Age of Empires III on iBook G4

I am wondering what you all think about the possibility of running AoE III on an iBook. Do you think it will work?

iBoook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Feb 19, 2007 2:26 PM

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Feb 20, 2007 10:03 AM in response to om36mo

om36mo:

System Requirements
* Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later
* 1.4GHz or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 or Intel Core processor
* 512MB RAM
* 3D graphics card with 64MB VRAM
* Internet access or LAN for online play

Only the last (July 2005) G4 14" iBook has a 1.42 processor. If that is your computer and it meets the other requirements, go for it. Otherwise, you will probably not be happy with the results you get.

Good Luck.

cornelius

Feb 20, 2007 12:50 PM in response to cornelius

Well, here are my specs:

Mac OS X v4.8
1.33 Ghz
512MB RAM
3D graphics card with 32MB VRAM

I know it's questionable, but the reason I ask is because I tried the demo of Civ. 5, I think that's it, and had no problems at all. I guess I am thinking that if Civ has similar specs. and will run then AoE III will too. Correct? I appreciate your feedback.

Feb 20, 2007 1:23 PM in response to om36mo

om36mo:

I am thinking that if Civ has similar specs. and will run then AoE III will too. Correct?

It will likely run, although probably not as fast as if you met the requirements, although your specs are quite close. You might want to consider maxxing out your RAM or at least bumping it up to a full Gig. If you're game, go ahead and try it. Let me know how it goes.

Good luck.

cornelius

May 1, 2007 12:16 PM in response to cornelius

Looks like there is finally a trial version. I tried it and it did exactly the same thing Civ did and gave me an error message claiming that the game won't work but instead of letting me play it, like Civ the game just quits to the desktop. I'm sure there is no way around this besides an upgrade but if you have any ideas, I am willing to listen.

Thanks,

om36mo

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