Wont launch on MacOs?

[Clazzledazzle]

Yeah i get this isnt the best of games to lauch on a mac, but its refusing to lauch at all, saying there is a problem and to contact the dev.
Whats going on???

[sievebrain]

Oh, and with the changes Apple has made with the new Macs, using the M1 instead of supporting Intel, they are an even worse choice. No serious game company with a successful game is going to put forth the effort to now make the game compatible with the new architecture. My next computer will be Windows based.

[zerassar]

Publicado originalmente por sievebrain:

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[zerassar]

Publicado originalmente por sievebrain:

Oh, and with the changes Apple has made with the new Macs, using the M1 instead of supporting Intel, they are an even worse choice. No serious game company with a successful game is going to put forth the effort to now make the game compatible with the new architecture. My next computer will be Windows based.

Yeh mate this is a big thing. Would take recompiling the entire game and even then it might be touch and go.

WC is slow enough getting patches to OSX as it is... How bloody long will it take them to fix this now!?

[sievebrain]

My solution to getting ARK to run on my Mac was to use Boot Camp to boot into Windows and run it there. Ark should NOT be allowed to be marketed as MacOS compatible when it's not.

[zerassar]

Publicado originalmente por sievebrain:

My solution to getting ARK to run on my Mac was to use Boot Camp to boot into Windows and run it there. Ark should be allowed to be marketed as MacOS compatible when it's not.

I assume you meant to say "should not"? In which case I agree.

[!Rengo💤]

mac is mouse pad not for gaming

[sievebrain]

Publicado originalmente por KuKo:

mac is mouse pad not for gaming

Ha, haha, hahahahahahaha. That is so funny. OMG, did you think that up all by your little self? Wow, you are a COMIC GENIUS...

[sievebrain]

Publicado originalmente por zerassar:

Publicado originalmente por sievebrain:

My solution to getting ARK to run on my Mac was to use Boot Camp to boot into Windows and run it there. Ark should be allowed to be marketed as MacOS compatible when it's not.

I assume you meant to say "should not"? In which case I agree.

Yes, I meant, "should not". Thank you.

[𝔣𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔰]

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Publicado originalmente por Skippah:

Where in my comment did I say a Mac is for gaming? I’m actually trying to help OP here instead of throwing him under the bus for owning a Mac and wanting to play a game.

Did you try it again OP?

"Mac’s are fine for running Ark." Last time I checked Ark is a game.

But please, more angry comments. I love how people are angered by facts and lack reading skills. Because you were more focused on being angry then reading what I wrote.

Bruh are you kidding. Just because it can play games, and run them, doesn't make it a gaming computer. no one buys it as a gaming computer, they buy it then realise it can actually do stuff. He never said it's a gaming computer. If he says that he can run fast, does that make him an Olympian? No, that's just a crap reason and excuse because your rude non helpful ass is getting beaten in an argument that you started.

[Lori37]

holy 2018 necro batman... make a new topic

[sievebrain]

@Lori37, it would be nice to if it weren't still an issue, since 2018. You would think they would have addressed the issue by now. It shouldn't be advertised as Mac compatible if it isn't.

Since Apple has gone to the M1 and no longer supports Intel or Boot Camp, I've actually gotten a gaming PC (HP Omen) and wiped the Mac back to a pure Mac to use for development and as a server. To those who tried to help and be supportive, thank you.

[Acheg1l]

Publicado originalmente por sievebrain:

@Lori37, it would be nice to if it weren't still an issue, since 2018. You would think they would have addressed the issue by now. It shouldn't be advertised as Mac compatible if it isn't.

Since Apple has gone to the M1 and no longer supports Intel or Boot Camp, I've actually gotten a gaming PC (HP Omen) and wiped the Mac back to a pure Mac to use for development and as a server. To those who tried to help and be supportive, thank you.

Funny, my M1 Macbook Air runs so many games so fine (if not native, in a VM with Win10 / Directx12) that I've actually sold my gaming PC. I prefer playing on a noiseless computer even if it costs some fps.

Empyrion, Transport Fever 2, Conan Exiles, Age of Conan, ESO, Elite Dangerous, Subnautica... all run perfect smooth. I don't need Apple to announce a 1500 Euro notebook as a gaming machine when facts prove it.

Back to OP: yes, it's a pity that it's still announced as macOS compatible when in fact it is not.

[sievebrain]

Publicado originalmente por Acheg1l:

Funny, my M1 Macbook Air runs so many games so fine (if not native, in a VM with Win10 / Directx12) that I've actually sold my gaming PC. I prefer playing on a noiseless computer even if it costs some fps.

Empyrion, Transport Fever 2, Conan Exiles, Age of Conan, ESO, Elite Dangerous, Subnautica... all run perfect smooth. I don't need Apple to announce a 1500 Euro notebook as a gaming machine when facts prove it.

Back to OP: yes, it's a pity that it's still announced as macOS compatible when in fact it is not.

We enjoy a lot of the same games and yes, I found those games ran well on my dual Xeon Mac Pro.

I'm surprised you can run games in a VM and still have great performance. I may need to rethink my opinion of the M1. Are you using Parallels or some other VM?

[Riisho]

Publicado originalmente por sievebrain:

Publicado originalmente por Acheg1l:

Funny, my M1 Macbook Air runs so many games so fine (if not native, in a VM with Win10 / Directx12) that I've actually sold my gaming PC. I prefer playing on a noiseless computer even if it costs some fps.

Empyrion, Transport Fever 2, Conan Exiles, Age of Conan, ESO, Elite Dangerous, Subnautica... all run perfect smooth. I don't need Apple to announce a 1500 Euro notebook as a gaming machine when facts prove it.

Back to OP: yes, it's a pity that it's still announced as macOS compatible when in fact it is not.

We enjoy a lot of the same games and yes, I found those games ran well on my dual Xeon Mac Pro.

I'm surprised you can run games in a VM and still have great performance. I may need to rethink my opinion of the M1. Are you using Parallels or some other VM?

I too was about to give up and get a pc gaming laptop, but then I saw this dude on youtube use macbook air with a 144mhz gaming monitor attached to it play the witcher at 60fps using a wine emulator. After one hour of playing there was no frame drop, on a cheap little laptop with no fan. So I also have to rethink my next computing step. The M1 is an amazing processor and the M2 will be out of this world performance wise.

As far as Ark is concerned, there is no hope. The developers are just content taking our money and still claim that the game is Mac compatible. The funny thing is, it was more than compatible for a long time. I played it for over 750 hours on my i7 imac with rarely a crash and very decent performance, even with a ton of mods, then suddenly, around patch 296 it stopped launching completely.

Also, let's not pretend that it is only the mac people that have issues. Just look at how many desperate posts are out there from PC users! The bottom line is that the developers of this game are in over their heads and cannot fix it properly.

[sievebrain]

Just Wine?!??😳. Are you running Steam with Wine, then running the games?

I may have to get a M1 Mac mini just to check it out. Thanks for the information.