Can Morrowind run on a Mac?

Post » Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:28 am

We have a MacBook, OS X 10.5.8 and would like to run Morrowind. What do have to do to install? Can you direct me to assistance?

User avatar
jessica breen
 
Posts: 3524
Joined: Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:04 am

Post » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:19 am

Mac computers are not officially supported.
User avatar
Benjamin Holz
 
Posts: 3408
Joined: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:34 pm

Post » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:58 am

Your easiest option is to use Boot Camp to create a Windows partition on your Mac, install Morrowind to it and boot into it whenever you want to play. This would require you to purchase Boot Camp plus a licensed copy of Windows.

You could also install an emulator such as Wine, if you have an Intel-based Mac. This may require some tinkering with configuration settings to get everything working properly, though. It will also impose a performance hit, but if your Mac is fairly new this may not be a deal breaker with a game as old as Morrowind.

User avatar
naomi
 
Posts: 3400
Joined: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:58 pm

Post » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:37 am

Most notebooks do not have a 3D gaming card in them, so that would have to be researched if your rig can even play a demanding 3D game.

User avatar
Siobhan Thompson
 
Posts: 3443
Joined: Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:40 am

Post » Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:36 am

Thanks! We will give it a try and see if it works. I appreciate the fast responses!

User avatar
LuCY sCoTT
 
Posts: 3410
Joined: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:29 am

Post » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:15 am

The first version of the Macbook (early/mid 2006) has a Intel GMA 950 integrated chipset, which should run Morrowind fine (in Windows).

Bootcamp (version 4) can be used to partition the hard drive for Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit, or Windows XP 32-bit.

***

The problem is going to be that you most likely only have 512MB of System memory, so Windows 7/Vista will not run well on that amount of RAM. Finding a Windows XP license is going to be a problem. Also finding additional memory for Macbook may prove difficult.

User avatar
Solène We
 
Posts: 3470
Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:04 am


Return to III - Morrowind