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Postby marlborough » Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:21 am

Hi! Just a simple question: will this game be compatible with mac os x? Thanks in advance!
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Re: Mac???

Postby Hybrinoid » Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:08 pm

unless you have crossover games or WINE or another program like that, no. it won't.
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Re: Mac???

Postby Sentynel » Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:47 pm

Pretty sure Cliff has said once it's released properly, there'll be a Mac version. The game also runs perfectly under Crossover or Wine.
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Re: Mac???

Postby JamesCooper » Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:37 am

Cliffski wrote:I haven't actually signed a contract for the mac port yet, so can't say 100%, but I've always managed to get a free platform-shifting (both versions for one price) thing in the past.


That's what Cliffski has said about it. Sounds like he plans on a mac port, but as he said, he hasn't signed a contract for it.

In the mean time, there are several reports of Wine working well. There's also full emulation, like Parallels.
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Re: Mac???

Postby teatimegromit » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:15 am

Plays fine under Parallels.
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Re: Mac???

Postby quill18 » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:44 pm

Works fine under VMWare Fusion, except I don't have a background graphic (neither at the main menu or in battles), but this may be specific to my setup. All other graphics work fine.
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Re: Mac???

Postby marlborough » Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:29 pm

Hi again! I bought the game (version 1.19) and tested it on my macbook pro 2.8ghz using CrossOver Games application . it runs just fine, (the only problem is that I can't download challenges).I am not so good as a beta tester, I just couldn't wait for the demo to come out. Hopefully you will add a save replay option to the game. And who knows a multiplayer option for galactic battles with my friends.
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Re: Mac???

Postby dawvee » Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:33 pm

The game runs perfectly for me in Parallels 4.0. The only issue I've had so far is a crash to desktop during the tutorial when it tried loading the fight screen for the first time.
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Re: Mac???

Postby Jonny Boyd » Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:14 pm

I'm running CrossOver Games 8 and it works fine (including downloading challenges). The only problem seems to be that it crashes when changing race.
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Re: Mac???

Postby gjritter » Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:15 am

I'm trying the demo on Crossover Games 8, and noticed that I can't change the name of ship designs. I've tried typing in the textbox on the ship design screen, and in the textbox on the save ship design screen. Is this a limitation of the demo? I'd hate to purchase the game only to have the same problem with the full version.
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Re: Mac???

Postby Hybrinoid » Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:21 am

gjritter wrote:I'm trying the demo on Crossover Games 8, and noticed that I can't change the name of ship designs. I've tried typing in the textbox on the ship design screen, and in the textbox on the save ship design screen. Is this a limitation of the demo? I'd hate to purchase the game only to have the same problem with the full version.

probably just a limitation.
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Re: Mac???

Postby EVWeb » Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:48 am

Works just fine in just plain Crossover. I am using the demo and Crossover and I can edit the names.
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Re: Mac???

Postby gjritter » Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:16 am

Hybrinoid wrote:
gjritter wrote:I'm trying the demo on Crossover Games 8, and noticed that I can't change the name of ship designs. I've tried typing in the textbox on the ship design screen, and in the textbox on the save ship design screen. Is this a limitation of the demo? I'd hate to purchase the game only to have the same problem with the full version.

probably just a limitation.


Can anyone confirm that this is a limitation of the demo, and not a problem with Crossover Games? I don't want to purchase Crossover Games (I'm using the 7 day trial now) + the full version of GSB only to find that they don't play nicely with each other.
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Re: Mac???

Postby cliffski » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:20 am

I didn't limit that in the demo, so it sounds like a crossover thing.
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Re: Mac???

Postby marlborough » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:23 pm

Hi! I bought the game when it was in beta stage. I use both Crossover game 8 and VMware Fusion 3 and don't have any problem so far! There is not such a limitation in my version which is 1.23 and it runs very good! Probably it's a limitation of the demo! I have a macbook pro 2.8ghz if that helps you deside whether to buy the game which i recommend!!!
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