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Awesomeware / AwesomeMod! / Re: How to install "awesome" mod on a mac (lots of images, yay!... slow loading.
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on: 2009 July 08, 23:38:43
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It should run fine if you don't pump the graphics up to max, keep them on low or medium and it'll be okay. My MBP with 4 gigs of ram can have a hard time and it has a better graphics card if I pump them all to max. Anyways if you don't already have a program called "SMC fan control" then I suggest getting it. It'll let you set your fan speeds in your computer, just pump them up to nearly max and it should help keep your computer cool. Small laptops tend to have issues with heating up while playing TS3 because its so graphics intensive.
I did notice it was getting very hot, so I appreciate this advice. Is the installation of SMC fan control easier than installing the mod (I hope)? Again, no risk to the computer, right? I wouldn't be so anal about it but as I mentioned, the mac's not mine. Would you please direct me to any existing guide to installing it on a mac? Thank you so much for your help! Its very simple, you just download and install like a normal application. Anyways its fine it won't ruin your mac. The only worry would be that running your mac fans at max rpm can wear them out faster but thats better then burning up your computer. Anyways if you have coverage you can get the fans replaced, I know my mac has a faulty fan that buzzes... so I need to get it changed myself before I play the sims3 again. I don't want to buff the rpms up to max when I have a fan loose xD |
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Awesomeware / AwesomeMod! / Re: How to install "awesome" mod on a mac (lots of images, yay!... slow loading...)
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on: 2009 July 08, 05:51:19
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Don't worry Mac's are built to be a bit different then a Windows computer, if anything fucks up you simply delete the Sims folder out of your applications and documents. At that point there is almost no trace of the program left, however you don't need to worry because as far as I've seen there are no real issues with it at all. If you want to post the system specs of his machine I can tell you more accurately if its up to par to run the game or not, the only thing you should really be worried about is if the graphics card won't be able to handle it but even then if it can't you just restart the computer and delete the game.
Thanks for your quick response! The specs: 13.3" MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, SuperDrive - Aluminum unibody (MB466LL/A) I copied that off a site so I don't know if that last parenthetical is useful, but I figured I better include it in case. It should run fine if you don't pump the graphics up to max, keep them on low or medium and it'll be okay. My MBP with 4 gigs of ram can have a hard time and it has a better graphics card if I pump them all to max. Anyways if you don't already have a program called "SMC fan control" then I suggest getting it. It'll let you set your fan speeds in your computer, just pump them up to nearly max and it should help keep your computer cool. Small laptops tend to have issues with heating up while playing TS3 because its so graphics intensive. |
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TS3/TSM: The Pudding / Facts & Strategery / Re: Sharing inventory
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on: 2009 July 07, 19:03:35
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I just realized you can set any door to be the front door by clicking on it and choosing said option. Had my sim not wanted to upgrade her door, I still wouldn't know that.  and if you have a high handiness level you can tinker with the door and change the ring tone you whear when someone shows up. |
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Awesomeware / AwesomeMod! / Re: How to install "awesome" mod on a mac (lots of images, yay!... slow loading...)
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on: 2009 July 07, 18:58:48
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Hi... for several wordy boring reasons I won't trouble you with I have used awesomemod and love it but never on a mac, and now I've got TS3 on my bf's macbook. Anyway, my question is, is there any chance that installing awesomemod on this macbook could screw up the macbook outside of the game itself? I'm not very computer savvy and what I do know pertains to pcs, not macs. I don't mind messing up my own computer so much but it would REALLY suck to screw up my bf's. I don't use supreme commander or any of the functions that Pescado warns are experimental. I played for a while on the macbook yesterday, and it's so nice because it is such a better system (my pc's graphics card is not really up to par), but I MISS awesomemod. Don't worry Mac's are built to be a bit different then a Windows computer, if anything fucks up you simply delete the Sims folder out of your applications and documents. At that point there is almost no trace of the program left, however you don't need to worry because as far as I've seen there are no real issues with it at all. If you want to post the system specs of his machine I can tell you more accurately if its up to par to run the game or not, the only thing you should really be worried about is if the graphics card won't be able to handle it but even then if it can't you just restart the computer and delete the game. |
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Awesomeware / AwesomeMod! / Re: How to install "awesome" mod on a mac (lots of images, yay!... slow loading.
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on: 2009 June 24, 18:34:59
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Wow - thank you so much! I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to install the mod. I just recently started using a mac and I'm still learning how the file system is set up....
Your welcome, and trust me I was feeling the same way. I just started using a mac the day before this game came out, it was driving me insane for awhile -_- (I had used it for other stuff for school, but not as something I actually have to live with... I hate how impossible it is to find some of the files and folders, like there is no way to get to them except to right click and say "show packaged contents"... wtf?) |
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Awesomeware / AwesomeMod! / Re: How to install "awesome" mod on a mac (lots of images, yay!... slow loading...)
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on: 2009 June 23, 16:06:26
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I'm fairly certain that you have two copies of AwesomeMod in your Mods folder, one in the AwesomeMod folder and one just in the packages folder. You should only need one. I'm not sure if you have the Resource.cfg that allows for subfolders inside of the packages folder or not; you could test and find out by removing the one that isn't in the AwesomeMod folder. I don't know if the one from MATY allows for subfolders or not, because I haven't been using them personally.
Awesome guide!
Lol I forgot my pass so I had to make a new account. Anyways you're right, there is two copies and thats because when I made the guide I wasn't sure which one was the working one but the fact of the matter was it worked so I just left it like that. I'm pretty sure the folder + its contents aren't needed, but I don't see a reason to mess with it if its working. This will get it running for Mac users and from there if they want to mess with it to get rid of that folder they can, but I don't really see a point unless you need the space for other sub-folders or what not in which case if they are doing that they probably know what their doing by that point anyways. |
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