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injury log · 07-12-2007, 01:29 AM

My specs- iBook, OS 10.4.2, 1.33 gHz, 1 gig RAM, and the game runs very well, simulating a full Majors/minors universe (no other leagues).

Now, you have less memory, and the game uses a lot of memory, so I don't know exactly what would happen on your machine. The demo should give you a very good indication of what speeds to expect with the full game; the demo is fully functional, but the game will get a bit slower over time as you build up a longer league history. With that RAM, you'll probably not be able to 'import full MLB history' if you're starting a historical league, although that's not a feature I've ever wanted to use. You'll also likely want to conserve memory by not running other apps simultaneously with the game. There are also some logged crash issues with some of the player pictures generated in the game that may be memory-related; you may need to disable the player faces if crashes happen. So, my advice:

-if you can upgrade RAM, probably good to do so;
-if you find the demo too slow, things won't be better with the full game;
-if you can't upgrade RAM, expect to be unable to use some non-essential (cosmetic, really) game features, and don't expect to be able to set up, e.g., a 20,000 team universe;
-get the game on one of your machines at least- it's a fine product.

Hopefully someone else with specs more similar to yours will be able to tell you how things run for them.

07-12-2007, 01:29 AM	#2
injury log Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,162	My specs- iBook, OS 10.4.2, 1.33 gHz, 1 gig RAM, and the game runs very well, simulating a full Majors/minors universe (no other leagues). Now, you have less memory, and the game uses a lot of memory, so I don't know exactly what would happen on your machine. The demo should give you a very good indication of what speeds to expect with the full game; the demo is fully functional, but the game will get a bit slower over time as you build up a longer league history. With that RAM, you'll probably not be able to 'import full MLB history' if you're starting a historical league, although that's not a feature I've ever wanted to use. You'll also likely want to conserve memory by not running other apps simultaneously with the game. There are also some logged crash issues with some of the player pictures generated in the game that may be memory-related; you may need to disable the player faces if crashes happen. So, my advice: -if you can upgrade RAM, probably good to do so; -if you find the demo too slow, things won't be better with the full game; -if you can't upgrade RAM, expect to be unable to use some non-essential (cosmetic, really) game features, and don't expect to be able to set up, e.g., a 20,000 team universe; -get the game on one of your machines at least- it's a fine product. Hopefully someone else with specs more similar to yours will be able to tell you how things run for them.