Civ 7 Mac specs

[Alashiya]

Sorry, I felt this would be the most appropriate subforum* has there been any official update on what Mac specs are likely to be enough for Civ 7


Is will a 2017 3.5 G Hz Quad-Core Intel with 40G of RAM likely be enough to run Civ 7 in a playable way?
*Mods please move or delete as appropriate

 

[Quintillus]

Moderator Action: Moved to Civ VII forum

Sorry for missing this for so long, but hopefully someone can chime in and answer the question before release.

 

[Rajendran_P]

Sorry, I felt this would be the most appropriate subforum* has there been any official update on what Mac specs are likely to be enough for Civ 7


Is will a 2017 3.5 G Hz Quad-Core Intel with 40G of RAM likely be enough to run Civ 7 in a playable way?
*Mods please move or delete as appropriate

I’m using a similar 2017 Mac Pro. It’s went well for Civ VI. Did not face any issues with Mod (some self generated) as well. I have played with 12-15 Civilizations with 180x90 (self generated map) Map size.

The actual MAC specification are yet to be announced. But based on the demo and new gameplay mechanics that were announced, I deem the 2017 MAC (including your MAC specs) is more than sufficient to meet the game requirements.

 

[theadder]

I expect it to be Apple silicon-only. I’d be a little bit surprised if Intel is even supported.

 

[Rajendran_P]

I expect it to be Apple silicon-only. I’d be a little bit surprised if Intel is even supported.

Unlikely it’s for Apple silicon-only. If it true, then will use the Virtual machine software to run windows on my MAC.

 

[Siptah]

Unlikely it’s for Apple silicon-only. If it true, then will use the Virtual machine software to run windows on my MAC.

I can only guess here, but I would expect that if your intel machine can run Metal 3, you might be able to play it - with potential performance drawbacks because it won't be optimized. But I wouldn't count on it if you are stuck with Metal 2. Intel macs have been discontinued for a while now and civ 7 is probably planned to be developed for 5+ years. Carrying support for a platform that has been outdated by many years then seems to be a suboptimal decision. Especially if later additions (such as bigger maps/more civs) increase the (official) minimum requirements. Then again, they seem to be doing the same for the Nintendo Switch.

 

[technome]

I'll be very surprised if Intel Macs make the cut. It's highly likely that the Apple Game Porting Toolkit is being used to generate the Mac version from a lightly tweaked version of the Windows code base. It's been shown to be a highly capable tool in that regard, but AFAIK, it only supports Apple Silicon.

 

[theadder]

Unlikely it’s for Apple silicon-only. If it true, then will use the Virtual machine software to run windows on my MAC.

It’s not possible to run x86 Windows under a virtual machine in Apple silicon macOS to the point that games can be run.

 

[Rajendran_P]

It’s not possible to run x86 Windows under a virtual machine in Apple silicon macOS to the point that games can be run.

Doesn’t Parallel Desktop work in Silicon chip MAC computer

 

[Rajendran_P]

I'll be very surprised if Intel Macs make the cut. It's highly likely that the Apple Game Porting Toolkit is being used to generate the Mac version from a lightly tweaked version of the Windows code base. It's been shown to be a highly capable tool in that regard, but AFAIK, it only supports Apple Silicon.

Noted your comments. Thank you. The actual Civ 7 specs for MAC computer is yet to be revealed. Probably will have to till confirmation before deciding the next course to action.

 

[technome]

Doesn’t Parallel Desktop work in Silicon chip MAC computer

... and VMware Fusion too. Window x86 code works very well in Windows ARM VMs. However, I don't believe either option currently supports dx12.

 

[theadder]

Yes, but modern games are not going to work.

 

[Alashiya]

Moderator Action: Moved to Civ VII forum

Sorry for missing this for so long, but hopefully someone can chime in and answer the question before release.

Thank you I know you guys work hard so I didn't want to create additional work for you

 

[theadder]

It appears that the game is Apple silicon-only for macOS.

 

[Siptah]

Those are surprisingly low recommended specs. But yes, it‘s all Silicon. I would have been surprised to see Intel support though, it‘s a bit of dead weight to support it for years to come when it‘s already outdated by some years.

 

[j51]

Will modding be supported on Mac though? I know they didn’t for 5 and 6, but 4 did. I’m wondering whether to get a gaming laptop or a new MacBook.

 

[theadder]

I believe that there are mods for Civ V and VI. Maybe you need the Steam version rather than the Mac App Store version?

 

[j51]

No i meant being able to build mods yourself.

 

[Maerdikai]

Do we think an M4 Pro would be able to run the game at 4k high settings?

 

[theadder]

There’s no way to know, I think. I don’t think we’ve seen settings in any of the streams let alone what the machines have been (and they won’t have been Macs).