Please can we use this thread as an "official" place for those playing The Sims 4 on a Mac in Windows. Whether you've Boot Camped your Mac or you've installed Parallels/VMware/other VM, please use this thread as feedback so we can keep everything in one place. This will help others decide how they'd like to install TS4 on their Macs. If it's working well, let us know. If it's not working, definitely let us know, we'd like to try and help.
Please provide the following information when posting:
- OS X version
- Windows version
- VM version, if applicable
- Boot Camp partition size and available space, if applicable
- total system RAM
- amount of RAM allocated to Windows if using a VM
- Graphics card(s) info
- processor info
If you need help installing Windows in Boot Camp,
please read this thread and comment there if you're still encountering issues.
The wonderful Crinrict's Sims 4 blog will prove to be invaluable for game bugs and problems. It's always worth having a look here to see if any problems you're experiencing are known and if there is a fix -
Crinrict's Sims 4 Help Blog
The following reported issues may not be specific to the Windows install method but I'm listing them under the method the player has used.
Reported issues - Parallels players
Reported issues - VMware players
Reported issues - Boot Camp players
One last thing, PLEASE don't use this thread to moan about TS4 not currently being available for OS X, this is a help thread
Comments
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/758409/the-official-sims-4-for-mac-discussions-speculations-whatever#latest
Specs:
Mid-2011 27" iMac
Intel Core i7 3.4Ghz
20GB Ram 1067 Mhz DDR3
AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1024MB (1 GB)
OS X 10.9.4
Bootcamp - Windows 7 Ultimate / 100GB partition
I really want the mac version to come out already! I want to play it officially on my mac os!
Too many complications using parallels.
Game settings
Cannot get over how much it resembles TS2 though
> I've just bought TS4, against my better judgement. I'll have it installed in Boot Camp and Parallels tomorrow so I can fully test, take pictures and report back.
@BluebellFlora, I am very interested to hear what you discover. I am seriously thinking about doing this. My husband is picking up a copy of Windows 8 for me today. At this moment I plan to go with BootCamp, but I would love to know if Parallels is the better option.
> I'm getting ready to suit up with Bootcamp. Seems to be my only choice; either that or get a refund for the game (Sims 4). I currently run Sims 3 on OS X 10.9 with a ton of CC and several mods without a hiccup.
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> Specs:
> Mid-2011 27" iMac
> Intel Core i7 3.4Ghz
> 20GB Ram 1067 Mhz DDR3
> AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1024MB (1 GB)
> OS X 10.9.4
> Bootcamp - Windows 7 Ultimate / 100GB partition
Ultradave73, I am very interested in your feedback as well. I will be running on my Laptop with similar processor. You have a bit more Ram than I have, I only have 16 gig. I will also be using Windows 8, but I hope your feedback will be helpful in deciding if this is the route I want to take.
Using parallels 9 with windows 7.
will update with other stats in a bit.
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> Here is another question. If I do decide to set up BootCamp to Run Sims 4 would it be beneficial to move my Sims 3 game to the Windows side as well?>
That's up to you. I run Sims 3 just fine on the Mac. I do notice that with the graphics, they seem to be a little darker in Windows with the same resolution. I like to take advantage of the large screen during gameplay so it's a minor issue for me. I keep my Sims separate.
So here are the results. Bootcamp and the windows installation takes about 4 1/2 hours along with about 7 restarts... but the game runs great. I played for a few hours this morning with no problems. I was able to bring in my family that "I had saved" into the cloud library and also my house that I had spent over an hour on, so I was happy about that. So I just wanted to focus on gameplay this morning. I didn't start Simming until Sims 3. So I'm not sure how the similarities are with Sims 2 as I've read through the forums. I will say that the character animation is much better in Sims 4. The interaction with Sims and multi-tasking is really cool. I was initially nervous about the purchase, but I'm glad I got it. It is overpriced by about $30 for what you get, but hopefully any new expansions that will likely come out will only enhance the game. It is different than Sims 3, so I will still play both, but I can see myself spending more time with Sims 4. It's more fluid and less robotic, but the characters do look more cartoonish with their reactions and facial expressions, which I think was the idea. After all, it is a game.
I tried to attach some pictures, but for whatever reason I can't. AND, since I haven't been posting long, I can't include links. Sorry.
I have TS3 installed in OS X, Boot Camp and now Parallels, all on the same Mac. I play in OS X because I prefer the Mac colours, they're so much warmer than Windows, even with the Windows display calibrated with the Mac settings. I use Boot Camp for CAW mainly, hardly ever for playing.
Hmm, apparently not! Maybe you have to be a member? I got the notification though that you'd mentioned me