SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION IV

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SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION IV

Hello everyone, well Aspyr just gave me another reason to hold back from tossing my PC from off the roof, their System Requirements for the Mac version of this fantastic and addictive game. Looks like owners of Power Mac G5, MacBook Pro and iMacs won't have a problem but I'm surprised that they couldn't or chose not to make it run on the mini.

Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
CPU Processor: PowerPC G5 or Intel chipset
CPU Speed: 1.8 GHz or faster
Memory: 512 MB or higher
Hard Disk Space: 3.5 GB free disk space
Video Card (ATI): Radeon 9600 or better
Video Card (NVidia): GeForce FX 5200 or better
Video Memory (VRam): 64 MB or higher
Multiplayer: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported. Internet play requires broadband connection.
Media Required: DVD Drive
*Supported Video cards: NVIDIA GeForce 5200, 6600, 6800, 7800 ATI Radeon 9600, 9650, 9700, 9800, X600, X800, X850, X1600

Recommended System Requirements:
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later
CPU Processor: PowerPC G5 or Intel chipset
CPU Speed: 2.0 GHz or faster
Video RAM: 128 MB

I know my G4 mini isn't up to snuff but am I right in in my thinking that the new Mini Intels can't handle it either?

Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.3.9) 1.42 GHz PowerPc G4 256 MB DDR SDRAM 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive iPod Shuffle

Posted on May 28, 2006 4:18 AM

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Answer 1

May 28, 2006 7:28 AM in response to alpaca saliva

I noticed the same thing withthe omission of the GMA950 as a supported video card. If you are truly interested in this game you will find that it is a simple thing to contact their technical support and as them whether it was an omission or the GMA950 is in fact not supported.

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alpaca saliva Author

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May 28, 2006 6:05 PM in response to infinite vortex

Hi Ned and Will, I purchased this game about 2 weeks ago because I had some free time and got tired of waiting for the Mac version, now it appears that it was a really good move for me since it looks like I can't run the new port on my Mac mini anyways. I was just hoping to completely faze out my PC ( which I only use for gaming now) with a few good games for Mac with replay value. Now it looks like I will just have to wait until November for the PlayStation III to come out before I finally say goodbye to my PC ( too many cheaters/hackers to enjoy online play).

I just thought it was a bad move not at least to have supported the new Mac Intel minis.

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Answer 3

Will-Hi

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May 28, 2006 12:56 PM in response to alpaca saliva

The PC version doesn't support integrated graphics either ...

http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/support_msr.htm

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