YACCster Posted October 15, 2019 Member ID: 20683 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 138 Topic Count: 311 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3407 Content Per Day: 0.82 Reputation: 4127 Achievement Points: 45800 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 22 Joined: 12/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 06:00 PM Device: Macintosh Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) Howdy Folks, Just heard from one of our fellow Mac users that they upgraded to macOS 10.15 Catalina and found out the hard way it no longer supports 32-bit apps, including the Steam, MacAppStore or CD versions of COD4 for the MAC! So if you enjoy playing COD4 on your Mac, easy thing to do is Don't upgrade! If you have upgraded already (and you know who you are) here are some options (none of which are that great) 1) Backup everything and reformat and reinstall MacOS 10.14: https://iboysoft.com/mac-data-recovery/downgrade-from-macos-catalina.html 2) Install a VMM/Hypervisor and windows (Win 10 32-bit would be fine) and the win version of COD4 from Steam or CD like: VMWare Fusion (My Choice): https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjYntuhhZ_lAhXpnuAKHakwCAIQFjAAegQIARAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vmware.com%2Fproducts%2Ffusion.html&usg=AOvVaw2cwjRa20hAdeyvBhC3omGm Parallels Desktop: https://www.parallels.com/landingpage/pd/fusion-compete/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7L_ioYWf5QIVGq_ICh11zQbtEAAYAiAAEgKtyvD_BwE VirtualBox (free): https://www.virtualbox.org 3) Install Windows with BootCamp on your mac: https://support.apple.com/boot-camp 4) Get a real windows box to run COD4 Things that you'd think would be ok to do but really aren't at the moment: A ) Use a cloud VM like GEFORCE NOW, unfortunately this allows you to install the latest version of windows COD4 which is 1.8 and incompatible with our servers: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce-now/ B ) Run Wine or a derivative thereof like Crossover but they aren't ready for Catalina yet either: https://www.codeweavers.com/products Hope this helps. Please post up your solutions. I went with Win10 32-bit and VMWare Fusion getting 90fps on my 2016 MacBook Pro, so not too shabby. -YACC Edited October 15, 2019 by YACCster forgot to mention BootCamp Ironclad, SparkyBearBomb, ANGUS and 1 other 2 2 Awards
TheHammer Posted October 16, 2019 Member ID: 4101 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 23 Topic Count: 55 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1131 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 807 Achievement Points: 8839 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/05/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 20 hours ago Birthday: 07/08/1962 Device: Windows Posted October 16, 2019 wow !!!!!!!! piglo, Unchileno and RobMc 2 1 Awards
ChknFngr Posted October 16, 2019 Member ID: 922 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3472 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 1286 Achievement Points: 23224 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/23/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 16, 2021 Birthday: 10/01/1975 Posted October 16, 2019 hmm, is bootcamp ok for installing win 10pro 64bits and games ? i will not upgrade to catalina soon, but as my pc machine is on his left foot, and sometimes just on one left foot toe, and i got the latest imac (so should be good enough for a lot of games), ... but i dont wanna screw things up coz the imac is my main tool for work Awards
YACCster Posted October 16, 2019 Member ID: 20683 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 138 Topic Count: 311 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3407 Content Per Day: 0.82 Reputation: 4127 Achievement Points: 45800 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 22 Joined: 12/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 06:00 PM Device: Macintosh Author Posted October 16, 2019 15 minutes ago, ChknFngr said: hmm, is bootcamp ok for installing win 10pro 64bits and games ? i will not upgrade to catalina soon, but as my pc machine is on his left foot, and sometimes just on one left foot toe, and i got the latest imac (so should be good enough for a lot of games), ... but i dont wanna screw things up coz the imac is my main tool for work Yes BootCamp should be fine but you'll need to reboot into Windows to use it. Awards
GoatSlayer Posted November 1, 2019 Member ID: 3075 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 9 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 43 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 40 Achievement Points: 396 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/14/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 14, 2024 Birthday: 12/24/1974 Posted November 1, 2019 This makes me a sad goat as I will have to upgrade eventually and installing windows or running windows in any form is simply out of the question for me. I will definitely miss playing but I guess I will get more work done so if there is a silver lining, that is it. YACCster 1 Awards
the baron Posted November 17, 2019 Member ID: 24952 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 3 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 121 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 165 Achievement Points: 1200 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/27/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 20 Birthday: 06/13/1985 Device: Windows Posted November 17, 2019 you guys can do even a better thing then not upgrading... buy a real computer and start using windows instead of those Ischmacks YACCster 1 Awards
YACCster Posted November 17, 2019 Member ID: 20683 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 138 Topic Count: 311 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3407 Content Per Day: 0.82 Reputation: 4127 Achievement Points: 45800 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 22 Joined: 12/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 06:00 PM Device: Macintosh Author Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, the baron said: you guys can do even a better thing then not upgrading... buy a real computer and start using windows instead of those Ischmacks https://9to5mac.com/2019/11/12/ibm-mac-users-are-more-productive/ ChknFngr 1 Awards
the baron Posted November 17, 2019 Member ID: 24952 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 3 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 121 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 165 Achievement Points: 1200 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/27/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 20 Birthday: 06/13/1985 Device: Windows Posted November 17, 2019 @YACCster great a mac being praised into heaven…. by a MAC SITE!!! Awards
YACCster Posted November 17, 2019 Member ID: 20683 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 138 Topic Count: 311 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3407 Content Per Day: 0.82 Reputation: 4127 Achievement Points: 45800 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 22 Joined: 12/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 06:00 PM Device: Macintosh Author Posted November 17, 2019 3 hours ago, the baron said: @YACCster great a mac being praised into heaven…. by a MAC SITE!!! With data from a little company called IBM that is over 100 years old and the former manufacturer of the 'PC' Awards
ChknFngr Posted November 18, 2019 Member ID: 922 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3472 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 1286 Achievement Points: 23224 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/23/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 16, 2021 Birthday: 10/01/1975 Posted November 18, 2019 dont really want to continue this war, but i use both, and for work, productivity, stability, and lots more there is no comparison, the mac is far superior. maybe not for gaming, but all the rest, even just browsing the net, or even for just printing documents, the mac wins. YACCster 1 Awards
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