landt007 · Sep 09, 2008, 03:19 PM // 15:19

Can u run gw on a mac my friend wants to know

Etta · Sep 09, 2008, 03:22 PM // 15:22

Not on OSX. You'll need to use bootcamp and install window in order to play.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html

Quaker · Sep 09, 2008, 03:27 PM // 15:27

To clarify:

If it's one of the new Intel based Macs, you can run Windows natively using bootcamp.

If it's an older Mac you have to use an emulator to run Windows.

GW doesn't run in OSX.

If you search here you'll find several other threads about this, with more info.

TheJokersWild · Sep 09, 2008, 06:09 PM // 18:09

YOU DON'T NEED BOOTCAMP.
Bootcamp is nice, but running it on a Laptop is brutal for heat dissipation.

You CAN Run Guild Wars on the MAC OS, but you require software Emulation.
"Wine", an application made for Linux, to allow Emulation of dll and exe functionality enables this. What you want to look for is a Mac OS X product called Crossover Games.

It'll cost a little extra, but you won't need to boot out of OS X to play GW.
It runs flawlessly, and by that I mean it runs faster in Crossover than it does when I reboot to Windows.

Sep 09, 2008, 03:19 PM // 15:19	#1
landt007 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Istan Guild: TIGK Profession: N/Me	Can u run GW on a mac? Can u run gw on a mac my friend wants to know

Sep 09, 2008, 03:22 PM // 15:22	#2
Etta Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mancland, British Empire	Not on OSX. You'll need to use bootcamp and install window in order to play. http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html Last edited by Etta; Sep 09, 2008 at 03:25 PM // 15:25..

Sep 09, 2008, 03:27 PM // 15:27	#3
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	To clarify: If it's one of the new Intel based Macs, you can run Windows natively using bootcamp. If it's an older Mac you have to use an emulator to run Windows. GW doesn't run in OSX. If you search here you'll find several other threads about this, with more info.

Sep 09, 2008, 06:09 PM // 18:09	#4
TheJokersWild Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2008	YOU DON'T NEED BOOTCAMP. Bootcamp is nice, but running it on a Laptop is brutal for heat dissipation. You CAN Run Guild Wars on the MAC OS, but you require software Emulation. "Wine", an application made for Linux, to allow Emulation of dll and exe functionality enables this. What you want to look for is a Mac OS X product called Crossover Games. It'll cost a little extra, but you won't need to boot out of OS X to play GW. It runs flawlessly, and by that I mean it runs faster in Crossover than it does when I reboot to Windows.