To run Fallout 3 on Mac Boot Camp

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:34 am

Yeah I'm new to PC games and don't know what the hell i'm doing. Here's my Laptops info so can I run it or what?

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
Type: Display
Bus: PCI
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device I tard

0x0863
Revision I tard

0x00b1
ROM Revision: 3385
gMux Version: 1.7.3
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:02 pm

As the official support forum for Fallout 3 I can say, with justification:
We do not support Fallout 3. Try again later.

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:24 pm

yeah and fuck you for playing fallout 3

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:32 am

Sticky!!

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:48 am

Risk?

Risk? Always a risk.

At this zip code: MB Pro 15, 2.8 Core 2 Duo, with 9400M/9600GT vid.

Boot Camp with XP Pro, 32 bit, SP3, no recalled issues installing.

FO3 loaded and drove the baby around a bit,
graphics max-ed,
but,
but still no more thrill then on the upgraded (vid card + ram) Pentium 4, Win XP PC's,
where I've seen playable FO3 installs.

Still have yet to 'leave the building' with my little virtual demigod.

Most of my PC game experience on Boot Camp is playing the FO 1 and 2 mod-s available ONLY on PC,
mod-ing out the GOG downloads (certainly more XP or later OS friendly then my original Win disks).

Haven't pushed the Mac hardware nor the FO3 software.
Have no idea what conflicts await in the real challenge in PC gaming, getting the software computable with compatible hardware.

You 'could' install FO3 in Boot Camp on the Mac mentioned , in fact 64 bit XP or Vista might function as OS as well,
lots of playable bargain PC games out there,
and,
and 'should' you install FO3, that's your value 'added' judgement.

4too

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:28 am

I am playing it happily right now on my 2.8 quad core mac using boot camp and XP, I have a bit more RAM than you do (8GB) and am playing at very high video settings. It is a slight bit buggy (seems to have intermittent game crashes) but not devastating. Since you can quicksave it doesn't really slow you down too much. I would say the game freezes every two hours, but just the game and not the whole system and you just quit and restart and all is well. And as I said i am using yje highest video settings. If you lower these a bit the game will still look alright (especially on a lapyop size screen) and you can have all the fun. Go for it!

btw–Boot Camp allows you to use all of your processor's power (as opposed to Parallels Desktop which runs Windows on top of the mac OS) so it is a much better way to play PC games on a Mac.

hope this helps...

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:30 am

I am playing it happily right now on my 2.8 quad core mac using boot camp and XP, I have a bit more RAM than you do (8GB) and am playing at very high video settings. It is a slight bit buggy (seems to have intermittent game crashes) but not devastating. Since you can quicksave it doesn't really slow you down too much. I would say the game freezes every two hours, but just the game and not the whole system and you just quit and restart and all is well. And as I said i am using yje highest video settings. If you lower these a bit the game will still look alright (especially on a lapyop size screen) and you can have all the fun. Go for it!

btw–Boot Camp allows you to use all of your processor's power (as opposed to Parallels Desktop which runs Windows on top of the mac OS) so it is a much better way to play PC games on a Mac.

hope this helps...