Tag: The Sims 4 on Mac

Sims 4 Modern Starter upload

Published on by BluebellFlora5 Comments

I spent last night playing in Sims 4 in Boot Camp. One of the reasons was to play around with the build tools a bit more because so many of my Sims friends who build swear that the build tools are great……….. and now I’ve been converted! The second reason was to actually play for a little while and build up some user data to see how well it will copy across to OS X when the game is released on Tuesday. I also made another observation, the Gallery feature to upload lots, Sims and rooms to is crap.

This is the house I made and have uploaded:

Light and Breezy CoverYou can find it in the Gallery under my Origin ID.

When we get the Mac version of the game next week I really, really hope the graphics are going to look as good as they do in Windows:

Light and Breezy Day Light and Breezy Night I do love the night time look in this game, it’s a lot softer than The Sims 3. But I’m still very unimpressed at how clunky objects look, there’s no finesse to them.

Light and Breezy InteriorsRemember, if you’ve already purchased the game through Origin for Windows, the Mac version will be available to you at no extra cost.

 

 

Sims 4 Mac Forum

Published on by BluebellFlora5 Comments

I recently Tweeted a guru and the main Sims Twitter accounts, asking if we would be getting a dedicated Mac forum for The Sims 4. Ten days later and I’m still waiting for a reply for all those “beloved” Mac folk, as they so patronisingly referred to us on the Sims 3 Mac Forum.

SGGrant Twitter

I’ve just asked the same question in the Forum Ideas & feedback section over on the Officials. No doubt that will probably be ignored as well but let’s try and keep it active until they move/delete respond to it. You can find the thread here:

Will there be a Sims 4 Mac Forum?

Sims 4 Mac Forum

I am fully aware that those with nothing better to do and an average IQ of about 12 will probably troll the thread with the usual ‘Macs aren’t gaming computers’ rubbish 🙂

Mac System Requirements for The Sims 4

Published on by BluebellFlora7 Comments

Updated – Please read this page for recommended system requirements. The recommended requirements are more relevant as you add Expansion, Stuff and Game Packs to your game.

EA have posted the system requirements for the OS X version of The Sims 4 over on the forums:

  • Minimum OS – Mac OS X Lion (10.7.5)
  • CPU – Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz or better
  • RAM – At least 4Gb RAM
  • Hard Drive – At least 10Gb of free space with at least 1Gb additional space for custom content
  • Video – NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro or better. Video RAM (VRAM) of 256 MB or better
  • Input – Keyboard and Mouse
  • Online Requirements: Internet Connection required for product activation

So if you have a Mac that’s up to about 7 years old (which Apple class as vintage), you should still be able to play. My mid 2007 iMac should be able to play The Sims 4, in theory. It has the exact minimum requirements EA have stated (2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo, 4Gb RAM, ATI Radeon HD 2600 256 MB) – this should be interesting! I’ll be running a comparison between the iMac and my trusty 2012 MacBook Pro once it’s released. Don’t forgot you’ll need to have Origin installed in order to download and play the game. Also, if you’ve already bought the Windows version, your Mac version will be available at no extra cost. Edit – Ok, I have to edit this post to add more information about Macs because some of the questions I’m seeing on other websites and social media about the system requirements are just ridiculous.

  1. If you have a Mac that has an i3, i5 or i7 processor, you should be fine. These are more recent and powerful than the Intel Core 2 Duo stated in the CPU requirements.
  2. If you have a Mac which has the Intel 3000 or Intel 4000 or Intel 5000 graphics cards, you should be fine. The same goes for the Intel Iris and Iris Pro cards. Bear in mind though that these are integrated graphics cards, not dedicated. Your graphical settings in game may need to be low and your game may struggle as more EPs are added in the future.
  3. If you have a 13″ MacBook Pro (non-retina) with one of the integrated Intel cards, and it has 384Mb VRAM, you can increase this to 512Mb VRAM by upgrading the system RAM to 8Gb. This will boost your game performance.
  4. Remember that The Sims 3 runs so appallingly on Macs because EA used Cider to make the game OS X compatible. Your game thinks it’s running in Windows, not OS X. All signs indicate that The Sims 4 will be native to Mac, as The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 were.
  5. If you’ve Boot Camped your Mac and you can play The Sims 4 well, this is absolutely NO indication of how well the game will play in OS X. Remember, different operating system/different drivers, even though the hardware is the same.
  6. And lastly, why ask the question “will my Mac be able to run The Sims 4?” when no-one knows what else you have installed or how good you are at maintaining basic housekeeping on your Mac? If your Mac meets or exceeds the minimum requirements EA have stated then yes, there’s a pretty good chance that your Mac will be able to play The Sims 4 – use some common sense!
  7. If you have a retina MacBook Pro you cannot upgrade RAM or memory to free up more space. They are sealed units (why do you think I won’t trade in my non-retina MacBook Pro? 😉 ). Well, you can but you need to be technically proficient and it will invalidate any warranty or Applecare you have on the machine. Same goes for some of the more recent iMacs. And has always applied to the MacBook Airs (apart from the first gen. which had a SSD instead of flash memory).

Please share this page on Twitter/Facebook/forums/anywhere you feel it may be informative to others. Those 7 points really do cover the majority of the questions being asked.