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    Why No Black & White 2 on GMA :(

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by BlackMac, Mar 10, 2009.

  1. BlackMac

    BlackMac Notebook Consultant

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    Really wanted to play this on my macbook (on os x, I am not gonna install windows just for the 1 game)

    It meets the requirements, why won't Feral port it? :(
     
    BlackMac, Mar 10, 2009
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Because IGPs borrow system RAM, it suffers from A) bandwidth issues and B) latency issues (dedicated VRAM has much lower latencies). As a result, many games become unplayable because of this shortcoming in design. It's not a matter of porting it; that's a software issue.
     
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  3. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Technically, you don't have a 128MB graphics card.
     
    Kevin, Mar 10, 2009
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  4. ltcommander_data

    ltcommander_data Notebook Deity

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    http://downloads.feralinteractive.com/?language=english

    Download the B&W2 demo and try. There is no harm to it. If you have the GMA X3100 then it may be alright at lower settings. Feral may just be conservative with their requirements to avoid over-promising.

    Personally, I'd be interested to hear how it goes.
     
    ltcommander_data, Mar 12, 2009
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