[Switched2Mac]

Supposedly is out now.

I would like to know the playability of this game on various Mac computers (iBook, PowerBook, etc.)

Can someone post their results here along with their system specs?

Thanks in advance!

[Kristoff]

Played the demo on my QS dual 800 with 1.2 GB ram and nVidia GeForce3. Plays very well.

[derekn]

Runs great on my SP 1.2Ghz MDD, 768MB of RAM, stock Radeon 9000, running 10.3.3.

Lags a tiny bit when with a lot of action, but is VERY smooth overall with the default settings. I'm tempted to throw it up a bit, see how things perform. Stability has been rock solid since the 1.0.1 update came out, not one crash at all.

I really like the work i5Works did. Most games quit kind of slowly, I get the beachball for 20 seconds or so when I quit them. C&C just quits and it's done, VERY nice.

It is out BTW, my copy will be delivered tomorrow and most of the onlice places all have it now.

[billybob128]

well i spent the last two days trying to download it on a dial up and so i was Very happy to see it had finished just now.

untill i tried mounting it

Error - 199 C&C generals has failed to mount!!!!!!

as you all may be able to see i am VERY pissed off with this is there any quick fix or will i need to re-download it.

if i need to re-download im on a 2MB download link tomorro so that is ok

[Lateralus]

Originally posted by billybob128:
...dial up...

DSL is cheap, you know.

[KeyLimePi]

You know, I was sooooo looking forward to C&C Generals. The same day the demo came out I downloaded it and was glad to see that it played very smoothly on my Quicksilver dual 1G/GForceTi.

That said, I have to say I was pretty underwhelmed by the demo. I'm not much of a gamer (I think I say that in every thread) but this game just seemed kinda...I don't know...slow. Maybe it's not a fair comparison, but I think Age of Mythology is better looking and more engrossing. Am I missing something? Is the full version that much more exciting?

[Jim Paradise]

Originally posted by KeyLimePi:
You know, I was sooooo looking forward to C&C Generals. The same day the demo came out I downloaded it and was glad to see that it played very smoothly on my Quicksilver dual 1G/GForceTi.

That said, I have to say I was pretty underwhelmed by the demo. I'm not much of a gamer (I think I say that in every thread) but this game just seemed kinda...I don't know...slow. Maybe it's not a fair comparison, but I think Age of Mythology is better looking and more engrossing. Am I missing something? Is the full version that much more exciting?

I kind of felt the same way about the demo, and especially because it was a bloody large download. Also, on my ghz Tibook (512 ram), I didn't find it to run all that well. Decently for the most part, but considering the animations aren't anything too special, it seemed as though it could have run a lot more smoothly.

[billybob128]

yeah but broadband only comes out where i live next week - cant wait.

i live out in the woods basically

[Olorin]

I have a TiBook 1Ghz... seems like it may be a waste to bother buying this game ha?

[Tulkas]

I have a 1GHz eMac. Runs very well on the lowest settings although it occasionally skips a bit during cut-scenes.

[derekn]

So far I'm real happy with the full version. I've had one slowdown, but the main cuase is due to my tactic more than anything else I think. It's mission 4 I think, where you have to cross that bridge, take out the GLA camp, then when you think it's over, they come out of a new camp and destory a Dam. It isolates you from your original base and you have to establish a new base on the other side. I did that once and results were less than stellar. LOL Loads of GLA come at you, so I evacuate all my forces to the other side (with my original base), then when the second half of the mission starts, I evacuate all of the new forces to the other side too. All the GLA forces congregate on the coast, right next to the water but some end up IN the water. They can't get to me of course, but that doesn't stop them from trying. The performance lags a fair bit when that happens, as soon as all of them are taken care of though, especially the ones in the water, the performance is back to normal.

If you have doubts about performance etc, try the demo. Like it? Buy it.

[alex_kac]

This is a pretty fun game.

[Jupeman]

I was originally disappointed with the game compared to Starcraft and Warcraft III. I plugged a long and played another scneario (I started with the USA, didn't notice it was the third thing you were supposed to do) and I must say I'm getting hooked on the game. It is good and I'm glad I bought it.

[DBvader]

I played the demo, and it didn't run very well on my Dual 867, 1 GB RAM, Radeon 9600. I ran it at 1024 x 768, and there was slow down everywhere. I turned the res down to 800 x 600, and it ran OK. The game is quite fun (from at least what I've played of it). I just wish I could run it at 1024 x 768 without so many hiccups.

[atlcane]

How will this run on my 800Mhz iMac? 1gig of RAM, 32MB Graphics Card.

I want the game but am nervious that it will not run well.

[Arkham_c]

Originally posted by atlcane:
How will this run on my 800Mhz iMac? 1gig of RAM, 32MB Graphics Card.

I want the game but am nervious that it will not run well.

That's what the demo is for.

http://www.macgamefiles.com/download.php?item=18116

Try it for yourself.

[Lateralus]

I am loving this game.

It runs like butter on my Dual 1.47.

[boy8cookie]

its playable on my iBook surprinsingly. 640 ram, 900 mhz and the like, I use the middle settings w/ 800X640 res

[Adam Betts]

Originally posted by boy8cookie:
its playable on my iBook surprinsingly. 640 ram, 900 mhz and the like, I use the middle settings w/ 800X640 res

Does the units move like it's slow-motion?

[Cipher13]

Originally posted by boy8cookie:
its playable on my iBook surprinsingly. 640 ram, 900 mhz and the like, I use the middle settings w/ 800X640 res

Really? It barely works on my iBook 900/640... on the lowest settings and lowest resolution (800*600, not 800*640). It took forever to load the game, and probably a good 10 minutes to load the first training mission, and even then, the soldiers moved like it was slow-motion.

I know it's not exactly a gaming machine, but still...

[Switched2Mac]

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
I am loving this game.

It runs like butter on my Dual 1.47.

It really is an addicting game.

I hope Aspyr puts out the Zero Hour add-on as well.

[Lateralus]

I just want to be able to play online against PC weenies.

[jlfspook]

What command do you use for chatting while you're playing against someone?

[Vash]

Press return to chat to all and backspace/delete to chat with allies.

[JHromadka]

Are there any map editors for the Mac version? Can you use PC created maps?

[FurionStormrage]

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
I just want to be able to play online against PC weenies.

Yeah, me too. So I bought the PC version.

[riotge@r]

Originally posted by FurionStormrage:
Yeah, me too. So I bought the PC version.

I've had the PC version for over a year and I'm tempted to see how the demo runs on my G5. I can run the game at 1600x1200 with full detail on my PC.

[Neo.cmg]

I like the game. I am a bit surprised at the performance though. This is the first game I've encountered that really demands too much from my machine, which is a dual 1Ghz PowerMac, 1.5GB RAM, and an nVidia GeForce 3 video card. Halo ran just fine on my machine, but this kills it. I have only been using 1024x768 resolution, but I had to tone down the graphics settings from Med. to Low. Honestly the visual differences are slight in my perspective. I'll admit though I would really appreciate being able to display higher resolutions and graphics settings. Are there resolutions higher than 1024 x 768 available to users of faster machines? Are G5 users able to turn all the graphics settings to their highest level and achieve playable performance?

I think this game is just like Warcraft as far as the type of game is concerned. The specific elements such as units are tailored to modern military units, and the idea of heroes has been replaced with General abilities.

This game for me is quite difficult. I've made it to the last mission of the Chinese campaign, and I've got to say this particular mission has me stumped. I'm just amazed at how quickly GLA units are made; whereas, I believe it's supposed to be one of the China advantages to be able to build in numbers. The trouble I have with this mission arises from several problems: being bombarded by scuds every 5 min and having limited resources initially which demands that you move forward into the city to try and eliminate another GLA cell in order to setup another supply station. Upon entering further in the map you encounter this 2nd GLA cell in the city with lots of buildings which makes it difficult to maneuver your tanks into position to fight the fast moving GLA vehicles. Furthermore, the GLA clearly outnumber you in this battle even after spending your resources on new vehicles after your first cell encounter. I'm hoping the next two campaings don't build upon this level of difficulty, but are reset for each campaign so that the later missions in each campaign are the more difficult ones.

Anyway, I would recommend anyone with a relatively fast mahine that meets the given requirements and enjoys these strategy games.

Neo.cmg

[Vash]

This game must be more GPU than CPU demanding. As one of my computers is the exact same as yours except for a Geforce 4 Titanium. I turn the details to medium and play at 1280x1024 with that computer. On the Dual 2ghz G5 w/Radeon 9800Pro @1600x1024 High settings the game only lags in the chinese mission that is in a huge city. IMO, that last Chinese mission is the hardest one in the game. I found that some missions are just annoying and you get constantly bombarded by small groups of enemy forces...
Ah, to change the resolution edit the Options.ini file in your User Data folder in the C&C Generals folder.

[Lancer409]

Originally posted by Neo.cmg:
I like the game. I am a bit surprised at the performance though. This is the first game I've encountered that really demands too much from my machine, which is a dual 1Ghz PowerMac, 1.5GB RAM, and an nVidia GeForce 3 video card. Halo ran just fine on my machine, but this kills it. I have only been using 1024x768 resolution, but I had to tone down the graphics settings from Med. to Low. Honestly the visual differences are slight in my perspective. I'll admit though I would really appreciate being able to display higher resolutions and graphics settings. Are there resolutions higher than 1024 x 768 available to users of faster machines? Are G5 users able to turn all the graphics settings to their highest level and achieve playable performance?

I think this game is just like Warcraft as far as the type of game is concerned. The specific elements such as units are tailored to modern military units, and the idea of heroes has been replaced with General abilities.

This game for me is quite difficult. I've made it to the last mission of the Chinese campaign, and I've got to say this particular mission has me stumped. I'm just amazed at how quickly GLA units are made; whereas, I believe it's supposed to be one of the China advantages to be able to build in numbers. The trouble I have with this mission arises from several problems: being bombarded by scuds every 5 min and having limited resources initially which demands that you move forward into the city to try and eliminate another GLA cell in order to setup another supply station. Upon entering further in the map you encounter this 2nd GLA cell in the city with lots of buildings which makes it difficult to maneuver your tanks into position to fight the fast moving GLA vehicles. Furthermore, the GLA clearly outnumber you in this battle even after spending your resources on new vehicles after your first cell encounter. I'm hoping the next two campaings don't build upon this level of difficulty, but are reset for each campaign so that the later missions in each campaign are the more difficult ones.

Anyway, I would recommend anyone with a relatively fast mahine that meets the given requirements and enjoys these strategy games.

Neo.cmg

for that level, try keeping ur cash below 5000 and they wont scudstorm you. on the right side, there's one access point to your small starting area, cover it with nuke fire (force fire) into the area leading to the entrance, they will take damage, and whatever u have left will finish them off.

my powerbook revC seems to lag on it .. i have yet to download and try it after the 512 mb ram increase ..

considering my p4 2.4 with radeon 9500pro runs the game perfectly smooth with no hiccups at 1600x1200 resolution makes me wonder how my powerbook will do.

[Luca Rescigno]

Plays like utter crap on my computer - single 1.33 GHz, Radeon 8500, 1 GB of RAM. My brother's single 1.4 with a GeForce 4 Titanium and 1.25 GB of RAM runs it extremely smooth, but mine is just terrible. I think there's a problem with ATI graphics cards - and yes, I have applied all the necessary patches from Aspyr and ATI, and reinstalled. It still didn't help.

Is this a unique case, or are other people also having problems running this game on ATI video cards?

[JHromadka]

Can PowerBooks only play at 1024x768? That and 800x600 are the only options I see.

Specs are in my sig.

[Adam Betts]

Originally posted by Luca Rescigno:
Plays like utter crap on my computer - single 1.33 GHz, Radeon 8500, 1 GB of RAM. My brother's single 1.4 with a GeForce 4 Titanium and 1.25 GB of RAM runs it extremely smooth, but mine is just terrible. I think there's a problem with ATI graphics cards - and yes, I have applied all the necessary patches from Aspyr and ATI, and reinstalled. It still didn't help.

Is this a unique case, or are other people also having problems running this game on ATI video cards?

You're not the one.. I own both ATI 8500 and 9800 and C&C:G ran really bad on both of them.

It have to be a bug since ATI 9800 is tons better than GeForce 3 and yet GF3 ran better than 9800

[Vash]

I don't think its a Radeon 9800 bug, as the game runs beautifuly on mine. But on a Radeon 9000 Mobility I set everything to the lowest and 800x600 resolution and the game still lags

[Neo.cmg]

Oh, one other thing not specifically related to Command & Conquer Generals, but to all Aspyr-published games. The Aspyr logo and cut-scene movies all need to be of higher resolution. I would have thought by now that they would have gotten with the times, but it seems every game I encounter I have these low-resolution cut-scenes/movies and a low-res Aspyr logo upon startup which looks really shabby--especially in the case of the movie cut-scenes. They really should improve these areas, as in my opinion low-res cut-scenes takes away from the dessert of progressing through the game.

Neo.cmg

[Robertk2012]

I have a 900 mhz g3 ibook and it doesnt meet the specs of any new game. How nice is that. It will play but is quite slow. Gameplay isnt bad on the lowest settings. Oh well.

[riotge@r]

C&C Generals plays like crap on my Dual 2.0ghz G5! I'm running the game at 1024x768 and it is choppy. This is why I still play games on my PC, which can run the game it 1600x1200 and it is smooth.

[Robertk2012]

It isnt the macs fault. Its the gamemaker. Warcraft 3 runs very well at high setting and this just barely bearable.

[Jupeman]

C&C Generals plays like crap on my Dual 2.0ghz G5! I'm running the game at 1024x768 and it is choppy.

Runs fine on my dual 2ghz G5, 9800 Pro, 1.5GB RAM...

[Arkham_c]

Originally posted by Jupeman:
Runs fine on my dual 2ghz G5, 9800 Pro, 1.5GB RAM...

I've got the same machine, but 1GB of RAM, and it's not as smooth as it should be. The frame rate looks to be around 20-25fps most of the time. I'd expect a lot higher.

[The Placid Casual]

Originally posted by Arkham_c:
I've got the same machine, but 1GB of RAM, and it's not as smooth as it should be. The frame rate looks to be around 20-25fps most of the time. I'd expect a lot higher.

I have a dual 1.8 with over 1 Gig RAM. I can confirm. Things are not that smooth here at all on these settings.

[Vash]

Arkham, do you have the latest ATI drivers? I get >50fps at most times(just that American mission where you take out the anti-air flaks get ~30 @1600x1024). Try typing "/r_smp 1" in the console then restarting CoD, it will enable multi-proccesor use.

[schuey100]

This is the first game I've purchased for the Mac so maybe I'm not that qualified to comment but it works fine for me on my first gen, 17" 1gig Powerbook. Nice game too. I could get into this gaming lark

[Adam Betts]

Originally posted by schuey100:
This is the first game I've purchased for the Mac so maybe I'm not that qualified to comment but it works fine for me on my first gen, 17" 1gig Powerbook. Nice game too. I could get into this gaming lark

If you like C&C:G then you HAVE to get Warcraft III

[schuey100]

I'm busy enough with Commander I could get into this gaming lark. Highly addictive.

[Lateralus]

*Pssst!*

Don't buy WarCraft: III. It's terrible.

[gbafan]

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
*Pssst!*

Don't buy WarCraft: III. It's terrible.

Says you... Pfft

[Neo.cmg]

Originally posted by Vash:
Arkham, do you have the latest ATI drivers? I get >50fps at most times(just that American mission where you take out the anti-air flaks get ~30 @1600x1024). Try typing "/r_smp 1" in the console then restarting CoD, it will enable multi-proccesor use.

What is the keystroke to bring up the console?

Neo.cmg

[PacHead]

I have one small gripe about the multiplayer game, besides the fact that it is not cross platform compatible.

I was watching my friend play a game on Gameranger, and I find it odd that there is no option to select RANDOM teams when playing a mulitplayer game, as in AOE2 and many other games. Maybe this will be added in the future ? Is there also no RANDOM option on the peecee version ?

Usually, all the good players choose the same team, causing the game to be over practically before it starts. A Random function would even out the teams a bit more in my opinion.

[PacHead]

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
If you like C&C:G then you HAVE to get Warcraft III

I absolutely disagree with that %100. I find C&C G to be very good, but I can't stand WC III. Different strokes 4 different folks, I suppose.