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    Bioshock on MBP 15.4!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by zury, Aug 21, 2007.

  1. zury

    zury Notebook Guru

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    Can anyone download the demo of Bioshock and try the game on MBP 1440*900??? Pretty please. :) I m very curious about that, cause thats the only game i m really looking forward to and d like to play it on MBP.

    Oh, and use Fraps anyone.
     
    zury, Aug 21, 2007
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  2. jacques

    jacques Notebook Enthusiast

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    i got mbp 256M video card; just tell me where to download
     
    jacques, Aug 21, 2007
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  3. chem

    chem Notebook Enthusiast

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    Valve's Steam. steampowered.com

    There is a demo there. Windows only.
     
    chem, Aug 21, 2007
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  4. minxshin

    minxshin Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Ok, so I downloaded and gave it a go on my MBP 2.2 128. On 1280x800 with almost everything maxed out, I was averaging about 25 fps, with a minimum being around 15 and the max being around 50. I'll post some screenshots in the morning but I gotta get to bed. Just givin you guys an idea of how it runs on the 128..... Oh, also it's the 163.44 drivers (the new ones). no overclock.
     
    minxshin, Aug 21, 2007
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  5. zury

    zury Notebook Guru

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    thats pretty good for the weaker version of MBP. hmmmm
     
    zury, Aug 22, 2007
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    Cinner Notebook Evangelist

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    Did you play in DX9 or DX10? I'm guessing DX9.
     
    Cinner, Aug 23, 2007
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  7. Phritz

    Phritz Space Artist

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    Maxed out? 8x AA, 16x AF? or just Max shaders (shader 3.0 or 4.0?(DX9 or 10)) etc.
     
    Phritz, Aug 23, 2007
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    00fez Notebook Deity

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    Any updates on this?
     
    00fez, Aug 23, 2007
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  9. neonenergy

    neonenergy Newbie

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    Hi guys

    I dl'ed the demo a while back and played through it a few times. With the bioshock optimized drivers from laptopvideo2go the game is completely playable with full settings at 1440x900.

    It's amazing..
     
    neonenergy, Aug 24, 2007
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  10. vindex

    vindex Notebook Guru

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    I play it with the 128mb card and the pre-santa rosa model at 1280x800 with high settings and its smooth and runs great. i'll have to look into that driver, maybe ill be able to pull off native resolution.
     
    vindex, Aug 24, 2007
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    vindex Notebook Guru

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    Anyone know if there's the new driver for the x1600 mobility, because the one officially released doesn't seem to work.
     
    vindex, Aug 24, 2007
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  12. polaris

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    I have the full game and used fraps to test the fps. At 1440x900, I got ~35-40 fps at Medium settings. With Max settings, I got ~20.
    BTW I have a 2.4 MBP SR and ran the game in Windows Xp.
    When installing, it said it detected that my drivers (which I got off of laptopvideo2go.com) were incompatible and asked me to update to theirs, but I ignored that and didn't update.
     
    polaris, Aug 24, 2007
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  13. minxshin

    minxshin Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Update! It's a HUGE improvement. 10+ fps for me.
     
    minxshin, Aug 24, 2007
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    Updated them and it really did boost fps! Now Max settings are playable. :D
     
    polaris, Aug 25, 2007
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