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Apparently, though my brand-new computer has or exceeds all the other requirements, the graphics card on the MacBook is simply not good enough to run Civ IV. I stand by my choice of buying this (rather than a MacBook Pro), given that I really didn't want to spend an extra $1000 to play a single game, but it stings us, precious, it stings.
On the one hand, that's countless hours I won't be frittering away playing Civ IV.
On the other had, I really, really wanted to fritter those hours.
Now, since I'm *not* going to be spending the rest of the evening gleefully playing Civ, the question is whether I want to stay downtown for 3 hours (maybe go to Chapters or something) or go home for 1.5-2, factoring in travel time.
On the one hand, that's countless hours I won't be frittering away playing Civ IV.
On the other had, I really, really wanted to fritter those hours.
Now, since I'm *not* going to be spending the rest of the evening gleefully playing Civ, the question is whether I want to stay downtown for 3 hours (maybe go to Chapters or something) or go home for 1.5-2, factoring in travel time.
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Date: 2008-05-28 12:47 am (UTC)I'm sure if I'm really jonesing for Civ, I could get one of the earlier versions without too much hassle.
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Date: 2008-05-28 01:50 am (UTC)http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-302213.html claims that it works ok in window'd mode in the early parts of the game, but gets painfully slow in the later parts of the game.
However - if you are looking to get rid of it... I had actually just been thinking that I might want to pick up Civ 4. I have a macbook pro, so it should run fine for me...
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Date: 2008-05-28 03:49 am (UTC)If you do wind up buying it, I'd be interested in trying it out on my machine and just seeing if it'll run (though I suspect it won't).
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Date: 2008-05-28 01:10 pm (UTC)Is there a demo version you can download to try out on your computer?
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Date: 2008-05-28 05:43 pm (UTC)