Ep 1 graphics/framerate on Mac?

ChrisPugh666

Hi, I'm Chris and I downloaded episode 1 of season 3 today; my main computer that I played all previous telltale games on with an 8800 GTX card is currently out of commission, so I downloaded it on my new macbook pro (first time apple user) to give it a test run. However, it looks very aliasy (especially the shadows which have tons of zbias artifacts and jaggies) even at high resolutions and max settings, and it runs like a slideshow unless I crank everything all the way down so I'm looking at a postage stamp. This surprises me since it has an nvidia 9600m in here which according to some benchmarks I found show runs COD4 at around 60Hz and Doom3 at over 100Hz on this same model of computer, and offhand the visuals looked worse than previous telltale games because of all the aliasing. I assumed it would be drivers, which I assume are taken care of by the software update function on the task bar, and after running that the visuals sharpened up a fair bit but the performance on the street was actually even much worse. I'm new to using Mac OS, and I don't have a reference system available, so I'm not sure if it's drivers, user error, an OS issue, or if the hardware I've got on here just isn't fast enough to run the game at a decent detail level/framerate. Anyone else having similar issues?

Thanks,
Chris

PS: From what I've been able to play of the game, its excellent.

marcelst

I'm having very slow framerates too here. My MacBook Pro is a bit older (Core 2 Duo 2,16 GHz, Radeon x1600 Mobile). I set the graphics quality to lowest settings (1). On the street it is reaaaally slow. I haven't played it much by now. At Stinky's Diner, the framerates seeom better, but also not perfect.

TOMI was fine with my hardware, though...

U-B

I'm also getting framerate problems. This is on an iMac, 10.6.3, RadeonHD2600. The framerate is so bad that it's pretty much unplayable. I've tried lowering the graphic quality setting to the minimum value, but that seemed to make very little difference.

Whereas, Tales of Monkey Island ran absolutely fine on the same hardware.

marcelst

I wrote:
> I'm having very slow framerates too here. My MacBook Pro is a bit older (Core 2 Duo 2,16 GHz, Radeon > x1600 Mobile). I set the graphics quality to lowest settings (1). On the street it is reaaaally slow. I
> haven't played it much by now. At Stinky's Diner, the framerates seeom better, but also not perfect.
>
> TOMI was fine with my hardware, though...

I tried it with Bootcamp with WinXP. It runs smoothly even with higher graphics details. So it seems to be less of an hardware problem than a problem with the MacOS version of the game engine...

Emo Hoe

I have the urge to point at laugh at any mac boys and say macs aren't so brilliant now are they?

Based on the fact no-one with a PC has had any frame rate issues, but 3 mac kids have

U-B

Hmm, the graphics quality setting seemed to make very little difference at first, but after trying various settings, and quitting and relaunching a few times during that, the lowest graphics quality setting is now giving me a reasonable framerate, even on the street scene. It still stutters a little at times, but it is at least playable now.

mi-Ka

got a macbook pro (core 2 duo, 2,66 ghz, nvidia geforce 9600m gt). to run the game smoothly i had to change the resolution to 1280x800 and quality to 6. now everything seems to work fine, even the neighbourhood-screen (which was horribly lagging first). - and i had to switch between full screen and windowed (and back) to get it working, for some reason.

belgium1point

U-B wrote: »

Hmm, the graphics quality setting seemed to make very little difference at first, but after trying various settings, and quitting and relaunching a few times during that, the lowest graphics quality setting is now giving me a reasonable framerate, even on the street scene. It still stutters a little at times, but it is at least playable now.

Strangely enough, I am able to play it without lag on my 2008 iMac (128MB HD2400XT) at level 4-5.

Thriftweed Fancy Pants

marcelst wrote: »

I tried it with Bootcamp with WinXP. It runs smoothly even with higher graphics details. So it seems to be less of an hardware problem than a problem with the MacOS version of the game engine...

Correct, it's an OS problem, not a hardware problem. I've run the demo in both Leopard and Windows 7 on an early 2008 Macbook Pro, and there's almost no lag at all in Windows on the highest resolution and graphics quality, but in Leopard I have to use the bottom settings to play the game.

QuestForGloryFan

I'm having the same issue with TomI, all the walk cycles are funny and the game occasionally slows. Works fine in XP though. there are also a lot of noticeable glitches throughout the game, sounds the same in the new Sam and Max.

vocab

Emo Hoe wrote: »

I have the urge to point at laugh at any mac boys and say macs aren't so brilliant now are they?

Based on the fact no-one with a PC has had any frame rate issues, but 3 mac kids have

I get frame drops in some places with a 5850. 60 stable all the time, but there's just times when it dips to 50's for no reason.

Urd

I had the same problem but found a "solution"
My framerate is down everytime i start the game and after every video sequence.
but when I change to lowest resolution, and then back to max, it runs perfectely smooth (MacBook Pro 2008).

vagrantmonkey

I'm having the same problem.

Plays great under windows but is absolutely unplayable on the Mac, using the same hardware!

I would love to hear any suggestions from the folks at TTG. A little help here.

Will

For people who are having slowdown problems, could you please post system specs, resolution, graphics quality, etc? The more information the better.

Erwin

I had no slowdowns UNTIL after the introduction cut-scene. It's unplayable at level 9. I haven't tried the Windows version yet, but I will.

My system specs:

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per processor): 12 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP31.006C.B05
SMC Version (system): 1.25f4

System Software Overview:

System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.3.0
64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No
Time since boot: 3:04

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0611
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: 3233
Displays:
DELL 2407WFP:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

Urd

slowdons after all non-gameplay sequences, that vanish after changing the resulution back and forth, then no lags, except for some few places:
1: Let corner of the traigt and narrow
2: Max' View on Bosco Tech
3: Max' View on Toystore
Playing at 1440*900 graphics level 1, problem untested at higher levelt atm

specs:
Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.16f11

System Software Overview:

System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.3.0
64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No
Time since boot: 1 day 2:20

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3175
Displays:
Color-LCD:
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Integrated: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

FireAza

I'm having framerate issues with season 3 too, which is surprising since I can run all of TellTale's other games at maximum settings and still get 60 FPS+. S&M S3 is now officially the worst-running game on my PC. I'm using:
CPU: AMD Phenom 9950 Quad-Core
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4600
RAM: 6GB

CongoZombie

I'm having the same problem, except with ToMI Ep 1. as I reported in this thread http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15582

Glamador

My framerate is so low the game is basically unplayable. This is the first Telltale game I've tried to play on my new computer so I'm not sure if this happens with other TTG products. I do know I have similar framerate issues with AVP.

I'm running Windows 7, 8GB ram, 2.67 GHz Quad-Core, Radeon HD 4350. Changing the resolution and running in windowed mode seem to have no effect. I'll be really disappointed if I can't play games on my fancy new rig...

Ripcord

I can run the game fine at level 6 and 1280x800, but increasing to level 8 and especially 9 are unplayable. Seems like as soon as anti-aliasing (and/or maybe some other feature I'm not noticing) is turned on, things go wonky.

I have a 2008 17" Macbook Pro, 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo, with 3GB RAM and 256MB GeForce 8600M GT

Playing the same at level 9 on Windows is just fine.

mjallemand

Immediately after the intro credits the game slows down to a slideshow. The entire cutscene of Max finding the future vision toy and Skunk'ape's landing is like watching a still picture version. But once I walk into a building and come back out the game works fine and there's little other issue throughout the rest. Odd.

dsell

As someone mentioned before, just lowering the resolution to something like 1024x768 and putting it back up again fixes the framerate problems. I've had to do this every time I start the game, but it's a minor problem and easily fixed if you do that.
Unfortunately I'm not sure if you can fix it before the intro sequence though, as the menu is unavailable at that point. I just had to sit through it with extreme lag.

Lagos

My behavior is exactly the same as Erwin's above: Things are fine until the credits run and then it's completely unplayable. Specs posted below:

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per processor): 12 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP31.006C.B05

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0611
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: 3233
Displays:
Apple Cinema HD Display:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Dell E193FP:
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported

System Software Overview:

System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.3.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Boot Mode: Normal
Secure Virtual Memory: Not Enabled
64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No
Time since boot: 33 minutes

school

I'm having the same problem as everyone else now. But lowering the resolution then raising it back up doesn't fix anything for me and the entire street scene is unplayable due to the slowness. I have similar specs to Urd but the model lower. The slow down happens on every resolution setting with the quality set to one.

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.16f11

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT:

Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3175
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

System Software Overview:

System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.3.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Boot Mode: Normal
Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No
Time since boot: 17:26

sxp151

I can run Tales of Monkey Island with no trouble, but Sam and Max is extremely slow. It becomes playable at level 1 graphics, but even then it's very choppy during cutscenes and whenever the background is moving.

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,5
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP55.00AC.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.47f2

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
Type: GPU
Bus: PCI
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0863
Revision ID: 0x00b1
ROM Revision: 3427
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

System Software Overview:

System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.3.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Boot Mode: Normal
Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No
Time since boot: 2 days 1:45

Blondebeard2

I'm also having the same problems with my macbook pro:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,3
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0647
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3448
gMux Version: 1.8.8

System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.3.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No

The frame rate ir so slow that's really hard to play..

DejectedArr

I already posted mine in another thread about the same problem, but I'll do it again in this thread just to be sure. Same problem as many, where the framerate gets worse every time I change locations, but gets better if I restart the game:

Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per processor): 12 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP31.006C.B05
SMC Version (system): 1.25f4

System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.3.0
64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No
Time since boot: 13:10

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0611
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: 3233
Displays:
DELL SP2309W:
Resolution: 2048 x 1152 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
DELL SP2309W:
Resolution: 2048 x 1152 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported

BaboTron

Figured I might as well re-post what I said in the other thread about this issue:

I've got the choppy framerate issue as well.

I was able to play Monkey Island at 1920x1200 full-screen with maxed graphics just fine; this game is basically unplayable right now.

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT:

Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3175
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
SyncMaster:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported

mbiaso

I'm having the same slow graphics problem, even running in quality 1!!

Nome do Modelo: Mac mini
Identificador do Modelo: Macmini2,1
Nome do Processador: Intel Core 2 Duo
Velocidade do Processador: 2 GHz
Número de Processadores: 1
Número Total de Núcleos: 2
Cache de L2: 4 MB
Memória: 2 GB
Velocidade do Bus: 667 MHz
Versão da ROM de Inicialização: MM21.009A.B00
Versão do SMC (sistema): 1.19f0
Número de Série (sistema): G874317QYL4
UUID do Hardware: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0016CBAB2ADD

Intel GMA 950:

Modelo do Grupo de Circuitos Integrados: GMA 950
Tipo: GPU
Barramento: Integrado
VRAM (Total): 64 MB de Memória Compartilhada do Sistema
Fornecedor: Intel (0x8086)
ID do Dispositivo: 0x27a2
ID da Revisão: 0x0003

boutch

I can play fine with a resolution of 1280x800 and the graphics level at 5 but the game is awful... On boot camp, with windows 7, i can play fine at native resolution (1440x900) and the top graphics setting.

MacBook Pro Late 2008
Intel Core 2 2.4ghz
4gb RAM
NVIDA 9600M GT 256 Mb

There is no difference when using the 9400M...

juandemarco

My game runs fine on my iMac 27 i5, at max resolution (2560x1440) with quality set to 6. Yes, there is some lag on the street scene, but if I go down to 5 that disappears as well. I'm going to see if things are different on Windows though.

UPDATE: Ok, there definitely is something wrong with the Mac version. I installed and played the first bit of the game (up to the street scene) in Windows on the same hardware, at 2560x1440 with graphic quality set to 9 and everything is perfectly smooth, no lag whatsoever. The same settings on the Mac are definitely slower, and it's obvious that it's not an hardware problem as I just switched OS on the same computer...

dregt

The first episode is so jerky that it is completely unplayable on my macbook (suprised it would be released when it is so uncompatible). I know I don't have the most recent macbook but it should still be playable at lower settings... Here are my stats:

MacBook
Macbook 1.1
2 GHz Intel Core Duo
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
OS 10.6.3
Chipset Model: GMA 950
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of Shared System Memory
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x27a2
Revision ID: 0x0003
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

juandemarco

Also, AA is not present on the Mac versione, while it's there on the Windows build.

larskinn

I'm having similar problems to the ones described here.

The game is unplayable when graphics quality is set to anything other than 1.

Hardware Overview:

  Model Name:	MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier:	MacBookPro4,1
  Processor Name:	Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:	2.4 GHz
  Number Of Processors:	1
  Total Number Of Cores:	2
  L2 Cache:	3 MB
  Memory:	4 GB
  Bus Speed:	800 MHz
  Boot ROM Version:	MBP41.00C1.B00
  SMC Version (system):	1.27f2

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT:

  Chipset Model:	GeForce 8600M GT    
  Type:	GPU
  Bus:	PCIe
  PCIe Lane Width:	x16
  VRAM (Total):	256 MB
  Vendor:	NVIDIA (0x10de)
  Device ID:	0x0407
  Revision ID:	0x00a1
  ROM Revision:	3212
  Displays:
Color LCD:
  Resolution:	1440 x 900
  Pixel Depth:	32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
  Main Display:	Yes
  Mirror:	Off
  Online:	Yes
  Built-In:	Yes
Display Connector:
  Status:	No Display Connected

akkiri

Hi,

I also am having problems playing the game... the cut scenes play ok.. but only if i have the quality setting on 4 - i'm playing at native resolution of 1400x900 and as soon as the game begins (the street scene after the intro) it's completely unplayable.

specs:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.16f11

Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3175
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Built-In: Yes

System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)
Kernel Version: Darwin 9.8.0
Boot Volume: Akkiri
Boot Mode: Normal

I had no problems playing the Mac version of monkey island at native resolution at full quality settings.

I hope this will be resolved soon I really want to play the game!!!

Thanks,
Ricky

cspalmer

Same issue here on my MacBook Pro. I was able to play TOMI on OS X just fine. I've verified that "Higher Performance" is selected in the Energy Saver control panel, so that it's using the GeForce 9600M GT rather than the GeForce 9400M. It slows down to roughly ~5 FPS as soon as the intro fades into the scene zooming out from Skunk'ape's eyes and S&M in the cage.

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP51.007E.B05
SMC Version (system): 1.41f2

System Software Overview:

System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.3.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Boot Mode: Normal
Secure Virtual Memory: Not Enabled
64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0647
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3437
gMux Version: 1.7.3
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

DrunkenDonut

I'll echo the same problem... Unplayable framerates in OS X in any resolution, any quality, full screen or windowed.

I'll also add that I can play this on the same hardware in WinXP in VMware in an encrypted volume (which puts the CPU usage > 50% for any heavy reads and writes) and the game is playable - sometimes stuttery, but playable!

System Software Overview:

System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.3.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Boot Mode: Normal
Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.18f5

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT:

Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0407
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3175
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

stoplis

Same problems here, I'm so disappointed with this.

Specs:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0647
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3437
gMux Version: 1.7.3
Displays:
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

Again I've had no problems with ToMI or Sam and Max season 2 on Parallels Desktop.

Jumpmaz

I'm having these same issues with my Macbook. Even at lowest settings in lowest resolution, it lags. What's stranger is that things are fine in some areas of the game and downright unbearable in others (like the main street.) I wish i cold just cranks the settings down to 5 and be done with it but the frame rate constantly fluctuates.

From what else I read in this thread, something is definitely wrong with the Mac port. I really hope telltale is able to fix this.

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook5,2
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MB52.0088.B05
SMC Version (system): 1.38f5
Serial Number (system): W8903HSH4R1
Hardware UUID: 7A1E5C56-6F7A-5C0C-836A-208318FA0408
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Disabled

System Software Overview:

System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.3.0
Boot Volume: Justin's Macbook
Boot Mode: Normal
Computer Name: Justin Benjamin Fontaine’s MacBook (3)
User Name: Justin Fontaine (Justin)
Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No
Time since boot: 6:39

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
Type: GPU
Bus: PCI
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0866
Revision ID: 0x00b1
ROM Revision: 3384
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

juandemarco

I'm sure they're working on a patch to fix all the issues that have come up since the release, I doubt that they're simply ignoring the evidence... I do have to say that it doesn't seem that they have tested the Mac version of the game very thoroughly, though...

teflon

I've got a little work around which often does the trick.
I can't play above graphics level 6, but any resolution I want (my max is 1920x1200 on my 24" external, and my MBP is 2.4Ghz with the 8600M GT) is fine.

If I encounter this kind of stuttering, the worst places being the main street and outside Momma Bosco's, I switch to windowed mode, which usually gets rid of the stutter, and then I can switch back to full screen.
Often, it wouldn't affect me again during that play session, but if it did, switching in and out of windowed mode usually did the trick.

It's a work around, but does seem to imply that this should be a fairly simple bug to fix.
Won't help with graphics 7-9, though...