Native client for MAC OS X ?

[HidraA]

I know there is a version using CrossOver but is not like one native client.ANd i don't like MS(personal opinion,no need another infinite discusion about...).


And at all is not so hard if you have Linux CODE to port to MAC OS X.


Just read this:http://developer.apple.com/mac/libra...preparing.html


There is a advantage for devs:
-Subscribe as free game on Apple shop will atract tons of new players to they game
-Issue of game are limited at a few VGA cards and a few CPU-s

-You dont need to subscribe in MAC developers program ...there down on the web page is possible to be subcribed free.

I tryed to port some usual librarys used by Linux client ....but there is a troble with video drivers and video card detection .Because even Darwin kernel is UNIX(Note:UNIX is not same with Linux even they come from same source.) based one will he use Quartz Extreme server and not X11 server ...X11 is optional and is 3-th party app ..i tryed with QXserver ...dose not work...same troble with video card detect...and i can not touch integrity of RO client due of legal reasons.

The best think of this game is LINUX NATIVE CLIENT...but if wee have MAC OS X client will be very cool.Anyway i think over 60% of people from game use LINUX and will be cool to have another 20% using mac too.

[Myxir]

Won't happen I think, sadly
We had this discussion some time ago. NGD opened a petition. If we reach 10,000 signers they will think about porting it.
642 in almost 2 years... I already did some "advertising" in German Apple/Mac/Gaming boards at the time the petition started.
See the post yourself:
http://www.regnumonlinegame.com/foru...13&postcount=3

[HidraA]

Originally Posted by Myxir

Won't happen I think, sadly
We had this discussion some time ago. NGD opened a petition. If we reach 10,000 signers they will think about porting it.
642 in almost 2 years... I already did some "advertising" in German Apple/Mac/Gaming boards at the time the petition started.
See the post yourself:
http://www.regnumonlinegame.com/foru...13&postcount=3

I am agree to some points.But there is a problem of view.
Nobody will try forum before play the game.To be more explicit:
If there was not Linux client then a few Linux users will be in game and in forum also.SO before offer to MAC user one client and try the game and after you can ask them to vote one poll.
One conclusion at this:Win and Linux not have interest on this.

I dont think in game are 10 000 active users ...is bit imposible that petition anyway....
Well then better close this topic...sorry for not reading forum before posting...in that case will never be realised.

[theotherhiveking]

10000 petitions are less than nothing

[von1958]

well the real problem with making a game client for a mac is that ngd would probably need to have at least 4 macs to test and keep the client updated with the rest the cost of 4 macs good enough to program and test a client is a pretty big chunk of money for a group of devs who are not makin that much to begin with

[Dracice]

ehm linux client sucks cos bad oGL coding(can pls NGD do something with it ? ), so u should be happy when u are able run DX version in cross over :-D

[Ikyuao]

Originally Posted by Dracice

ehm linux client sucks cos bad oGL coding(can pls NGD do something with it ? ), so u should be happy when u are able run DX version in cross over :-D

I DISAGREED with that your post by saying "linux client sucks coz OpenGL is bad" is that you absolutely don't know about OpenGL so much at all.

First of all: OpenGL is easier to write a code line in fewer sentence line than Directx code lines and,

Secondly: some of video driver OGL is buggy, not NGD game client issues that I was having with some problems with ATI 10.5, 10.6 but now I am running 10.8 that some of bugs are resolved issues.

[Malevolence]

Mac port would be nice...I am a long time Linux user and gave up playing Ro on Linux after I realized on win7 I get 100+fps on Shader 2 while 30-40 fps on Pipeline and 20 fps on Shader 2 for Linux. OpenGL is Sloooow.No brainer!

[UmarilsStillHere]

Would be a pretty cool selling point to have working native clients on every Os platform. But iirc NGD have said they wont/cant do it because of some weird tech laws in Argentina, import stuff etc.

[Myxir]

Originally Posted by Umaril

Would be a pretty cool selling point to have working native clients on every Os platform. But iirc NGD have said they wont/cant do it because of some weird tech laws in Argentina, import stuff etc.

The import stuff was related to the regnum4mac donation attempt from regnum-online.de
We collected a certain amount of money and wanted to send a Mac to NGD. But they said it would not arrive.

But still a native client would be cool.