Mac OSX: S.O.L?

[corradojeff]

GOT CROSSOVER WORKING! It isn't 100% yet but it is working. I deleted CrossOver 9 and installed CrossOverGames 8.1.3. All I had to do was create a winXP bottle then in advanced click "open C: drive in finder" then drag and drop my everquest folder from my working windows installation. with CrossOver open click on the "programs" menu and click "run command" browse to eqgame.exe and double click in. It should show up in the "command" line now. at the end of the file path (After the "" marks) add patchme then click run. BAM! it worked.

There are a couple of things that are still iffy but I am working on it.

- The mouse seems fine while in the menus and logging in but once you are in the game the mouse graphic seems to be off by about a 1/4 inch from where the mouse actually is.
- The top Mac menu does not go away so it is cutting off a decent amount of the screen. mainly the part where the ping meter is supposed to be so I cant get to it to move it
- You cannot play in full screen mode which isnt really an issue but you cant move the window around
- I cant figure out how to get the "F" keys to work as windows F keys they just do what the Mac funtions are

I will update when I figure it out.

[Rael]

Originally Posted by corradojeff [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

- I cant figure out how to get the "F" keys to work as windows F keys they just do what the Mac funtions are
.

Hold down 'function'?

One thing that's worth mentioning is that the sky doesn't work for me when running under Crossover... it's just black. Dunno if others have this problem.

[MelxDruid]

On my version 2 MacBook Pro I have installed Window Xp pro SP2 using bootcamp and have loaded p99 no problem.

One thing to note: I had to right click the EQ icon and change 'compatability mode' to 98 or 2000 (from xp mode). Without doing this, the game was very choppy and sped up (I am guessing a dual core problem).