the mac program?  I have an Emac its older but it should work...right?


           thanks for all your help



-Playforpain

I think it is time to get a new computer. ;)

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: playforpain on August 03, 2007, 18:48:49

Ok thanks kerdezixe. Ship sim whatever, im lucky I have a mac if you send me money ill get a new computer ;).

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Ship Sim on August 03, 2007, 20:25:35

Ahh yes. My mac does its job ok. But has some problems with afiew of my games. Like Trainz. ;)

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: playforpain on August 05, 2007, 20:30:08

I can't use any PC games but its still a great computer.

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Microheavy on August 06, 2007, 22:25:53

I use it on my Mac Book Pro with Bootcamp, as I do all my games. A MAC is always better than a PC and ow that you can use Bootcamp you have everything.

Gat the Intel mac

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Orinoco on August 06, 2007, 23:05:06

Getting an Intel MAC with Windows installed surely defeats the whole object.

I'll stick with PCs thanks.

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: UUUUUHHHHHH on August 07, 2007, 17:34:26

Quote from: shipfan55 on July 30, 2007, 06:19:54

no,most likly no,cuz you need right and left clicky things

macs have right and left click.

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Ship Sim on August 08, 2007, 00:32:09

Yes they have right and left click buttons but they are hard to use if you have the standard mouse. ;)

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Microheavy on August 08, 2007, 21:52:45

Orinoco,

Sorry but I probably didn't make it clear - With Boot Camp installed you have a Dual Boot system i.e - A Mac and a PC.

The PC for games and the MAC for EVERYTHING else

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Karvel on August 18, 2007, 19:36:36

Sorry to bump this thread up, but I didn't think it would be worth creating another one.

My question is - I have an 1.87 GHz Intel Core Duo iMac with a 128 MB ATI Radeon X1600, running Windows XP via BootCamp. Would that graphics card run Ship Simulator 08 decently enough?

Many thanks.

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Parsec on August 18, 2007, 21:07:13

Quote from: Karvel on August 18, 2007, 19:36:36

Sorry to bump this thread up, but I didn't think it would be worth creating another one.

My question is - I have an 1.87 GHz Intel Core Duo iMac with a 128 MB ATI Radeon X1600, running Windows XP via BootCamp. Would that graphics card run Ship Simulator 08 decently enough?

Many thanks.

Download the demo, and give it a spin... that'll give you the answers for sure...

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Cruiseman3211 on August 19, 2007, 01:02:41

Hey there Karvel i just bought a shiny new 2.4 ghz imac, it runs it like a dream. But before i had the 2.4 i had the white 2.16 model with the x1600 It ran it great!!

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: Karvel on August 19, 2007, 17:01:39

That's great to know, cheers! :)

btw, does the "Norwegian Sea" free-roaming include Bergen or it just... the sea?

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: AlexKall on August 20, 2007, 14:05:13

Just the sea, a shame but can't get everything  ;)

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: iain on November 19, 2007, 14:34:26

I';ve just bought a shiny new mac too and when i run windows using bootcamp and isntall my Ship sim software it doesnt ask for my serial number and then when i click on the iconto start the game a samml white sqaure pops up - what am i doing wrong

Title: Re: Can Shipsim 2008 work on a mac?
Post by: titanic0123 on November 25, 2007, 13:13:41

No you cant. It only works ion XP and VISTA and 2000.