Playing on 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7

[jonathanasif]

I am going to download on my macbook, but my computer doesn't have the processing power to play the current game. Is there a way for me to play an older version so I can use it at maximum FPS and playability?

Also if my processor can handle it, should i just download the game as is?

Thanks

[JuniorDiscart]

What kind of core i7 are we talking about? Can you give an exact model nr?
Many core i7 models are very much capable of running Liftoff well. The 2.3GHz usually means base-clock and will go much higher to accommodate the load being put on it, unless we're talking about a low-power model.

There are older versions of Liftoff available through Steam (through the 'betas' functionality) that we offer to people who experience issues with the latest version(s), but these usually don't necessarily perform better. These are usually there because for some users, these work as opposed to a newer version comes with updated engine/plugins/etc. that might conflict with hardware or other software they have installed.

[jonathanasif]

When looking on apple, this is what came up in regards to my processor:

2.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache
Configurable to 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache or 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache.

2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache
Configurable to 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache.

also is the betas option something that I can switch to once I download Liftoff?

[jonathanasif]

It is a Late 2013 Macbook Pro

[JuniorDiscart]

Originally posted by jonathanasif:

It is a Late 2013 Macbook Pro

Ok, this macbook is pretty old and will not run Liftoff properly. I don't think the CPU will be the problem, but the graphics card will be.

[jonathanasif]

even on bare bones graphics, it wouldnt be able to run it?

[JuniorDiscart]

Originally posted by jonathanasif:

even on bare bones graphics, it wouldnt be able to run it?

It may run, but I definitely wouldn't recommend it. It will also run just the very first few environments that were present on release. But almost everything else we released in the last few years of environments will certainly not.