Mac/Linux version

General Discussion
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Yes, I have various games(skyrim, assassins creed and others) working on my mac

Take a look at http://portingteam.com there you will find various wrappers for all different kind of games.

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Thanks, Iā€™ve been looking for something like this!

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i have had a few self executing applications working on the mac like audio surf and fireworks MX.
also had a psx emulator working although it was awful!
i just tend to stick with their straights.

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I just redeemed one of my Alpha codes, from the $50 Tier, on steam from Humblebundle.com but ran into a problem. The steam code redeems a PC only version of the game. Is the Mac OS version of the game out in Alpha or do I have to wait until a later release?

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I do believe you will have to waitā€¦ can anyone confirm?

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Confirmed! - Unfortunately you will have to wait for a later release. :disappointed:

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Well thats a bummer, I had siked myself up for today.

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Yer unfortunately Alpha 1 is only for PC - Mac and Linux support will be coming, but I have no idea at what stage the team are looking to implement it, sorry!

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Welcome aboard @polarpanda16!

Sadly you will have to wait for an actual Mac release, although it has been promised to come at some point, however try running Wine on your Mac if you really want to play today! It basically runs Windows, meaning you can play Windows-exclusives! It is a fairly popular programme with Mac users. :slight_smile:

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I believe @Xavion uses Wine? And so might be able to provide some insight into whether or not itā€™s possible.

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Thanks @Smokestacks!

I installed steam and stonehearth through Parallels on another computer. And it installed properly but when I try to launch it I get an error window ā€œerror == GL_NO_Errorā€ anyone know what this means?

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No problem!

As for your error, it is quite a common error for the GT2. If you would be so kind as to just head on over here, by ā€˜likingā€™ the initial post, you show that you also have that bug, and help give the team an idea of how much they should prioritise fixing it.

Hopefully with the Alpha 1 launch today, we will see bugs like that one gone, as it was one of, if not the, most common bug. :slight_smile:

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Itā€™s happening to a few people - whether itā€™s been cleared up for Alpha 1 Iā€™m afraid I couldnā€™t tell you :frowning:

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Ok, thanks for the quick help, Iā€™ll be patient.

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Sometimes reopening or reinstalling helps clear this error.

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Iā€™ve tried getting the game to work through WINE on Mac and can get it like get ready to start but it never does. Anyone get it to work/can post instructions?

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these things usually need a wine patch to run and seeing as the core program is going to change on a regular basis i cant imagine it being supported. The the time it is there will be a mac version anyway

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hereā€™s some feedback on running SH via VMware (courtesy of naduta on the StonehearthGuru forums):

I personally am running it right now through VMware Fusion 5 with Windows 7 installed on a Mac Pro so I have the RAM to spare to throw at it; havenā€™t tried it on my MacBook Pro 2008 but probably wouldnā€™t due to not being able to give 8 GB memory to it.

VMware Fusion 5.0.4 (afraid to upgrade to 6.0.0 and game not work)

VMware Tools 9.2.4, build-1398046

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Iā€™m late to the party but you can always try to dual-boot using Windows. I know itā€™s extreme, but if you really want to itā€™s an option. Not sure whether wine is an executable or a dual boot so if itā€™s the same ignore this comment. Iā€™ve never used a Mac.

Edit: Hey now that I think of it with an external hard drive you could probably even save the trouble of wiping and partitioning. Would allow you to be Mac or Windows with a simple BIOS switch. You could set Primary boot to USB 3.0 or eSATA then secondary boot to the primary hard drive. Every time you connect the external it should auto-boot windows. Sometimes my best ideas come when I can barely keep my eyes open! (Except when at a bar :shudders: )

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i would not recommend installing or running windows on a mac as a native OS. have seen this time and time again. OSX is far more efficient and runs far cooler than windows so when it takes over the system ends up running hot almost constantly. can cause damage to the system due to over heating issues etcā€¦
had a friend in college who did just that. they wouldnā€™t accept a return either (happend in a few months).
Like previously stated if you want to run windows on your mac just use some sort of emulator like VMware or virtualbox. you will get excellent performance out of it this way anyway.