Dumb Mac Zombie here... Does anyone know why it needs four GB of RAM while the Windows version only requires one? If my macbook only has two GB (I know shut up) am I better off sticking with a wineskin wrapper?
Being beta, it's probably not as optimized as a release version would be.
It's possible those requirements will be lowered as it exits beta.
You could always just try it, while monitoring process usage.
The system requirements seem a bit high. Shoot its double the requirements of a WINDOWS rig. I am however curious why they would go beta with a MAC version when season 8 launches. Wouldnt it have made more sense to launch the beta last month when season 8 went beta on TRIBBLE.
Problems I have encountered.
When I lauched the game sometimes I have to Force Quit and re-launch.
When the game loads, plays without any problems.
When I exit the game, the game client does not close when I try to exit.
Problems I have encountered.
When I lauched the game sometimes I have to Force Quit and re-launch.
When the game loads, plays without any problems.
When I exit the game, the game client does not close when I try to exit.
I never get past the :
YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN ERROR
TIMEOUT GETTING CHARACTER LIST
Request timed out while waiting for your list of characters. You can retry by clicking the link below.
Click here to go to Character Select
I will keep trying. I so want this to work.:o
Got some random crashes of the game, usually when I had to switch characters a few times for the DOFF missions. Runs great when it runs, but the crashes now prevent me from actually playing missions, as I have to do it all over again. Hope this get fixed soon so I can start playing properly... I really miss the steady play time atm.
My MAC Client is locking up on STFs. I just got done with an ISE and it locked up on the TAC cube. Go back in and lock and lose the rewards. The lock ups are getting really bad. May have to switch back to the "unofficial" version that worked better. Also, I have to keep my activity monitor up, the only way to get out of it when it locks up is to force kill the app.
It appears the crashes aren't as random as I thought. It occurs after I have been in game for a little while, usually about 30 minutes. It then freezes and takes a couple of minutes before it totally shuts down. Also happens when I am idle. When I restart the launcher, it tells me that it wants to verify the files. Tried that several times, but it doesn't help in any way.
I really hope there will be a fix soon... hate to see I miss the goals on the winter event because I loose at least 10 to 15 minutes from game crash to reload.
As others have noted, the launcher doesn't work properly. When I first boot it up, it closes itself automatically; I have to open it again to start patching and enter the game. And when I'm done playing and quit, the launcher won't close -- I have to force quit to get it off my screen.
I also have a graphic glitch: in space, there's a weird ripply shadow effect on my ships that makes it look like I'm flying underwater. I did not have this problem when I was playing with doh123's Wine version on the exact same computer.
On the other hand, I haven't had crash issues; my game sessions usually last about an hour and I have no crashes to report. Fingers crossed.
Ok, since my Windows 7 STO broke?.for whatever reason (random reboots now)?.downloading the Mac client now?.will report on how i think it works?.worked ok on my work computer?.now to test my home Mac lol
"If everyone used Macs, we'd be working on how to get to Alpha Centauri rather than how to get to Mars."
Ok, since my Windows 7 STO broke?.for whatever reason (random reboots now)?.downloading the Mac client now?.will report on how i think it works?.worked ok on my work computer?.now to test my home Mac lol
I use a 2012 iMac 27 inch I5 quad core 6970m and I use to run windows on parallels 7 virtual machine app.
It's been 2 weeks since I erased windows from my Mac and downloaded Mac Beta and it looks amazing I can raise all my graphics to maximum video settings, everything seems smooth but once in awhile after 2to3 hrs passes and I pushed graphics hard in big group pvp/Kerrat and then half of everything like cloths or ships turn completely white and fade back to inverted and so on ... Also all weapons or defense makes spinning squares as things are used , but I logout login perfect to go for a few more hours
20% of time won't log out so I force quit and walla all is great again when I open game, seems little thing might not be working perfect but I am so so so Thankful for Mac Beta !! It's awesome incredible and feel like happiest video gamer in game again Woot every Mac user I come across I will approve beta for sure to all !! More for Klingons Tho lol
Love the Mac client, I've had it from day one and no longer use Windows *cheers*. The game looks much better than it did on Windows, the graphics are amazing. It takes a little while to load but thats fine. Rarely, maybe 3 times a weeks ill get a total system freeze, forcing a reboot. Other than that the only real issues I have is that at DS9 the wormhole looks more like a swirling cloud of smoke (completely missing the blues, purples, etc usually seen in the wormhole), and after I've been playing for a few hours i notice that some of the graphics seem to "fall off" and just turn white, but once i restart the client its back to normal. Oh and when I play on my 50" TV i have to adjust the "Underscan" in OSX (Settings > Display) to a little less than half way, but yet when i use my 46" I don't have to adjust this setting. But that doesn't bother me honestly, it takes less than 2 seconds to do, i just wanted to give my full experience with the client. I've also noticed that during some cases (usually during space battles) if you are piloting your ship with A and W, and adjusting the throttle with Q, firing weapons with 1, while using the mouse to click an ability, the mouse doesn't work until one of the keys is released, if you have 3 keys down, and hold-click the mouse, and press a 4th button the 4th button doesn't work. Also this has nothing to do specifically with the A, W, Q or 1 keys, that was just an example, it is the same for all keys. I am unsure if this is a client issue, a mouse and keyboard issue or an OS issue. Like the TV this isn't too much of a big deal either, but there are those rare occasions where it can annoy you. Oh, once big issue that I have noticed is there is a HUGE problem with distant objects, sometimes when you get to a long hallway you can see space at the end of the tunnel, the Dyson Sphere are is really bad at this as well, you don't actually see the building or structure in front of you until your about 35 km away, I don't really know how to explain that further, other than to say that you can see more objects and details at a distance in the game on Windows than you can on Mac.
Other than those issues, the game works wonderfully, I'm extremely happy with how the game is working.
Only thing that would make the game even better is if once it comes out of beta they put it in the Mac App Store, not really sure if that will happen but it would be convenient if they did.
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Especially as my PC is kindof broken right now, so I need a new way to play Star Trek Online.
I'm assuming it won't incorporate Arc, so that's a bonus.
Bees like honey, they don't like vinegar.
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Being beta, it's probably not as optimized as a release version would be.
It's possible those requirements will be lowered as it exits beta.
You could always just try it, while monitoring process usage.
Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
Shoot, I was going to load up my AOL dial-up and blast some Voth today.
Macbook Pro 15"
Intel i7 3720QM (2.6GHz, turbo 3.6GHz)
8Gig 1600MHz DDR3 Memory
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1 GB GDDR5
When I lauched the game sometimes I have to Force Quit and re-launch.
When the game loads, plays without any problems.
When I exit the game, the game client does not close when I try to exit.
I never get past the :
YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN ERROR
TIMEOUT GETTING CHARACTER LIST
Request timed out while waiting for your list of characters. You can retry by clicking the link below.
Click here to go to Character Select
I will keep trying. I so want this to work.:o
Did you know there is no link on the main website to download the Mac client? Someone might want to add one giggle!
Got some random crashes of the game, usually when I had to switch characters a few times for the DOFF missions. Runs great when it runs, but the crashes now prevent me from actually playing missions, as I have to do it all over again. Hope this get fixed soon so I can start playing properly... I really miss the steady play time atm.
Thanks!
I really hope there will be a fix soon... hate to see I miss the goals on the winter event because I loose at least 10 to 15 minutes from game crash to reload.
I also have a graphic glitch: in space, there's a weird ripply shadow effect on my ships that makes it look like I'm flying underwater. I did not have this problem when I was playing with doh123's Wine version on the exact same computer.
On the other hand, I haven't had crash issues; my game sessions usually last about an hour and I have no crashes to report. Fingers crossed.
(2009 iMac running OS 10.8.5 here.)
I use a 2012 iMac 27 inch I5 quad core 6970m and I use to run windows on parallels 7 virtual machine app.
It's been 2 weeks since I erased windows from my Mac and downloaded Mac Beta and it looks amazing I can raise all my graphics to maximum video settings, everything seems smooth but once in awhile after 2to3 hrs passes and I pushed graphics hard in big group pvp/Kerrat and then half of everything like cloths or ships turn completely white and fade back to inverted and so on ... Also all weapons or defense makes spinning squares as things are used , but I logout login perfect to go for a few more hours
20% of time won't log out so I force quit and walla all is great again when I open game, seems little thing might not be working perfect but I am so so so Thankful for Mac Beta !! It's awesome incredible and feel like happiest video gamer in game again Woot
iMac 2010, core i7
Radeon HD 5750, 1 GB
OS X 10.9.1
16 GB RAM
Any suggestions?
Other than those issues, the game works wonderfully, I'm extremely happy with how the game is working.
Only thing that would make the game even better is if once it comes out of beta they put it in the Mac App Store, not really sure if that will happen but it would be convenient if they did.
NICE JOB DEV TEAM! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!