{"id":35560,"date":"2024-09-24T12:56:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/?p=35560"},"modified":"2024-09-24T12:56:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:56:05","slug":"test-out-swtor-on-your-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/test-out-swtor-on-your-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Test out SWTOR on your Mac!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago the SWTOR development team announced they were <a href=\"https:\/\/swtorista.com\/articles\/swtor-is-coming-to-mac-computers\/\">working on a Mac client<\/a>.. and it&#8217;s already available for testing! The form to apply to test it out is extremely short, so if you play on a Mac, you definitely should give it a shot before October 8th.<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel panel-info forums\"><div class=\"panel-body\">\n<p>Following Keith\u2019s announcement in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swtor.com\/info\/news\/article\/20240920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Q3 Producer letter<\/a>\u00a0that the team has been internally testing a Mac launcher, we\u2019re happy to announce opening up a test session for players who are interested in seeing how SWTOR performs with MacOS on Macs with Apple Silicon.<\/p>\n<p>We will be hosting a\u00a0<strong><u>closed technical test<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0for eligible players in the coming days. Here\u2019s what we\u2019re looking for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Players who have an active subscription or Preferred account.<\/li>\n<li>Players who use a Mac with an M-Series Chipset: M1, M2, etc\u2026<\/li>\n<li>MacOS 14 Sonoma or newer &#8211; Older MacOS versions will not work during this test.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Currently, this is not compatible with pre 2020 Macs with Intel processors.<\/strong>\u00a0To find out if you have an Intel-based Mac, following these steps:\n<ul>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Apple\u00a0<\/strong>icon in the upper left corner<\/li>\n<li>Choose \u201c<strong>About this Mac<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>If the window shows an item labeled \u201c<strong>chip<\/strong>\u201d, you have a Mac with\u00a0<strong>Apple Silicon<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>you will<\/strong>\u00a0be able to participate in this test.<\/li>\n<li>If the window shows an item labeled \u201c<strong>processor<\/strong>\u201d, you have an\u00a0<strong>Intel-based Mac<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><u>will not<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0be able to participate in this test.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please keep the following in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>While this is a technical test, the launcher will be using a live environment.<\/li>\n<li>This is a technical test, so unexpected issues may pop up such as not being able to log into the game or the client crashing. Should these issues occur, there will not be loss of data eg. inventory or characters.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>All technical tests will be available in EN only<\/u><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you meet the criteria above and are interested in helping us test the Mac Launcher,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/NyGbzYa8TTz4GcVF6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">please fill out this form<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>If you are accepted into the test, you will receive an email with further instructions from us.\u00a0<strong><u>We will keep the form open until October 8.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The form has this information and these questions:<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel panel-info forums\"><div class=\"panel-body\"> Hello!<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Thank you for your interest in signing up for the MacOS Closed Technical Test. Please read below for eligibility and the system requirements needed to be considered for this test session.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s what we\u2019re looking for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Players who have an active subscription or Preferred account.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Players who use a Mac with an M-Series Chipset: M1, M2, etc\u2026<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">MacOS 14 Sonoma or newer &#8211; Older MacOS versions will not work during this test.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is not compatible with pre 2020 Macs with Intel processors. To find out if you have an Intel-based Mac, following these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Choose \u201cAbout this Mac\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If the window shows an item labeled \u201cchip\u201d, you have a Mac with Apple Silicon and you will be able to participate in this test.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If the window shows an item labeled \u201cprocessor\u201d, you have an Intel-based Mac and will not be able to participate in this test.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>If you meet the criteria above and would like to partake in the technical test, please answer the questions below.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>*If you are selected, we will send you a confirmation email on October 9th.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>May the Force be with you!<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Email<\/li>\n<li>What is your SWTOR Account name\/Display Name?<\/li>\n<li>Please specify what Mac machine you have e.g., iMac m1, m2, m*, etc&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>How much memory (RAM) does your machine have?<\/li>\n<li>How many monitors do you use?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago the SWTOR development team announced they were working on a Mac client.. and it&#8217;s already available for testing! 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