Mac User

[JuliusderBastler]

Is there another mac user active in EA?

What have you used? Bootcamp, Parallels? How does it work?

(Info: There is no OSx Version of RW. Maybe later )

[ambroseji]

I've been running it in Parallels and it seems to be doing fine.

The game has crashed a few times, but I don't think it's related to parallels at all.

[diane]

Originally Posted by JuliusderBastler

Is there another mac user active in EA?

What have you used? Bootcamp, Parallels? How does it work?

(Info: There is no OSx Version of RW. Maybe later )

I use VMWare fusion running the Win 7 partition I installed via bootcamp on my mac

[rob]

We're running Realm Works on two Mac Minis in the booth here at GenCon using VMWare Fusion. And one of our developers runs RW under Fusion on his MacBook Air.

[diane]

You'll find you have dramatically less battery life when running windows either natively or as a virtual machine on a mac. I always keep it plugged in.

[MugMug]

I have several pieces of software running flawlessly in a Windows 7 virtual machine using Parallels. I run a virtual machine within OSX--I haven't bothered with BootCamp in a couple years.

[chiefweasel]

The latest version of HL seems to have encountered some serious Mac issues for me. It has totally crashed HL and I can not run it at all, cant even unistall and install it again.

[rob]

@chiefweasel: Are you referring to Hero Lab here? Or Realm Works? Your post says "HL", yet you posted in the RW forums. Please clarify so we can investigate and respond appropriately...

[Tekwych]

I am a Realm Works KS backer and use all Macs, I do enjoy using Hero Lab for Mac as well. That said I have no interest whatsoever in screwing my Macs up by adding VM Fusion or Parallels. When can we expect a Mac version of Realm Works?

[mezme]

chiefweasel, what error message do you get ? Early versions of RW have crashed and refused to start again on my Mac. I was able to fix it, using the previous version in some case.

Tekwych, you will not mess your mac if you run a VM software on it. You do need a reasonably recent mac, enough HD space and about 4 more Gig of RAM more to do it with reasonable performance do. I use Parallels but I hear good things from VM fusion.

Another solution is to partition your HD with Bootcamp. This require less resources and is not an emulator. Your Mac become a Windows PC. You cannot run Mac software at the same time if you do that do.

I use Parallels (latest version), here are some recomendations:
- Run your VM in a window. Blend ui like coherence (in Parallels) make RW less stable.
- Backup on a regular basis. This is a beta release, il will mess your data once in a while. This is also the way to transfer your data from one computer to another. At least until server sync in live.
- The more RAM your VM has, the better. My iMac run it much smoother with 16 Gig than my MacBook with 4.
- Keep a copy of the installer of the last working version. At least one release refused to run on a VM for me.
- Keep a second empty realm. If the main realm get corrupted and refuse to start, use the empty one to get to get to the manage tab and restore from your backup.
- Deleting your preff file sometime let you open your realm and delete the corrupted element. The preff file is at C:\Users\[##USERNAME on your pc##]\AppData\Roaming\LWD Technology, Inc\Realm Works. You may have to interpret based on the way your VM work.
- Use the report feature for bugs and describe your setup, including the VM you use. Something like : "On a Mac running Parallels vX.X"